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Do you have a lunch break you can go outside during at mid-day? Are there parks near work?

You can use the US Navy method to calculate something (which may or may not be useful). You just need a scale and measuring tape. https://www.calculator.net/body-fat-calculator.html

TOM = time of month? Menstrual time. "Onderland" refers to reaching a target weight under 200 pounds.

Haha, agreed! I remember Tab and Pepsi Light (with the lemon to cover up the saccharine) ;) Diet sodas are a zillion times better than they used to be. I like sugar-free Kool-Aid type packets that go in water too.

Both (1100 and 1200) of those calories/day are really low. Have you considered just doing the program as suggested here? You can change the settings (from zero to 2-lbs a week weightloss in .5lb increments) as you get more disciplined and used to the process. IMO, I'd start from zero! Just to get used to tracking your food…

re: water. Get a Brita filter pitcher thing to keep in your fridge. You don't have to like it, you just have to "down" it. If it's filtered, at least it won't taste like anything at all. Non-sugar sweeteners are an acquired taste.

It's not "punishing" yourself to drop a meal; it's sticking to the system and being disciplined. It's also standard practice in Intermittent Fasting & Time-Restricted Feeding circles. People do it all the time; it's no big deal.

I've just been looking up this stuff for my gf. Short answer: nobody really knows; acne is a mystery. Most likely: Skim milk probably has something to do with it. Full fat milk, cheese, yogurt, etc. = probably not. Maybe the fat moderates something somehow. Good luck ;)

Disagreeing with everyone. I'd do the banking technique and carry over the excess to the next day. That way you're always compliant with the system and never just blowing it off. You'll eat less the next day.

Best links I know of for the topic: YMMV. 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day is optimum: https://suppversity.blogspot.com/2017/07/protein-08gkg-insufficient-for-female.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698222 *newest standard: 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. In…

I'd simplify the program into something you can do consistently. Either full-body workouts a couple times a week, or a 2-day split (upper/lower) with 1 rest day in between.

Yeah! This is great. For the bathroom too. A pack or can of these things are probably the most time-efficient way to clean any surface where you don't have full "equipment". Just don't flush the wipes; they go in the trash.

There's stuff like canned beef stew, chili, and ravioli. You could wash and keep clean exactly (no more!) what you use yourself. So you could heat a can of this stuff up in your pan, put in your bowl, eat. Wash your pan, wash your bowl and spoon. Done. If the owner doesn't care about the overall kitchen, neither should…

Seconding Alton Brown! His stuff is super-helpful and entertaining. There are tons of his videos on YouTube. As well as cooking videos for pretty much any kind of food you can think of, by multiple people. OP, I'd start with eggs. Learn scrambled, fried, and omelettes (in order of difficulty). Then ground beef. Very easy.…

I used the dumbbell handles with spinning screw-on collars for many years and they worked great. It would take dozens of spins in the loosening direction for them to fall off, and that never happened. I would just tighten them now & then during the session (they'd work maybe a half-turn loose); no problem. I've never used…

Man, that's a _lot_ of food. That's like two days of food in one! I'd be thinking of a more, uh, subtle & restrained definition of "indulging". Nothing drastic.

Boo! Don't let "perfect be the enemy of the good", yo. The calorie-banking technique will make this not a problem anyways. If your calories are over one day, just carry the excess onto next day's log. You pre-ate that extra food. You'll eat less the next day. No worries.

OP, this forum is a super useful resource. Not necessarily for the advice, but to see the sorts of psychological struggles thousands of people on here have posted about. I'd suggest spending many hours just crawling through the back posts and reading the accounts of people with similar problems. Sometimes they have…

That's nothing; how long do you plan to live? And if you're not gonna be fit for the rest of it, what else are you gonna do? The other option is pretty grim, IMO.

Unless you're training for track & field events, that's really excessive. General fitness plans usually have HIIT once a week or so. It's most effective to cut bodyfat via eating less.

Protein info dump: https://suppversity.blogspot.com/2017/07/protein-08gkg-insufficient-for-female.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698222 EZ summary: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/well/move/lift-weights-eat-more-protein-especially-if-youre-over-40.html *newest standard: "1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of…

It's fine. I eat differently every day, and use the "calorie banking" technique to manage it all. Works great.

Fiber One cereal will do the trick if you just wanna get your fiber stats up. It doesn't taste bad either, especially if you mix it with vanilla protein powder. Are you having digestive issues? Is there a reason you're wanting more fiber? I've read stuff saying the recommendations are overblown. If you are having digestive…

Target about 20% first and you'll be "in shape". From there you can keep going down if you want. There are a zillion articles on the 'net exploring this topic; here's one of them: https://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/

Yeah, I'd say this too. Keep lifting, eat the "right" amount of protein, and run a calorie deficit, and you should get leaner and better defined.

There's a FAQ on here for this situation. In short: three weeks is too short to know much. Give it three months. If nothing's happening, something's off with your numbers. Also: I'd suggest using bodyfat % as a metric instead of just weight, but that's just me. Good luck!

You can do everything you need to do with (some)/(adjustable) dumbbells, _except_ for the pullup movement. That's the tricky bit. There are contraptions that fit in the top of doorways (which may or may not destroy the doorframe). You can sometimes do creative things with beams which may be exposed in your household. Maybe…

Hey, thanks for the positive anecdotes in this thread. I'm about to turn 49 and always get introspective (and sometimes moody) around my birthdays. The older people I know have been aging poorly, so seeing this stuff has really helped today. Anyways, off to the gym! ;)

My standard coffee is chocolate-coffee. I make a regular cup with milk, and then add 1 tsp of cacao powder, and 2 tsps of Nesquik. I use three packets of sweeteners too but that's just me (gf likes it with two). Love it. This is the best combo I've ever come up with, and have been making multiple cups of it all day (decaf)…

Latest & most thorough info I've seen: 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day is optimum, assuming weightlifting: https://suppversity.blogspot.com/2017/07/protein-08gkg-insufficient-for-female.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698222…