amitkatz0 Member

I'm just curious why you say that vegetables are a calorie dense food. Most of them are just water and indigestible fiber. Cucumbers and tomatoes for example are less than 1 Cal/gram usually.

If you want to stay social you can always cook and eat with the group, just using your own food.

Nuts and cheese, but watch out for the fat content, especially in nuts. They are extremely calorie rich.

Well if you're not happy with your progress then try measuring it with a tape measure and log it in the app. Use the general trend to help you decide about how many calories to eat and how much to lift.

Personally I play it safe and don't bother eating back exercise calories, there's no way to really know how many you burned at the gym and you're liable to eat back more than you spent and end up in a surplus. The only exception is if I went in specifically for a calorie burn (ie an hour on the treadmill/elliptical.) Even…

Have you been measuring your waist/hips to see how the circumference is trending over time?

Planet Fitness is notorious for having too many cardio machines and not enough free weights, not to mention their whole "lunk alarm" policy which is ridiculous. If you do cardio only, make sure you are doing intervals or something else that spikes up your metabolism even after you stop exercising (the best thing of course…

Do you have a Facebook account? Post some sympathy bait nonsense like "I'm so fat/ugly/dumb" or "Don't even ask me how my day went" and you'll get lots of phony motivation and support.

How are you counting your exercise calories? MFP and even the calorie counters on cardio machines are notorious for overestimating. If you start eating back all your "exercise calories" you may eat more than you intend.

Flexibility can be developed through proper stretching and strengthening of the muscles. It takes a while to build up.

Short term results are unpreditacle. Try to ignore it and focus on the trends. You're doing well so far, no shame in enjoying a hearty meal now and then.

The best thing for fat loss is a proper diet, read up on some nutrition basics. As far as exercises go, the rule of thumb is: cardio for burning off excess calories eaten, strength training for general fitness and preventing your body from breaking down muscle mass during calorie deficit periods.

The fact is that a lot of people can't put their feet straight up on the air when lying on their back, it has nothing to do with fat. It actually requires a lot of flexibility in your hips, hamstrings and calves to be able to do that.

If you find that you are still hungry after you ate all the calories you budgeted for yourself, then I can think of 2 problems you might have. 1. Trying to cut too fast. It's easier to lower your calorie goal slowly. Try 100-200 calories per week. 2. Eating unsatisfying foods, such as food loaded with simple carbs that…

It all depends on what you ate and how much. Give us details.

I go over my calorie limit rarely just to let off some stream, but I always make sure the weekly average is at or below my goal. I don't have a set day because that's way too robot for me.

Be careful with juice. Fruit juice contains a lot of sugars and you could easily keep drinking and not get satiated.

Enjoy your vacation and don't stress it. Just make sure you get a little bit of activity each day.

Cut first. Don't bulk if you're already fat, because you WILL get more fat. I'm going through the same thing.

I stopped taking anything you said seriously when you used the term "superfood". Buzzword bs.

Why are you eating so few carbs? You need carbs for basic metabolic functions.

I keep a 20 oz cup on my desk at work. I usually down 100 oz before 4pm. Just get used to small sips throughout the day.

The height is used to estimate your lean mass, it doesn't affect the current "speed". Electric current is incredibly fast, a few feet aren't going to change anything.

Get a tape measure instead and check your waistline. Cheap, accurate, reliable, and is a way better indication of how your health is perceived by others.

It sounds like your progress is good, so I don't see the problem? If you really want to stop snacking after dinner, you need to make sure your dinner is filling and you have something else to occupy your time. Good filling food includes fresh veggies and fatty things.

Your body shape is determined by your genes, no way to change that. All you can do is balance the amount of fat and muscle through dieting and strength training. And it's not going to be easy or quick.

It took me about 4 months to lose 10 lbs consistently (that is, the average weight between fluctuations now and 4 months ago is -10 lbs.) It's good to get motivated, but your joys will turn to sorrow if you don't tamp expectations.

Drinking a lot of water is good, but don't get too excited about that shift on the scale. Your body will normally fluctuate within 2-5 lbs. If you weigh yourself tomorrow and you found that you went up 2 lbs are you going to stop drinking water? Don't focus on micro goals, take a broad view.

"Will power" isn't real. You either want to work out or you don't. If you don't, then you're not really motivated. Try to force yourself to stick to a schedule (go to the gym on certain days at specific times) and see if that helps.

BF can be hard to track accurately. Maybe this time instead of worrying about BF, track your weight as well as your measurements (chest, waist, hips etc...) That way you can be consistent in your data and see what the results look like over time.