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NOT too bulky - I think you look a bit thin in the top one, just due to the pose. I love the second picture. I know you're trying to attract clients, but I really would embrace your body and the work you've put in and just go with the pics you like. Don't worry about what other people think. That whole "women shouldn't…

Name: Sherry Total Weight lost: 41 pounds Time it took to lose: 2 years (focused on fitness and developing good habits, not speed) How long in maintenance: Haven't officially made it, but I'm SO close. Maintenance weight range: 138-140 Average weight recorded from previous month: 142.4 Week of... 6th February: 142 13th…

Eat slightly below maintenance.

Whatever works for you so that you aren't starving all the time. I average: Breakfast 275 Snack 325 Lunch 500 Snack 200 Dinner 300 Snack 175 =1775 If I eat more earlier in the day, I'm not so ravenous at night (when I have less control).

Definitely weigh the food and then underestimate the calories burned from exercise.

I saw 1,312 calories from exercise yesterday. No way I'd get this from CrossFit. Yes, the classes last an hour, but you are not full out working out for an hour. There's a 15 minute warmup, strength training, and then the WOD. Only count the WOD. I do 12 calories per minute for the length of the workout. And that may be a…

Patience is needed for this journey.

Weigh your food on a food scale and drink plenty of water to help with water retention in the muscles. With that said, don't focus on the scale. Do what you know is the right thing (working out hard and counting calories), and the results will come. You have to be patient.

Name: Sherry Total Weight lost: 41 pounds Time it took to lose: 2 years (focused on fitness and developing good habits, not speed) How long in maintenance: Haven't officially made it, but I'm SO close. Maintenance weight range: 138-140 Average weight recorded from previous month: 142.4 Week of... 6th February: 142 13th…

I don't change my goal daily. I just keep a spreadsheet of my calorie counts and watch over things that way.

I'm frying chicken wings and making potato skins. :)

I DID notice that the price of my bacon had gone up last week! Oh, no!

No special diet here, either!

There are fitbits with heart rate monitors, and mine seems to do well with calorie estimation. In the meantime, underestimate your calories burned and eat back half. (Or at least that's what I'd do). :)

A long time - I started in 2014 and lost 25 pounds pretty quickly but then started CrossFit and decided to focus on training and fueling my workouts rather than losing so fast. It has really helped my mindset.

And gentlemen...LOL

Thanks, ladies!!!

On the Blaze, I have to tell it I'm working out. Not sure if the functionality is different on the Charge, though. It does automatically track walking/running workouts.

Name: Sherry Total Weight lost: 41 pounds Time it took to lose: 2+ years (focused on fitness) How long in maintenance: 2 months (although I'd ideally like to lose 3 more pounds) Maintenance weight range: 138-140 Week of... 2nd January: 141.7 9th January: 141.8 16th January: 143.1 23rd January: 142.2 30th January: 141.1 I…

Love the thread. Would like to keep it going and change the name instead of having to find the new thread every month.

You can eat whatever you want - just be sure to weigh it on a food scale so that you're not underestimating how much you're eating.

Instead of 1500 calories per day, you would instead allot yourself 10,500 per week (that's 1,500x7). You can then go under 1500 during the week and eat the "extra" on the weekend. So, if you ate 1300 per day, Monday through Thursday, you'd have 200x4=800 extra to put on the weekend.

I was about to ask about clothes as well. Have you bought any that fit your new body?

It's in there. A million entries, it seems. Sometimes when I search and my WIFI is acting up I don't get any results? About 10 calories.

Another set (check out the difference in the arms)...

I honestly had no idea some gyms have dress codes! I wear capris but may experiment with shorts this summer. I'm thinking the booty short style (tight), but they do make some that are a couple of inches longer. Always, always tanks - no sleeves.

MFP and CrossFit

If you really enjoy it - just use the creamer.

Cereal or a multivitamin for iron... I don't think 1300 calories would be negatively affecting your health.

2nd January: 141.7 9th January: 141.8 16th January: 143.1 23rd January: 142.2 30th January: I saw 141.0 yesterday. Hoping to see it again.