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I cook a bunch of chicken and bake several sweet potatoes to eat through the workweek because I enjoy them/they're macro friendly/easy to throw together, but I couldn't commit to twice a day every single day non-stop. Actually, I COULD be happy with the potatoes, but I'd have to switch it up with another meat or fish.....

This is why I only chew gum when I'm alone. LOL! I can't chew it without bubbles/snapping... That's the fun to me. I know I'm obnoxious so I keep it to myself.

I've screwed up my calories like that before. For months I was eating these frozen enchiladas thinking the package was a mere 240 calories. Then I took a second look at the box, and....yeah. I was eating two servings and 480 calories. It happens....

If that's where your body likes to put the fat then you can't control it except for keeping your weight down. Any weight I gain goes right onto my thighs. Changing what you eat won't help either...unfortunately.

I lost 45lbs doing strength training with a tiny sprinkle of cardio here and there. You can do it either way...doesn't matter.

Sugar drinks are gonna happen from time to time so my advice is to blow it off and stop worrying about keeping a perfect streak going. There isn't one person on the app who is completely perfect all the time.

All you have to do is find an appropriate lifting program and stick to it. Make sure you keep adding extra weight as you can. Don't be afraid to add weight! Stick to your calorie deficit but make sure it isn't too steep. Make sure you eat all your protein. Be consistent and patient. Keep track of your weight and…

I say lightly active as well. I too spend a fair amount of the work day on my feet but it's in a very small office so I'm not really moving around all that much. Also, since MFP exercise calorie estimates tend to be overinflated anyway, setting yourself to active may give you way too much extra. Just try it and see how it…

I don't fast, no. After a day like that however, I'll usually find that I'm still pretty full so I end up eating less overall just because of that. You'll see the scale go up for a few days so don't freak out. Just carry on as usual and it will fall back off.

For me, a serving size just depends. I can eat 3-8oz depending on what I'm doing. I try to weigh raw but if I can't I just weigh it cooked and add an ounce. So if my cooked meat weighs 3oz I'll log it as 4oz. 6oz gets logged as 8oz.

I keep very little temptation food in the house. I have a couple things like ice cream and single pack cookies but that's about it. I refuse to have a cake in the house because that's dangerous for me ( I will keep eating it). If I want that I'll buy a single slice.

A blueberry cake Dunkin' Donuts donut has 340 calories. I wanted to eat it so bad but I just couldn't justify 5 or 6 bites for that many calories. It went in the trash.

I just tell myself...I ate it...it was good...and now it's over. Next day is back to normal. It's one thing to indulge for a day, but quite another to let it leak into the next day...and the next. We all have days when we go overboard. No big deal as long as you get right back on the wagon.

I went through this with my own dad for several years. Once a week I would get to take him out for lunch...always his choice since it was his only outing. If food choices were limited for me (usually the case) I would either eat that as my main meal for the day or just get something small as was already suggested.…

A can of "light" soup or a salad. Shirataki noodles once in a while. Usually on those days I'll just try to eat light in the evening but I do end up going over a bit. It's only one day and really isn't a big deal.

I weigh daily but that's because I like to track the fluctuations on an app. Before I started doing that I would weigh once a week.

Pepperoni pizza...extra greasy. Garlic knots. Cannoli. Lots and lots of cannoli.

I can't talk about your diary because I haven't seen it, but maybe this isn't food related? Maybe you're just tired and need some extra rest?

Just my humble opinion, but maybe scrap the entire name and call it "bulking/cutting" instead. That doesn't help those who are simply trying to gain weight though... Is there really a reason to have a "chit chat" and a "fun and games" forum? Maybe change one of those to "gaining weight"?

That sounds right for your bmi, and tells you you're at a good weight for your height. What I would do if I were you is look up a good beginner strength training program....learn how to do the lifts properly, eat at maintenance and make sure to get all your protein daily. Keep at it and you'll start seeing some nice…

Well....to do a bulk you'll have to gain weight (and with that inevitably comes MORE fat), and then...you'll have to diet again to get the fat back off. You have to decide if that's something you really want to do or not. I tried it and while...it does work (providing you're following a good lifting program) I wasn't happy…

You look amazing! Im smaller than you as far as stats (im a shorty...), but I also carry all my weight on the bottom. I chose to push my weight pretty low to get as much fat off as I could stand to, but I did get to where I looked skeletal on top and overall I felt like total crap. My opinion...it just ain't worth it to…

The way I'm taking what you wrote (and maybe I'm wrong) is that you're asking if what the dr recommended is enough. Between watching calories and the cardio, sure...it's enough. But if you're genuinely interested in strength training, then definitely go for it! It won't hurt anything and but certainly help (despite her…

Great work so far! Just keep on with that deficit and continue lifting and you'll be surprised with the result once the rest of the weight is off. :wink:

If you look under "cardio" you can use strength training and it will give you a calorie burn. BUT...beware of how much of that you actually eat back.

Well, you bought those memberships because you wanted to go to the gym, soooo.....go! I can see wanting a buddy, but if I had one I think it would just distract me/slow me down. It's true that you'll start seeing the same people and it'll get more comfortable. I actually like my alone time there. I listen to music, or if…

This was the case for me. I was uncomfortable at first when I started my deficit. After a couple weeks it got much better, but I don't know if that's because I came up things to eat (high volume/low cal) that would keep me full, OR....I started getting used to the fact that my body didn't need all the extra food that made…

Yup. A lot can be done in 3mos time.

I started "the muscle building routine" 4wks ago.

I've been lifting for 1.5yrs now. You can add me if you like. :smile: