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  • Hi everyone! I hope your journeys are going well! My tattoo is finally healed so I have been back to LIIFT 4 this week! On week 5 and over halfway done! Age: 33 Height: 5'2" SW: 191 GW for challenge: 143-145 Feb 26: 155 March 4: 152.8 (-2.2) March 14: 151.2 (-1.6) March 20: 150.8 (-.4)
  • Mine is eating a bit of the crispy chicken skin and not logging it! I often cook bone-in skin-on chicken because it tastes better that way, then I remove the skin before eating but I can't resist a few bites of the crispiest parts! When I'm down to my last few pounds I 'll know where to tighten up my logging ;)
  • The taste of whey makes me gag so I started making my own bars with pea protein, I like those SO much better! I really love the book Power Hungry by Camilla V. Saulsbury
  • Count me in for another vote for a food scale! Also I really love Beachbody workouts so Beachbody on Demand has been a great subscription for me. But as far as exercise goes just find something you enjoy doing!
  • There are some things that I don't bring into the house but they aren't "forbidden" they are just foods that I can't control myself around if they are in my pantry. These are the foods I have when I go out somewhere, like a friends house or family party and it's available there, since I am more able to control myself in…
  • I hope you are weighing your almonds because those add up QUICK!
  • When I first started wanting to be more fit my knees hurt too much to do much of anything but aquafitness classes were great, it was super fun but then I LOVE being in the water. As others have already mentioned if your goal is to lose weight all you need is a calorie deficit but if you are also looking to add fitness then…
  • This happens all the time, last week I measured in at the exact same weight 5 days in a row! That's never happened to me, it was funny. Then my weight went up, then I got a whoosh of weight loss. Weight loss is weird. Here's my past 12 days for example: 152.8 152.4 152.4 152.4 152.4 152.4 153 153 153.8 152.6 151.2 151.2
  • Hopefully being in deficit and 40 lbs down that happens to me this summer, I'm always so miserable in the heat!
  • That I have logged, probably around 2,500. Before that, now that I know about calories I can probably estimate around 5,000 It's mind-boggling the amount of calories that restaurants add to things! I'm a volume eater and I go a little nuts over textures so I can scarf down a LOT of food.
  • Yes I definitely pre-log, it helps so much! I log everything in the morning or the night before and then make small adjustments as the day goes. I would not give up your pizza night either! Remember that you are trying to build habits that you can sustain for the rest of your life, this isn't supposed to be temporary. So…
  • Hello everyone, feel free to add me too! Female 33 5'2" SW:191 CW: 151.2 GW: 125
  • Ack I forgot to check-in! Tattoo went well, been kinda antsy with no workouts this week so I did as much walking as I could. I posted my tattoo on my wall if you are curious. My weight has been fluctuating all over the place lately but this morning I finally got a whoosh, hopefully it sticks around but I expect to gain…
  • I'd really like 2019 to be the year I enter maintenance/recomp, I can't wait to start lifting on maintenance calories LOL. I'm about 27lbs away and it took me a year to lose 40 so I may not reach that goal this year since weight loss slows the less you have to lose, but I'm still gonna work hard at it!!
  • Congrats! I'm still about 17lbs away and I can't wait to get there! I started just skimming the line for the Obese level 2 category!!
  • Yes I'm burning an extra 50-100 calories a day on top of my usual deficit this week so I can have a drink or 2 and a small desert with my salad when I go out for dinner with friends on Friday. I burn between 2000-2300 calories a day so I can afford to have a big deficit but this will go down once I switch to a 250 cal…
  • To break out of the 150's (again :neutral: ) I am currently at 152.6
  • For me I will have to keep logging once I reach maintenance. Last time I was about 2 pounds from maintenance and decided I no longer needed to count. My portion sizes crept up and up and eventually I gained back all my weight and more. Some people can switch to intuitive eating but I cannot, You know yourself best and will…
  • Wow thank you for taking the time to explain this I appreciate it! I'll definitely check the link you posted.
  • Thank for the responses everyone! I'm not worrying about it, I was just curious why it might be doing this :) Makes sense that it thinks I will be keeping up that pace all day. During the week it's not so bad, but I am pretty sedentary on the weekends so going for a walk to up my activity and then losing those extra…
  • I weigh everything I can raw, as other have said it is more accurate. Some things I weigh cooked instead are bone in meats where I won't be eating the whole cut, or pre-cooked things like rotisserie chicken, and also bacon because it shrinks so much. Just make sure you are using an accurate entry and be consistent. For…
  • I think it can only be done if you have premium? I have an Excel spreadsheet I fill out myself every day instead.
  • It really depends on what works for you! I have to eat before a workout or I end up feeling faint during.
  • Cheese with anything; fruit, crackers, a bit of cured meat or jerky, etc. is my absolute favourite snack and usually under 200 calories.
  • I agree! It would also be great to protect my tattoos from the sun!!
  • For me as a female going from XL to M inversions became wayyy easier, I can easily hop into crow now and I can even do a headstand. I know there are amazing plus size yogis but for me my weight in the beginning was keeping me from those types of poses.
  • The only things I don't weigh raw, only cooked are bacon, and meat that is cooked with the bone on, for example rotisserie chicken.
  • More hiking! We only did one tiny hike last summer because the heat/humidity was killing me.
  • It could be that, but it's really annoying as it's affecting my workouts! No energy!
  • I think I need to make a big batch of veggie soup this weekend, I have jaw problems and my jaw is hurting from munching on so many raw veggies!
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