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More about water: The general recommendation is to drink half your body weight in pounds in ounces a day. So if you weigh 160 pounds, drink 80 ounces (2.4L) of water a day! My personal goal is 3L a day

OP is trying to cut out carbs, that's why I suggested they replace it with fat so they still can get energy (yes you can turn protein into carbs but it's easier for your body to just use fats instead). I personally eat both (as in I eat carbs, fat, and protein) as balanced as possible, but that's not what OP wants to do.…

To a certain point. But an important part of improving endurance is recovery, and if you're constantly feeling nausea then you're not allowing for proper recovery.

@RisingAboveIt We have almost the exact same start weight! My start weight is 169.6 while yours is 169.2 And my goal weight is less ambitious than yours :)

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For everyone who logs: do you all use food scales to weigh every bite of food? What if you're at someone's house for dinner or at a restaurant? Do you bring your food scale with you so you can measure your food? Do you bring you food scale on vacation with you? Or do you just not log or do you estimate? For those who log…

Bananas (and virtually all fruits) are fairly high in carbs. Most would recommend replacing carbs with fat. Since there are two energy sources (carbs and fat) you'd do best to pick one to be your primary source of energy (intake wise). If you're going to cut out carbs, then replace it with fat so you have some energy.

Seems like a solid plan. I understand what you mean by keeping your body guessing, I'm not sure why others seem to be so hung up over the idea. Anyways, your plan looks good. Not terribly intense, considering you've been regularly active for 2 months, which is a good thing since you plan on doing this everyday.

It sounds like you're working out too intensely for your current fitness state. Ease off on your body by reducing the intensity.

Why not just use youtube? There are literally thousands of videos on stretching at home. With no equipment.

When it's cold: - I layer like crazy. I'd rather be too hot and take off clothes than too cold and out 5 miles - I shorten my stride so if I slip and fall I won't do a painful split (also reduces chances of falling altogether) - I run the entire time. When the weather is warm, I can afford to stop a mile or two out from my…

Knowing how to pronounce the ingredient isn't all that important. For me, being able to recognize all the ingredients is more important. I'm in college so general chemistry helps me know what sort of things ingredients are. Learn some chemistry, use google, and stay educated!

6 months? In that time you could be developing a real set of abs for much cheaper (working out and eating decently).

I set my own calorie goal and I go with that. MFP and I weren't too far off. MFP recommended 1490 and I set it to 1400.

New member here! I've never done something like this before so I'm quite excited! Username: FitAndLean_5738 Weigh-in day: Tuesdays Starting weight: 162.6

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Thank you! I'm very excited for this challenge and I hope I make some good progress!

Hello! I'm new to MFP and very excited to have found this challenge. I believe this is an excellent way to start my first full month on here! I am a freshman in biomedical engineering, and I hope (like everyone else) to make it to the winner's circle! Having only 3 pass days for the entire month is going to be a challenge…

Hello everybody! I'm brand new to MFP. I'm a freshman in college and I'm just joining a couple of challenges to keep myself active and accountable. Luckily for me, I normally weigh in on Tuesdays so here goes! Challenge Starting Weight ~ 169.6 Challenge Goal Weight ~ 149.6 November 20, 2018 ~ 169.6 11/26: 162.6 December 4…

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Nice work! I've also been considering tracking macros but I feel like it'd be such a hassle to track. What do you do if you're somewhere where there's food that you can't necessarily track macros? Like if someone invited you over to their house and cooked dinner or something. What do you do in those situations?

To get into the 150's again

Just For Today: drink 3L of water and start eating when physically hungry