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The one in your second image is only off by 3 calories. It's a rounding error. Food labels round partial grams up or down to keep the numbers nice and round and accessible for consumers. Over the course of a whole day of food, those little numbers add up and your calories and macros end up a little bit apart. I would jump…

We obviously don't know your stats, but 2300 seems high for a deficit for many/most people (but obviously not all). I assume by now you've run all those numbers, double-checked for the normal Fitbit inaccuracies, etc and are compensating for the usual issues with activity trackers. Have you taken a planned diet…

How long have you been stalled for? Any recent changes to the routine (new exercise, etc.?) Cheat days? Are you eating back exercise calories? Any chance you'd be willing to open your diary for a bit to let us see more of what might be happening? Stalls are annoying but they usually don't require drastic measures. We don't…

It has a net hydration effect slightly higher than water though, right? I'm not sure how it would dehydrate you? I'm also a big fan of this thread for one of the sweeteners common in diet soda: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary/p1

Just to add the other side, I believe I'm not the only one on these boards who's had personal experience with my depression worsening on low carb. It's n=1 and no one likes to talk about it and I think I've only seen a couple of people say their experience was the same and we tend to get brushed aside in keto threads, but…

I like to look at what I want to get more of in my diet (protein, veggies, fat, iron, etc) and that naturally tends to keep carbs around where I want them. I don't actively avoid carbs because that stresses me out. It comes to the same result in the end, but the mindset shift helped me. Your mileage may vary, of course

Definitely use the recipe builder for that kind of stuff so you don't have to guess. I find it way easier.

I checked before I asked, otherwise I wouldn't have asked. It's definitely not public. You may have it set for friends only. Settings > Diary settings > Public if you want to change it. It's up to you.

Just to be sure, you mean that you use a food scale for everything solid and measuring cups only for liquids, right? It's just, you'd be surprised how many people say they use a food scale for everything but then later say they use it for meats only and measuring cups for veggies, grains, rice, etc. or some such. Or worse…

Any chance you'd be willing to change your diary settings for a bit so that we can see it? I understand if you're not interested, but it really can help to see the whole picture while you're trying to troubleshoot this. Otherwise, these would be my generic tips (some of which have been covered already): 1. If it's been…

My plateau lasted 8 weeks. These are the things I wish someone had told me at the time: 1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. 2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging…

11 pounds in 7 weeks sounds like good progress to me, especially with marathon training in the mix. How long has it actually been since you saw a drop on the scale and how much are you aiming to lose?

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. 2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and…

Have you used the recipe builder at all? That's my preferred way to track homemade foods.

Accurate logging requires two parts: knowing what kind of food you're eating and knowing how much of it you're eating. Barcode scanning only tells you one half (and is not always accurate at even that). A food scale only tells you one half. You have to know both halves in order to log accurately. The 1 slice, 1 link, etc…

I'm also not PAV, but I wanted to chime in because you and I have similar TDEEs (mine's around 2200) and I feel so hungry that I want to gnaw my own arm off when I drop below 1400-ish calories. I feel best during weight loss when I'm around 1600-1800 calories (and I lose about 1 pound a week or 5 pounds a month that way).…

Potassium isn't required to be listed on food labels even when it's present in a food, so the numbers often look really low even when you're getting enough. I wouldn't try to supplement it unless your doctor diagnoses you with a deficiency.

.8 multiplied by your weight in pounds. Are you trying to multiply it by your weight in kilograms, by chance?

I had good success with the macro setup described here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets But I think it's really important to emphasize that macros don't matter that much. People survive, thrive, and lose weight on a huge variety of macro splits. There are…

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. 2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and…

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Hunger is a funny thing and it's different for everyone. It takes some experimentation to find a way of eating that makes you feel best. Here are some possibilities: * The calories this meal plan may be too low for you. Without knowing your stats or how many calories MFP recommends for you or how fast you're trying to…