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I love Jay!!! I bought his book, and that's what helped me finally get my butt in gear and figure out nutrition to eat healthy and enjoy the weight loss process! Off topic I know, but I adore Jay lol. OP - I agree with the others that we need more info, but the things you're listing when you're eating under have protein,…

I lift 4x a week (upper body on Monday/Thursday, legs and core on Tuesday/Friday). Cardio - run a mile on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and walk around a mile during lunch most weekdays.

Hello Joanne, I have a big time sweet tooth! I was eating smaller amounts of candy, but that led me to going over my calories and gaining some back, so I've learned I'm not at a place where I can do that, yet. To get my sweet fix, I use peanut butter, sugar free Jell-o, greek yogurts, and fruit, such as strawberries with…

I did a few years ago, through a lot of exercise (I didn't know anything about nutrition, but worked out so much I got myself into a calorie deficit), then I had a car wreck and couldn't work out, still ate like crap so I gained 130 back. During recovery I learned a lot about nutrition and built a plan for me, not a diet,…

I was doing this too. I changed my meals around so I have a larger dinner than lunch, and have more fulfilling snacks at night. Like I'll eat 4oz of chicken, a serving of rice, and a serving of vegetables at lunch. For dinner I'll have 6oz of chicken, with rice and veggies (I like the same foods day in and out lol), then I…

Hi Chris! I'm Christy. :smile: It works as long as you're honest with yourself. I've used it to lose over 50lbs in 5 months now. Feel free to add me, friends does make it better.

^ This. It helps see what other people are doing if they share their diary and it's motivating to me to see on my homepage where my friends have been logging or working out. Plus, it's a nice little ego boast to get (and of course give) congrats on weight loss milestones :smile:

Yes, great attitude! I finally started just worrying about calories and trying to hit my protein goal like you said and I've lost almost 50 pounds since Jan. I've dieted for the last 20 years off and on and was miserable. Now I'm having a great time getting healthy, enjoy foods I like, finding fun workouts, and still…

Frozen veggies always make me laugh. The bag says there's about 4 servings but most times when I way them out it's more like 2. A salad kit will say 4 servings, but weighing it there's usually 6. So crazy!

I would love some more friends! I sent you a friend request, but anyone feel free to add me :)

Hi and welcome! :) I sent you a friend request. I also have to lose over 100, we've got this!!

Thank you so much! You too! :)

Feel free to add me. I lift 4 days a week. Upper body Monday/Thursday and legs/core on Tuesday/Friday. I've only been doing it for a few months, but I love it and would love more friends that lift! :)

This is odd lol but I donate plasma frequently and my most recent NSV was fitting in a normal adult sized blood pressure cuff :smiley:

Absolutely! I appreciate you having a civil discussion. Oh, FB and IG are the bane of my existence, so much false and harmful info! I'm new to the community side of MFP, so I wasn't aware of that about the posters. I'll be more mindful of that going forward, thank you. I went through my phases of under eating and going…

Sitting mine up using the goals MFP suggested it put me at an absurdly low calorie calculation, but overestimated my exercise calories, so if I ate them it took me out of my deficit, and led to weight gain. MFP, while awesome, overestimates the calories burned during strength training sessions. So for me personally, eating…

Thank you! :smiley: No they recommended MFP as a quick and easy way to log my food, but I don't use the goal it sets. I use calculations which takes into account the Mifflin-St. Jeor Equation to calculate my BMR, then I calculate my deficit and macros using the equation/guidelines they gave me for the macros. I have the…

Yes, I'm well versed in CICO. I've met with trainers, nutritionists, and dietitians, and they all recommended not eating the exercise calories. Yes, I have a Fitbit that estimates my calories burned. I just use my exercise calories as a sort of padding towards my deficit. I have a training plan from the personal trainer,…

I don't eat any of my exercise calories. The estimates can be off and when I do eat my exercise calories I find myself going over or stressing about it, so I just don't eat them. I have them turned off, so I don't even see them. I try not to eat all of my calories. I try to leave ~200-300, I figure my accuracy can't be…

I hold on to a couple of pieces to do comparison photos, but otherwise I donate along the way.

5 mins warm up on treadmill 4 sets each of the following exercises (12-10-8-8 reps): Chest press Tricep Kickbacks Rows with resistance bands Bicep curls Shoulder Press Front Raise Arm Circles Skull Crushers then a 20 min HIIT Cardio class

https://www.fitbit.com/user/6XVQCF I would love some Fitbit friends so I could do the challenges!