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Oops, I went from 155-129 and not 255-129.*

Yes! Invest in a cheap food scale it is the only way to correctly estimate your daily calorie consumption. I lost weight twice in 2009 ( going from 215-118) and in 2015 ( going from 255-129) by counting calories and weighing everything (with the exception of almond milk that I use a measuring cup for). I gained some of my…

What are you doing for exercise? And what is your starting weight if you don't mind me asking? I would highly advise you to up your calories to at least 1,600-1,700 a day. In 2009 I went from being 215 pounds to 118 pounds in less than 8 months by only eating 1,200 calories a day. Needles to say, I was starving and ended…

It really depends on your exercise and your average heart rate, current weight and height and general activity level. How hard are your exercising and how many times a week? Do you also walk a lot during the day? I eat back 35%-40% of my exercise calories and I still manage to lose about a pound a week. I am 27,5'4.5,…

I eat back 35%-40% of my exercise calories and I've managed to lose .8 pounds this week even while eating way over my calorie range on both Saturday and Sunday. I workout a lot ( 6-7 time a week, with an average of 400-500 calories burned per a 45 to 60 minute session and an average heart rate of 163 for each workout). I…

Awesome, I modified my max heart rate to 190. Should I get my max heart rate professionally tested? Or what other methods are there to find out a more accurate max heart rate?

Thank you so much for this! I gave it some thought and if I don't see a difference in calories burned now that I have modified my maximum heart rate I will still go by what my HR is telling me. I'd rather underestimate my calorie burn, than overestimate. As for this gym, I decided to move to another boutique fitness…

O yes, I double checked my data and even updated my weight ( I lost .8 pounds this week, yay!). I also went ahead and updated my estimated max heart rate (183 it was previously at 220). I took a pretty intense bootcamp class today and my stats were pretty good ( see attached) . I am coming to terms with the fact that the…

That is so disappointing and misleading! I wonder if my calorie burn will be any different now that I've updated my maximum heart rate.

Updated my maximum heart rate settings. *

I never got my max heart rate tested, but after reading your post I went ahead and updated the maximum heart rate settings on my watch to 183 (220- 88% of 27). Would my calorie burn change since my max heart rate is lower? I believe that now my heart rate zones should be a lot different and I should be working out within…

Hi there, I wrote that I am 5'4.5, now 142.4 pounds and I am 27.

Wow! Very interesting indeed, specially the part about the increase in muscle mass and its negligible impact on metabolism; who would have thought! Unfortunately, this also confirmed that maintaining weight loss can only be accomplished with pure discipline for the rest of our lives, which explains why so many people fail…

Yeah, I don't understand the hype around it, but I wanted to know if it is as amazing as Instagram users make it out of be. I think I will stick to my HIIT with weights. I enjoy group fitness classes which is why I continue to do bootcamp 2-3 times a week, I hope I will be able to at least maintain my muscle mass while at…

While I don't agree with the morning fast, I think the most difficult part is getting through he first day post binge, when you're feeling terrible. I agree with you that working out and moving on while feeling like crap is the best way to recover!

O man, I have struggled with bingeing my whole life! My weight is normal , but have binged on and off my whole life. The key is to never restrict!!! I know it is hard, but I would eat the calories required to maintain your weight for 2-3 days post binge and than consider cutting 250-500 calories ( not more). I would also…

Wow, amazing job! I will see how this week goes and if I lost too much weight I will increase my calories to 1,600-1,700 calories.

I used to weight 215 pounds back in 2009, I have lost and maintained that weight loss, but I find that anytime I lose more weight and deep below 135 I start to lose control. I personally feel and look better at a lower weight. I am trying to not only focus on cardio, but also gain muscle.

Yes, I have learned to control my binges, by having "controlled binges", if I know a binge is coming and I really can't prevent it I allocate myself 1,000 calories worth of food and only "binge" on those specific foods. It prevents me from having massive 4,000 calorie binges.

Hi there, exercise does not seem to help me ( if anything it prevents me to ballooning up to 200 pounds). I have done therapy and the only thing that seems to work for me is completely eliminating sugar and specifically chocolate from my diet. Seriously, if I even have one piece of chocolate it completely sets me off. I…