atypicalsmith Member

Here is an example of starvation mode:

Pinto beans are great, but very high in calories. Just plan for the calories. They definitely fill you up!

I never go to the beach even though I grew up and lived most of my life near the Gulf Coast. I hate the beach. Sand itches, sun burns, water is full of creatures. My friends who spent their lives on the beach look at least 20 years older than I do.

^^This. As long as you stay within your calorie range, you will lose weight no matter what your macros are. That is not to say you shouldn't strive to hit your macros; just don't go over your caloric intake to do so. It all works out.

Quest bars. Expensive, but they fill you up. Microwave for several seconds first to get the most from the flavor.

Can you use them to watch television on the treadmill?

When you get a charley horse, stretch with your heels. Even it if hurts at first. Absolutely do NOT stretch with your toes!!!!

Just curious - if you only have 14 pounds to lose, what is the problem? Regardless, as others said, you don't have to do a whole hour all at once. You can break it down into multiple sessions several times a day.

What is PIYO?

I don't eat back my exercise calories unless I've gone over my 1200 calories in food which is rare. Once in a while, I have to jump on the exerbike to get me out of the red, but that only happens maybe once a month or so.

But please stop complaining that they are making you gain weight.

Then don't stop drinking them.

Reminds me of an infomercial.

Do pushups. Lots of them. And planks. Lots of them. Get up to about 50 of each every day.

Stop drinking them. Just stop.

Google everything if you don't want to use MFP. Add them up. Stay below whatever you decide you need to stay below.

There is no such thing as starvation mode. Unless, of course, if you are starving. As in less than 500 calories a day for six months.

Vacation is vacation. Make it up!

Half a pound a week is a lot. If you want to lose more than that, you will eventually give up. Just saying.

But if you exercise, so much the better!

Oh gosh. And I got put in jail for commenting for someone's spelling.

^^This!

That was rude.

Did you have a question?

No matter how little you lose per week, it's faster than when you gained it. Most people, when gaining weight, put on five or six pounds a year. In ten years, that's fifty or sixty pounds. If you lose at the rate of even as little as half a pound a week, that's twenty-six pounds a year! Have patience and it will happen.…

Balderdash!

Get determined and do the job. Don't use family as an excuse. Pretend you're a train on a mission.

Exercise is the "CO" of "CICO". Exercise burns calories, which in turn, helps you lose weight. I don't get why people say that exercise doesn't matter because it definitely does. Once you are on a regular exercise regimen, you will find that it actually reduces your hunger pangs. Most of the time when we're hungry, it's…

If I was training for a run, I definitely wouldn't do a treadmill! But never fear - I'll never train for a run!

I was on my favorite treadmill at the Y yesterday and even though I was watching television and had earphones plugged in, I started hearing this grunting sound as I was almost finished. I tried to ignore it, but couldn't help but wonder who was grunting and why. It was driving me nuts. Finally I finished my hour, and it…