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My TDEE is 2292 for heavy exercise and 2524 for daily exercise. I honestly don't know where I fit in. I normally go to the gym 5 days a week taking Wednesday and Saturday off. but I spend about 7 hours total there on normal weeks. Maybe I just pushed the envelope this week. I think the answer is I just need to up my…

I don't want this to be a debate about eating back exercise calories because I eat them and I am still hungry. I am not trying to lose weight simply maintain and build muscle. I have very little excess fat left on my body only a little pudge in my belly that I really could care less about losing because I like pizza and…

I teach group exercise and spin classes. If I do not eat my exercise calories back I will not be able to function or have the strength or endurance to teach. I am not exercising to lose weigh but if I was myfitnesspal already sets a deficit for you based on your weight loss goal. Right now I have my goal set to .5 LB per…

So should I up my calories? I always try to eat 200 under my total. For example with no exercise I should eat 1430 If I burn 800 in the gym I eat around 2000 calories for a daily deficite of 200.

I don't know if this is it because I eat tons of protein So far today I have had over 100 grams. After dinner I will have eaten 140 grams. I have used the custom settings and have my protein set for 25% is this to low? I have fat set for 35% and carbs set for 40%.

My husband wants to build one and he could guide you because he has researched it extensively. He also has an FFL so he could possibly save you money on parts. If you want to contact him he is always happy to help. his email is bdfandt@gmail.com.

1/2 LB of Steamed shrimp and 1 cup of steamed broccoli and vanilla greek yogurt with fresh rasberries for dessert

Exercise and diet are the best way to lose weight. Just keep doing what you are doing. When it comes to losing weight slow and steady wins the race everytime.

I took topamax about 7 years ago for migranes. It did not help to curb them at all. I stopped taking it because it messed with my memory adnd caused my personality to change (I was always irritated and a very angry person while on it.) I don't remember what my dosage was but I do remember I was weaned off of it instead of…

You have a disease called stuffitis. You need to stop buying things with money you don't have to impress people you don't know. You need to stop buying toys and prioritize your spending and write a budget. If you can afford an Ipad you have no right to complain about not having money and if you need money that bad than…

My advice is to write a budget at the begining of every month and stick to it. Have you ever read any Dave Ramsey books? He has awesome advice on how to write a budget and stick to it as well as how to get out of debt. We live on one income and successfully stick to our budget every month. At the begining of every month we…

This is absolutely right and the reason you want to gain more muscle is because muscle is more metabolically active than fat and the more muscle you have the more calories your body will burn at rest.

Vanilla greek yogurt and berries is my answer to dessert!

Evertime we eat sushi I get sashimi or if we got to the buffet place in town I take the fish off of the rice and just eat the fish. Dh and I like several different kinds of fish octopus, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, roe and several others that we have tried but I can't think of. We usually just get a sashimi sampler and try…

You actually should be eating at least 1200 calories. When I calculate you RMR it tells me you should actually be eating 1410 calories a day. Your RMR is what your body requires to function while you are at rest. This is basically what your body needs to maintain itself while you are in a coma. If you continue to eat so…

I carry when I go into the city alone and with my DH who also carries. I carry a Smith and Wesson airweight .38 revolver. I currently have my eye on a Springfield .45 XDS Auto which is much thinner than the revolver and will imprint less on my small frame. DH carries a .40 Smith and wesson M&P. He carries everyplace he…

I second this modification to number 3! The NRA teaches "Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot."

I will give you my advice. The best thing we ever did was wait. I had my first at 29 DH was 32 and my second at 33 DH was 36. We waited because we wanted to be in the financial position where I could stay home if I wanted to. I was an AVP at a very large bank and did not think I would want to give up my career. But, after…

With the exception of a .22 all that does is trash the interior wall or the exterior siding in our case.

I am big into shooting. My hubby is an NRA instructor, has an FFL, and an avid IDPA member. I shoot and carry a .38 Smith and Wesson Airweight Revolver (Oh they make one with pink grips). It is easy to shoot and clean. The next gun I am going to buy for personal defense is a Springfield .45 XDS. It is a small .45 no bigger…

One Friday night I was home alone (DH and the kids were at my MIL's house.) I was sitting on the couch watching Burlesque eating a piece of chocolate lovin' spoon cake and I started thinking......wow my body used to look like those girls and it hit me that if I continued to eat the chocolate cake I was only going to gain…

That is what I was thinking or right after I get home from the gym at lunch.

I drink 16 OZ of it first thing in the morning and I don't ever get sick feeling. I drink mine cold. I use Biglow brand in the big box you buy at SAM's Club.

I've made homemade granola bars...I don't have the exact recipe but it is 1:1 peanut butter and honey warm in a pan until melted together. Then I mixed peanuts, whole oats and rice crispies in a bowl and then mixed in the peanut butter and honey, spread in a pan and refrigerated until hard then cut apart into bars.

I try to do cardio (spinning) 5 days a week for 1 hour. But I always do it twice on Monday. And I do weight training 2X a week for an hour.

What this instructor is doing is totally wrong and she is cheating you and your classmates. I am a recently certified instructor and have been taking about 5 spin classes a week for over a year now. Resistance is your friend and without it you are setting yourself up for a knee injury not to mention you are not working…

Focus on the fact that you have lost 45 LBs and that is amazing! :smile:

My back yard! LOL! I grow most of our veggies in the summer time then I freeze or can them. What I can't grow here because of pace constraints my FIL grown in his 3 acre garden (mostly peas, corn and okra.) We do have a good farmers market in Statesboro GA where I get local honey and stone ground wheat flour, corn meal and…

I agree with you if this estimate was right I would weigh 117 by now. You are doing alot of the things I am doing and I have just concluded that my body is in muscle building mode. I would suggest eating more protein and focus on your over all measurements and what you look like in the mirror. Even though I haven't lost…

Here is a link to a good article on this topic. Remember essential fat is what your body needs to function so if you are above this number you are OK if you fall in thee ranges you'r body is mostly lean muscle. You just do not want to be in the obese range.…