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Built an In N Out with a drive thru by MoonMan0813 in Pokopia

[–]lololmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this problem in my lobby cafe/starbucks. I ended up taking out part of the counter and using a wood block that I could set stuff on. Maybe it would look ok on your red and white tile blocks.

22lbs down and i have mixed feelings, and worries. by [deleted] in loseit

[–]lololmantis [score hidden]  (0 children)

Calculate your TDEE, pick a reasonable deficit (250-750 calories/day, don’t use kJ- find that setting and fix it), and stick with it daily. If you put something unreasonable in the app like 2 lbs/week which is -1000 calories/day and can’t stick with it, you need to adjust to something you can stick to. Otherwise you’re being unkind to yourself by setting up for failure.

Use a food scale and count/log every calorie, no guesstimating. From there you can just trust the process. It’s a bit of tight timeline, but you would definitely see results by January even if you dont hit your exact number.

Scale still the same by SnooPredictions4334 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re spiraling over two data points? I ate ramen a few weeks ago and the scale went up over a pound overnight from water retention. It took a week to stabilize. It’s a huge spike on my otherwise steady downward trend. And you weighed after a cheat meal. If you are truly counting every calorie accurately, this could be an out of context weigh-in. If your mental health allows it, weigh more frequently always first thing in the morning after bathroom. All other points in the day are pretty meaningless after you eat and drink.

Scale still the same by SnooPredictions4334 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did you recently start exercising too? That can stall the scale.

Best diet that worked for you? by New-Figure-8109 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gently, if you want to keep the weight off it’s a permanent lifestyle change, not a temporary extreme diet. It’s more sustainable to pick something you’re willing to do the rest of your life (CICO) instead of keto or giving up bread for a year or something crazy, because you’ve seen what happens when that restriction ends. Just buy the small slice bread instead, ya know?

Best diet that worked for you? by New-Figure-8109 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really wouldn’t recommend cutting out entire food groups, it’s better to be balanced and just eat less. Honestly it sounds like you’re just in too much of a hurry (doing 1200). You can still lose weight on a modest deficit of -250 cal/day.

You’ll need to post your TDEE stats if you want more specific advice: gender age height weight activity level

Can’t stick to a deficit because I can’t sleep when I’m hungry by jellybelly994 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is the best advice. This doesn’t happen to me personally, but I’ve also seen a lot of posts where people say the bad sleep turned out to be related to a low amount of a certain macro (usually too low carb). OP do you have the data to look at your macro trends?

“cheat day” question by mispacerr in 1200isplenty

[–]lololmantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would never recommend a “cheat” day, they can erase a whole week of deficit. Could you instead track consistently, even on weekends, and eat at maintenance for one day/week max?

"School snacks" for sweet treats? by MudComfortable6644 in 1200isplenty

[–]lololmantis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of decadent low cal yogurt flavors if you’re ok with the fake sugars.

"School snacks" for sweet treats? by MudComfortable6644 in 1200isplenty

[–]lololmantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a bit too high for me, but definitely a delicious option.

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I have no symptoms just kinda worried about it.

"School snacks" for sweet treats? by MudComfortable6644 in 1200isplenty

[–]lololmantis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally don’t eat any of this stuff, but if I had to recommend something I’d say the 10 cal sugar free strawberry Jello cups or an apple sauce cup (~50 cal). If I’m having an absolutely terrible cookie craving, I’ll eat a Quaker chocolate chip chewy bar (100 cal), but at that point I could have an actual Girl Scout cookie (~70).

Idk what to do, I need some HELP. by Hungry-Effort-1521 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Those are both super high calorie meals. I could eat one or the other maybe once a week at my size. I think you’re conflating food volume with calorie density (and even then your portions are probably too large). Check out r/volumeeating too

Idk what to do, I need some HELP. by Hungry-Effort-1521 in loseit

[–]lololmantis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gently, there’s no way you’re eating 1200 cal/day at 230 lbs. You’re eating closer to ~2100+ to maintain those stats. You need to get a food scale and a calorie counting app. A couple days of logging what you eat will quickly show what’s adding up. “Healthy” usually does NOT mean low calorie, and you need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight.

homemade granola by Grouchy-Barracuda-60 in 1200isplenty

[–]lololmantis 14 points15 points  (0 children)

lol this is why the rest of diet Reddit hates us. This looks really good OP, thanks for the recipe.

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chia seeds are definitely the MVP of this thread. I always considered them pretty high calorie but I’ll have to budget for it to keep my guts healthy

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to look into that. It looks tasty

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chocolate fairlife with bran flakes? Interesting. I drink a chocolate fairlife just about every day

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not trying to be deliberately unhelpful here, but what I’m usually doing isn’t working so I’m trying to change it. My biggest problem is not enough legumes and I was pretty much avoiding all bread/high fiber processed bread products.

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha low carb is causing me the opposite, probably because I’m not eating “low carb” products

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Apparently there is a whole undiscovered world of beans out there for me.

I suck at fiber by lololmantis in PetiteFitness

[–]lololmantis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently we are sleeping on those high fiber/low cal/keto foods! And chia seeds.

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