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Jenifer_Duron
Jenifer_Duron Posts: 53
in Food and Nutrition
Do you control your diet? skip meals? or workout instead? or just keep making excuses? :P

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  • tonynguyen75
    tonynguyen75 Posts: 418 Member
    Do you control your diet? skip meals? or workout instead? or just keep making excuses? :P

    I do all 4. I seem to have gone a little bit crazy over the last 2 years. =)

    jk. srs.

    I control my diet. I will sometimes skip meals if I'm feeling up to it. I workout regularly, but I will throw in more cardio if I feel like I want to have a bigger meal. And I also make excuses, like birthdays :)
  • iechick
    iechick Posts: 352 Member
    Do you control your diet? skip meals? or workout instead? or just keep making excuses? :P

    I've lost over 50lbs doing various things and now I'm in maintenance:

    I no longer track or count anything- I eat a mostly whole foods, plant based diet along with intuitive eating. This allows me to stay within my three pound maintenance range effortlessly.

    I am not hungry in the morning and usually break my fast at 11am or noon. I usually eat two meals and then 1-2 snacks. I don't skip eating in the morning as a weight loss/maintenance tool.

    My work out routine is simple-walk briskly 10-12 miles a week and run 4. That's it.

    No excuses here-I'm in the best shape of my life, have a bmi of under 20 (down from almost 30 this time last year), have gone from a size 14 jean to a size 2, and my last blood work panel came back excellent.
  • sunsetzen
    sunsetzen Posts: 268 Member
    Are these your only options?
  • lucan07
    lucan07 Posts: 509
    I find a good workout means I can eat whatever I want and stay well under the suggested limits in fact I have trouble getting near my net calories on occasions so adding to my diet is necessary. I am not convinced totally by the eat more to lose more argument but am going to give it a try and see what happens as on occasions my net calories are extremely low. I weigh all food and record everything and calculate exercise calories using a Heart Rate Monitor using my V02 max and convert to net calories on same site.

    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    I would be interested in anyone elses opinion on these calculators.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I find a good workout means I can eat whatever I want and stay well under the suggested limits in fact I have trouble getting near my net calories on occasions so adding to my diet is necessary. I am not convinced totally by the eat more to lose more argument but am going to give it a try and see what happens as on occasions my net calories are extremely low. I weigh all food and record everything and calculate exercise calories using a Heart Rate Monitor using my V02 max and convert to net calories on same site.

    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    I would be interested in anyone elses opinion on these calculators.

    I used the ShapeSense calculators for a while. At first, I used the heart rate based calorie burn calculator, but since the numbers kept coming up within about 10 calories of my HRM, I just started using the net calorie burn calculator to fine-tune my MFP entries. It seemed pretty accurate - my losses were in line with what I was planning. I would recommend them. The only reason I don't use them now is because I switched to TDEE and don't log exercise calories any more.
  • lucan07
    lucan07 Posts: 509
    I used the ShapeSense calculators for a while. At first, I used the heart rate based calorie burn calculator, but since the numbers kept coming up within about 10 calories of my HRM, I just started using the net calorie burn calculator to fine-tune my MFP entries. It seemed pretty accurate - my losses were in line with what I was planning. I would recommend them. The only reason I don't use them now is because I switched to TDEE and don't log exercise calories any more.

    Thanks the reason i use it is that my old Polar FT1 is the basic model and does not calculate calories.
  • Jenifer_Duron
    Jenifer_Duron Posts: 53
    Are these your only options?

    If you can add something else, you surely can! :)
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Depends on my mood.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Do you control your diet? skip meals? or workout instead? or just keep making excuses? :P

    Control my diet...hmm well yes we all do regardless of weight...

    Skip meals ah no...I am a raving lunatic when I am hungry and I get hungry at meal time...not that slow build hunger that wham you are hungry now eat now or knaw someone's arm off

    I workout

    Excuses no.
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    excuses no....I am accountable for all my decisions and deal with the consequences if need be. There are no excuses.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Do you control your diet?
    Yes.
    Skip meals?
    Yes - I follow an intermittent fasting routine.
    Or workout instead?
    Yes. Will workout for beer, wine, food treats or just because I enjoy it.
    Or just keep making excuses?
    Did that for 21 (fat) years - someone else smashed my knee which clearly made me over-eat for the next two decades so it wasn't my fault.... :noway:
  • Jenifer_Duron
    Jenifer_Duron Posts: 53
    Hello everyone! Up till now we were talking about diet, skipping meals, workouts and excuse. Now tell me how many days in a month do you take cheat meals or cheat days?
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    Do you control your diet? skip meals? or workout instead? or just keep making excuses? :P

    Not sure what you mean...?

    I'm in full control. I eat 3 meals per day. I also workout. I have no need for excuses. I take no free meals or free days. Ever. No need or desire for them. I basically rock my plan.
  • Jenifer_Duron
    Jenifer_Duron Posts: 53
    Do you control your diet? skip meals? or workout instead? or just keep making excuses? :P

    Not sure what you mean...?

    I'm in full control. I eat 3 meals per day. I also workout. I have no need for excuses. I take no free meals or free days. Ever. No need or desire for them. I basically rock my plan.

    This is great that you enjoy eating healthy. You really rock!

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