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Exercise: well, I was on the bike for at least 20 mins but it was mostly piddling around looking for a cash point that works. So....no? Food logging: yes Calories: missed it and went over again

Did I exercise at least 20 mins? Heck yes! Cycled for 2.5 hours. The best part was when a lady not with our group passed be and I thought, "no, that's not on!" So I gave chance but once I caught her, I realized I wouldn't be able to pass her. I got right on her wheel, let her do all the hard work and just tried to hang on…

I have missed several days, but I'm back on it. Walked for 20 minutes, and participated in 5 minute living room dance party. Did not log my meals. Probably didn't stay to my calories. Going to do better tomorrow. I think I've used 9 of my 3 pass days.

Thank you to everyone for your kind word and your prayers. I'm just going to take it one day at a time. On the way to the gym this morning.

I'm going to have to take another pass day. This makes 2 of 3 pass days and we're only on the 3rd day of the month. Here come the excuses: we've had a bereavement in the family today and my back spasm is still very present. So Ben and Jerry have been my coping mechanism. I may drop out of the challenge all together but we…

@SummerSkier I had to look up TDEE because that is a new one for me. I found a calculator that reckons that my total daily expenditure of energy is 3494 calories which seems remarkably high. MFP reckons I will lose weight eating 2000 calories but that has not been my experience. I can lose weight eating 1700 calories and…

What does a meal or a snack for you look like? I agree with your approach not to cut anything out completely, and have found that lean proteins and whole grains do fill me up. I find that a lot of packaged foods don't fill me up or make me more hungry. So, like, a bowl of cereal will only keep me occupied while I am eating…

Exercise: Yes. Cycled 16km to gym (average 16kph which isn't great but it was rush hour traffic and it was raining) Watt Bike: 6x15 second sprints on the minute with max output 818 watts, 3x6 single leg straight leg deadlift with 40kg followed by leg curl with 25kg to failure. And that is when the back spasm started so we…

I'm all power no endurance. Your walking miles and miles and miles makes me want to hide under the duvet!

Exercise: Yes. 25 minutes on cross trainer keeping hr under 150 bpm, 3x10 sit ups with 5kg medicine ball, flipped 80kg tyre the length of the gym twice, bent over and upright row with 40kg 3x12, stretches Calories: Yes. Tracked: Yes.

You road a fixie in hills?? Whoa! I started riding on a 3-speed Brompton and thought that prepared me for something. But honestly, it was just a sort of gateway drug to a proper bike that I can't just fold up and put in a cab if I gas out too far from home.

I'm hoping to do a lot of cycling and some strength training. Your idea of the exercise bike by the radiator sounds nice and so much better than braving the cold and stormy weather we've been having lately!

I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed: trying to find the right calorie/nutrition balance to lose weight and also build up endurance to cycle longer. I'm 6'1" tall and weigh 148kg this morning. MFP reckons I will lose weight at 2000 calories a day, but that has not been my experience. I will lose weight pretty consistently…

I'm Lisa. 43 and this is my first challenge. While I have been incorporating more activity and exercise into my life and trying to eat fewer calories, I struggle with consistency: I work out with a trainer there days a week, but I do very little on the off days; or I stick to my calories during the week but the wheels come…

Not a parent, but I'm 43 and have at least 60kg (130lbs) to lose. Rather than focusing on what has gone wrong in the past, let's just focus on the now and the future. What did you do right today? What are you going to do right tomorrow?

I don't have a power meter on my bike, but the smart trainer has a power output calculator. Haven't tried Zwift but I find indoor riding rather tedious. Although I guess it's the best place for HIIT. @sijomial can you explain the gross versus net calculations, please? I'm new at this. Finally started losing weight by…

As for how much I'm looking to cut, overall, I would like to drop 50kg. I don't think that is going to happen before October. How do you work out calories burned on the bike? Is it just with a power meter? I have tried using a heart rate monitor but then it thinks I'm burning about 1000 cal/hr which is a severe…

Honey crisp. Turkish coffee or espresso?

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