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Same here - When I was in a deficit I had greek yogurt just before bed - that took care of the waking up at night hungry thing.

I have had MFP set at maintenance/sedentary with calories out inputted via Fitbit. Calories-out amounts vary day to day but my appetite mirrors the variation so it has been working fine. It's been about 7 weeks, with calories in/out being virtually identical over a rolling 30 day horizon. I have lost a little over a pound…

If you want to follow the program as you understand it without the actual material and want the connection with other WW PP folks, you can join the WW boards ~ when I was paying for an online-only membership, there were plenty of folks on the WW boards who were not currently members but were participating in the community…

The TLAR and WAG methods are what I use :) helped, of course, by data base entries that seem relevant ~

But the potential lesson of the new study would seem to be, he said, that we should closely monitor our body’s response to exercise. If after months of training, someone is not able to run any farther than he or she could before, maybe it is time to change the intensity or frequency of the workouts or try something else,…

Keep it up for the next 20 or 30 years and see what happens :)

All I can really suggest is ... learn to fix a ready meal to take with you to work. And carve out an additional 20 minutes for lunch.

A half cup of black beans (S&W organic canned, 130 g per half cup serving, which I get at Costco for cheap) lists at 120 calories, 85 mg sodium, 510 mg potassium, 22 g of carb of which 9 are fiber & 1 is sugar, and 8 g of protein, plus iron and folate among other micro nutrients. I would say that this is not an "excessive…

When that irrational fear about what a gain in scale weight means arises, look at it square in the face and tell it to hush and to stop pushing you around :)

I "ate back" all the walking calories FB gave me when I was losing weight and am doing the same in maintenance. I have MFP set on "sedentary" since my activity varies. Seems to be working fine.

High five!

I have the same basic routine 5 days a week (weekends are pretty haphazard) - I drink a ton of coffee whenever I get up and then late morning after a couple of miles walking with the dog, I eat steel cut oatmeal, ff greek yogurt and a cup of blueberries. Some time in the mid afternoon (after workout if it's a lifting day),…

You won't be on a diet for the rest of your life ... it will just feel that way :)

Just so you know ... in WW, fruits made into a smoothie are assigned point values. Vegetables included in recipes also "count."

Fuel your road races, triathlon training, and lifting - I can't imagine doing those while eating only 1500-1600 calories a day.

If what you are doing now is working for you, why change it? If you do decide to step on the scale, I would suggest a bit of preparation work first. Ask yourself "what is the worst, and what is the best, that can happen?" and then make a response plan for those contingencies.

I log ALL exercise (even the non-step-based type, which is manually added) in Fitbit and ALL food/beverages in MFP. They talk to each other. Seems to work fine.

I look at a week at a time, and I don't freak out if it's a little over because my real data point is "the last 30 days."

The link between consumption and increased craving is true for some. All the "..ose" chemicals hit fast, depending on what else is consumed that might slow them down (pectin, for ex) and have an immediate effect on brain function - lights up receptors in the brain in the same place that is activated when people addicted to…

It's always the day after lifting that I get hungry, too. Repair takes fuel :)

No, it's a reason. Knowledge is power. Next October, artreides, get yourself a light box - they don't cost that much and they do work :)

Get a dog :) My home exercise equipment lol - loves to go on long walk & play - none of that "feels" like "exercise."

This strategy works for other stuff, too :)

I went to maintenance about a month ago - I was basically on a 250 c deficit so I just jumped right to maintenance. I gained a couple of pounds, and then lost that plus an additional pound. So I am thinking that eating a bit more fueled both an increase in NEAT and also I was able to lay it out more during actual exercise.…

Awesome!

I was inspired last year by my upcoming retirement ... my vision for myself moving forward included being strong and healthy ... 50 pounds down from Jan 1 2014 and working toward being able to DL my weight by my next bday (65) :)

Another vote for walking daily - for me it helps with muscle soreness between lifting days, and I am averaging 10K a day (lowest has been around 6K highest has been just over 20K). The only time really I have had a flat-out-do-nothing rest day is on 10 hour car trips.

Weight training 3 days this week, managed to increase the load. Substituted elliptical for treadmill for the intervals today and my knee does not want to take me out and shoot me.

The stress you are putting your body through is not good. Cruise on over to lyle mcdonald's website and pick up some good tips for a cut -

Drink plenty of water, don't go overboard on sodium, don't over-stress your body. Water weight isn't something to worry about - if you have started a new and vigorous exercise program, it's just a side effect.