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Update after Week 3: So it's been 3 weeks of starting more intense exercise regimen and my diet as outlined above. Over the last weekend (Friday, Sat, Sun) I have completely fallen off all diet/exercise plan as I had family in town. I tried to record what I can, some of things I just don't even know the ingredients and I…

^ This... If I could lose weight for the amount of time I've spent thinking about my weight, and the tears shed in the fitting room I would be non-existent. I used to love swimming when I was a young child, and I've dreaded the days someone asks to go to the beach. I have not owned a pair of shorts as an adult. It doesn't…

I hope this does not come across as being bitter, but I wouldn't call that "evening out". I'm 25 years old and have never known a day of normal weight in my adult or teenage life. I never binged, purged, or had an unhealthy relationship with food. I've always been conscious that I did not over eat in front of others…

I feel guilty the moment I stray from my intended diet/exercise plan and feel like I've ruined my progress for days to come. Mostly because that is exactly what happens. I eat out, see the scale jump 1-2 pounds and stay there for the remainder of the week. As to my friend and comparing, yes not good, but also the size 2…

I usually get about 7 hours of sleep for me, which if I let me body sleep without an alarm is just enough to feel rested (between 7-8 hours). Sometimes I'll get less because of work (random night shift), or going out. As for stress level, I am more stressed out about weight loss rather than anything else going on

I weigh afterwards because I'm cooking in large batches rather than individual portions and will store the remainder in the fridge otherwise would just stick to raw weight. As an update I messed up yesterday :( I didn't go to the gym and ended up eating out and having tiaramisu for dinner (it was delicious). Weight went up…

I'm resurrecting this post after I have done more research into weight loss plateaus. The majority of posts I've found refer to one of two things: 1) Ensuring accurate measurement of food 2) Patience and allowing time for body to change After posting a week ago and today was meal prep day I took a really hard look at…

So I just started learning this after watching lots of YouTube videos but apparently there is a hate for Smith Machines for Barbell exercises. I use them because : 1) that's all that's available at Planet Fitness 2) I work out alone and I'm scared if I wanted to add weight or do any extra reps and injuring myself because I…

1) I checked my stats with Scooby's calculator: BMR - 1544 TDEE - 2393 (moderate exercise) 25% calorie reduction - 1795 kcal Based on this I'm off by 300 calories. 2) So I disagree, what makes 20% okay but not 25%. The difference is a projected 1.2 lbs lost per versus 1.0 lbs/week. 3) I'm using moderate exercise in the…

While I am very proud of how far I've come I think the frustration comes from the fact that with all the changes I've done, and for the age I am at, my weight loss rate should be substantially higher. 33 pounds over 78 weeks (1.5 years) is a rate of 0.423 lbs/week despite making lifestyle changes to hit a goal of 1.5 to 2…

I think the part of about being sedentary and studying probably did have a lot to do with it as I could be on my computer for hours on end. The meal plan was the same, only the exercise has changed. When I'm menstruating my weight did increase about 2-3 pounds and remained so for > 1 week. I do not have Hashimoto's…

If everything stated is true, and you are accurately weighing and logging everything, it may be time to see a doctor. Maybe get your thyroid function checked. [/quote] Please read the whole post, I am in the medical field. I do not have signs, symptoms or lab work that is consistent with hypothyroidism, PCOS, Cushing's…

So I don't know if you noticed by I mix up my macros every other day. 45%protein 30%fat 25% carbs; 1370 kcal on one day and 30%protein 25%fat 45%carbs; 1650 kcal. Is this different from what you are suggesting and why would it be better. Thanks

Please continue to read further down my post as I have outlined what I do. Leg Day - Smith Machine Squats (5 sets, 10 reps) - Straight Leg Deadlifts Smith Machine(4 sets, 10 reps) - Smith Machine One Leg Lunges (3 sets, 10 reps) Super Set #1 - Barbell Curtsey Lunges (3 sets, 10 reps on each side) - Hyperextensions…

Nope sorry I forgot to add this. I do NOT eat back exercise calories.

So body recomp as I understand it is reducing body fat while adding muscle and involves cycling higher calorie days with lower calorie days. I found this article particularly useful: https://www.completehumanperformance.com/minimalist-recomposition/ But essentially if I were to do it properly I would be eating at…

Very good point. I log calories based on the cooked weight of food and will log the appropriate entries as such.

I completely agree with you and for that reason I reported my calories lost during cardio separately from the complete workout as strength training is for muscle gain and not calorie burning. So I would like to revise that I know that I at least burn 350-380 calories per cardio session. As far as the calculators, of course…

Thank you for the suggestion. If you read a little bit further than the first few paragraphs you will see that I am currently eating at 1500 calories, all foods are weighed in grams.

To appease the calorie counting Gods I have went ahead and weighed every single apple sitting in my fridge right now. For 11 apples the average weight is 154 grams which is 80 calories (and surprisingly matches up perfectly with the serving size on the bag). So I actually have been overlogging by 15 calories as I input 95…

I wonder now if anemia is contributing factor to easy increases in heart rate and thus inappropriate measurements of exercise intensity. Being anemic would mean I have a less viscous blood (thinner blood) requiring my heart to work harder to deliver the same amount of oxygen to my muscles than someone with a normal blood…

Your right it doesn't make sense. My brother running at 7 mph for 3.1 miles burns 600+ calories based on his Fitbit. In that same time, 3-4 minutes more I burned 400 calories walking at 3.5 mph with a slight incline. My heart rate very easily gets to 170s about 7-8 minutes of walking. If I were to warm up with a walk for 5…

Just downloaded the app! I'll see how it works over the next few weeks

UPDATE: I did the recipe builder method for calculating calories in rice. I weighed the uncooked salt, lemon juice, cooking oil (oopsy forgot about that), salt, pepper and Goya bouillon seasoning. 125 grams = 193 calories. Essentially I underestimating 40 calories per lunch/dinner or approximately 460-550 calories per week…

Thank you for being forthright. This is why i post here, because i know others can take a more objective view even if look back at my MFP data. I didn't loose the 9 pounds during the hiatus. I lost that weight from mid-September to mid/late-October, where because of my classwork and rotations I was very consistent.

To clarify this discussion. I am completing my degree this April, as in I will be receiving my diploma in the next two months. I am second to youngest in my class. Based out of the U.S. The average starting age is 24.

Yes! The whole small, medium, large, is not dependent on what that is subjectively to the MFP user entering the item. Visit any supermarket and you'll understand that almost all eggs labeled "large" are very close in size. I'll try this with the clementines since they can vary greatly in size So it's not just me.... thank…

I do not eat any of the calories I burn back. I figured this is bonus weight loss on top of calorie deficit from food. I do not monitor sodium intake, but my guess is that it is probably higher than I want it to be.

Okay yes, some actually practical advice. I could totally go for some asparagus. Or just buy strictly green beans. Maybe I can have another serving of fruit for a snack