kathrynjean_ Member

Soo ... Maybe this is a stupid question, but I'd be interested in hearing yours (and others) thoughts about how to set fitness related goals that are both reasonable and specific enough to be useful. As I'm transitioning into maitenance, it makes sense to have goals that are not scale related. But I feel like I don't…

I train in BJJ but haven't competed ... Yet ;)

I tend to eat my calories pretty evenly spaced throughout the day and I don't tend to do a lot of after dinner snacking. It's very individual and will be different from person to person. But, if you're actually experiencing hunger pains, I would recommend easing up on your deficit a bit. Yours seems very aggressive.

Under the cardio tab, I would log this as circuit training. Then just enter the total duration of your workout.

MFP is designed for you to eat back your exercise calories. Many people find that the estimated burns in the database are inflated though, and so recommend eating back between 50-75% of the calories MFP gives you when you log exercise. I'd start by eating back half of your exercise calories and see what happens and how you…

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How carefully and consistently are you weighing and logging your food?

I agree, but if the OP is weighing in sporadically, it is possible ... I think it would be bad luck, but if you only weigh in once a month or so, it is possible to weigh in on a high day due to sodium, carbs, TOM, etc. It's just not a lot of data to work with. Personally, I weigh daily and compare month to month.

^ These are key questions. I'll also add - are you only weighing yourself every couple of weeks or once a month? If so, you could actually be losing weight but not be able to see it or track it due to regular fluctuations.

Ditto. This book is worth the buy and contains several different progressive lifting programs that are specifically for butt building.

Yes, you should definitely be able to eat more. Are you logging your exercise in MFP and eating back at least some of those calories? Also, most people aren't actually sedentary, even if you work a desk job.

I eat oats for breakfast almost every weekday morning because I find them to be really filling and they stick with me for a long time. This is different for everyone though. I use Quaker quick oats (~40 g) and stir in chocolate protein powder (~30 g) a bit of sweetener, and strawberries (~180-200 g). Sometimes I add a bit…

It's personal preference. I like doing fasted cardio in the morning, but prefer to eat about an hour before lifting. I just feel better that way but it's different for everyone. If doing both on the same day, I lift first and then do cardio after. I find my form suffers if I do cardio first - but again, you may be…

@cushman5279 I'm genuinely curious - can you expand on this? I am a "younger woman" (25) and I have honestly never met anyone with this attitude. I know we tend to hang around people who hold similar attitudes and beliefs to ours, but ... Between my social group and the work I do, I feel that I meet a pretty big cross…

Then you are neither vegan nor vegetarian...

If you're trying to eat as healthy as you can, why are you eating 600-700 calories a day? You've stated that you know that is not healthy. Are you weighing and accurately logging all of your food? It is very possible to lose weight on a vegan diet (I have done it, as have many others!) but it's not anything special for…

I use Fitbit for any step based activity and let it record manually. If I do something that is not step based or an activity during which I can't wear my Fitbit, I log it in MFP.

Ugh, I am so sorry that this happened to you. A similar thing happened to my partner: he paid for a year membership up front, and within 2 months the guy who owned the gym just vanished and the location was boarded up. Rumour around town is he was using the gym as some sort of a front and then had to leave town for some…

I have a Fitbit, not a Garmin, but I don't log any step based activity separately. I'm not sure why you would log walking if you have a step counting device that syncs with MFP ... Isn't not having to log those activities the whole point of the trackers?

If the question is "When should I start strength training?", the answer is always "Yesterday!" ;)

Start lifting now (actually, yesterday) to retain as much muscle as possible while you lose the last 20-30 lbs. Congrats on your loss so far!

This, plus somatotypes don't mean anything.

I am so truly happy to hear this! I was actually just thinking about your other thread and wondering how you were doing. Thanks for posting an update <3

If you're that concerned about the cheese, I would just order without it or ask them to go light. I am vegan (so no dairy) and often order items at Mexican/ Tex Mex restaurants with no cheese and sour cream (e.g., burritos, tacos). I've never had a problem with this and it's always still tasty! As someone else suggested,…

A lot of people on here, myself included, weigh daily to track trends and get used to fluctuations.

@azdak Everyone needs a purrrrsonal trainer ;) I wish I could have an at home gym - maybe someday! Until then, I will continue to creep threads like this and live through you all vicariously.