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I've been yo-yo-ing between 155-160 during all of November. My original goal was to get to 145 by Christmas, but I don't think that is going to happen. So I'll settle with 150 and *hope* to reach it early. 29 y/o, 5'5" Starting weight: 157 Goal weight: 150 November 25: 158.6 November 26: 156.6 November 27: 155.4 November…

Honestly OP, your post sounds like an intro to a female-led, feel-good movie about self love and personal growth. It was awesome. I can literally hear the voiceover as it pans over shots of downtown DC. You're the star!

Good for you for being able to stick to OMAD. I applaud your self control, as I would literally go insane if I only ate one time per day.

I've been yo-yo-ing between 155-160 during all of November. My original goal was to get to 145 by Christmas, but I don't think that is going to happen. So I'll settle with 150 and *hope* to reach it early. 29 y/o, 5'5" Starting weight: 157 Goal weight: 150 November 25: 158.6 November 26: 156.6 November 27: 155.4 November…

@MelodiousMermaid thank you for your advice! I don't use another app other than MFP, but I might look into weightgrapher. I've been tracking weight daily on MFP since Sept/October, so I do see an overall trend downwards. I am sticking to tracking everything I eat, even the bad. I do very well sticking to my goals during…

I've been yo-yo-ing between 155-160 during all of November. My original goal was to get to 145 by Christmas, but I don't think that is going to happen. So I'll settle with 150 and *hope* to reach it early. 29 y/o, 5'5" Starting weight: 157 Goal weight: 150 November 25: 158.6 November 26: 156.6 November 27: 155.4 November…

Yikes to this post. 1. Comparing this incident to a sportsman-like trend or between known friends/associates is trivializing the assault. They are completely different situations and to equate unwanted, unexpected touching to a thing done between friends is, on trend to this thread, toxic masculinity behavior as this man…

29 y/o, 5'5" Challenge starting weight - 160.0lbs 10/23- 160.0 10/30- 157.4 11/06- 159.6 11/13- 157.2 11/20- 156.0 11/27- 155.4 12/04- 154.8 12/11- 157.2 - Not good at all. Not sure what is causing this plateau/gain/drop. So frustrating :( 12/18- 12/25- Challenge End Weigh Goal - 145 Total weight loss goal by Christmas-…

You can and I certainly did, as long as you're accounting for it in your calorie goals. I did more cardio during the week to burn more calories so I could have some room for beer on the weekends.

It seems like what you and fernt21 are talking about is more the general douchebaggery of public shaming. That is not a toxic masculinity trait but a general toxic society trait that social media and smartphones have made so easy to do by anyone, not gender-specific. I think it needs its own thread, lol.

Hey there, you got this! Getting engaged kickstarted me back in 2017, and I lost 70lbs for my wedding in December last year. You're going to feel so beautiful on your wedding day!

I'm not sure if this will help you OP, but I'll share my story. I lost 70lbs in under a year last year (215lbs to 145lbs), using this app to count calories and track my exercises. From September '18 to May '19, I stopped using the app and did not pay attention to my calories. I gained 23lbs in that timeframe, to 168. Since…

This, definitely! I'm ~60lbs less for over a year now, but would still like to lose the last 15-20. People used to comment all the time about how much "better" I looked, but those comments are pretty much non-existent now. I consider it a good thing that people know me as a 'normal' person and not a 'fat' person anymore!

I consider myself a feminist (and probably joined this thread to my detriment haha), but idk who says you'd have to give up your seat for any random woman? Someone pregnant, old, or visibly disabled, yes. But anyone else? Nah, you got there first dude. Keep your seat.

A.J.R. is a terrible band, I didn't think I could ever hear a more awful song than 100 Bad Days until they put out Dear Winter.

Manspreading is actually a problem on crowded public transportation. But so is taking up a seat with your bag/purse/jacket/etc. Manspreading in a single chair though? Nah that's fine as long as we can't see up your shorts :D

I pretty much plateau'd all of November, but I'm really trying to lose these last 15-20lbs. Original starting weight - 215 December starting weight - 155 December goal - 148 Ultimate goal - 135 3rd- 155.4 8th- 157.2 15th - 22st - 29th - Total loss for December - +2 :(

I've been yo-yo-ing between 155-160 during all of November. My original goal was to get to 145 by Christmas, but I don't think that is going to happen. So I'll settle with 150 and *hope* to reach it early. 29 y/o, 5'5" Starting weight: 157 Goal weight: 150 November 25: 158.6 November 26: 156.6 November 27: 155.4 November…

Getting rid of my love handles/muffintop!

103 is a fairly low weight, depending on your height. You are probably at a normal/healthy range so your rate of loss will be considerably slow.

That is awesome. I agree, I do think stomachs shrink. If not scientifically, then at least mentally. I used to be able to eat 3-5 slices of pizza, or 3 slices and some cheese fries. (TMI Alert) However, when I've done that recently my stomach actually forced myself to regurgitate it because I guess it was so full there was…

I wish I had this problem :( I'm the opposite - simply ravenous during my TOM.

Makes sense. I was hoping cardio would get me down to a Normal range and then I could work on muscle building. I'm going to try the 300cal/hour for the next couple weeks and then start strength training. I think there's a sticky post somewhere for an intro to weight training that I'll finally look into.

I do change up the resistance and the incline every time I do it, just for some variety.

Gotcha. I work a desk job and have no kids, and after work I cook dinner then veg on the couch until bedtime. So apart from the occasional step away from my desk and my intended gym exercise, I am the definition of sedentary. My TDEE on days I don't exercise is probably pretty close to my BMR, and a bit more on days I do.

I know I am close to a normal BMI range, but someone at 5'5" with a lot more muscle than me could also be 155 and have a much different body fat % than me, no?

I still have 36% body fat, per the measurement from my scale, which I would like to see decrease to the mid 20s eventually. I'm not sure I could qualify as having 'little body fat' right now? I do not have a food scale, but the longer I'm on these forums the more I'm getting convinced I should start using one. I'm going to…

Thank you for your advice! As for your questions, I don't run. Even at my highest level of fitness in high school and college, running was terrible for me because I never got faster or increased my longevity. So I don't run. I use the elliptical (there's a version at my gym that has stationary arms and just uses leg…

Your first point is kind of why I'm asking, because what worked for me for a while seems to no longer be working. However, I did start eating back some exercise calories based on posts I've seen throughout these forums suggesting that's how MFP is designed, so that might be the culprit. To lose the first 50 I would just…

@DEVikingsMom I've heard that as well, that it's difficult to burn more than 10 cal/min so I have a hard time believing I was actually burning over 800 on a consistent basis. I was thinking of adjusting my entries to ~600 for a 65 minute session to account for machine inaccuracy.