stephie_nyc Member

Your weight changes throughout the day let alone from day to day, due to water retention and food waste especially. If you did your first weigh in, it might take a couple weigh ins to get a good idea of your "starting weight". Weigh under the same conditions every day (I prefer in the AM, after the restroom, naked).

Ground Turkey, Greek Yogurt, La Morena chipotle sauce

If you eat maintenance calories and continue lifting with a progressive overload, you can lose a little fat and gain a bit of muscle. I call it..."evening out" or "cleaning up".

Greek yogurt, cucumbers, a little wrap made with a low carb tortilla and a couple ounces of meat. I am going to stop because there are literally thousands of foods you could have. What do you like?

I thought I was the only one who could eat this! I haven't seen it in so long. I would drink it with tea so it would get a little melty in my mouth after taking a bite then a sip.

I like going to the gym with my boyfriend. But sometimes I enjoy going on alone, on my own clock. But we never workout together. I run more traditional power lifting programs and he does...his thing. I don't know. Biceps.

Chances are your activity level has decreased a lot due to lock down. Trying to exercise yourself into a calorie deficit when your NEAT is lower than usual anyway is going to have you spinning your wheels. Choose an appropriate calorie deficit, log you food, exercise for health and happiness.

Don't be adding those calories until you can lift again though! Just want to say, remember that all the weight you gain won't ALL be muscle. So if you still have some "belly fat" you are unhappy with, you might want to consider a recomp, especially while you are just getting back to training again. It may take some time to…

Sour cream. I eat sour cream every dang day.

Yes. I used to weigh every dang thing I put in my mouth including my spinach. I am trying to at least get away from that but at the end of the day I know I am eating about 150 calories in fruit and veg. If you're in a 250 calorie deficit that almost wipes it out if you don't account for those foods.

You could exercise or you could maintain your NEAT (non-exercise activity) which plays a huge role in your TDEE. Personally I find that increasing NEAT helps more than "exercising" because it is more consistent. Do you walk at all? Ride a bike? Take the stairs instead of the elevator? But yes, when you raise your overall…

Has your activity level decreased considering everything going on now? Most people should be able to lose on 1200 calories but you might lose really slowly if your TDEE is already on the low side, then you become more inactive due to lockdown restrictions. Couple that with a few "mistakes" food wise (not using a food…

You do until you don't have to rely on motivation anymore. Until it's a habit you are dedicated to. If you end up being passionate about it, it's even easier.

I hear dietitcians saying calorie counting doesn't work, which is false. Counting calories will help you lose weight if you stay in a deficit. I think a love of dietitcians are worried about long term effects of counting calories, both for physical and emotional reasons. But I hate the way they say it "doesn't work". I…

And on the flipside, I go right to the gym after work and prefer to eat at 7:30. OP you can make it work, even if it's 3 days per week. You might consider a weekend workout or two as well.

I finally hit that age when I realize I look...old. 35. I want my sexy back.

Me too! I keep gaining back :(

Ugh I would love to be able to eat that much to maintain or lose! I am about 140 in my profile pic and I can only eat like 1800-1900 max to maintain that. I always gain back (like now) because that many calories is not intuitive for me :( What is your activity level like? Also, yes, diet breaks are good. You'll restore…

After work?

Oh crap. I get bad ovulation pain too. It feels like a cyst is going to pop. I have had to lie down on the SIDEWALK in NYC because I couldn't walk any farther. I just laid there until someone finally asked if I was okay and walked me to a doctors office a couple blocks away. But I have never had exercise bring it on. Have…

Aw thanks. I’m not much of a motivation right now.

I’m pretty sure I’m always cutting after a bulk.

My partner is pescatarian and it can be a struggle. Would it be very difficult for you to cook two different proteins with whatever sides you are having for dinner? Lean meat for you and something with more fat for him. Then you can decide which protein the kids will have. I get it though. I rarely make my boyfriend and I…

Joining. I am a teacher and my end of summer drinking habit turned into a fall drinking habit. I have anxiety around sleep so it was helping me sleep without sleep aids. I really want to cut down because I was becoming dependent on it to sleep and be happy in the evening. I was really sick two weeks ago and had to take…

I'm the same way. I don't get true migraines but my headaches are bad. They can make me skip a workout because every time I do a rep I want to puke. When I skip I try to do something good for myself whether it's extra rest, maybe getting some steps in, prepping some healthy meals, doing some productive things for work.…

I know the feeling to some extent. The book "Feeding the Hungry Heart" by Geneen Roth makes me feel less alone and has many of her patient's stories about emotional eating. I might just read it again now that I think of it.

Why not? Christmas is one day out of the month.