Thanks to the help of many here, I'm compiling a "dumping" place for important information.

@MarinaGirl Thanks for this most important one!

Volume equivalents:

1 oz = 1/8 cup

2 oz = 1/4 cup

4 oz = 1/2 cup

8 oz = 1 cup

Volume contents of eggs (USDA):

1 small egg: 1.5 ounces per egg (about 3 tbsp)

1 medium egg: 1.75 ounces per egg (about 3 1/2 tbsp)

1 large egg: 2 ounces per egg (about 4 tbsp = 1/4 cup)

1 xlarge egg: 2.25 ounces per egg (about 4 1/2 tbsp)

1 jumbo egg: 2.5 ounces per egg (about 5 tbsp)

Weight/Volume Conversion Chart:

I've used this chart for years when cooking for my old blog (that I no longer update). I first found the chart on a chowhound discussion when I was trying to figure out how much ground beef (cooked) that I'd need to serve 4 people for a recipe I was creating and little did I know it contained such a gold mine of information on ALL. The. Things.

How much is 1 ounce of meat and other cool "meat facts" (WVA Center for Excellence in Disabilities):

1 ounce of meat

• the size of a small matchbook cover (yes, that small!)
• 1/4 cup tuna or ground beef
• 1/2 small chicken leg or thigh
• 1 slice of sandwich size meat
• 1 oz. of cooked, diced meat: fill measuring cup just below the 2 ounce mark.

Substitutes for 1 ounce of meat

• 1/2 cup cooked lentils, peas or soup beans
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1/3 cup nuts
• 4 ounces tofu
• 1 ounce hard cheese (about 1 3/4 tablespoons)

2 ounces of meat

• 1/2 cup tuna or ground beef
• 1 small chicken leg or thigh
• 2 slices of sandwich size meat
• 2 oz. of cooked, diced meat: fill measuring cup just below the 3 ounce mark.

3 ounces of meat

• 3 oz. of cooked, diced meat: fill measuring cup just below the 5 ounce mark.

4 ounces of meat

• 4 oz. of cooked, diced meat: fill measuring cup just below the 6.5 ounce mark.

Leanest Cuts

• Fish (unbreaded)
• Chicken Breast
• Turkey Breast
• Ground Chicken Breast
• Ground Turkey Breast
• Pork Tenderloin
• Pork Loin Roast or Sirloin Chops
• Fat Free Hot Dogs
• Beef Eye of Round Roast
• Beef Top Round Steak
• Bottom Round Roast
• Top Sirloin Steak
• Deer Meat

Medium Fat

• Chicken, Dark Meat from Thighs or Wings
• Turkey, Dark Meat from Thighs or Wings
• Beef, Ground Sirloin
• Ground Beef, 95% lean
• Beef Chuck Shoulder Roast
• Beef Top Round
• Beef Tenderloin
• Flank Steak (Beef)
• Round Steak

High Fat, High Cholesterol

• Ground Beef (less than 95% leans)
• Ribs (Beef or Pork)
• Chicken - Any cut that includes skin and fat
• Ground Chicken
• Ground Turkey
• Short Loin (Beef or Pork)
• Beef Brisket
• Sausage
• Bacon
• Bologna, Pepperoni, Salami
• Spam®, Vienna Sausages
• Regular Hot Dogs

Please feel free to add to this thread so that we can collate a bunch of useful information!!!

Well, I'm hoping I will be somewhere around 220-225 on surgery day?
My math was like 12lbs/mo x 6 months = 72lbs (Pssst, my charts show that by consuming 800-850lbs cals/day, my body really digs that amount, and let's go of about 12-13lbs/mo on average. So I'm pretty sure that if after surgery I'm consuming 600-800cals/day, that I will be in a 10-12lbs/mo range.)
220-70=150lbs; that would give me an extra 3 months to lose the last 10lbs. I'm hoping that is do-able. [emoji3]

You need to keep in mind and remember you're going to have LOTS of stalls. Weeks worth at times. It's part of the process. Embrace the Stalls! So there will definitely be months that you lose less and months that you lose more

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Well, I'm hoping I will be somewhere around 220-225 on surgery day?
My math was like 12lbs/mo x 6 months = 72lbs (Pssst, my charts show that by consuming 800-850lbs cals/day, my body really digs that amount, and let's go of about 12-13lbs/mo on average. So I'm pretty sure that if after surgery I'm consuming 600-800cals/day, that I will be in a 10-12lbs/mo range.)
220-70=150lbs; that would give me an extra 3 months to lose the last 10lbs. I'm hoping that is do-able. [emoji3]

Don't forget to account for stalls. Your maths skills are wonderful. But some months you may lose ZERO!!! So that will through some of your calculations into the trash or you could lose every month and your stats be correct..I will be watching lol. Can you do some calculations with my stats to see when I will be at 135? With I think 3 months of no weightloss. And how much I should have lost by now 4 months post with your calculations don't cheat and look at the side bar that shows weight loss haha.
Sw -244 sw 235 gw 135


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I was 181 at 4 months post op

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That is amazing. I expect things to slow down for me now. Did you find it slowed down after the first few months ?

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You need to keep in mind and remember you're going to have LOTS of stalls. Weeks worth at times. It's part of the process. Embrace the Stalls! So there will definitely be months that you lose less and months that you lose more

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Oopsie snap. Ha didn't read other responses before I commented exactly the same as you lol

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Your body doesn't care about your chart. And your chart doesn't know your body

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Hey you guys, get offamycloud! hehehe

Ok, thanks for bringing me down to earth and telling me to get real. I do know my body and that's why I don't usually set dates. Like, "I'll lose x pounds by this date." I never take part in challenges either cuz it's too dang stressful! I lose when I lose. As my body will attest. I raised my cals per my surgeon to be 1500/day. I've now been stuck in the 230s for a total of (drum roll please...) 89 days. . Today I'm down to 231.0lbs.

So, clearly, I'm in maintenance calories. Look at my WL chart. Yep! Maintenance. But I'm doing what the doc wants. LOL. And the good news is that I'm at 1500 cals and about 40-70 net carbs and maintaining. I think that's totally do-able for future me. Right? (I only started using MFP in July so that's where the chart started. Before that was using Fitday and it was just too much of a b***h to use...)