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Just eat the food on Thanksgiving and enjoy the day with family and friends. I don't even bother logging on Thanksgiving and I plan to eat about 5000 calories… [/quote] Only 5000? I bet I can hit 6000 and plan on doing so! If you eat that much for one day, you will temporarily gain food weight (not fat weight) of a couple…
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Did I miss something? Are you really eating just 500 calories? Because that is naughty! And counterproductive to lasting weight loss! Otherwise, yes people can lose a lot on the scale at first. You'll never know how much was water vs fat. Trust me, it's mostly water in that context. You really need to follow a plan for…
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I work two jobs currently (special ed sub, weekend caregiver), own a small business (rental cabin at lake), have two kids but only one at home, and a husband who commutes, travels, & works crazy long hours plus for the last four months has been living all the way across the country in DC leaving me a single mum for all…
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Hahahahaha... Thank you to all who commented above and shared a laugh with me. @rabbitjb : no one has ever complimented me on my normality before!! ~blushes~. @robertw486 : I know... it's the tacos... they're provocative! Who doesn't love the mental image of a woman utterly abandoned to the sensual pleasure of eating a…
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Maybe up protein and/or healthy fat for satiety?
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Yes, you boys definitely have the numbers in your favor! But it's all good!
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What about looking at it weekly? That's how I do it. My days may go up and down but my weekly TDEE budget is met.
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Nope! And your body doesn't run like banking hours. Looking at this odd late meal as just part of your total week is fine...
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And I have to respectfully disagree on 'diet' I see it as a very loaded word. It implies illness, elimination, restriction, exclusion and disfunction. Really what I'm doing is closer to 'feeding.' Feeding for satiety. Feeding for performance. Feeding for homeostasis.
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Absolutely. But I find the philosophy tomes provide greater satiety between pages...
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Oh wouldn't you like to know! ;-)
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That's it! When people ask about your 'diet' what they're usually asking is what's your silverbullet/hallpass/magicfaeriering/goldenticket/skittlepoopingunicorn 'secret.' And really, there are no secrets... Which is why I have new hobbies!
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Crock pot dinners tend to have a low price per serving. There was just an article on the MFP blog on some lower calorie fall recipes for the crock pot. Egg based dinners are low cost too. Make an Italian frittata or an Asian egg fu yung patty loaded with vegetables. Soups are budget conscious. Especially if you start by…
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This is cropping up all over today: some walking estimates provide ridiculously high burns! You can use several metrics. Runners world has one I think is kind of too low: .30 X body weight X miles. I use 100 calories/mile. Some larger people like men might use 150/mile. My Fitbit app converts my steps to miles pretty…
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Yes. I'm looking at my belly more hopefully now, because it had no cellulite visible for awhile but this week started to look more dimpled & squishy. My double chin, alas, is still completely firmly attached to me. ~sighs~
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Sounds like you made a good revision... From what I've seen in my 100 days here, the people who are in the biggest rush usually just disappear. You've done yourself a big favor by setting a more realistic goal!
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My thoughts exactly. Add a little kink and it can be zumba, crossfit or roller derby. But this is a funny thread. I wouldn't count it though. Just part of the BMR of being human ;-)
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My MFP & Fitbit never ever matched which kind of drove me crazy. So I created a weekly calorie budget based on my future goal weight and current activity levels combined as a TDEE estimate. Which meant once & for all I really needed to decide how active I truly am! (Weekly average is fine for this, so don't worry about…
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17556 steps, 7.6 miles. Woot woot! Back to NORMAL!! Also: icing the whole ankle with a wrap around ice pack meant I was icing the lower Achilles as well, which in turn really helped the plantars. Whodda thunk???
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I think 1) you're on the right path and 2) you need a new doctor!
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@DeguelloTex: I agree the runners world formula looks like a lowball. They also calculate running (even jogging) at .60 on that same metric and I'm not convinced super slow joggers burn much more than very brisk walkers. All I was pointing out is that ANY formula that says you can burn 1000 calories walking under 4 miles…
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I have nothing constructive to contribute. I just read your header & visualized immediately 5-6' humanoids with the heads of sardines going about their weight loss business... Carry on as you were.
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Adult human walkers can burn about 100 calories a mile if they go at a pretty fast clip or tackle a challenging steep grade. There's also a runners world formula based on your weight... Here: .30 X weight in pounds X distance in miles = walking calories burned I love walking and do a ton of it. But don't overestimate your…
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Park in that furthest possible corner of every parking lot. Always take the stairs. Get on & off public transit a stop or two away from your destination. If you can walk there in less than a half hour skip the car. This little stuff totally adds up!
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Salt, urine, feces, alcohol, fiber transit... It all plays a role. But, big but here, I have found less variance since I got a very sensitive digital scale. I think faulty scale mechanics can play a role too. [Some here will seek me out & all caps shout at me. Sorrynotsorry. I've weighed almost every day on my new scale…
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Yes, you need a tough love reality check. Life happens to everyone. You happened to you. I say this with the deepest sweetest compassion and empathy. Only you can turn it around. 1) schedule yourself in. Your kids don't spontaneously manifest with Harry potter's flue dust at soccer, ballet, orthodontia or play practice. Oh…
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Okay I can understand gluten and added (not intrinsic, like fruit) sugars for certain people... But fat? Really? The 1980's called & they want you to at least tease your hair and wear shiny day glo Lycra and leg warmers with that outdated diet advice. Healthy fats are good and necessary. They don't become fat in your body…
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So what you're saying is you've turned into a dog! LOL (I'm laughing WITH you, not AT you... I'm sort of the same.) Making myself wait through a cooling off period helps when I get food ambushed at school sites where there are pumpkin pies sitting out in the teachers' lounge or its pizza & popcorn party day with the kids…
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But damn them fine cuts @yoovie ! Plastic surgeons charge big bucks for that work! It's partially genetics, partially recompositioning I believe. Not everyone will get the same results but everyone who works at this can realize some degree of results... Only you can say when enough is enough. Over about 10 years I've…
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Your body composition is a moving target. What seems second nature at a higher weight will change at progressively lower rates. That's when watching micronutrient macros will become important too. You ultimately want to be a fit lil old lady with all her teeth, good vision, strong bones, shiny hair & a youthful complexion!
