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Can't get into first gear. Should I cut the carbs?
OK, so I've been at this for four weeks. Logging accurately. Weighing with a food scale. Measuring with cups. Nothing lost. Not one single pound. I'm a 5'8 35 year old man. The TDEE calculators say I should be able to lose a pound a week at 2032 calories. I actually thought that sounded a hair high, so I backed off of that…
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Can't get into first gear. ]Should I cut the carbs?
OK, so I've been at this for four weeks. Logging accurately. Weighing with a food scale. Measuring with cups. Nothing lost. Not one single pound. I'm a 5'8 35 year old man. The TDEE calculators say I should be able to lose a pound a week at 2032 calories. I actually thought that sounded a hair high, so I backed off of that…
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20 Days of Eating at a Deficit and No Scale movement!
I did my first weigh in today, and I'm actually UP half a pound. I'm a 5'8 male at 188 pounds, and have been eating at a deficit now for nearly 3 weeks. I set the goal as weight loss of around 1.2 pounds per week, eating about 10 calories for every pound of bodyweight. The first week of MFP had me slightly higher than…
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Trying to change my lifestyle
Hi, I've done yo-yo dieting before, and had a great deal of temporary success. I have a ton of short-term willpower to survive on 1000-1200 calories while working out like a madman, but eventually default back to overeating bad food, and being unhappy with my body. It sounds corny but when I hear the phrase "change your…
