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Fooled by numbers - so annoyed!!
I just picked up a one-portion pizza from my local organic shop for dinner. It was on sale and on the package it says "One package contains 310 calories". Now I now that's low for pizza, but it was portion sized, only spinach and some light cheese (and I've had a diet pizza at 360 cals before). Now I was about to log it,…
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Starving at 1500 kcal
I'm trying to lose a few and have my goal set to 1500 calories a day, which is supposed to be a good target. I'm looking to lose about 12-17 lbs. I am not technically overweight, but chubbier than I used to be. I put my lifestyle to 'inactive' as I am looking for work and am not running around much these days. My TDEE was…
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Yo-yo dieting help :(
I've always been a little on and off with my diet and exercise, but usually only by a tiny bit. I looked myself in the mirror this morning, after a some bad weeks, and my thighs are huge. That's where the fat goes immediately on me.. I am not BMI-wise overweight but bigger than I've been before and I just feel like I've…
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Struggling - gah!
I only have a few pounds to go - the vanity pounds if you will. Now it's not working at all. I've been contemplating the 5:2 diet for the last ones, thinking perhaps it'll be the answer. But I'm afraid I can't handle the fasting days. I'm normal weight now and got about 8 lbs left until I'm at my old weight. For some time…
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Not eating back exercise calories
I'm trying a new route this time. Previously I have tried eating 1200 calories a day to get rid of my vanity pounds, but it is just so hard - even if I eat extremely healthy (lots of vegetables, healthy fats, protein), I go hungry to bed. So many people say that I should eat more and just accept that the last pounds take…
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Off the wagon. Or on, whatever failure means.
For the past week, I've just given up. I was so - so - sick of struggling with last few pounds. They're my vanity pounds, so obviously they're hard. My body thinks I need these in the prospect of a long, cold winter. Moving the scale became close to impossible. I would go low carb, cut back hard on my calories, or go for…
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So demotivated - vanity pounds
I gained some weight last year and got in the process of getting back to my original, very slim weight. The first pounds went off all right, I did the 5:2 for some time and it worked. But I couldn't keep up with the 500 fast days so for the vanity pounds, I tried to just restrict my calories daily. It was really hard, but…
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Protein and fat and carbs
How did you set your macros? Meaning what background do you have for choosing how much carbs or protein or fat you should have per day? Is it just set from what you like, adjusted to your goals or...? I'm trying to eat a lot of healthy fats and protein and minimize the amount of carbs as I experience that I can feel fuller…
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Bacon...argh!
Okay so this issue again. I get cooking bacon from the shop as it is slightly cheaper (meaning you get them in a bunch rather than nice rashers). I weighed a few slices on the scale uncooked and it was about 110 grams. I grilled them in the oven on one of those spiky racks - don't know the English name for it, but…
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Non fat, low fat, full fat
I have noticed that low fat or non fat products usually have different macros that full fat versions. Sometimes they have more additives and often they have less fat but more carbohydrates. I have heard some say that it is actually a good idea to eat the full fat versions, especially if you're eating low carb. Sometimes…
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Struggling with last few pounds
I gained some weight last year and am in the process of losing it. I lost the "critical" ones and have a few more to go - about 10lbs till I'm back at my old, ideal weight. Seeing as I am not overweight at this point I'm aware they will be harder to lose. I'm at approx. 500 calorie deficit per day which means 1 lbs per…
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Going cold turkey
I'm wondering if anyone else out there have gone cold turkey on some things. That might be because something you like is so calorie dense that you simply can't make room for it or that some things are so addictive that they must be eliminated entirely because you can't keep it under control. Or as with alcohol, that it…
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Tired and grumpy
I feel quite tired, grumpy and low in energy when I stay within my calories. I also need to nap mid-day (I'm 24 by the way). I've set up my macros to 40% fat, 40% protein and 20% carbs. My TDEE is quite low as I am a student which is more of a "desk job" and I don't have much left to lose. I am wondering whether it might…
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Hello there
Hi there! I was registered before and had some uncomfortable experiences. I was just wondering if it is possible to block members?