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Good stuff, thanks, guys! I'm determined to make morning exercise my thing. Knowing my work style, that will be the easiest way to guarantee exercise happens. I've never been a morning exerciser, but for now at least it's what I've gotta do. Thanks for the advice to start slow @jesse1952, I think that's been another…

Thanks, @rheddmobile! I'll try out the fruit suggestion soon. I think 15 min workouts will need to be my norm. I'm embarrassed to say that on some days, even that's been too much and I've blown them off! But that's bc I intended to do them after I finished working. Fruit in the morning and then a short workout sounds like…

I did it. :) I told myself that although tired, I could handle some lifting with light weights. Then came some leg lifts and squats. By then, I had enough blood pumping to give me the energy to do my short workout dvd (which was my original goal for today). So, I guess that's one method that can work for me! Do a little…

@PinkyPan1 Mmm that sounds good! I've actually never pureed anything before. :open_mouth:

I love soup! I have a few staples that I make frequently. My favorite one lately... - sauteed veggies in the bottom of the soup pot with olive oil (celery, carrots, sliced baby bella mushrooms) - after that's done, I add 2 big cans of petite diced tomatoes - then I add about 8 cups of my favorite stock (boxed stuff that I…

I hope you like it, since you're looking forward to it. I personally find it disgusting. I gave it two tries with different flavors, and they were both among the grossest things I've ever eaten. I was excited to try it too after seeing people go on about it here. I hope it's a better experience for you! Have fun in the…

Thank you so much for the recipe. It looks amazing! I've been wanting recipes for using my protein powder, and this looks perfect for me. :smiley:

Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquiry. :) Thoughtful responses, each that I'd like to respond to. Right now I'm behind on a deadline though and need to attend to that first. I really need to develop better time management skills. It might sound odd, but I'm taking inspiration from you guys and have decided I must…

@endlessfall16 I'm fascinated by this! It's so different from how I experience hunger. When I'm maintaining, I truly do feel full each time I eat. Not stuffed, but a "starting to get full" feeling. The distance between that feeling and being uncomfortably full isn't that far for me, so it's like a built-in check against…

Very interesting! Thanks, @endlessfall16. The part about eating until you're ok with your hunger...Is that your IE when you're aiming to eat at a deficit, or when you're aiming to return to maintenance after having been above it? I've been thinking of "appetite" as a term for the state of being hungry. Appetite has other…

I'm a David chick. I have a bag next to me right now. :D I typically end up eating only half a serving because fat fills me up. It's one of my favorite foods for mindless snacking. I know I won't eat too large a portion, and they take a long time to eat.

I find these different answers very interesting. Intuitive eating has generally worked for me for maintenance because I'd eat when I'm hungry, and then I'd stop when I'm starting to feel full. I'm lucky because the point when I feel full happens to be the amount of calories needed to maintain my weight (so long as I'm at…

Intuitive eating generally worked for me. I have a relatively stable appetite (CI) regardless of my activity level. The problem is when I drop to sedentary, my appetite stays the same. So when sedentary, my appetite level (intuitive eating) causes weight gain. I'm working now on losing those pounds. Conversely, I've also…

This. Possibly my two favorites are... ~ Ground beef cooked with either Mexican or Italian flavors, or neutral s & p. ~ Meatballs. The ground beef is so versatile and flexible. I kicked myself for waiting so long to do this. I use 93/7 organic grass fed beef that I buy in the family pack to save $. Beef's always been one…

I have ibs and, yeah, it definititely required learning a new way to eat. I used to eat far more veg than I do now. Some foods were staples that I rarely ever eat now, and even then only in small amounts and with bean-o. For a couple months, I just stopped eating all fruits and vegetables to give my digestive system some…

Well said.

Yeah, I've experienced this a few times when my activity level went way up and I must not have increased my calories enough to compensate. The first time was when I was a teenager. During summer vacation, I started working full-time at a very busy McDonald's. Going to moving around on my feet 8.5 hours a day, 5 days a week…

It can be hard to get precise info on how many calories you burned. In your shoes, I'd probably start out by raising my calories half of the difference (so to about 1500) and not logging Piyo in MFP. Then I'd adjust my calories from there based on hunger & weight loss results.

I've never bothered following any workout's companion meal plan.

Both times I had it was from my grocery store's section where they prepare a recipe but leave it to the consumer to cook it. Maybe they have a supplier whose tilapia is especially gross. I'd be willing to try it from someplace else. It would be a nice food to like since it's relatively inexpensive. The memory of the taste…

Exactly!

The bold perfectly describes my perception of tilapia! I also love most fish, but I've had tilapia twice and both times I found it disgusting.

Walking is great. I was sedentary for a couple of years and put on weight. I built up to walking an hour on the treadmill 5 days a week. I did that for about 3 months and lost about 8 pounds from that alone (no deliberate change to my calories). Now I'm doing my easier workout dvds and hope to progress to the tougher ones…

No I'm not lol. That would be saying: 1). People who did cardio lost weight. 2). Cardio causes weight loss. That's not at all what I'm saying. Of course that line of reasoning is flawed. But it's also flawed to say (1) "cardio isn't for fat loss" when it can be. In your mind, it appears that saying (1) is the *same* as…

I'm sorry, but your original post logically contradicts your title. You state that (1) cardio *can* help build a deficit and (2) a deficit "burns fat." Therefore, cardio can help burn fat. That's what follows logically. Your title says the opposite, so is illogical. Now, that logic chain doesn't mean cardio *must* help.…

I'm in grad school so can relate. I find what motivates me is results. Besides that, what keeps me in check isn't so much motivation as commitment and habits. I second goldthistime's question: How much have you lost? What's your food situation looking like - calorie goals and logging habits? Exercise is important for…

But if you increase the burn 250 calories, you can hold CI steady (eat what you had been) and still lose half a pound a week. The deficit is dependent on the *relationship* between CI and CO.

I guess what you really mean by your title is that "Cardio doesn't necessarily burn fat" and within your first post that "Cardio isn't necessary for burning fat." Both of those are true, but saying "Cardio isn't for fat burning" is not and could mislead people.

1) Cardio can help with a calorie deficit. 2) A calorie deficit burns fat. 3) Cardio doesn't burn fat. (Title) ??? I don't follow you conclusion. I mean, sure, exercise isn't magical. If a person doesn't have a calorie deficit, they won't lose weight. And people need to understand that. But if someone holds their CI steady…

Yes, that was a fascinating article, thank you! I'm not sold on the idea of fixed energy expenditure though, and that the body generally can't increase its TDEE with exercise (aside from the article's acknowledged 200 calorie jump when going from sedentary to moderately active). I can definitely see the gist of their…