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I was just able to go in and update my weight. Anything I can do for you in the spreadsheet?

WEEK 1: 345 minutes --- 5.7 hours WEEK 2: 435 minutes --- 7.3 hours February 15: 30 minutes walking (60!! sunny!! outside!! in February!!) February 16: 60 minutes BodyPump, 35 minutes elliptical, 50 minutes walking February 17: 15 minutes elliptical, 60 minutes BodyPump, 150 minutes class sampler at the gym February 18: 40…

WEEK 1: 345 minutes --- 5.7 hours WEEK 2: 435 minutes --- 7.3 hours February 15: 30 minutes walking (60!! sunny!! outside!! in February!!) February 16: 60 minutes BodyPump, 35 minutes elliptical February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 WEEK 3: 125 minutes --- 2.1 hours TOTAL: 905 / 1,440 minutes --- 15.1…

I haven't experienced an appetite increase on BC, but that's obviously only valid for me. You might also be feeling hungry if your goal in MFP is set too aggressively and you're giving yourself too few calories to eat each day. I'm 5'3" with just vanity weight left to lose, so my goal rate in MFP is not set to "lose…

And as an additional note to "5. Patience! " from the link - loose skin can take 2 years to tighten up after you reach goal. A friend of mine lost more than her own final body weight and had to wait two years before excess skin surgery could be scheduled. In that time, her skin caught up to her loss and she didn't need…

Most medications do not themselves cause weight gain. They might cause water retention, which would show as an increase on the scale when you start taking it, and then be steady after that - so it wouldn't keep you from losing weight, you'd just always be carrying an extra pound of water with you at all times. Or they can…

WEEK 1: 345 minutes --- 5.7 hours February 8: rest February 9: 60 minutes BodyPump, 35 minutes elliptical, 35 minutes walking February 10: 60 minutes BodyPump February 11: 75 minutes walking (60!! outside!! in February!!) February 12: 55 minutes Spin February 13: 60 minutes BodyPump February 14: 55 minutes Spin WEEK 2: 435…

Emphasis added. I know someone who lost 180 lbs through counting calories, and finished at a maintenance weight of 160. She had a lot of excess skin, and looked into surgery. Two different surgeons said she had to spend two years at maintenance before they could do the work. So she kept exercising and eating well and by…

February 1: 40 minutes strength February 2: 60 minutes BodyPump, 40 minutes strength February 3: 60 minutes BodyPump February 4: 15 minutes walking February 5: 35 minutes elliptical February 6: 60 minutes BodyPump February 7: 35 minutes elliptical WEEK 1: 345 minutes --- 5.7 hours February 8: rest February 9: 60 minutes…

Also works with vanilla vodka. Not exactly cream soda flavor, but way better than plain vodka in Coke Zero (my 2nd favorite soda just behind Diet Dr. Pepper, and just ahead of diet Barq's). PSA, vanilla vodka is great in hot chocolate. Gotta make the most of these purchases, after all.

"For what it's worth"

February 1: 40 minutes strength February 2: 60 minutes BodyPump, 40 minutes strength February 3: 60 minutes BodyPump February 4: 15 minutes walking February 5: 35 minutes elliptical February 6: 60 minutes BodyPump February 7: 35 minutes elliptical WEEK 1: 345 minutes --- 5.7 hours TOTAL: 345 / 1,440 minutes --- 5.7 / 24…

February 1: 40 minutes strength February 2: 60 minutes BodyPump, 40 minutes strength February 3: 60 minutes BodyPump February 4: 15 minutes walking February 5 February 6 February 7 WEEK 1: 215 minutes --- 3.6 hours TOTAL: 215 / 1,440 minutes --- 3.6 / 24 hours

If I know I'm working out late, I eat more earlier in the day. I eat back 50-100% of my calories because I'm just losing vanity weight and I'd rather have great workouts and lose 0.5 lbs/month than be hungry and lose 0.5/week. On Tuesdays, I do a BodyPump class after dinner. I know about what that's going to burn every…

I'm a slow loser - happily averaging less than a pound/month right now. I'm 5'3 and 138 and my goal for 2018 is to reach 130. My job is very sedentary but I work hard at the gym and I don't want to underfuel that work. I plan to be in maintenance (depends how much pasta I can pack in my face during my honeymoon this…

Since the safety (and deliciousness) of various Coke products has been discussed above, I'll say that I have not noticed a correlation between my soda consumption and acne. I haven't noticed any food correlations, actually, much less causation. Stress does make me break out, and stress also tends to lead to me sleeping…

I'm in! Base goal of 24 hours, stretch goal of 30.

WEEK 1: 385 minutes --- 6.4 hours WEEK 2: 255 minutes --- 4.2 hours WEEK 3: 470 minutes --- 7.8 hours January 22: 55 minutes Spin January 23: 60 minutes bodypump January 24: 55 minutes Spin, 40 minutes strength January 25: 40 minutes strength January 26: 60 minutes bodypump, 40 minutes strength January 27: 60 minutes…

WEEK 1: 385 minutes --- 6.4 hours WEEK 2: 255 minutes --- 4.2 hours WEEK 3: 470 minutes --- 7.8 hours January 22: 55 minutes Spin January 23: 60 minutes bodypump January 24: 55 minutes Spin, 40 minutes strength January 25: 40 minutes strength January 26: 60 minutes bodypump, 40 minutes strength January 27: 60 minutes…

WEEK 1: 385 minutes --- 6.4 hours WEEK 2: 255 minutes --- 4.2 hours WEEK 3: 470 minutes --- 7.8 hours January 22: 55 minutes Spin January 23: 60 minutes bodypump January 24: 55 minutes Spin, 40 minutes strength January 25: 40 minutes strength January 26: 60 minutes bodypump, 40 minutes strength January 27 January 28…

I said " I do a good mix of cardio, group fitness, and lifting, and then I log them in MFP to determine my calorie goal." I suppose the implied but unstated was that by logging them in MFP, I am then eating back those delicious exercise calories earned. I'm very happily losing at about .5lbs/month as I taper down to…

What do you do for a living? MFP activity level is based solely on your non-exercise life. I work in an office. I walk around some, I get water every hour and walk to the bathroom just as often. I even have a standing desk and stand half the time. But I'm not really moving all that much...not like my sister, who's a…

MFP activity level is based solely on your non-exercise life. I work in an office. I walk around some, I get water every hour and walk to the bathroom just as often. I even have a standing desk and stand half the time. But I'm not really moving all that much...not like my sister, who's a teacher, does! So as you can see,…

WEEK 1: 385 minutes --- 6.4 hours WEEK 2: 255 minutes --- 4.2 hours WEEK 3: 470 minutes --- 7.8 hours January 22: 55 minutes Spin January 23: 60 minutes bodypump January 24: 55 minutes Spin, 40 minutes strength January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 January 31 WEEK 4+: 210 minutes --- 3.5 hours…

This. I do not like running and so I am not sad that my knees do not let me run. So my options are: walk on the treadmill, walk outside, elliptical. I can only walk so fast, but I can work just as hard on the elliptical as I could back when I could run. So if it's a nice day, I'll happily walk outside and enjoy the fresh…

My fiance is lactose intolerant, so I've dropped a lot of dairy from my life. I haven't noticed any difference in my weight, skin, or health in the last five years as a result. I still eat dairy a few times per month (dairy coffee creamer on a lazy Sunday, pizza at a work party) and I notice no change in my…

Fistbump of sadness to weird gut issues. I got sick after dinner one night this year on vacation with my family, which I attributed at the time to eating slightly different/more processed foods with them (not that my normal diet is unprocessed, but, like I make rice from a 5lb bag, not a box with spices, preservatives, etc…

Or you might find that you don't think that whatever they smell like is a bad smell. I roast Brussels in olive oil and a variety of spices pretty regularly, and I don't find that they stink...I think the house smells like dinner. I also haven't gotten complaints eating leftovers at work. Your (nose) mileage may vary. I…

I'm in the "I don't eat until after the gym" camp. If I get up really early for other reasons (ie, to leave for the beach before traffic) I don't eat then, either. I am not just not hungry in the early morning. I do cardio and lift 3-4x/week on an empty stomach (start time 0530-0700, depending), and it works for me. I…

WEEK 1: 385 minutes --- 6.4 hours WEEK 2: 255 minutes --- 4.2 hours January 15: 55 minutes Spin, 65 minutes elliptical January 16: 40 minutes strength January 17: 35 minutes elliptical January 18: 40 minutes strength January 19: 60 minutes Bodypump, 40 minutes strength January 20: 60 minutes Bodypump, 75 minutes walking…