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I have been there, thinking that I was doing everything right and should be losing when I was gaining. What was really happening was I was deluding myself in thinking that as long as I was eating healthy foods, I just had to keep a relative count on calories. Fact of the matter is, at the end of the day I simply was eating…

Thanks for the input, folks...I can be a really impatient person sometimes (can you tell? :smile:) and expect greater returns faster than is realistic sometimes. I think I'm just afraid more than anything that I'm not going to be able to break through this weight that I keep settling into, and this time I'm just really…

I exercise twice a day six days a week, and follow a very strict 1100-1200 calories a day. On day 7, I eat whatever I want and at most go for a nice leisurely walk. Week 1 I had pizza and a bacon burger. Week 2 was waffles and dessert. Week 3 I went all French and had bread, cheese and fruit, this last week was…

Because ingredients in the junk food, like high fructose corn syrup, are actually way addictive and you have to go cold turkey for three to four days to break the physical addiction (like tobacco) and after that is all about the psychological addiction. We like the way junk TASTES, just not how it makes us feel. It took me…

I would suggest to get some free weights and start there. I, personally, am a fan of free weights vs. more complicated things like pilates. With free weights you can do bicep and tricep curls, you can work your abs, do squats while holding the weights out in front of you....There are a lot of resources online on proper…

This. ESPECIALLY focusing on your stride. If you are placing your weight properly (midfoot strike, never extend your foot past your knee and let it land below your core...this is possible because you want to lean forward in accordance with your speed) your body won't hurt because that is what our bodies were made to do…

Aw, shucks, thanks! :smiley:

You know, I had Dannon's Creamery Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert over the weekend, and it was shockingly yummy! So if you don't feel like cooking, this is also a way to go!

I had never had a boyfriend by the time I was 19. My first one was when I was 21 and that was a nightmare. I didn't have another, I went on dates but no boyfriends, and then when I was 22, nearly 23, I met this guy who seemed kind of cool - figured it would just be a date or two - and nine years later I love him more than…

Don't get discouraged! I started C25k in June - I always hated running. I struggled HARD the first week...and the second...and well, while I got better, I struggled for the first four to six weeks, but then there was a point when things started to make sense and it began to become easier, more enjoyable and now I RUN 45…

Lol yes yes, I suppose I do use a formula. Just not any of these super crazy ones that people try to use. Mine is just (BMR - (Calories In - Exercise Calories Burned) = Deficit, then 3500 Calories / Deficit = # Days to lose 1lbs. There's my formula. lol

This! You have to just decide one day that you aren't going to let your excuses get in the way. Also....if you have impulse problems, like I know I do, it might help to get on a very static diet so you don't have to make food decisions. Determine how many calories per day you want to eat and then in accordance plan a…

Yes, I do think that it's a good meal replacement. I, personally, have a salad of three cups for lunch with an ensure every day and it's plenty satisfying. As long as you eat the bar slowly and sip your drink slowly, you'll find it surprisingly filling. Be sure to take a minimum of 20 minutes to eat every meal and you'll…

You have to know your Basal Metabolic Rate first - how many calories you burn on a daily basis without additional exercise. Then you figure the deficit based on that. My BMR was 2000 (I started out at 192) and began eating 1100-1200 per day, so without exercise had an 800 calorie deficit. When I add exercise in, and I…

I agree with Azdak - basic laws of biology and physics can't change because of someone's behavior. It's very very simple. Calories in vs. Calories out. It's not that difficult, you just have to take the time to actually measure all of your food and accurately count your calories, and find out your real bmr so you know how…

I'm not using any particular formulas - I'm following the very simple words of my doctor which is it's all about calories in vs. calories out. It doesn't matter what kind of calories you take in necessarily (though you want healthy ones to avoid malnutrition), nor how you burn them off, it's just making sure that there is…

It seems like everyone is making this much more complicated than it needs to be....the fact is it's all about mathematics. It's what you put in your body vs. what you put out. If C is calories you eat, E is calories burned in exercise, B is your bmr, D is your calorie deficit and 1lbs = 3500 calories, then you just have to…

Don't eat back your exercise calories, for one, and for two just have patience. Vanity weight (instead of health-based weight loss...like 30+lbs and such) is a lot harder to lose than those with weight related health issues. And yes, I agree that you could be seeing a very small weight loss but isn't showing up on the…

Every bit of input is helpful! See, I'm weird and I ask my friends and family to be honest when they have a concern about me, or to not *kitten* foot around things with me. I have mental illness so a lot of times I don't clearly see a situation that needs addressing, and that includes my weight and health. I think because…

Hahaha, no problemo! You weren't harsh, you were just responding to the information you had, honestly. You should NEVER be sorry for your honest opinion. :smile:

OH man, do I agree so hard. My husband got sick and one of the side effects is his the more he sees/smells food, the more signals to the brain the stomach sends tricking his brain into thinking he's full, so food is always unappealing to him. He's lost 75lbs, and while he was overweight before, his BMI now puts him just…

We all have a good and bad in them, I take no offense - we are all rather one dimensional on the internet, so can't expect strangers to be able to reasonably judge me as a whole person based on very limited information! :smile: Can't we all just get along?! :D

It's incredibly icy here and last winter (which this winter is set to be much like) we had record lows every day. It rarely got over 20 degrees during the day. We had winter weather advisories constantly because of the cold. Yay climate change! It also snowed significantly almost every other day. So it really does put a…

I thin my biggest struggle is I live in a valley in New Hampshire. For 8 months of the year it is wet and frigid and generally miserable so I run on a treadmill at home. I vary the incline plenty, but the display is broken so it doesn't track my distance, so all I have to go by most of the time is my time and speed. :\

Thank YOU guys for caring enough to respond and advise! For now, I am going to sit back and work on maintaining neutrality toward their health. I realize they are all adults, they do have their own lives and that while I may feel like their mom from raising them, at the end of the day I am NOT their mother. Though, I will…

Everyone is different. Some people require more protein, some require more fiber, some more carbohydrates. Generally though, we need WAY less food than we give ourselves credit for. I eat three meals a day, 8am, 1pm, 8pm and have an afternoon snack around 5pm. My afternoon snack consists of a handful (like 8 or 9 pieces)…

Thanks...it made me happy too. :smile:

I actually do cross training with my running. I cycle the muscle groups every day and skip two days a week. I should really just respond to everyone in the same post. lol As far as distance or long runs - my medium/higher intensity are hour runs, where the recovery is just half an hour to forty minutes. I don't measure my…

My goal is just general fitness. I don't have distance or speed goals, just general health. For intensity, my medium workouts are around 145-150 spm and my high intensity are 165-170spm. It sounds like going with more recovery runs (which are like 110spm jogs) to break up the RUN runs would probably be the best way to go.…

Thank you!