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There’s a lot of misconceptions about weight loss but the basic equation is Calories in < Calories out. However you get to this equation (carbs, low carbs, high fat, protein, dairy, vegetarian, exercise) depends on your personal preferences.

I love Mediterranean foods! But I also like to eat a wide variety of foods. If it helps you stay in a deficit for long term than it’s a diet that will work!

Do you have a reason to worry about cholesterol or sodium? Egg whites, protein powder, cheese, beans...all good sources.

Usually it’s dry unless the package says otherwise.

You might have lost visceral fat which is the most dangerous type of fat so its good to lose it!

I just started adding ground black pepper to our popcorn and am amazed at how good it tastes! Spicy!

Something else I never realized was I am much more comfortable saying the word fat. I would never say it when I was 200+. Now, I use it frequently, typically describing myself in the past tense.

People don’t realize that your wants and desires will never go away. Once you get that promotion, what then? Once you hit that goal weight, what comes next? Our ego is always thinking “if I can just get xxxx, than I’ll be happy.” But that’s almost never the case.

I think that it’s good to address the temptations instead of avoid them. What will happen when you lose the chunk of weight and then go out but you haven’t learned how to resist or cope with the situation? You might just fall back into those bad habits.

I’ve had to curb some of my caffeine intake recently but nothing gets me out of bed sooner than knowing that a hot cup of coffee is in the kitchen.

Yup! For me it was more like...I thought I couldn’t make friends because I was fat. I realized I actually have to make an effort.

Yes, really.

Totally achievable goal! I lost 61lbs in a year and I weighed 30lbs less than you when I started. I weigh less than my husband now and it does make me feel happy.

I use Regimy for iOS. It has a lot of popular programs but isn’t perfect.

Water poisoning is becoming more common. The popularity of marathons might be a significant contributor. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa043901

Salmon. Le sigh.

Indoor volleyball, climbing, basketball, and the stationary bike.

Pre-logging my food in the morning. It eliminates the whole “what should I eat?”, saves me time, and helps me stay within my calorie goal. If I write 50g of oats, I only weight and eat 50g. If my meat is off by a couple of ounces, I can quickly adjust that in my diary.

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I would love to know the answer to this. I ski every year and am always in pain. My feet hurt so bad, I look forward to the chair lift ride back up! I will say it’s gotten more manageable since I lost weight.

I did juicing once. How awful. Buying a food scale changed my life. Also reading the experts and success stories. I’m a big fan of “I’ll eat it if it fits into my calories”.

I got on it. It was up 5lbs. Next day, dropped 3lbs. Today, back to my normal weight. Nothing to be scared of!

You can do a hybrid of course. I know a lot of people that just don’t eat grains, rice, potatoes but don’t focus on tracking their carbs. It’s helpful for them because it eliminates typically higher calorie foods, isn’t too restricting, and still gets you into a calorie deficit (which is the only way to lose weight).…

Or is it possible, if you’re exercising and eating those calories back, that you are over estimating your calorie burn? Something in the equation is wrong if you’re not losing.

IF won’t help with losing fat. Only being in a calorie deficit will work. IF might help someone get in a deficit though. But when you eat doesn’t really matter. Sadly, you can’t target where you lose your fat. Sincerely, Girl with no boobs

When I was in college, we would max out twice in a school year. It was fun! I played a team sport so everyone would be around you cheering. I think it would be hard to hype myself up for it now. And yes, as an American, I can’t afford an injury right now.

Half and half with no sugar does the trick for me. I also sometimes add cinnamon, nutmeg or cardamom spice when grinding my beans (or added the ground beans) for a hint of flavor with low calories.

Shrimp, tilapia, deli turkey

I do Strong Curves as well and the schedule is easy to follow. I recommend going into the gym with a plan ahead of time and starting slow. I lift 4 times a week, 25 mins each time. You don’t need to spend two hours at the gym lifting.

Weight loss is about being in a calorie deficit. I think you have a ton of cardio that might be tough to sustain. Long term, I recommend lifting weights during your weight loss to maintain as much muscle as you can. I regret not doing so when I lost 62lbs doing nothing but cardio. I didn’t look great and lost a lot of…