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IIRC, My Fitness Pal uses an algorithm that does not take activities beyond your initial setting "sedentary, light ect." into account. There's probably a much better explanation in the sticky section. So it gives you back the exercise calories expecting you to eat them and still have yourself at a deficit where you will…

I have an app called Happy Scale, that will give you some neat graphs, charts, and predict trends. If you're the type of person that feels they must weigh themselves (I'm fond of collecting data and tracking just about everything related to progress) then I recommend the app. Even on days where it fluctuates, there's a…

Thanks Heybales. That makes sense. I had a feeling that's what was intended, but since this whole idea is so counter intuitive to me I thought I'd make sure.

I wouldn't increase the reps, since they're already pretty demanding. Especially if you struggled the last time. If it were me, I'd just repeat the same weight twice and then jump up every other day. However, I'm not a personal trainer so take my advice with a grain of salt.

If my work schedule let me go more often, I'd likely be in the dojo five days a week too. Unfortunately, I have to make due with what's available to me. I certainly meant no disrespect about the weights being light. I suppose since I saw the high reps I just assumed. I apologize StrongLifts is a very simple and easy…

The classes are not a lot of standing around. There's 4-5 minutes of practicing with a partner, and then the instructor pauses and demonstrates the next technique for about a minute before we go back to practice. There's a lot of falling, tumbling and throwing involved. I'm usually soaked from sweat by a third of the way…

@cinblog1965 thank you for posting your work out schedule! I'm not sure if I want to do so many reps of light weights. I like 5x5 SL because it's simple and I feel like it hits me just about everywhere. However, I want to add in some lighter weights for the days I do go to the dojo(Aikido.) Wednesday is usually about a 4…

It's an incredibly miserable cycle. I feel better just knowing I don't have to try and avoid even healthy food items to keep my intake low enough to lose. It's just not sustainable for me and after doing the calculator I understand why.

If you enjoy fish, tuna and salmon have some very high protein and healthy fats in them.

I am definitely doing a reset, because I'm so hungry all the time that the idea of eating -that- much sounds heavenly. I've already been gaining steadily since I went from a job where I walked 5-10 miles a day to sitting still. That's how I ended up here. I thought I needed to cut my calories back drastically to prevent…

Whoever "they" are don't know what they're talking about. I'm 30, and I'm in a lot better shape now than I was in my 20's. I know a 63 year old woman who is a foot shorter, 50 pounds lighter and could kick my *kitten*! She's a 2nd degree black belt. Don't let getting old be a barrier, it's in your head and only in your…

My calculated TDEE is...very, very high. I'm female, 5'5, 30yo and it told me to eat 2735 cal a day. I'm 177 I added up the hours I spend at my dojo (Aikido: throwing and grappling), lifting weights (5x5 StrongLift) and running. I conservatively picked 6-8 hours of exercise a week. It may be more because I did not count my…

Hello! This is terrifying. Does anyone else find this terrifying? I'm doing it anyway. Great to meet you all!

I do this all the time. If you avoid holding the spray nozzle down forever, you will only have a very thin layer of oil, which is nice for something like broccoli that can easily soak up a ton of oil in the little green....nubs? I almost called them leaves. I find it more convenient. I usually just toss whatever I'm…

Meet the Puppers Mister Ellis McSnarfles, Esquire...trying to get in his human's face.

If I went by the weight most people start recomp, I would have driven myself crazy. I'm 5'5, 165lbs. I know by glancing at the numbers, most people would assume I need to lose another 30lbs before jumping to maintaining and recomp. But I have been lifting very heavy for 6 months, I'm a size 6-8 jean at 99% of stores, and a…

Coffee and a banana! I perform best on those days and save the pre-workout for when I'm really dragging *kitten*.

I squatted more than I weigh doing 5x5 Stronglifts, and the owner of my tiny local gym came up to me during my rest period to tell me that he was impressed with my progression and that I was killing it.

Anytime some one suggests a detox to me, I pause the conversation, grab a candy bar and seductively make eye contact while I eat it.

I have a similar problem with my forerunner 235. I think it's a garmin thing. On a busy day at work it will give me more than 1k calories in 'exercise.' I understand that on a long hike up mountainous terrain why it might do that, but walking in circles? I ended up eating too many of those back and maintaining. What you…

I second the Journal option. Sometimes the best way to work through anxiety ridden thoughts is to try to write them down and make it make sense to a stranger (the paper.) It works wonders for me, and it doesn't matter that my handwriting is total scribble. Also, you said meditation doesn't work. Honestly, I'd like to know…

I must have put the wrong numbers in somewhere. Thanks

5'5 164lbs. I'm set at lightly active with the following results: Maintain: 2040 .5 lb/wk: 1845 1 lb/wk: 1540

P.S. Buy a food scale. They're cheap.

I know I'm echoing a lot of the same sentiment here, but you can eat that burger. Even if you go over, the trick is to not go over every day. You didn't gain the weight in one meal, and you wont ruin progress in one meal either. Let yourself eat like a pig once in a while. I go out to breakfast with my friends once a month…

I went to a dietician once. I bought months worth of my food log to see if she could help me by making recommendations on eating more of this or that, eating a little less of this or that... and all she did was pull out the toy foods and ask if that was the portion size I was eating. She didn't even glance at my food…

Garmin Connect can do some funny, eyebrow-quirking things to the calorie goal, but I find it's a good thing. If you put sedentary down and you're not, it may give you a shocking amount of extra exercise calories depending on your actual activity. I have a 'lightly active' setting in MFP, but my forerunner compensates me…

I have had better luck with panache than shock absorber. My shock absorber started to fray, where I simply shrank out of my panache. I was a 36H, now a 32G.

I don't wear my engagement ring because I have a bad habit of breaking jewelry and I'm terrified of marring it, and my wedding band is titanium with inlaid wood. It won't break or ding or wear, but it does get really uncomfortable with a barbell in my hands. I wear those leggings with the tiny and practically useless…

I had a feeling that it might just be secretly sponsored by mars chocolate, and that it might not make a difference. Hey, never hurts to ask because I never would have thought of pixie sticks. Although, I'm not low carb at all, so I think I'll stick to my bananas. Thank you all.