justagirl2013 Member

Thanks. I'm not sure if there's much info to give me honestly, other than to lift weights and keep at it. I plan to keep at it, and lifting will have to wait for a few weeks. Good luck on keeping sodium down, it's so hard! Everything has sodium in it, ugh!

I'm 5 weeks in, but I still need to lose at least 50 pounds, but closer to 60. So you are not alone!

I will definitely go search that now and see what I come up with! I bought some bell peppers today to cut up and will pick up some broccoli and cauliflower to eat raw also. I use the Whole Foods brand and forget it! It is just disgusting! I generally drink a protein shake at night so I'll save it for then, but it might be…

ITA I was freaking starving, it was completely unbearable :(

I gained 7 pounds and probably 3 inches. I've not yet lost the inches, and if today's daily tracking weight is right, then I am down 9 pounds (7 I gained, plus 2 extra). I have not done my official measurements or weigh-in, as that is tomorrow. Here's hoping I see some inches lost tomorrow. I am 35 days into eating more (5…

Okay, how come whenever I mix protein powder in my oatmeal it turns into a chalky nasty mess? I do plan on picking up some greek yogurt when I arrive, that is one of my staples for breakfast along with some strawberries and blueberries mixed in. I have some tuna packs so I can take those, I'm sure I could get some…

What your mother said is going to be exactly what my grandmother says. I have a feeling I'll be walking on the beach eating almonds, peanut butter and carrots every day so I can up my cals hah! Hitting a grocery store is definitely an option, and the grocery store there is extremely customer orientated, so I'm sure they…

Your BMR is 1434. Your TDEE is 2474. Your TDEE-20% cut is 1979. You will eat 1979 calories per day. If you burn more than 534 calories during a workout, you must eat the extra calories to get back to your BMR of 1434. IE if you burn 600 calories, you will eat an additional 66 calories to get to your BMR of 1434.

Do you have a HRM or Bodyfit/fitbit? You need to eat your BMR at the very least, so if your BMR is 1800, you are eating 2000, and burning 1000, you are only netting 1000 calories. You need to eat 800 more calories bringing your total to 2800. I guess you could change your activity level to sedentary and then make sure to…

Yes, you need to net your BMR, and be accurate about your calories burned. With the HRM you can see that clearly. If you are having trouble getting more calories in the same old applies. Eat full fat products, eat peanut butter, nuts, protein shakes/smoothies, greek yogurt, etc.

Good idea! I thought about eating a lot of chicken and stuff that I could get from the butcher block. I could have them weigh out my portion, which would really help! I can guesstimate pretty well now on what things weigh/how much to eat, so I do have that. I will probably quick add 100-200 extra calories each day just to…

I'm a huge collector of recipes, but lately not enough time to make what I want. Hence I resort to my standbys :( Protein Peanut butter balls: http://chockohlawtay.blogspot.com/2011/06/peanut-butter-protein-balls.html Broccoli-Quinoa Cassarole (I make changes to this, omitting salt, pepper, splenda, using reduced sodium…

I'm not losing anything yet, but going to give it 2 more weeks before I start crying for help :)

I didn't think of that. We will be pretty busy the next 3 weeks, so should be able to burn those calories. I know we will be going to the beach lots!

I hated to post this and run, but I was headed out of town. I thought I would have time to read MFP, hah! I feel much better now. I had 4 days of just relaxation, tons of food consumed, and sleep! Did a bit of swimming and lots of walking, but I'm not tracking it. I easily went over by 500 calories the last few days, and…

Accuracy didn't seem to be an issue in the reviews, seemed most people that posted about the actual reading found it accurate. Reviews were more about it's easy to use and obtaining a reading (requires you to put your finger to the face for an instant reading...) I think I'll keep using MFP's for now and keep track of what…

What about those of us who don't have brains? Are those bonus calories? I need some bonus calories today :(

Total Daily Energy Expenditure or how many calories your body needs in a day according to your activity levels,

I have made a pact not to read the general boards anymore. I'm getting a lot of extra calories by banging my head today ;) I seriously wrote a response, and then edited it, because some people just won't listen. Now pot kettle black, I've been struggling with my own doubts, but a few of you lovely ladies have kept at my to…

THe quicker you loose weight, the more of a chance you have to gain it back. Have you run your BMR and TDEE yet? That is something you should do, and NEVER eat below your BMR. You are robbing your body of the nutrients it needs to survive and be healthy. Don't think of this as a diet, think of it as a lifestyle change.

It should be fine IMO. Is there a way you can break it into snacks that you could munch on instead?

20 pounds less in 5 weeks??? Are you eating all of your calories?

Your diary is still not public on my end. Nuts and peanut butter are good for getting calories in.

Don't eat light, fat free, etc of anything. Eat normal foods. Eat what you want, just portion control. So maybe a standard serving of a snickers bar is a whole bar, eat 1/2 instead. Less calories, but still getting a treat. Also, your body will start to crave more. What about greek yogurt? I love to mix berries and greek…

Now I'm confused. I eat the same amount every day, if I exercise or not??? I do eat back if I have burned too many and won't net my BMR. Maybe she meant to say that? But i do not eat more just because I burned 200 calories walking...Now if I burned 800 cals, yes I'd be eating some back

Please ignore anything I said. Apparently I have failed at reading comprehension. I thought your cut was 2194! I'm sorry about that! I will say, you should try to weight things. I don't use mine as much anymore since I'm pretty good at it now, but you would be shocked by the amount that I feel we overestimate! Even…

I'm not sure, but you shouldn't have to eat back your exercise calories unless you are burning over 700 each time you work out? You eat 2194 each day right?

LOL! You crack me up all the time!!!

I love my protein shakes, but today I don't have room for one. I did decide to drink some country time lemonade (2 8oz serving mixed with 32 oz water lmao) so that bumped carbs. I also logged a cadbury creme egg, but I haven't decided yet! Oh and I made quinoa for the first time ever! Absolutely love this! Wonder why I…

Way to go!!!!