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Sounds like you are doing a great job and making the most it.
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Most definitely.
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Congrats!
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5ft 9.5 Highest 189 Lowest 135 Current 167 Goal 140-145
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Old Navy medium or high impact bras
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Work it!
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The figures you posted are to lose a pound a week (500cal/day*7days/wk=3500 weekly deficit). You should still be eating 1200 calories at minimum. The 953 calorie number is NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Sad day :(
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My first two weeks I lost 6 and 4 lbs; it was likely all water weight. Weight loss will fluctuate week to week, just be sure you are getting the calories and nutrients you need.
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Don't freak out over 150 calories. Learn from it and move on. After a few weeks, re-evaluate to determine if 1200 cal a day is something you can keep up with. I did it for about 6 weeks and then upped it to 1350 to give myself a little more wiggle room and to stress less.
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I think your exercise plan looks like a good start but may consider swapping out one of you cardio options (bike or elliptical) for free weights or body weight exercise. I personally burn a lot more calories does nody weight exercises than I do on the elliptical. Your weight loss goal it pretty steep for 12-13 weeks, but…
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Tell him to "PISS OFF". You are doing what works for you and it's paying off.
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The calorie number provided to you is the NET calories recommended for you per day. So with no exercise logged in a day, eat 1200 calories. For days that you do exercise, eat the 1200 calories plus the calories you burned. So if you burned 300 calories at the gym that day, you would want to eat a total of 1500 calories on…
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Agreed.
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On the high end (for those with 100+ to lose), 2 lbs per week.
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Do not eat less than 1200 cal per day to ensure you are getting proper nutrients. You may just have to accept that you may not lose weight as fast as you would like, but for a fairly small person, your body doesn't burn as many calories on an average day. I ran in to a similar frustration. After being on 1200 cal/day for…
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Amazing progress! All of your hard work has DEFINITELY paid off :)
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Don't be worried, things like this will happen over time. If you have lost 20 lbs, it's obvious that MFP is working for you and you are doing things right! Stick to the plan :smile: I plateaued for 4 weeks (total of 0.3lb lost in a month when I would have generally lost over 5) and I had not changed my calorie intake or…
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My gym time is my "me time"
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1. BE NICE TO YOURSELF 2. Accept the fact that this process takes time 3. Log what you eat and learn from it
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Asian meatballs with brown rice http://www.skinnytaste.com/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-gochujang-glaze/
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Don't stress too much about it and just stick to the plan. Weight will fluctuate due to a number of different causes. If you dropped 5lbs in a week, I wouldn't expect you to drop a bunch this week too. Just stick with it!
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The meals would be boring, but doable. This includes foods that I eat on a regular basis. $2.50 Canister of oatmeal $2.00 Bread loaf $2.00 Peanut butter $1.25 3 apples $2.00 Half gallon milk $1.00 bag of frozen veggie $2.50 3/4 lb sliced lunch meat Meals: Breakfast: Oatmeal w/milk and apple or PB Lunch: PB sandwich w/apple…
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amazing work!
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Resting 68
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I would recommend upping the protein a bit and lowering the carbs a bit to help you stay full longer. I found this made it easier for me to stay within my allotted calories. Since you stated you don't do much exercise, just stick within your 1,900 calorie per day limit and you should start seeing some losses. Best of luck…
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Crustless chicken pot pie with a cheddar biscuit
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For me: 3 days of workout (alternating cardio and strength) followed by one day off. This keeps me active 5 days per week and I still feel like my body has an opportunity to recover.
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Below are two sites I use often; they offer great variety and ideas to try new things. http://www.skinnytaste.com/recipes/vegetarian/ https://www.budgetbytes.com/category/recipes/vegetarian/
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When I get those days, I fulfill the craving. If I eat out, I try to limit myself to only a half serving since many restaurant entrees are well over 1,000 cal each. I get to eat what I want for that meal and get back on track from that point onward. I try to keep the frequency of this in check- maybe once every few weeks.…
