raindawg Member

Longer than I care to admit. :(

50 in August. In better shape than when I turned 40. :smile:

Nice transformation!

Whisky or rum with diet soda. Only 70 or 80 calories per drink..

I eat my exercise calories back and still consistently hit my weekly weight loss goal. I realize I may be in the minority though.

Right now during weight loss I cut out the junk six days a week (cookies, chips, pizza, etc) and allow them in moderation one day a week (Fridays). Once I'm on maintenance though no restrictions as long as they fit in my maintenance calories for the week.

I've used it off and on over the last four years. I agree its the best I've found for achieving my weight and fitness goals.

Calories In / Calories Out. Basically losing weight is nothing more than expending more calories than you take in.

Married, 49 yr old about to turn 50. This is my second time losing weight with MFP. I'm a huge believer in the CICO method. My wife is plus size and makes noises like she wants to do something about it but she just isn't there yet. I've been trying to get her on the app but she keeps coming up with excuses why it won't…

Su-Full Body/Cardio Tu-Full Body/Cardio Th-Full Body/Cardio Going to slow bulk in the fall and switch to compound split routine.

I was between 160 to 165 in college. I picked 160 as my goal as the absolute low end I wanted to go. But now that I'm here I'm still 20% body fat. I've decided no artificial barriers, I'm going to keep going till my body fat % is where I want it to be.

Love my diet dr pepper. No it won't effect your weight loss.

None of that drives weight loss. Calories In/Calories Out. If you burn more calories during the day than you eat you will lose weight. If you don't, you won't lose weight. Doesn't matter what you eat, it's how much of it you are eating.

The one thing I didn't see is if you tracked your calories. Everything else you mentioned doesn't really matter for weight loss if you aren't counting your calories.

Think of the MFP calorie goal as a "net" number, not the number you eat. Net means its what you eat minus exercise. If you hit that net every day you should lose your goal weight for the week.

What is your goal weight loss per week? If you hit it semi consistently don't adjust. If you don't then adjust accordingly. This can be trial and error at the start until you find your sweet spot.

Way to go OP! I hit my original goal last week, but decided to keep going another 3 to 5 pounds to improve my body fat %.

Lower your calorie intake per day by 100 calories. If that doesn't get it moving lower it by another 100, until it starts moving again.

I just say "it works for me" And that's all I got to say about that....(run forest run....)

I was the same way the last time I was in maintenance. I found that if I ate and recorded in a deficit Monday through Saturday and then made up for it Sunday with a splurge it still felt like I was doing something during the week. Kept me motivated to log and track food.

Yep, I'm one of those people who exercise so I'll have the strength and energy to get through my next workout... :smile: Actually I'm pretty sedentary when not working out, so it's my time to feel physical and active. I like that feeling. Also, when out of shape and not exercising I feel very lethargic with no energy. I…

??????? If you've never tried sit ups how do you know you could do zero before?

After days I cheat/splurge I don't get on the scale for at least 3 days for this very reason.

It may be different for each person but for me cheat days are fine. Because I limit them to 1 day and spread them out in frequency. If your cheat day leads to another and then to additional cheats big or small then I can understand people that don't allow any.

I'm always pestering my wife about what's in the dinner, can I see the packages, etc. She's used to it by now, but still gets irritated at times. Truth is about half the time I eat my own thing anyway because the dinner doesn't fit my calories. She might not like it, but weight loss is a big priority for me and if I gave…

I'm not a hardcore lifter so this is just me. I wing it, but with a plan. Meaning I don't follow anyone's set routine but do have a goal. I do a full body workout three times a week (mostly machines) and have a weekly progressive goal. I got back into lifting after a six month layoff. I've done this while cutting 20 lbs.…

Good advice so far that I'll echo. Keep it where it is and monitor results. Check and adjust accordingly as you see results.

You can still have it every night. Just measure and fit it into your calories. I have had my nightly cocktail for years now. 1.5oz of Rum. I measure with a shot glass. For the longest time I was "eyeballing" it but then found out I was drinking closer to 3oz, but only recording 1.5oz. When you are used to it every night,…

You worded it as "shift weight". So are you eating at maintenance and trying to re-comp? Or are you eating at a deficit and trying to lose fat? Either way, making sure you are accurately recording your calories in and your calories out is probably the first step.

Weigh everything, don't eyeball, don't just go by number of servings in a package info. I found when I actually weigh'd what was in a package it was different than what was listed. Once I started weighing just about everything I found I was eating an extra 150 to 200 calories from not being accurate. Also, how do you know…