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Week 5 Day 1 Sunday 28th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Last bike ride for a while so I made it an exhausting “how strong are you” test on my bike trainer…let’s just say that the Tour de France will have to pedal along without me for a while 🤣 @NRTyreman that looks like a lovely picturesque walk with…

@NRTyreman Oh I am! I can also see definition in my calf muscles again!!!! That’s huge for my self-image. I’ve been parading around in shorts lately 😀. Don’t worry, I’m extremely pleased with where I am and how I look vs the beginning of the month. But me and the scale….swords drawn at dawn 🤣

Week 4 Day 6 Saturday 26th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Woke up to an unexpected summer storm, which turned into a day with air you could cut with a knife…like walking through jello. So I took the opportunity to hook up my bike trainer and test out that Zwift app. Really cool, turns bike riding into a…

Week 4 Day 6 Friday 25th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes It has been tough this week. My scale is not reflecting the work I’ve done. I know I’m not a miracle of physics, so if I’ve kept up with the deficit, which I have, then I just have to be patient. But knowing it doesn’t make it easy to “trust the…

Week 4 Day 5 Thursday 24th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Decided it would be an awesome idea to ride up a hill five times (just to see if I could do it). The answer was yes, but I am paying for it today! Extra water weight and my legs are still pissed 😡 at me. @NRTyreman I called my mother to see if…

LOL, @alpdexplorer, how quickly we forget! Your “short walk” now was your max walk at the beginning of the month. Congratulations!!! You rock 😃

Week 4 Day 4 Wednesday 23rd June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Saw a teenage deer with velvet on his antlers on my ride. So cute!!!! @NRTyreman, that’s what I felt like when I accidentally ate too little also. Good luck today! And wow, you are a serious world traveler…. Editing to add that I think the…

@NRTyreman it should work perfectly well. I’ve done it with sprouted grain bread before, which tasted a bit healthier if you know what I mean, but still delicious. It’s 1 egg plus 170g or so egg white. Or around 230g egg whites w/o the egg per 2 slices of bread. LOL, Stone is also aggravating so we’re even :smile: I hope…

@NRTyreman In a measuring cup break 1 egg. Fill to 1c level with egg whites (around 170g). Add to blender along with 2 slices regular bread. Add a pinch of salt, and a few shakes of cinnamon. Blend, and while blending, add 1/4tsp guar gum or xanthum gum (guar is easier to get). Add berry of choice (yesterday I added 125g…

Username Naomi9271 June week 3 Weigh in day: Wednesday PW.. 143.8 CW.. 143.4 Last week median weight 145, this week median weight 144.6 Phew! TOM, along with all the fun that brings. Week 4 Day 3 Tuesday 22nd June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes @NRTyreman Anyone else worrying if they will loose motivation? I…

Week 4 Day 2 Monday 21st June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Exercise was “lugging heavy stuff around” which unsurprisingly is not in the exercise database, so I called it gardening. @NRTyreman, I’m always interested in what you have to say, and pick up some pointers from you, whether you know it or not.…

Week 4 Day 1 Sunday 20th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes I think using TDEE worked before I added frequent exercise back, but it doesn’t work now. MFP default goals re-installed, LOL. I am like one of those people who puts together a bookcase without reading the instructions and then wonders why they…

Week 3 Day 6 Friday 19th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes So, feeling better but still took it easy today. Legs just felt used, not abused, after my ride. Lesson learned….and that net calories tab is really helpful. I will check it more often.

@Fidgetbrain Yeah, I feel ya. Hey, at least you didn’t get called obese :). We aren’t one size fits all when it comes to these calculator thingys. Guessing you’re tall and slim and with an endurance build? I’m more of a sturdy frame and built to sprint, even though I do endurance sports.

Similar to you. I cycle around 7h/week also, but don’t run. I have been biking for 20 years. I am supposedly 26% body fat including thigh, wrist, forearm and calves measurements: here’s one that includes most of those: HTTPS://www.tlsslim.com/resources/measurements and depending on the site, up to 32% body fat if it’s just…

Week 3 Day 6 Friday 19th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - No, but deliberately not. Exercise - Yes Experimenting on myself today. I’ve been lacking energy and too sore for the exercise I’ve done, which isn’t normal for me…and Its not like I’m doing HIIT cardio or step aerobics. Biking is low impact, and I haven’t been…

Week 3 Day 5 Thursday 18th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Speed finally getting better. Started out averaging under 11mph, now up to 13mph on this route. Used to be 16mph (I’ve never been what you’d call fast)

Week 3 Day 4 Wednesday 16th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes. During which I learned that many of the things I did as a silly child is an exercise (crabwalk) LOL. @NRTyreman I feel ya’ For me it’s the sad loss of the chesticles when I’m not over-endowed to begin with. Ah well, the rest of me will catch up…

@Krysless2 I don’t have any tips for you, cause I’m a newbie. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t suggest anything useful you haven’t already thought of. But I think there’s an error in your maintenance vs losing numbers. It should be a 500 cal/day or a 3500 cal/ week difference if you’re trying for 1lb/week loss? So if your…

Finished! (Except for the dancing one, which I’ll save for dancing with the vacuum cleaner later today) @lacatgirl Tag, you’re it!!!

Username Naomi9271 June week 3 Weigh in day: Wednesday PW.. 144.6 CW.. 143.8 Last week median weight 145.8 this week median weight 145. Thanks @NRTyreman, my international friend of many letters :) This is actually perfect, cause my legs need another rest and recovery day, and I can turn this into a HIIT workout….with the…

Potato starch is an insoluble fiber that has helped me bulk my stool and prevent constipation historically. (Long term issues since childhood over here) It’s not water soluble, but you can drink it in a slurry with cold water. Just don’t put it in anything hot. It’s close to zero calories when not heated (resistant starch)…

Week 3 Day 2 Monday 14th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes It is amazing how many excuses your head can come up with for why you don’t “really” need to get out the door and exercise. Even though I’m always glad I went, and I always enjoy it when I’m doing it, it’s still a mind-battle every morning, LOL.

@NRTyreman, often the bike shops will do the assembly for a fee. Honestly though, it’s often better to buy it in a local store if you can anyway, cause they’ll often throw in a tuneup or two, and boom you just saved the difference in cost and you also have a place that will stock any replacement parts you might need. I’m…

Week 3 Day 1 Sunday 13th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Some shorts I almost threw out due to ill-fittingness are now too baggy. Missed their sweet spot, LOL. Hey @NRTyreman, since you have a bike on its way, I thought you might find this helpful: https://youtu.be/vMmbXAWcgh4 It’s a bike fitting video,…

Week 2 Day 7 Saturday 12th June Tracked - Yes Under cals - Yes Exercise - Yes Back on the bike. Really glad to be back on my hybrid cause after the huge rains on Friday there were leaves and limbs everywhere…and a tree down across the path. And, believe it or not, I saw crayfish crossing the bike trail. Crayfish!!!!

@NRTyreman, that’s a really big loss, LOL. You lost almost half of what was in that picture @Krysless2 posted a while back.

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@NRTyreman I really like how it works on your balance and mindfulness also. I think I’ll add the Pilates more often. I started biking 20 years ago to help with lower back issues (core strengthening as you said) so it would be a good add.

Week 2 day 6 June 11, Friday ● Tracked: Yes. ● Calories: Under. ● Exercise: Yes Rained all day so no biking. Needed a (backside) rest day anyway, but yesterday was my free pass so I did an online beginner calisthenics class…really half of it cause that is much harder than it looks, and online beginner Pilates (RIP, my…