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I get most of my 140 g of daily protein from yogurt (have 6pack cooler & ice pack, will travel), and sometimes when I am at home, I mix it with a banana and chocolate whey & unsweetened cocoa powder for what I call "protein fluff." Nuts are portable, jerky, too as you mentioned.

Taking a holistic approach works for me - I now eat for health as well as enjoyment, not too much and not too little (amounting to a 45# weight loss in about a year) and walk a LOT - started small and now walk outside at least 4 miles a day and often more. Then last summer I started a weight training program because, now…

I put my hair in a long tight braid (french braid to start) - tie is at the bottom - it doesn't get sweaty. The braid is easy to move out of the way for lifting (free weights not machines).

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jetfuel-superburn-recalled-after-health-canada-tests-find-undeclared-drug-ingredients-286781581.html <----that is all I know about "those pills." Sounds terribly unsafe. The last few pounds should respond to a slight calorie deficit, coupled with weight training, over a period of…

No health care is "free" anywhere - it's just a question of how and when it gets paid for.

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I just let my fitbit log steps for the yard work I just did, and calories burned above and beyond what gets calculated (the bending, lifting, dragging raking, cursing lol) are just gonna be bonus burn ;D I am tired, tho and I am glad that I won't be hitting the Y for the weight training until Tuesday.

This is my routine too (except I start with squats or deadlifts) -

All movement counts toward energy expenditure - trackers may or may not provide "accurate" data but if you collect your own data over a month you will be able to figure out approximately how many calories you are burning / calories you are eating.

I always log (at least so far) -

Whatever maintenance number you get, you will know if it is right for you if you keep data for a month or so.

Yeah, I love walking. I & the dog go anywhere from 4 to 8 miles a day - broken up into 2 long walks and a bunch of medium ones ... then that quarter mile "business trip" at 0dark:thirty before I call it a night. Thank goodness for warmer weather and no more ice!

I've had an OXO scale for a year or so - takes 2 tripleA batteries (I use rechargeables). I weigh stuff on it 5-6 times a day, and put in a fresh set of batteries today (second time since I've had it).

Every couple of decades emerging science suggests that stuff you thought you knew as fact is wrong. So keep an open mind, and remember that for the most part, conclusions may be applicable to "average" populations but there are always going to be outliers for whom "average" results do not apply.

I cook the oatmeal (one serving of steel cut takes 15 min), nuke a cup of frozen blueberries, add the cooked oatmeal, top off with cold greek yogurt - usually non fat plain but sometimes full fat plain. My store-brand fat free plain greek yogurt has 15 mg of cholesterol in a cup (227g) serving, while the Chobani 4% plain…

Just track your data for 30 days - doing that, I find that my Fitbit DOES give me a decent estimate. MFP is set to sedentary - all activity is tracked through FB and all calories in through MFP. When I was on a deficit I did, indeed, lose weight more or less according to what my "net calories" would suggest, and I have…

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I agree with Cherimoose. If you find you have sore knees or ankles after elliptical that will tell you that you need to do something different.

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I don't sweat the special occasions any more, really. If I put on a few pounds over a vacation, or the Christmas-New Year holidays, they come off once I resume my "usual" eating and physical activities.

It's ok to feel hungry - I made peace with it. I also attend to hunger, and eat to fuel myself and to enjoy the taste of food, too :)

I was an on-line member in 2014 from end of Jan to end of Oct and lost about 42 # using the point system. It helped me re-calibrate the amount of food I was eating, and it cost $18.50/month. The point-system did not seem as daunting as counting calories. In July last year I started New Rules of Lifting for Women and…

It's REALLY EASY to make a tomato sauce - using fresh tomatoes or canned diced tomatoes or tomato sauce - when you make it yourself you have more control over the ingredients & generally it's less expensive as well.

For what its worth, eating quick oats made me sleepy after while steel cut oats don't have the same effect. That being said, when I have oatmeal I mix with greek yogurt and blue berries, too. Yummy and filling.

Well, you can experiment and see how you do :) But I agree with those above who suggest paying attention to getting the nutrients you need. I found that I was hungry a lot during intensive class prep (I joked that it was all the glucose being used by my big brain lol) and found that snacking on raw fruit and veggies kept…

My experience with NROLFW is that the first time through the first few stages as where I figured out the weight load - there is guidance in that book about how to gauge weight, and that lifting to failure is not the goal.

My doctor told me last year lifting heavy was fine (I am 64). Your doc sounds very old school regarding "women your age..."

Among serious nutrient deficits, OP, is likely to be vitamin Bs - please consult your medical provider about supplementing to avoid serious brain damage.

A lot of vegetarians I know find it challenging to meet their protein needs so i you are open to a protein shake there are vegetarian protein powders out there (you can find some online reviews of various brands) - or you could really fashion your meals around making sure you get complete protein -

With 45 # plus gone, my face looks my age, or about 15 years older looking now than I looked a year ago. Those pictures in the daily mail pretty much reflect my "before" and "after" face. I don't love that. But I do love being able to walk 9 miles in a day, lifting heavy stuff easily, not being on any medication at ALL…