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Any overall body fat reduction will help, and strength training is always a good thing. :)

The goal is to get better, obviously. Everything is measurable. The programming is not random. While the workouts are varied, it is not haphazard as you have made it out to be. We regularly work on back squats, deadlifts, bench press, etc. Being varied does not equal unstructured. FWIW

@Myles10987 I used to add 12 calories per minute of the actual metcon, which most days came out to 240 (close to your 250). My FitBit now calculates my calorie burn for the entire hour and it is generally in the low 300 range, so I'd say your 250 is a good number. I have been doing CrossFit for two years. I'm 44 and it has…

I don't approach the subject of eating much aside from pointing out occasionally that my daughter might need to consider more protein and less junk (for health reasons). She will still say things like, "so you think I'm getting fat?" to which I have to remind her that I am talking about healthy choices and never weight. I…

Set up your account for 0.5 pound per week loss and eat your exercise calories. Fuel your body and trust the process.

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Interesting - there are some multivitamins which contain caffeine, so it makes me wonder if you took one of those since you are so sensitive to caffeine.

My box doesn't really tell us what to eat, although when I had some recovery issues at the beginning they suggested eating more protein which helped. Weighted vests would be RX (for the most seasoned athletes), so I've never used one. All workouts are scalable. I have a morbidly obese friend who went with me for awhile and…

I would agree with sticking with one scale to track progress and not worry about the other - so in this case, I would track based on my home scale since you do have access to it more regularly.

I agree with the CrossFit recommendation. There's a strength portion of the workout which is ever-changing in lift, number of reps, pauses, etc. The workout is also ever-changing so it never gets boring - gymnastics/body weight movements combined with Olympic lifting and conditioning. It's addictive and there's always…

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I would defer to the surgeon/doctor about what to do and what not to do for your recovery. In the meantime, you can track your food and calories without exercise. Exercise is not required to lose weight, although it helps. :)

A body weighing less requires fewer calories to exist, so your BMR does decrease as you lose weight. TDEE depends on your energy expenditure beyond just existing - so it is dependent on your workouts and activity level and not just on weight.

Aside from talking to him about it, you could: 1) Take a day off from the strength to rest your muscles 2) Take the elliptical down a level or 2 and/or fewer minutes (5 minutes at level 1?) - and then work yourself up as you are able There's no sense in giving up when there are modifications that can be made to allow you…

Love it, but almost didn't read it because of the title. I think I actually rolled my eyes.

I totally get what you're asking and have wondered that myself. I have no idea how one would actually answer that question, though, with everyone being so different and so subjective.

I'm in - hoping this will keep me on track to lose the last 10 pounds (slow and steady wins the race). :)

Happy Scale is the app I use to track trends. It clearly shows when I'm gaining, losing, or maintaining based on trends, not one individual weigh in.

I tried Barilla pasta last week and it was pretty amazing. This is the bread I like, but I have to toast it with butter or make grilled cheese with it. I don't like any GF bread cold (so far).

Forever for me. I agree that it's like balancing the checkbook. It's just a task that has to be done to ensure I'm not overeating.

Nothing is wrong with fat.

I am sore most days, but you do need rest days to let your body recover.

Once you warm up properly, you won't feel the soreness. It helps me to work out the soreness as well.

Notice your sodium on the "high in calories" day (which really isn't high for your size)...4500mg sodium will cause you to retain water and the scale will read higher (sometimes for several days). Relax. Keep doing what you're doing. The scale will eventually catch up. It's just slow and sometimes stupid. Patience.

Look at the "athletic fit."

For me, my hunger levels are different on different days depending on hormones and/or activity the day before.

40C/30F/30P I do this.

Someone logged it as 80 in the MFP database for the carrot cake one. I'd say generally speaking that I've noticed mini cupcakes to be 90-100. I'd log 100 to be safe.

Do you want to know how much your body weighs? Or how much your body plus random clothes weigh? No, it's not cheating to weigh without clothes. It's more accurate.

I know you said you're done with FitBit - I've had them all and had problems with them all. But, I have the Blaze now and I love it. Replaceable band and six months in with no battery issues. I hope I didn't just jinx myself. :)