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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 45 and 5'1" back down to 116 on my way to 113-114. I finally bit the bullet and went to a dietitian. Not a nutritionist, a real dietitian who has a degree and doesn't believe in all the fad diets. The truth is that our metabolism slows down as we age and we just don't need that much food anymore. She showed me how to eat more, smaller meals and be very mindful of portion sizes and that has helped me lose the 10 lbs. I have to record everything I eat in MyFitnessPal and she analyzes my diet. She also put me on a relatively high calorie diet...1400 calories a day...so I didn't lose weight super quickly, but wasn't starving and discouraged all the time either. I eat pretty much whatever I want, but don't spend the calories on empty mindless stuff that I don't like, similar to what PP said. If I'm going to have to pick up a crappy sandwhich at work, I'd rather pick up a crappy vegetable soup and eat a feel nuts for protein. Instead an entire tiramisu, just a couple of bites. Also, having cheat days every once in a while takes away the drudgery. We have a 4 session agreement and I'm curious to know how to keep this up with out recording every single calorie I eat every day. I'm definitely not doing this for the rest of my life! If you can afford it OP and really want to lose the weight, I'd really recommend the dietian route. [/quote]

Did your dietitian recommend you look at macros at all or is it just 1400 calories of whatever, hard stop? [/quote]

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