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My new favorite ~ if your an coffee drinker 8oz cold coffee 4oz vanilla almond milk (i use low sugar) 1/2 banana (sliced) 1/4 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 - 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Blend up, pour over ice!! DELICIOUS!! 8oz cold coffee 4oz vanilla almond milk (i use low sugar) 1…

Over 40! Almost on the downward hill to 50!! I'll be 46 in September ~ also needing (ahem, wanting) to loose 20 - 30 ~ friend request sent! Anyone else feel free to add also :)

Thank you! looking at the big picture is what I need to remember!! Patience is not in my vocabulary, so it is very hard when you don't see ANY movement except up!! lol I also need to step away from the scale ~ TRY to keep it to only once weekly

My new addiction: 8oz cold coffee ~ 4oz vanilla almond milk (i use low sugar) ~ 1/2 medium size banana ~ 1/4 cup of pumpkin ~ 1/2t cinnamon ~ 1/4t nutmeg ~ 1/2 - 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder ~ Blend, ENJOY! SO freaking GOOD Or 8oz cold coffee ~ 4oz vanilla almond milk (low sugar is what i use) ~ 1/2 - 1 medium banana…

great job!!

Great work!!

Wow, so eye opening!! Today is a new day ~ a day that I begin to weigh!!

Thank you everyone ~ I will try to be more patient and definitely start weighing what I was measuring :) I never would have though of this!! lol

Thanks, I must remember my unfriendly friend TOM ~ we have a love hate relationship!

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! lol ~ I will be more accurate - but should I seriously be weighing the pita pocket?

not worded right ~ I started exercising on 4/15, logging shortly after (at least 4 weeks I believe) and I have lost 3 pounds, but stalled for the last 2 weeks

I will start weighing everything that I measure ~ but for the eggs, olives, etc~ 2 eggs is 2 eggs ~ plus I make sure that the calories that are listed on the package, etc are the same as MFP ~ or should I be weighing items like this also??

I do weigh my meats, including the chicken salad that I have for lunch (which I made, so I logged all of the ingredients into the recipe builder)...... and I really try to be as accurate as possible, as in right to the oz

So maybe "WEIGH" was the wrong word ~ weigh and measure is more accurate, or as in the olives, I had 2 ~ the calories are right on the back on the bottle and they were spot on with the MFP calculator ~ I realize that 2 weeks isn't that long, but I have been at it since April 15 (joined bootcamp) and have only lost 3…

I just use this site to calculate my calories ~ the calories adjusted themselves when I did have a loss ~ and I don't eat all my exercise calories..... Right now I am set at 1400, you think I should drop to 1200 - 1300?

i've got appx 20 -30 to loose also :) add me if you like

i owned a cafe for a few years, so yeah, lots of BLT's ~ Bites, Licks & Tastes ~ lol! and blt's too :)

I do use a scale, hopefully accurate!! lol

it does!! i was worried about the pumpkin ~ it's a bit thicker than regular iced coffee, but oh so good!

I would just swap the salmon for shrimp (personal preference)~ but it all sounds delicous!

love spaghetti squash!!

good job!

BUMP :) 5'8" CW: 180 (all flab, lol) GW: will evaluate at 160 :) I can't wait to post before and afters!!

Laconia, NH USA

I love pumpkin iced coffee ~ so i'm going to replace the banana with some canned pumpkin, vanilla protein powder, pumpkin pie spices, and of course the almond milk and the coffee.....Can't wait! lol

Good Job!! TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure ~ in a nutshell it's a calculator that you put your stats into along with your exercise and it gives you your calories to eat to maintain ~ minus 500 for a deficit to loose ~ but some people are also saying minus 10-20%, not 500 ~ so I am playing with it to see what happens

Thank you!

Thank you!!

Anyone that follows TDEE ~ do you change your calories on MFP to reflect the TDEE calories you want to consume and just ignore the exercise calories?

Thanks for all the replies!! I think I get it :) So..... if my TDEE is 2188 and I am aiming to loose weight, appx 1lb per week, I should aim for appx 1700 calories per day? That is tough!