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I'm very sorry to hear that about your mom. My concern is that my BP is going up. Some days it's low and some days it's high. Some days it's so high it affects my vision and my balance. So that's another reason why I want the extra weight gone quickly. Rarely do people have the whole story so kindness and patience is…

Yes, that's absolutely true, there is. I'm 54 (20 years older than you) and it is very hard to lose weight at this age. It's hard to eat back exercise calories (esp. when not hungry). Most of my life I've struggles with binge eating. Forgive my hesitancy to eat more...it's just the idea of not getting rid of this weight is…

Vsaif, Thanks for the information.

Of course I would be scared of that happening...just as I'm concerned about losing muscle. I'm also scared of being 54 years old, 40 pounds overweight and having a heart attack or stroke.

Why? I was agreeing with you. Just saying it wouldn't be easy.

Exactly (emphasis mine), that's why I was so concerned about the high exercise days. I'll try strength training but I'll probably whine about it the whole time. Honestly, I'm scared to eat more, especially since my appetite has been under control lately with the high protein I've been consuming. I want this weight gone.…

That's basically what I've been doing without realizing it! I guess it's not such a bad thing after all. Thanks!

That's true...unfortunately I'm pretty sedentary most of the day. I'm retired.

I've only been back on for two weeks. I lost 2.5 pounds the first week and only half a pound the second. So far this week I've gain a quarter pound. I know muscle burns calories so that's why I don't want to lose any. I lost quite a bit of muscle the first go round.

No that was taken on my 50th birthday (2012 when I was an active MFP user)...almost 6 months to the day before my husband passed away. Since then I've gained 40 lbs. I'm an active user again so hopefully I'll get similar results.

My sincerest apologies. I didn't take the time to look at your profile. My mistake. The little thumbnail photo on my device isn't very clear. After looking at your profile I'm am highly impressed with your success. Congratulations!!! That is awesome.

Thanks for your reply. I just checked. I'm netting closer to 950 calories per day. I'm averaging about 5300 calorie deficit a week or 757 per day. That should equate to about 1.5 lb weight loss per week. I've just started back on this fat loss journey recently and I don't want to lose muscle like I did last time. That's…

Great link. Thank you.

Yes, someone asked. It's usually from about 3 hours of competitive racquetball. Basing it on MFP and other sites to try to verify calorie burn. Granted that amount might not be accurate but it's the best info I have.

Other days are 200-300 calories below maintenance. The three days are not in a row...at least one or two days between them. Thank you for taking the time to try to figure out my question.

That's what I'm trying to get at. 4 days out of the week I'm not even 300 calories below maintenance. That's why I'm wondering if it really matters that on three days I have a big deficit. Some seem to think they are answering my question when they aren't. And others seem to get p.o.'d because I'd like more than one…

I appreciate the replies. But what I'm really trying to find out is will doing this a couple of times a week cause excessive muscle wasting? Or is that not really a concern?

This only occurs 3 days a week. IF I was determined to eat too little and exercise too much I wouldn't be seeking help/information. Your sarcasm wasn't necessary or welcomed. I could also say you didn't absorb what I wrote.

Profile info is correct. Calorie logging is spot on based on nutrition labels and measuring/weighing food. Exercise calories are based on MFP and usually compared to other sites to verify caloric burn. Thing is I don't seem to be losing weight (other than the initial loss the first week back)...thus the hesitancy to eat…

I only used "starvation mode" because I didn't want a bunch of responses about that. :smile:

I understand that but my question is that if I'm eating 1400-1700 calories a day does it matter that I have three days a week where exercise puts me at a huge calorie deficit? If just those three days are going to cause huge muscle loss then I would be willing to force myself to eat more. I am eating 20-30 calories per kg…

I do eat the next day but breakfast and lunch only amount to about 800-1000 calories before my next workout. Muscle loss is my concern. It seems that every time I gain and then have to lose weight I end up losing more and more muscle. I don't want to end up being "skinny-fat."

This was only an example but typically to burn that many calories I play 3 hours of competitive racquetball or go for bicycle rides over 50 miles. How much stored fat can be metabolized in a day?

Kettlebell!!!! Start with a 10 lb. bell. It is a cardio and strength workout in one. Search you tube for basic moves. Warning...it can get kind of boring. I prefer getting my exercise by playing...cycling, racquetball, etc. I can "play" for hours but can only "workout" for 20-40 minutes before quitting.

Try cycling. It's a great calorie burn and you can make it as intense as you want.

I've found it hard to row as long as I can cycle...therefore smaller calorie burn. But rowing is a full body workout. So maybe substitute rowing for cycling once or twice a week might help break up the boredom.

Don't normally eat breakfast unless I'm hungry. For me one jumbo whole egg and 1/2 cup of egg whites "fried" in a pan with non-stick cooking spray keeps me full for quite awhile and it's only 150 calories. It's like a GIANT fried egg.

Thanks for the support!

Why do you freeze them?

I would like to see calorie counts along with the pics.