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I was thinking about this post on the way home from the gym, and wanted to add something. If 130lbs and 20% body fat is your ultimate goal, it will probably take you YEARS to get there. I highly suggest setting smaller, achievable goals, like just losing 15-20lbs. Just to give you some context, I've always been fairly…

Muscle burns more calories than fat, which is why cardio becomes more challenging as you build muscle. 60% body fat is quite a bit, so the calculator assumed your body fat % was lower for the first amount. I didn't even know MFP took that into consideration when calculating calories. Those calorie amounts sound right to…

The birth control cannot cause weight gain or loss. It CAN cause an increase or decrease in appetite though. But ultimately the change in weight is because of what YOU choose to eat and your level of activity. It drives me nuts that these things list "weight gain" as a side effect. No, the side effect should say "change in…

If you don't have a food scale (you should look into getting one, they're very helpful), you can divide up the meat equally and then log that in ounces. One pound is 16 ounces, so if I make four burgers that are the same size I know that each one is 4 ounces. When you look up the meat, make sure you are getting the correct…

I don't normally (like ever, I think it's been years) eat peanut butter or regular ranch dressing anymore, but in my teens, it would deeply disturb my family and friends when they saw me make a peanut butter sandwich with ranch on it. I also love boiled peanuts. My SO grew up in Georgia, and he introduced me to them. We…

While I mostly agree with what you're saying, I disagree with the statement "they can find it." Yes there are services out there that can offer help, but many people are not easily able to access them due to money or other resources. Heck, I can't even get the MFP app on my phone because it is not supported (too old). I'm…

[quote=Does the Yaz help with the PMDD? Have you noticed a positive change?[/quote] I have noticed a huge change. I started out on a low dose tri-phasic pill, and I would still get PMDD symptoms. It wasn't AS bad as it was without any pills, but I still had the extreme irritability and just overall icky "I hate everything"…

Peanut butter and ranch dressing taste awesome mixed together. I figured this out by mistake in high school, btw.

My trigger was when the scale said the same number I weighed right after I had my daughter. That was the only time my weight was that high, and I hit it again during this stupid pandemic. On the plus side, I am now only 1lb away from my goal weight.

I've done it in the past. I'm on Yaz, which has only 4 placebo pills. I have a "period" every month now, but it only lasts for like a day and a half. Yaz is also prescribed for PMDD, which is why I'm taking it. I do keep extra pills around in case I want to avoid a period for a vacation or something like that. Just so you…

I live in a very rural area, and tons of people like to just leave their dogs out with no leash or fence. It's super annoying, and it goes against county law, but I just do my best to avoid them. We live on 2.5 acres and I let my two small dogs out to potty on a long lead. They do their business and come back. I do like…

"But when they get close to their race- and/or dream-weight, fat loss can slow to a crawl. That’s when frustration sets in." This is exactly where I am right now. The article has issues, for sure, and I'm not really sure if it even applies to you (the OP) but if you are close to your goal, results slow to a mostly…

The supplements I take are multi+beauty gummies, L-tyrosine, and 5-htp.

I like the salad dressings for the most part. They're very vinegar-y though, so if you don't like the taste of vinegar, don't waste your money. I've had the ranch, honey dijon, and thousand island. As long as you are not expecting it to taste like the full fat versions of those dressings, they're not bad in my opinion. I…

I asked a similar question on here, and basically it depends on what you're doing. I don't take rest days, but I also only do 30 minutes of strength training along with 30 minutes of cardio a day and I space out muscle groups. Currently I do lower body on Monday, core/abs on Tuesday, upper body on Wednesday, core/abs on…

I was thinking of just finding something that fits in the database. Hopefully that works and isn't too far off. Most of what I eat is really simple to log, but sometimes dinner is just a guessing game, so I'm pretty sure if my calorie count is off, it's because of that.

That all makes total sense. Thanks for your in depth answer! I always just found it odd that I could do, say 50lbs on a machine, but when I tried the same thing with free weights I felt like a total wimp LOL. I might have to switch it up a bit more.

While I have never been overweight, I have gone from sickly thin, to skinny fat, to fit a few times in my life. If you haven't heard the phrase "skinny fat" before, it means someone who appears to be thin, but they have a high body fat percentage. I had anorexia as a teen, and I was actually emaciated for awhile. I…

Thanks for all the comments! These are all great points, especially to just focus on having fun and not worry about all the food stuff. I guess I'm mostly dreading the comments on my choices. I also feel like if I do go to the gym at the hotel, I'll have to be sneaky about it to avoid any comments. So many people don't…

That chart explains it perfectly. Doing what this chart shows just leaves you miserable, either from not eating enough or overeating. Neither is good for your body or your mind. He has done better these past couple of days, so fingers crossed that he actually heard something I have said and is willing to give it a try.

Thanks for all your input! I have noticed that his eating resembles an eating disorder. I had anorexia nervosa in my teens and twenties. Overall, if you look at the whole week or something, he eats enough, he just doesn't eat frequently enough, I guess. He eats WAY under his TDEE most days and then has a big binge, usually…

I always like threads like these because it really puts it into perspective how clothing size means nothing. I'm 4'10" CW 98.8lbs BMI 20.6 My fave jeans brand is Miss Me, and I'm a size 24, which is comparable to a 00. Those fit me perfectly. However, I have some jeans in other brands and they range from 00 to 3.…

I was confused by this at first too, but I just add the strength training in the cardio section for the time and then I put the actual strength exercises I did in the strength training section because I like to keep track of that.

I'm also from SP. I actually think I like this better.

SP refugee here. I'll gladly accept new friends.

Another SP refugee here. It's such a bummer that they're shutting down, especially since it seems like the new platform is mainly focused on businesses.

There are a lot of us now. I just got back onto SparkPeople in April, so it's a real bummer to see that it's getting shut down.

I'm open to new friends. I just joined today. I migrated from SparkPeople.