MichelleMcKeeRN Member

Thank you everyone! It has been a journey.

June 7th was the last weigh in day!

I find adding raw or uncooked after whatever I am looking up helps me find a good entry. For example chicken breast raw or brown rice uncooked. I prefer to measure before I cook!

I base my dietary goals around protein because I feel the best like that. I try to keep my carb and protein intake about the same. I try to eat 100+ grams of protein a day, about 100 grams of carbs a day and about 50 grams of fat a day. I don’t sweat it if my numbers are perfect but I can tell my appetite is much more…

About 155 in 2014, high carb diet, and a little cardio. About 140 in 2020, lower/moderate carbs, moderate/high protein, lots of lifting. I am 5’2” and still want to lose about 10 more pounds.

Yes! It is a good easy option for those that are regularly active!

I selected active and 1/2 pound weight loss. I don’t eat back additional exercise calories.

Great job!!’

Great job! Your dedication is paying off!

This is an awesome transformation. Congratulations! You’re an inspiration!

Wow! Small changes sure do make a difference!

For me, I do better just having another meat and veggie meal when I am hungry

I am not at my goal weight now but when I was, I was unhappy with my body. I think it helps to look at the why. What exactly didn’t I like? For me, I hated being flabby which I blamed on the scale. Hitting the gym ultimately made me less flabby. I spent a lot of time recomping and sculpting my body.

You could try a protein shake

First you want to make sure you have found a mfp entry that has a little green check mark. Second you want it to accurately represent what you are measuring. For example, if you find a raw salmon entry, make sure you are weighing the salmon raw (frozen is fine). If you are weighing grilled salmon (cooked weight) make sure…

I recommend doing physical body measurements when lifting. The scale doesn’t always budge because you gain lean muscle mass and lose bulky fat. I am 5’2” myself and see a HUGE difference with my body from lifting. I am always messing with my calories and trying to find the perfect macro balance to keep my appetite under…

You can’t target stomach and hip fat. If those areas are the first you gain wait in, they will probably be the last areas you lose weight from. You can workout to help shape your body differently though.

I don’t know. I would just cook a big batch of chicken and cut it into strips

I type in “raw salmon.”

I do like cold coffee, milk, ice cubes and a scoop of Optimum Nutrition Protein powder (vanilla or chocolate) blended together....

So I will confess, I regularly drink Optimum Nutrition shakes. That being said, I think Whole Foods are the best choice. If you don’t like shakes, maybe you can just have chicken and veggies for the meal instead. Going on a liquid diet will be hard without shakes though.... Maybe soups?

I would just learn how to cook rice. It is so inexpensive. There are tricks on line. I prefer to soak my rice for an hour, drain the water, add the recommended water amount and then follow the recommendations on the package.

If I was going to stop counting fruit and veggies, I would count them for a week and average the calories. If the average was 800 calories, I would do a daily quick add of 800 calories and then log as usual. It isn’t perfect but it would simplify things.

I wouldn’t say I have a bubble butt although my butt is rather round. I do squats, lunges, leg press, deadlifts, straight leg deadlifts, cable kickbacks and a variety of other exercises.

I think lifting has made me more active which does burn calories/fat. As I have became stronger, it is clear that I am putting on muscle mass. My weight hasn’t fluctuated much so I am losing body fat. The fat loss is because I am creating a deficit through increased activity. Also, the increased muscle mass just makes…

I post my workouts on my page sometimes. I love creating my own workouts to fit my goals. What are your goals? I exercise regularly. I just bumped my settings up to active and 1/2 pound a week. I am 5’2” and 139lbs. It gives me 1800 calories a day.... I may need to change it to 1 pound a week.

I know this posting is from a long time ago... dumbbell weights with the hexagonal ends are perfect for keeping this wrist position.

I am at 139lbs. Definitely need to lose 9lbs. I will re-evaluate and then may need to lose 5-10lbs after that.

I exercise regularly and don’t add back any calories. I set my weight loss to 1/2 pound loss per week and consider the exercise calories a bonus. I am 5’2 and have my calorie limit set to 1495. Also, I gain weight right after I work out really hard. I don’t know why but it is consistently true. When the soreness is gone,…

I don’t always make the best choices but when I do, it goes something like this. I have a little dish of steel cut oats with fruit at work. I am running around like crazy so instead of lunch first, I have my protein shake that would otherwise be my afternoon snack. Someone brings in pastries around 2pm. I could literally…