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Why so many egg posts? I feel like there is a joke here that I am missing.

Looking forward to this challenge!

Walking at 3.5-4mph is fairly low intensity, so a higher proportion of the gross calories burned are from merely being alive. If you are looking for the *net* calories burned you get something like the formula mentioned above. These are the additional calories that you would not already be burning by just existing. If you…

Dial back on the intensity until your muscles catch up with your enthusiasm (but still go and get the blood flowing!). For me, the second day after is usually the worst so hopefully you will see a light at the end of the tunnel tomorrow. If you have access to a foam roller, give that a try. Foam rolling is kind of amazing…

For me, eating at maintenance doesn't really stop the brewing of a binge. If you expect maintenance to fill that desire to be *full, completely satisfied, not wanting to eat*...it may not do that. Maintenance calories are fairly neutral feeling, sometimes even leaving me a bit hungry. And certainly I would never be able to…

Enough to go from XL to medium tops. Made me a lot more proportional and I had to try on a lot fewer shirts to find ones that fit in the shoulders, length, AND bust. Bra shopping still a PITA though.

My first thought was pizza, so many possibilities, even dessert. Tacos would be my runner-up. If it had to be one food prepared the same way every time? Cheeseburger with a fried egg and grilled onions.

Drinking two eight ounce glasses of water will make you gain 1 pound.

Blame it on the photographer. Some people really struggle to take a decent picture (*cough* my husband *cough*), where my kid can pick up my phone, aim it for .0023 microseconds, and come up with a great selfie of her and me. Or maybe... If it was a picture with other people, just the way you are shaped in comparison can…

Seems like maintenance is your problem, not losing? You can't go back to "normal" eating because you end up 20 pounds higher than you want to be. For some people, by the time they get near to goal weight the difference between "diet" and "maintenance" calories can be a handful of nuts a day. One thing that some people do…

If I need a nap, I take one (if at all possible). Sleep good. Tired bad. If I need a nap *every* day, I look to make a change in my sleeping/caffeine/activity schedule because I would rather not feel like that every day. I have a bad habit of drinking too much caffeine because I didn't sleep well (maybe because I didn't…

140 at 5'4" is within the normal BMI range, but I get the difficulty when your "feel best physically" and "look best" weights do not coincide. I go for feeling best, but I can envision scenarios where I or others might choose differently. :) Are you back to exercising yet? In terms of feeling best, exercise plays into that…

Look for "Metamucil sugar free original smooth powder". The one with only Psyllium husk, maltodextrin, citric acid as ingredients and 0g sugar. If the problem continues, you might need to really ramp up the fibrous low carb veggies with your low carb diet to get the fiber you need to move. Metamucil is OK here and there…

Once again, thank you urban dictionary. TIL "AMA". Are you feeling sulfurous?

Curious what you would have a >35 thin male wear?

I find it really interesting that so many of the males are picking #2 and the females #3. Surprised!! I like 3 best.

Sometimes when things are out of control, food is something that you CAN control. If you like to meal prep, schedule a time to do it. In the past, when did you meal prep? Can you do it that day/time? What about Sunday afternoon? You will feel better (about that at least) when you do it. Good luck on this new chapter of…

If you set up with MFP, you are capped at 2 pounds a week or 1200 calories. Losing weight faster is sometimes indicated for certain weight/health conditions, but it should be done under the supervision of a doctor because there could potentially be serious side effects, and the doctor can help with the risk/benefit…

You could go the annoying route and text her each day when you get home for the evening "I'll be home for the rest of the evening if you want to come over and get the cookies". Every.single.day. >:) I love how she threw a guilt trip on you about it, too. Apparently since she won't have *her* cookies she's lost the will to…

Sometimes people take a deload week where they cut back on exercise, but diet breaks and deloads don't have to be done together and might be done for different reasons.

If you see *fluid oz* for anything other than *liquids*, it is a database error. Do NOT use it or your calories will be way off. Unfortunately, it has been a known error for quite some time.

For someone 5 minutes away who can't be bothered to get them in a month and a half or respond? I might give her one more chance, "hey, I've still got these cookies, if you want them I need you to pick them up by X or I'll assume you no longer want them." I'd also put her on flake protocol, which would involve her paying me…

The only thing I would do differently with 75% ground beef is that I would not use it in recipes where I could not drain the fat (I find meatloaf floating in grease unappealing, for example). Other than that, just about everything. Browned and drained hamburger is good in casseroles of various types--Basic recipe: some…

There's degrees, too. Don't have to throw in the towel altogether, maintaining sure beats gaining, even if I would rather be losing.

Guilty.

Projects. Ones where cheese hands are annoying. Get out of the house. Tell yourself you can have 1 serving later on, and make sure it fits in your macros. Tell yourself that it is not your food, so you don't eat it.

A lot of people get focused on a certain body part (stomach, hips, legs, etc.) and think that it looks big/horrible/etc. I have never not ONCE seen it be true when they posted a picture. A certain amount of fat is normal and necessary for health and survival. You might try Strong Curves, which focuses a lot on lower…

When I had it done, I first filled out a form that asked me about such things as what my fitness goals were (need different shoes for running on trails vs. pavement, etc.), any fitness related injuries past or present (shin splits, plantar fasciitis, etc. can all be affected by shoes), my weight (some shoes might wear too…

Awesome that you are trying to help your mom. Water aerobics sounds like something to try. Definitely worth getting a routine from a physical therapist. They want to see people moving as much as they can without hurting themselves. As far as diet, I am going to guess that she is eating a high carbohydrate low fat diet?…

If you are concerned about fatty acid profiles (omega 6:omega 3 ratios, MCTs, etc.) or smoke point, you may prefer one over the other at various times.