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I agree with JustSomeEm. If we are not measuring (preferably with a food scale) and logging everything we eat, we have *no idea* how much we're consuming. A brief illustration from my life: About 15 years ago I was working my butt off to lose 30 pounds. The first 10 came off pretty readily, but then I stalled out for a…
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@CaladriaNapea, what a fabulous and insightful post! Just wanted to say how impressive I find your maintenance and your self-knowledge. People seem to think fat-loss is the big challenge. Nope--it's maintenance.
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Hi there-- If a person is eating too many calories, he/she will gain fat, no matter how "clean" those calories are. Same thing with weight maintenance. If one is eating for maintenance, fat loss will *not* occur, no matter whether he/she is eating twinkies or tofu. Counting calories is extremely effective because most…
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Commitment is more important than age. :-) Best of luck to you--you can do this!
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What an achievement! Wow--I hope you're super-proud of yourself!
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Wow--congratulations! You're making such fabulous progress!
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Variety is good! Keep doing the exercise you like to do! Next time your brother offers his opinion, ask him where he got his degree in exercise science.
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Dawn--congrats--you've worked hard, and you're seeing excellent results! How wonderful to see all your blood chemistry and blood pressure back to normal! You go, girl!
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Janetr, I just read your post. I'm so sorry--prayers going up.
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Hey, guys and dolls--I got my vivosmart a couple of weeks ago, and for the most part I like it. I've just friend-requested everybody here that I could. Cyberdon2001 and Mama_C, I couldn't find you on Garmin Connect. You can add me--I am marymezzo on Connect. I'm mostly using my Garmin for estimated calorie burn and heart…
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Hi, Miriam-- I live in Knoxville--East Tennessee. I was born in North Dakota, but my family moved here when I was 10, and I've never left. Drkatiebug--congrats on your successes in the gym *and* for getting back into smaller clothes! Mary from Tennessee
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Hey, ladies-- I'm really impressed with the support all of you offer one another. It'll take me a while to get to know who's who and who's doing what, but in the meantime, thanks for being here. Today was an experiment and a good day. Long story short, I've had a bad episode of lower-back pain since late last August.…
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OK, on the positive side, you will be able to get back in shape much more quickly than someone who has never been there. Faster than you think, I'll bet! Hi, jillalexander!
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How cool that you were a competitive gymnast! They have such excellent bodies! Listen, you may not become a competitive gymnast again, but there's no reason you can't be superfit. I'm guessing you're quite young, yes? Time is on your side! My main love is strength training. I've done a lot of things over the years,…
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Lagopus--I guess my handle gives me away. :smile: Singing right back to you, over there in the soprano section.
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Lifting is the real fountain of youth. Cardio is necessary and great--but lifting is what gives you a body that lasts over the long haul, looks great, burns more calories, and has a gorgeous shape. :smile:
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Hi, Sarahjane--I'm new to MFP and also looking to find some accountability buddies. I'm about 152 pounds at the moment and working back to 130. The past couple of years I've been pretty inactive, and I'm returning to healthy habits now. I live in the States, in Tennessee, which is in the southeast. I've never been to the…
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I'm catching up on everyone's recent posts. LOVE the fairy garden! And here's a shout-out to all the choir members--I'm one too. OK, time for me to get to work.
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OK, yesterday was my lower-body workout, and the day before was upper body. Pretty much everything is sore right now. Not a bad sore, just a "you've been doing the work" sore. Today I'm going to walk, and I have my fingers crossed that I can go for 20 to 30 minutes. The back story (pun intended) is that last fall I had the…
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Thanks for the welcome, Barbiecat--love your poodles! :smiley:
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Hello, ladies--I just discovered this message board. I'm 59, working to be fabulous at 60 and undo the damage caused by inactivity for the past two years. This month my goal is to get to 148 pounds (I was 153 on Feb. 1) while maintaining or increasing my lean body mass (104.5 pounds). Love the pet pictures some people have…
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Very low calorie diets (and fasting) reduce metabolic rate. Plenty of studies support this. But moderate caloric deficits (20-25%) do not cause the same problems unless lean body mass decreases. People who are very large to begin with are less likely to lose LBM. People who do strength training are less likely to lose LBM,…
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Hi-- Not at all a stupid question! if you know how your bodyfat percentage, you can get a quite-accurate estimate of your basal metabolism. Here's an online calculator: http://health-connexion.com/body/katch-mcardle-formula.asp If you don't yet know your bodyfat percentage, first step would be to get an estimate by…
