Help me lost 15lb by June!

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I've found that when I'm mindlessly snack-y, having a cup of chamomile helps a lot.

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Read the Power of Habit

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Your stats and habits are similar to mine , OP. I find it is MUCH easier to curb the afternoon and evening snacking if I eat more during the day. You eat very few calories all day long- a yogurt, a shake, some cottage cheese and chicken and then finally dinner? When I eat like that I’m always very proud of myself and then by 5pm or so I’m finding myself eating a giant bowl of animal crackers because I’m famished and craving carbs.

For me, if I add on a serving of high fiber whole grains with lunch , some fruit or vegetable, and then have a snack of maybe some cheese and buckwheat crackers right before dinner , I find myself feeling actually full/ satiated after dinner and it’s much easier to go to bed that evening without snacks.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you’re eating enough on top of working out so your body is holding onto weight.

I track calories and I eat around 1600 (the amount MyFitnessPal recommends I consume to lose 2lb a week) before my ridiculous snacking.

How do you get to 1600 with a yogurt (100), some cottage cheese (100), some grilled chicken (250), and a protein shake (200)? You have a 1000 calorie dinner?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks so much, everyone.

Any other tips? Do you think it’s even possible to drop 15lb in three months?

If you went full-on Keto you probably could.

[Anonymous]

I started eating Skinny Pop popcorn to curb the craving for carbs. So far it's working, but I'm not losing fast this way, just not gaining.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you actually hungry when you snack? If the issue is emotional eating, the answer is to

1. Stop buying the snacks you would eat
2. Occupy your hands with something else until you break the habit.

OP here.

I am absolutely NOT hungry.

The problem is that I will eat the kids snacks, or even just semi-decent food that I just don’t need, like a peanut butter sandwich. A PBJ, for example, is an easy extra 350-400 calories!

I’d stop tracking calories and just make better choices. Consider all fresh veggies, fresh fruit, eggs, and fresh unprocessed meats a free for all. Instead of making the PB & J then eat a roasted chicken leg quarter or a few hard boiled eggs or half a bag of grapes instead. This takes some prep work so you have things that are easy to grab but not counting calories is worth it. If it doesn’t fall into one of these categories then don’t ever eat it for a snack and really think before you eat it as part of a meal. Ditch the protein shakes and anything else that’s processed or has added sugar of any kind. If you need sweetener on your fruit use local honey in moderation.

Honestly, this is horrible advice.

A half bag of grapes? Do you even realize how many calories that is?

The fact of the matter is, calories matter, even if they are from grapes, or chicken, or eggs, and you need to be in a deficit to lose weight.

And protein shakes are easy, dense protein that are low in calorie. They are actually the perfect food on a macro level, by design.

How many calories are in half a bag of grapes? 1 cup of grapes are about 65 calories. It’s difficult for me to imagine people eating more than 3 cups. So less than 200 calories which is probably way less than OP’s mindless snacking.

The people who are triggered by grapes are so silly.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you’re eating enough on top of working out so your body is holding onto weight.

I track calories and I eat around 1600 (the amount MyFitnessPal recommends I consume to lose 2lb a week) before my ridiculous snacking.

How do you get to 1600 with a yogurt (100), some cottage cheese (100), some grilled chicken (250), and a protein shake (200)? You have a 1000 calorie dinner?

I add granola and sometimes fruit to my yogurt which adds calories, plus, as I said, I usually have a second protein shake or other 200-400 calorie snack, and yes, a 600-700 calorie dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:Your stats and habits are similar to mine , OP. I find it is MUCH easier to curb the afternoon and evening snacking if I eat more during the day. You eat very few calories all day long- a yogurt, a shake, some cottage cheese and chicken and then finally dinner? When I eat like that I’m always very proud of myself and then by 5pm or so I’m finding myself eating a giant bowl of animal crackers because I’m famished and craving carbs.

For me, if I add on a serving of high fiber whole grains with lunch , some fruit or vegetable, and then have a snack of maybe some cheese and buckwheat crackers right before dinner , I find myself feeling actually full/ satiated after dinner and it’s much easier to go to bed that evening without snacks.

This is me! What high fiber grains do you recommend for lunch? I still want to have the chicken and yogurt because without them I won’t reach my protein goal, but I’m not against adding a grain to help with hunger.

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Anonymous wrote:The multiple meals a day and snacks needs to stop today. Stop grazing. You're not a cow.

Three meals a day. Bigger meals of real food you've made. Nothing packaged. If you can skip breakfast and just have a 8nhr window great. But don't eat all afternoon and also if you 16 8 and only so 2 meals they will have to be a little bigger. Herbal tea at night no exceptions. Popcorn should be your only Friday night snack. Once a week say. That's it. Also make sure it is popcorn yoi made yourself on stove with real butter melted. None of that fake microwave stuff. Snacks should be inconvenient a little. Meal plan and meal prep. Yes 15 lbs is doable. But most people just talk about it while mindlessly nibbling multiple times a day. Stop spiking insulin multiple times a day. You can do this if you put your mind to it. Also no white flour or white bread. Ezekiel only. Avocado with Ezekiel and a tiny bit of olive oil and hardboiled egg is great lunch or dinner. Est yogurt but plain whole only. Read labels.

This is just so grossly inaccurate I don’t even know where to begin.

CALORIE IN, CALORIE OUT. It doesn’t matter WHEN or HOW MUCH. Can we please stop spreading this misinformation.

If OP consumes her caloric deficit amount of daily calories by consuming only white bread, one slice at a time every hour, she will lose weight.

Actually it is accurate. Cal in cal out doesn't work. Eat real whole homemade food. It really is that simple when combined with square meals and no snacks at all. No ultraprocessed food no white refined flours or sugar. Fruit is fine. OP, try it for a couple weeks and report back. It's worked for me and I'm 50 plus menopausal woman with a healthy bmi and healthy metabolic health (low blood sugars a1c etc.)

[Anonymous]

Read the glucose goddess and consider being one of Those People who use a CGM for vanity (stelo is one otc option)

You’ll see that carbs hit a lot harder late in the day and you’re best off hitting your carbs by lunch

[Anonymous]

Use phentermine to kickstart in the short term (generally effective for 3 months). But if you don't make serious lifestyle changes, you'll gain it all back.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you’re eating enough on top of working out so your body is holding onto weight.

No. This is so stupid. You don’t gain 20 lbs because you eat too little and work out too much. That’s moronic

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You need to absolutely stop snacking after dinner. That is a horrible habit.

[Anonymous]

Weight loss is simple. Its all about caloric deficit. That is it. Exercise as much as you can but honestly, its a lot easier to cut calories than it is to burn calories.

What works for me is not having snacks around. Full stop. Don't buy them. Don't have them in your house. Don't have them around you. If its for your kids - only buy what they need. If your kids don't have snacks, its because you ate them all.

In terms of meals: I only eat what fits into a single small bowl. That's it. I also like to make a big batch of protein filled soup and eat that for at least 4 meals of the week.