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Assuming you are on a modest deficit, you likely won't even be able to see a change in your weight loss trend. You'll probably only see a change due to all the sodium that eating out normally brings. By the way, why are you always under your goal? It's a goal for a reason, you should be trying to reach it.

More often than not, the real issue is something other than what the fight is about. I would guess that if you said "OK, I'll stop losing weight"- it would not take long for the next ultimatum to be thrown down. In that scenario, he might have actually chosen to use weight loss as his line in the sand, knowing you wouldn't…

you might look into Pilates as a way to get started.

IMO, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are way to special to worry about. If you are really worried about the one meal- workout that morning and you'll need the extra cals back. You'll usually see the scale move after a meal like that from sodium intake, making you retain water- which will go away after a day anyway. The…

you could always workout early..... I get up at 4:15 on weight days. But for a special weekend, I would worry about it after the fact.... if you "bank" too many cals ahead of time, you'll be weak and the alcohol will mess you up worse and that will lead into other issues. I try to make the best choices I can while eating…

without knowing more about your situation I can only guess. But if you are working out hard 5-6 times a week and only eating 1300 or so I think it's safe to assume you need to eat more... unless you are about 4'2". I can burn 1300 on a single run. You MIGHT be ok netting 1300-1400 but again, unless you are very small-…

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go to north face's web site and get out your credit card! Great stuff but not cheap.

Zone Perfect has some good tasting bars- average 14-15g protein and about 200cal. I have tried most of the flavors and all are pretty good except the cookie dough- it's totally different than the rest of them. (consistency is way wet and sticky) Also the EAS advantEDGE bars are 240 cals and 17 g protein. Only flavor I've…

^^ that.

For what it's worth, I get down to 45-50% after my 2 hours runs... I use a bluetooth earphones for my music and a GPS running app. I assume the bluetooth would use more power than corded buds, so you might check with cust service as you should be able to get 3 hours from your battery with music and a run app.

If you are having surgery to repair it, you'll be asked to stay pretty immobile for a few weeks (depending on the severity of the tear and repair) so you'll likely have to postpone your plan a bit. You should be able to ride a stationary bike, use an eliptical (but I'd hold on with the good arm), pool walking, etc. Your…

Don't forget about egg whites... low fat, low cal and high in protein. As high as protein powders, per cals. (for example- EggBeaters brand... 4 egg whites = over 20 gr. protien at 100 cals.)

Not to be rude, but did you gain weight? Maybe they are just concerned- as you are, since you are here. ?? Well the silver lining is that people are paying attention and those same people will probably notice when you lose weight. I've seen so many posts where people are upset that no one noticed a weight loss.... and the…

If you use a fitbit then the easiest way to adjust is to set your activity level to sedentary and let fitbit make the adjustments. Just be sure to calibrate your steps and current weight, etc. For specific workouts, you can either use the timer feature and override it or just log that time as whatever you did. The reason…

Have you tried good old fashioned moderation instead of a "diet"? Seriously, most diets cut something out which is in part why they don't work long term. You are motivated, active and have been exercising regularly so the pieces are in place to get the weight off. It sounds like you are just a smart eating plan away from…

Don't blame the alcohol... for that mattter, blaming anything specific is a dangerous thing- as you can use it as an excuse or crutch. 99.99% of the time, it's a lapse in discipline or an error in logging. When I was at 230 lbs, 1500 cals/day wasn't enough- maybe you need to up the cals a little bit. Back on topic- Alcohol…

In your case, I might be inclined to eat a good meal before drinking so you don't end up sloshed on a weak empty stomach... this should help you hold it better and not drink as much overall. You can always work out/run it off the next day.

You are exactly right, just as not every vegetarian has a spiritual or compassionate objection to meat. Remember, at the time I posted, the OP had NOT expressed such views.

The OP's ORIGINAL post didn't mention anything about a compassion, ethics or religion. Just a desire to replace a craving for MEAT. Many people go veggie for dietary reasons and have no issue with the compassion or spiritual ideals. And if you want to get technical about it, in Genesis 9:3 the Lord said: "Everything that…

Explain it like this... "Honey, it's an allergy that causes me pain lots of pain.... and from this point forward, you cooking it for us will cause you not to have sex anymore. No, I'm not kidding." I bet he shapes up in under a week.

I prefer dry rub and to cook a little higher heat (275ish) and let a brisket go, until the smoke ring is good (1/4"-3/8" deep) and you have developed some good bark. Cook briskets fat side down because the juice from the fat will boil up through the meat as it cooks, this is key for moisture and flavor. (fat side up allows…

I can think of 35 reasons that you can tell that little voice to go suck an egg!! The hardest part of this journey is the beginning and you have already succeeded in making tremendous progress!!

Well, since "cheat" days are such a popular topic right now... why not schedule Thanksgiving as a "cheat day" and eat the turkey that you so dearly miss!?!?

The most important reason to start lifting now is so you don't lose the muscle mass you already have. If you go on a strict diet, and have too much deficit, your body will burn lean mass if you aren't using it. So USE IT by lifting at the gym.

In your shoes (I have been there not too long ago) I would start out by only eating a very small surplus... Many people claim you can continue to drop fat % and build muscle on a slight surplus. The thought being that you will continue to burn a little fat, combined with a small surplus, will allow you to gain muscle. You…

the problem with this is the time frame... I can fluctuate a few lbs a day if I have high sodium for a day. If you change the word day to week you would be right on the money... except that I would use a TDEE calculator as the starting point.

You can eat crap and lose weight, that's a fact, if you are eating at deficit. You can eat "healthy" foods and gain weight, also fact, it you eat surplus. Just because someone eats junk and loses weight doesn't mean they are healthy or as healthy as they could be... You need to decide what your end goal is and relieve…

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html Here is a great dumb bell only routine, that works the whole body. I actually use this at the gym or at home.

Until you stop eating what she buys, she will continue to buy it. You eating it is just an approval of her purchase. Bottom line is that you can only control YOUR OWN BEHAVIOR, she will likely change if you are consistent.