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About this comment, "that you should and you should NOT eat back your exercise calories". I don't use fitbit, just fitness pal. I have found that if I exercise and do NOT eat back the exercise calories, my weight loss is probably better. However, I don't want to starve or feel deprived. I prefer to use the exercise…
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Managing your weight is a lifetime chore and should be put in the same category as other personal hygiene items like brushing your teeth and bathing. I have lost 40 pounds on here and got out of my routine when summer hit and grandkids were here all the time eating things I don't eat or even keep around. I have stopped…
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I use a recumbent bike because I have lots of arthritis. It has been the main thing I do to burn calories. I have lost 32 pounds in the past 4 months. Obviously the speed you pedal and the difficulty setting will affect your burn, but I do medium setting, steady pedaling about 13 mph, and can burn about 225 calories in 30…
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Muscle weighs more than fat. If you are working as intensely as you indicate you are, then perhaps your body is adjusting to some new muscle. And the leaner you become, the slower the weight will come off. I am 61, extremely obese, and very broken thanks to arthritis everywhere. My metabolism was at a crawl when I started,…
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Thank you for replies. Yes, I am 61, very over weight and disabled. Have successfully lost 21 pounds over the past 90 days, but only .2 in the last 10. Trying to figure out what might need tweaked.
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That should read MFP, not MPG.
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70 pounds, how awesome! I too have hit a plateau so I was reading about plateau busters after "googling" it. One of my favorite things I read was part of the reason for plateaus. It said that after doing the same exercises and eating the same foods and calories for a period of time, your body becomes accustomed to it and…
