CranstonJ2016 Member

I thought I had to lift weights, i did the P90X videos and yoga videos and kept up...what I find works for me right now is cardio and a simple 30 day HIIT challenge. I've lost 10lbs as of today, and I'm liking it. It may not be for you, so do various things until you find something you like to do :)

***NEW MINI GOAL*** Lose a min of 10lbs, get out of the "overweight" catagory before my trip to Cuba Jan 4th. I'll weigh in today, but estimating I'm 161/162 (started at 171) so 10 more lbs in about 5.5 weeks!

Super mini goal here lol Losing 2 more lbs this week to get to 10lbs total lost!

I used MFP before and ate back calories I got according to my polar...and did not lose weight. I now do not log in any exercise at all and eat my recommended amount and I lose about 2lbs a week. That's just my experience.

Great job!!!

Nothing like you SO seeing/feeling the difference!

I am a 29yr old female, 5'6. MFP says I eat 1,400 cals to lose 1lb a week. I eat between 1,200 and 1,500 (depends on if i have wine that night lol). I have been losing 2lbs a week thus far, I think it is because I don't log cals burned while working out..so I don't eat them all back. But I'm usually consuming between 1,200…

I love love love cooking and baking! I find what helps is logging a day in advance so I can plan out having home made chicken fingers with sweet potatoe/squash fries. I love preplanning a pizza slice and the occasional Gin and Club Soda cocktale. Weight loss isnt the ens of your life! I learned this this passed weekend. I…

Good job! You look amazing!!

If it works for you, then thats great. I do think it's a tad extreme for only 20lbs, you can lose that and still do crossfit and eat more...more than just veggies :) I have lost 6lbs in 3 weeks and I eat around 1400cal plus I do cardio and a HIIT Program. Like I said though, good on you if it works for you and you still…

I started because I was tired of who I saw in the mirror and wanted to be healthier. So I started MFP and logged properly and hit the gym after work, started with walking and some weights, but then I found this HIIT program online, 30 day HIIT challange that I thought looked good. So now I do cardio and HIIT. What keeps me…

Thank you all so much. I decided to log. So I have tomorrow planned. Someone mentioned that seeing as it is at my house I do have more control and I know what to expect! I've also cut back my snacks today to give me some caloric wiggle room for tomorrow if I do end up eating more than I should. Thank you all so much for…

I can't weigh daily, I am wayyyyyy too obsessed with the numbers. I get fristrated with weight gain and tend to sabotage everything by seeing a pound up. Its crazy, I know, but it's how my brain works. I weigh in once a week to keep track.

It might do something for people just starting out, people who arn't as active as they should be. I don't think it's appropriate to knock down this fitness challenge. Just because you may be fit enough that 10 calf raises won't do something for you, doesnt mean it won't do something for someone else. Positive vibes to all…

:( i only have about 130 cals left for the day..

It didnt post the rest. Anyways! What do you guys do to not give into naughty foods?

Thank you. Yes when I logged it my fat went up, I'm assuming sugar? Or is sugar carbs?

Get a food scale for sure! I never realized how much I was over eating, even on healthier foods, until I started to weigh things out. Also, I find pre-planning my day keeps me on point! I'm a Type-A pre planning planner type person, so I usually precook all my food the night before and log everything in then, that way, I'm…

I usually precook my breakfasts, just so its ready and I dont eat somethig i shouldnt. So..its usually; 2 hard boiled eggs 1oz of bacon or 2oz of sausage 2 cups of spinach About 2oz of a fruit of some sort Splash of lime Olive oil Almost a breakfast salad. I find this fills me up enough that I can skip my morning snack and…

So how do I log in breaded chicken? And the buttermilk sauce? I have such a hard time trying to figure out how much I'm consuming when its just a sauce on top or within the meal. I can't pick everything out and measure just the sauce lol or peel the breading off and measure the breading..do you count all those things? If…

Maybe a different brand or type of coffee? I love Tim's double double, I'm onto black coffee now but Tim's tastes like mud now lol I find going to a coffee shop and trying different beans that hold its own unique flavour made drinking black coffee easier. Or you can just log in what you put in your coffee and cut back only…

Hahahahaha it changed my word to kitten lol too cute lol kitten obvi wasnt the word i was trying to use

Great idea! Although, I love food so much I usually eat my days calories lol I think I may try that in the future for sure, today I feel really full with the food I have allotted myself, so definitely something I could do in the future :)

I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I am NERVOUS for this weekend. I'm great during the week, but weekends I feel like my hubby says "lets go out for lunch" or "want wine?" And I'm replaying in my head that this weekend I'll say No..but I'm afraid of caving. I don't have a response, but I'll be back to this post…

Thank you very much for that! I think this "diet" is just an adjustment. Thank you very much Melissa, I'll be making sure I see if they go away within a week. :)

Now that you mention it, I have! Oh that must be it, thank you for bringing that to my attention :smile:

I'm at it again, I also want to lose 40lbs. My issue is I need someone to get on me. I'm watching my intake again, and working out 4 days a week. I just keep getting fatter and fatter. Not this time..this time, things have to change.