Thanasi99 Member

Definitely! I am, I have adjusted to a new diet that I feel is sustainable for the foreseeable future, though I plan to increase the caloric intake once I transition into "maintenance." But, of course, I mean how long would it take to shed off the weight? I am aiming for April 3rd, 2016, a year after my start date.

I see... I guess I was also misinformed regarding muscle gain. Thanks for clearing that up!

Hmm... I do think there may be some validity to the statement. I don't think he intended to mean a pound for pound trade off, but rather, some muscle growth (at a much slower rate than weight loss) may be noticed, and thus slow down weight loss to a degree.

No reason in particular, just the goal date I had in mind. Thanks for the help!

I am a male, so it will be a little bit tougher given the higher caloric limits. However, I plan to integrate more regular exercise, as thus far I've only been doing some exercise on and off. Thank you for your response!

That's a great start for only 2.5 weeks! It took me almost that long to lose my first 2 pounds. Thank you again for the motivation and support, and I wish luck on your journey as well!

Thank you very much for the motivation and support!

I did note that it wasn't a true Plateau by saying "mini-plateau" of sorts. Additionally, it was noted that this is just something that I have observed to have worked for me on a regular basis. There is a definitive correlation here, especially when it has been observed to be the one varied factor, thus implying possible…

Perhaps you're right, but I've just found that the same process has worked with several different transpirations of the same event, and thus I feel that it's unlikely to be coincidence at this point.

Of course correlation does not imply causation. However, when a direct correlation has been observed on several unique occasions, with no other major (or rather, observed) factors in play, it does seem that the correlation may imply causation in this case.

Typically, it's because I've observed the plateau for several weeks (at least 3) while adhering to the same diet/exercise plan. However, when I alter the plan, but still maintain the same net calories and activity time, I begin to see results within days, after weeks of stagnant results.

Well, don't throat punch a baby. I'm just sharing what seems to have worked for me, and every time I've hit a plateau of sorts, switching up my routine (even with the same net calories, active calories) has seemed to get me out of the "rut."

As I recall you are correct about the HRM in the pool. Thank you both very much for your input!

I'd say that accomplishing your goal by Late August is very likely as long as you stick to it. TIPS -Stick strictly to water. -Watch your sodium. If you eat too much, it can mask weight loss through water retention. -Walking is an easy way to burn some extra calories without stressing yourself too much. -Swimming and…

TIP: Take a "before" picture now. When you've lost a significant amount of weight (just like you have) compare the pictures and you WILL see a difference. Congratulations!

I'd say, from a MFP newbie, that the last 10 pounds is all about exercise. The only way to lose that last bit of weight is by living with an extremely low caloric intake for 5 weeks, or by compensating for a more reasonable caloric budget with increased exercise. Stick strictly to water, and try to lower your sodium a bit.…

The hunger didn't hit me until today. Should I eat over my calorie goal a tad to balance it all out?

By that calculation, I would have burned 3,000 calories. Even if I only burned half of that it would be accurate to say that I burned 1,400 calories. (5 hours equals 300 minutes, multiplied by 10 equals 3,000 calories).

I'm about 5'8" and 205 pounds if that helps at all. Thank you to everyone for informing me!

As far as my logging for exercises, I have a computer on my bike which tracked my time and average speed, I never stopped swimming laps between my 2 hours of swimming (it was completely continuous), and the walking was about 65 minutes (but I only logged 60).

The exercise was all continuous for each respective exercise. (I swam all at once, biked all at once, etc.)

From what I've heard now, exercise seems to only count for about half of what it's truly logged in to MFP as.

I also found that to be a bummer, especially considering that I've been taking these numbers to heart.

That's the date of birth of my son.

I am using My Fitness Pal to measure my calories burned.

Everything I ate yesterday was packaged (ex. one package serving size), with little room for underestimation.

I spent an hour bicycling at about 11 mph, an hour of moderate paced walking at work, and about 2 hours of moderate swimming laps.

It's not that I'm not eating or anything. I consumed maybe 1200 calories yesterday (my goal is 1430), but I did a TON of exercise that burned all of those calories off and then some.