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Am I miscalculating calories?
I haven't eaten over my calorie goal in a week, and I gained weight the last three times I did. According to the MFP food diary, I've only eaten 800 calories today, but I'm pretty stuffed and quite certain that I've been eating well. I don't have a food scale, but I do measure using cups most of the time, and I always try…
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Eating my maintenance calories, carbs, and gaining weight
A naturopathic gastroenterologist told me that my constant fatigue was partially due to hypoglycemia, which she believes was caused by following a Wheat Belly diet (while counting calories) while I was losing weight. Following her recommendations, I've reintroduced starchy vegetables, complex-carb grains, legumes, and…
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Avoiding foods you overeat
Many of my favorite foods are those that are healthy but really high in calories, e. g. nuts, avocado, and hummus. I struggle to control portions with them. Yesterday, I ate probably about a cup and a half of trail mix, and I haven't weighed myself since, but I can tell I've gained fat from those 1100 or so calories.…
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Struggling to find good portion sizes
I've reached my goal weight of 110 pounds, and I'm having trouble determining how to use my daily quota of 2000 maintenance calories. While I was losing weight, I generally ate around 1200 calories per day and was full. Now, I don't know whether I should eat bigger portion sizes (which often leave me stuffed) or healthy…
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If I have a caloric deficit, how am I gaining weight?
Earlier this week, I had a pretty big caloric deficit each day – around 1000 calories, since I was doing a lot of hiking as well as working out and was following a very restricted diet (I tried not to meet my 1200 calories, since I can do so without being hungry or tired). However, yesterday, I didn't exercise and I ate…
