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My week 1... Starting weight: 168 Goal weight: 135 (5'1" and about to be 30!) Current weight: 166.5 Lost this week: 1.5 Total weight lost: 1.5 This week's successes: Made a better choice for my calorie budget. Focusing on quality of nutrition and macros instead of just # of calories fitting. This week's challenges: No…

I'm trying to eat when I'm truly hungry (3 to 4/5) in order to avoid a binge, but eating at least something 3 times a day, (7am, noon and ~6pm) in order to get back into eating 3 meals a day after the holiday grazing.

Don't forget! MFP is suggesting 1200 -NET- calories! If you put in a good day/workout, you will likely need another few hundred in order to stay over the 1200 net minimum for an adult. Example: I am 5'1" and have my settings on "sedentary", so MFP recommends 1280 NET calories a day for me. I work a desk job but go for the…

Missed a couple of days, but I'm truly back at it. Full steam ahead!!!!! Today, I will: make and eat a packed lunch walk the dog turn out my light before/at 10pm

I had a beer at the meeting last night.... and I went over my net cals by 100, and the poor dog did not get a walk. Let's try again, shall we!? Today, Friday, I will: stay within my net cals take the dog for a walk have only 1 drink at my husband's birthday dinner

Jumping in where I am (I think that's the spirit of this thread?). Yesterday was Wednesday, and my goals were to: stay within my net cals take the dog for a walk turn out light early Yesterday's outcome: I was under my calories, barely; did 3k walk/jog with Blue; but I didn't turn out my light until after 11pm. I also did…

But if I understand correctly, a fit gal is likely 3/4 LEAN mass (everyone needs some fat and connective tissue to live well)... 0.8-1.0g protein/lb lean mass * 126/~.75 = ~75-85g a day. :)

Agreed! I'm 5'1" and netting 1280 is a pain in the behind... I mean tummy.

Newp, nothing is off-limits. That just creates a "forbidden fruit" situation for me. I have had to teach myself that I can eat as much as I want of anything, anytime. Otherwise, the food-hoarder/binge-extraordinaire monster shows up, and I feel like I have to eat all the things, now. Instead, I remind myself to make the…

I have a Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Chai tea that I LOVE.

Thanks Nancy, I'll try

Except sitting in a sauna is work for your cardiovascular system... heart rate up as much as a brisk walk, blood vessels constrict and dilate to regulate temperature... wondering if anyone logs their time, or considers these to be unlogged "bonus" calories?

Yes! Sitting in a sauna brings your heart rate up significantly, and is considered a workout for your cardiovascular system... wondering is anyone logs their time, or considers these to be unlogged "bonus" calories?

I'm about to start NROLFW (I have the book but was injured before starting it years ago), should I really consider buying Strong instead?

Amy Dixon's Breathless Body is Tabatta HIIT.... it's pretty intense.

Buy snack sized bags/bars/containers only. Or exercise use your willpower splitting larger portions into small ones in baggies. Then when you want it, you can finish a bag - it'll just be the smaller one.

Joining in late! Week 3 - 12/4 - 160 Week 4 - 12/11 - Week 5 - 12/18 - Week 6 - 12/25 - Week 7 - 1/1 - Challenge GW: 155 GW: 130

But if you log a timed exercise in MFP, it automatically takes your MFP burn + BMR and replaces the FitBit data.... right?

YUP! Me too... coffee with milk and sugar when I get up, sometimes small morning snack, early lunch, late afternoon snack, large supper.

I'm hardly ever hungry until 10:30/11am... I have coffee in the morning with 2% and sugar, so that ~150 gets me through to my early lunch or late snack. I often eat a snack at 3:30/4pm, and we eat supper 6/7pm. If I don't have that 3/4pm snack, I overeat at dinner. I think it's important to know how your mind and body…

HOLY! Really, really - so much respect.

Canadian Thanksgiving!!! We have a large extended family, so each couple brings one dish, usually..... Turkey with Stuffing (Cubed bread, butter, stock, sage, thyme, onion, garlic) Ham (preferably with brown sugar and horseradish) Sweet Potatoes (no, we don't do marshmallows) Mashed Potatoes Acorn or Butternut Squash…

Yep, I've only told my husband, and mentioned it to my sister. I also have an accountability buddy on MFP. This takes the fear of failure out of the equation. I feel more confident without the judgmental input, staring at what I'm eating, comments, etc., and I'm doing great. Much better than other times when I've publicly…

Yeahhhhhh! Victory lap! Be proud - you've turned things around in a major way. Right on.

Ugh the clothing struggle is too real....

Isn't is weird how peoples' perceptions of you is really a mish-mash of every time they've seen and interacted with you... until they have enough experience with you after having made a change, it's like it's invisible - not yet 'statistically' observable or something.

Seeing photos of myself at New Year's Eve 2015. It took me almost 10 months to come to terms with it, conquer my fear, and change it.

My motivation that's worked during workouts is "the mind tires before the body". I don't know why, but this motto/matra keeps me going.

VeryKatie!!! I'm going tonight! What a weird freakin' coincidence I searched for "logging trampoline" and youre thread came up. Fate works in weird ways, eh? How did you end up logging it?

You can do it. Put half as much food on your plate as you did previously, eat your allotted fruits and veggies each day and walk! Can you get insoles for your shoes to make walking more bearable?