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I have to admit, I am not one who agree's with extreme low-carb diets. There was compelling study I read not long ago that was quite extensive that clearly showed that those who are live on low-carb diets for long periods of time die younger. I think there is definitely prudence in watching the carb totals carefully, but…

@ocds I actually did a little bit of both - ate more and exercised less. The amount of calories I was burning each day (including exercise) was in the 3000 to 3600 area. The amount I was eating was in the area of 2000 to 2400, so the difference between the two was way too much. I've read that you shouldn't be more than…

Last week I was pretty discouraged - had gone four months without a loss and had actually nudged up a bit. With about 20 lbs still to go (after losing 50) this was very frustrating. So I got on here and spilled my guys and asked for help. Everyone pointed out the obvious problem (too big of a calorie deficit). I am happy…

Yeah measurements have all been about the same - at least I'm not getting bigger I guess.

Thanks for the ideas - I used to use the machines to tell me calories but my heart rate monitor does it more accurately as it is based on exertion (heart rate). Yes i adjusted down a bit but some have suggested I am too low at 2200 a day with that much burn at the gym. I've been through other plateaus but this has been by…

I think the most important thing is to do something that is consistent. I do 30 min. cardio and 30 min. weight lifting. It's impossible to measure the two the same way because of all the breaks in between lifting sets. Rather than worry that much about it, I do like one or two others on here and just start it when I begin…

It's hard to know... you sorta have to play around with different things to see what works well and what doesn't. You should never eat below your BMR, however (unless you just lay in bed all day) as that is truly starvation mode. Just try to find that sweet spot above there where you are able to lose weight and not be…

I have found my wife being a little bit this way. She is not over-weight at all (she's a fitness instructor and just right, 5'3" 130 lbs). But she thinks I am going to get skinnier than her and she is used to me being big. I have had to catch myself bragging about weight I am losing lately because she feels "stuck" where…

I just do plain Quaker oats, two splenda packets, a half a banana, and just a little milk. I do like fruit so it's not hard to find lots of different things to add to it. I think the milk and splenda would be fine once in a while.

Sorry, one more suggestion of something I am doing different. Before I was doing 75% cardio, 25% strength training. I was really resistant to doing any more than 25% strength training because you can burn more calories in a cardio workout (thus eat more) than you can in a strength workout. I WAS WRONG!!! I am able to lose…

I've plateaued a few times and it truly is breaks and change that get me out of it. The last one had me really perplexed as it lasted about two and a half months. I had lost 43 lbs to that point. I tried doing small changes in my cardio and strength training. But there seemed to be two things (that I can tell that really…

I have a Polar HRM but it is older and doesn't do calories. I need to update it - thanks for the advice. It would make the most sense to me that the HRM would be more trustworthy than the machines.

Okay, yeah, I was born in 1970 (am 40 now), and as of last year I had more than 60 to lose. But now only need to lose another 20-25 more. It is harder as you get older--the old metabolism just doesn't rip like it used to, but then when I had it I took it for granted anyway. Better late than never I guess. I'm down 45 lbs…

I was told in 2003 that I have arthritis in my knees and to give up running. I ran x-country in 12th grade and played lots of other sports in high school but was not a runner, per se. So when I took it up in 2002 and was losing weight fast from it I thought it was wonderful, but maybe the pounding of a heavy body was too…

I read Born to Run and have been intrigued by barefoot running ever since. I tried it around my block a couple times, but nothing too serious. Just wondering if anyone knows, in all your readings about this style, if it helps arthritic knees. My Doc told me back in 2003 (after getting one of them scoped) that I have…

Been there, done that! You are right, life just gets in the way sometimes. The key is not letting it get too far away. Weight loss is not about CW straight to Goal Weight. It's two steps forward, one back. I wish it weren't but just stay positive. At least you didn't gain 10 more back. At least you have done it once--you…

I am new to MFP! Was sorta using Lose It app and that worked okay, but I can definitely see MFP is better. I have been on a diet plateau for two months now. My CW is 213.6 and I hope to reach 207 by end of June. I started my journey in February '09 at 255 so I have already come a long way, just hoping to finish this thing…