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Bumping this! A MUST READ post.

I’m 64 and I track total sugar and especially ADDED sugar for awareness. I too frequently exceed the default MFP sugar threshold. I’m not too concerned unless the bulk of that amount is from added sugar. Then that is a cue to me that I need to make some better choices and changes. The same awareness is paid to sodium…

Very well stated!

I’m thinking this is gonna turn out to be click-bait/spam.

@gracegettingittogether, and anyone else interested in winter-sowing using milk jugs, here is a website that will walk you through doing it. http://www.wintersown.org/ Try it out, you will be amazed at what you can grow using this method.

Protein powder does not combine with everything tastefully. Why not just mix the protein powder with water and drink it separately?

@Kshama2001, the seeds need what is called “cold-moist” stratification for 60 days before those seeds can germinate. This can easily be accomplished in your refrigerator in couple different ways. Check out the instructions under the heading “GERM CODE C” in the following URL.…

@Aureilie,thanks for these suggestions! I’ll check these out at our local organic market tomorrow.

Thanks. As I transition into maintenance I think I’ll have to focus on incorporating a lot more of your recommendations into my meals. I haven’t tried sietan before, and very little tofu.

Aureillie, I moving more towards plant-based nutrition, and I’m curious how you meet your protein macros. I don’t necessarily want to load up on cheese or nuts, but beans alone aren’t doing it either. How do you manage protein.

AnnPT77, veganhealth.org is a great link, thanks! Like you, I’m trying to focus more on a plant-based diet. Right now, I’m eating more plant-based frozen meals than fresh - but it’s a journey not a sprint right? I’ll enjoy browsing the articles.

That’s a pretty good metric! At 6’ 1”, I definitely notice the girth when my waist measurement grows beyond 36”. I’m within a few lbs. of my target maintenance weight. I’ve been carefully tracking & measuring my caloric intake and now I’m calculating what my maintenance calories will be. For now, my Target maintenance…

I use the Navy method along with the three site caliper method and average them together. And again, I’m following the trend.

All the previous posters give great advice. While a precise measurement is always great, maybe even more valuable is tracking how you are trending and the rate of change. That you can do with any method. I use the three-site caliper skin-fold test myself. If I’m carefully measuring the same locations the same way ever…

My go-to simple smoothie in the morning consists of 1 medium-sized avocado, 1/2 frozen banana, 1 serving of ground flax seed, 1 serving of whey protein. I use a hand blender to blend it all together and drink. It looks very similar to your photo, except it looks like you are also including some sort of green vegetable -…

I lost my last 15 pounds over the past 8 months lifting weights 3x a week, and 1-2 cardio sessions on the days in between. I'm in my target weight range now and I'm closely tracking my calories vs. weight to determine where my average range of maintenance will land. Based on what I'm seeing, I found most of the calculators…

I weigh myself every day. I correlate the changes in my weight with how I'm feeling. I know now how I feel those daysmy weight swings positive and how I'm feeling the days my weight decreases.

Nice rower OP. I mix rowing in as part of my cardio. I would like to try it on the water some day.

I weigh chicken breasts after cooking. For thing that will absorb water or liquids during cooking (oatmeal) I weigh the dry ingredients before cooking.

I'm a crossfit noob convert. I took up the challenge to join my son who is a rabid crossfit fan & crossfit blogger. I have to say at 59 years-old, it is the toughest challenge I've ever picked up. I'm looking forward to the rewards! https://www.facebook.com/metconwarrior/

For Quaker oats the dry weight serving size is found on the container, 40 grams. That same serving size can be found in MFP.

I just saw this website that's Paleo oriented with some pretty simple snack ideas; http://metconwarrior.com/2016/09/13/fruit-veggie-snacks/ I tend to lean towards a KISS principle in food, so Paleo makes sense to me, in that respect.

When I eat at an unfamiliar restaurant I look for items that are grilled without sauces (chicken, fish are good choices). Choose a side of veggies and a salad without the added condiments (loads of cheeses, bacon, etc). Make sensible choices such as these and you will have no worries.

On weekdays I usually have oatmeal, ground flax seed and one-half of a banana. One Saturdays I have egg whites and toast and on Sundays I fix up a batch of buckwheat pancakes. All of them pretty simple go-to's to start my day.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I believe I recently read somewhere that "starvation mode" has been proven to be a myth. I'll try and look back where I read that.

Male Age: 59 HGT: 6'1" SW: 222 lbs CW: 174 GW: 173 I’ve set 173 lbs as my goal weight and I’ve been hovering around that weight for the past two months. I’ve weighed myself every day and I’ve also carefully tracked my caloric intake during this period. My next task is to average those weights and my caloric intakes to come…

I'm 59 and have experienced many of the same joint issues you have. I was doing SL 5x5 until the squats and DL started bugging my knees and the lower back. Since then, I've been focusing on my core and compound lifts in the 8-10 rep range. But after reading Stuart McRoberts' Beyond Brawn, his programs seem to cater to the…

^^^^^^^^^ This. This is exactly what the previous posters have been saying. Stay around TDEE and it will all average out in a short amount of time.

^^^^^^^^ This!!! You did get some pretty poor responses from some purists here. When I first started my weight-loss journey up around 225 lbs. I didn't have access to whole foods during my work day., or ways to keep those foods safe during the work day. So I did do a lot of slim fast bars and slim fast shakes. Zone bars…

I'm 59 years old and I just reached my goal weight. My next challenge is stabilizing in maintenance. What are your questions?