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Oh, that's a great tip for using in a peanut sauce - I'm definitely going to try that! I may actually be able to make some spicy peanut noodles that won't use up a day's allotment of calories....

I'm a big peanut butter fan and a PB&J is generally divine. If I need to squeeze a few more calories out, I've found that PB2 has great flavor and makes a decent sandwich.

I understand being self-conscious at the gym. As has been said, though, there are a wide variety of people at most gyms and most everyone is there to do their thing and get on with their life. You'll have anxiety at first, but before long you'll be just as focused as everyone else. I know of what I speak - I go to a…

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 183 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Week of... January 6: 168.1 January 12: 165.8 January 20: 167.9…

I'll take a stab at this, since I've only recently proclaimed. While I reached my lowest weight back in September/October, some reflection and discussion with my physician prompted me to float up a little. I decided since I was purposefully gaining, I couldn't legitimately call it maintenance. Since I've been doing so…

I hear you on the shoveling here in Cincy - I was tempted to log it!

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: Since December 2018 Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 183 Average weight recorded for December:165.8 Week of... January 6: 168.1 January 12: 165.8 January 20:…

Interestingly, a study in the BMJ was just published that showed "most health outcomes did not seem to have differences between the [non-sugar sweetener] exposed and unexposed groups": https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.k4718. They were careful to point out that they couldn't rule out potential harms, but at least at this…

One of the reasons I chose to lose weight was to control BP and lipids. After losing ~55 lbs, my BP went from what was considered prehypertensive at the time (and which would qualify as hypertensive under the new guidelines) to consistently normal, and my LDL went from 158 to 90 (and is even lower now, I suspect.) I also…

Hi Eric, thanks for your kind comment! The comments from others were always interesting, though I know they were generally well-intended. I believe that the things people would say along the lines of what your mother did were because they felt self-conscious or felt that someone else's weight loss put them in a bad light.…

Name: Ben Age: 50 Height: 6' Total weight lost: ~55 lbs Time it took to lose: 9 months How long in maintenance: New...ish Maintenance weight range: 166-171 Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 183 Week of... January 6: 168.1 January 13: January 20: January 27: Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I started this…

Coffee may well help with your workout: https://www.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00570.2014

One way in which a Higy station, scale BF estimator, etc may be useful is for trending. A single reading (like a single BP reading or other VS reading) doesn't give much information. However, if you use the same machine at the same time of day under consistent circumstances - not unlike when weighing oneself - it can begin…

This for me as well. I consider weight management a secondary benefit.

This. Add in some frozen/fresh berries and you've got a lot of your day's fiber by breakfast!

I'd say before work. When I do night shifts my energy and attention are seriously winding down by 0800. I try to make at least one of those days my "off day" for purposeful workouts - I'm still getting (a lot) of steps in, but I don't feel pressured to shoehorn in even more.

Ohio here!