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I'm not a woman so I can't help you on that front, but if you have gone a couple days without exercise, work out really hard (particularly lifting weights) and weigh yourself the next day.....you WILL weigh more. It's water retention and it happens. I weighed 152 lbs on Tuesday, lifted on Wednesday, weighed 154 lbs on…

Personally, I think the way that MFP is set up makes it potentially more sustainable than other programs and "diets". Done properly, eating the food that you would like to normally eat, MFP trains you on what you can and can't do. Programs that have special food are only effective if you are eating their meals. Once you go…

Rather than walking for 45 minutes......start doing intervals. I don't know what your normal walking speed is but let's say it's 3 mph. Instead of walking at that speed continually (with ups and downs), try running at 5 mph for 2 minutes, walking for 2 minutes, run for 2 minutes, rinse and repeat. Instead of trying to go…

Sounds like someone's dad needs to be put in their place. One thing you could do is find out if you can outrun him now. If you can, anytime he makes a smart aleck comment about chubby girls, just tell him that those chubby girls could probably run his wrinkly old butt down and kick it if they were so inclined. He'll…

If you aren't already, make sure that you are doing plenty of lifting that involves your chest. That will at least tighten everything up. Looking at your waistline, you either still have a fair amount of fat to go yet or some loose skin. If you still have a fair amount of waist fat, odds are, you still have a fair amount…

There is a BMR calculator on this site. There are numerous threads on this site about BMR and such that talk about how many calories to eat. 987 calories is too low in my opinion but I don't recommend trying to eat back all 800 calories. In general, you should just eat until you feel full (or you reach your calorie deficit…

If you are active enough (and heavy enough) 200-250 per day might be right for you. In general, I've read that a realistic goal for people doing normal workouts is about 0.8 g per lb of lean body mass, which is probably in the same ballpark as the 0.7 g per lb of total mass mentioned above (close enough not to argue…

I agree with those that are saying that the better goal is 150. I'm 5'6" and went from 177 down to 152 (still two pounds to go). My original goal was 160 lbs but I hit that so easily (and was unhappy with how I still looked) so I changed my goal to 150. I will say that I plan on gaining 10 lbs back to 160 after I hit my…

In general, MFP doesn't provide for enough protein in their default settings so going up to 50% over the default isn't going to hurt you. Ridiculous amounts of protein are unhealthy, but you've got to be over 200 g in a day to start getting into the ridiculous range. Bodybuilders get away with it because they are trying to…

Mine was about six weeks. My first 17 lbs was easy and went in about 13 weeks. I'm only down 8 lbs in the 13 weeks since. Of course, I didn't adjust my calorie intake as much as I should have after losing weight and I ate poorly on two different trips so I only have myself to blame. I'm currently 2.5 lbs from my loss goal…

I'm going to say that I agree that the estimates for the calories burned on the bike are too high. 266 calories in 15 minutes on the bike is probably closer to 150 (just my opinion). On the swimming, the calorie burns are probably accurate if you do it non-stop, but if you are taking breaks and resting, they are probably…

I've gotta agree that those exercise calorie numbers are highly suspect. I spent 75 minutes at the gym the other night and didn't break 600 calories between running and lifting. Don't believe the ellipticals!

Great comments by mmreed. Definitely take the time (even if you aren't excited about it) to take some pictures now. I didn't do a good job of that so I have to go back to pictures from last year to gauge the improvement. The one thing that he didn't say but is very important is that don't worry about what works for…

This is going to sound kind of stupid....but here I go. I was fortunate that my weight never got completely out of control. When I was at my worst, I was about 32 lbs above my optimum weight. Even at my worst, I was never that bad. Nevertheless, once I got on MFP and started losing weight, I was surprised at the pride that…

pork chops are high in protein......but also high in cholesterol. Reasonable on the calories though.

It's the invincible horse again! There are dozens of threads about this. Technically, the way this site is set up, you are supposed to eat back your exercise calories because this site focuses on the "net" calories. Because of the fact that different people are in different physical conditions, your actual calories burned…

I'm glad that you are getting to enjoy that kind of NSV. It's always kind of funny when you feel a part of your body that you haven't felt in years. I enjoyed feeling my ribcage for the first time after losing about 10 pounds. On the other hand, I had a scary experience on something similar to that. When I started lifting…

What you might find helpful is to set up a reward system for staying on plan. If you have six good days, reward yourself with one really unhealthy item on the seventh day. Try to keep it to something that barely erases your calorie deficit for THAT DAY. In time, you will find that eating really unhealthy stuff isn't all…

As someone else said, I typically drink flavored water instead of pop. I will say that I did go from 2-3 pops per day down to 1 pop per day before I quit completely. I do have a diet soda every once in a while but I've been trying to avoid those as well.

Anybody who is serious about their overall health should incorporate some weight training. As others have said, if you aren't sure what to do, get some help at the gym. The YMCA where I live gives you a free one hour consultation where they walk you through how to use every piece of equipment they have and they have…

I would say that at 1800 calories and your height and weight.....you should NOT eat back your exercise calories.

Part of it is that you don't seem to have much variety and plenty of it is unhealthy (as others noted). Also, you look like you are eating big meals without snacking in between. Myth or not, I've been told that you need to eat smaller meals over the course of the day to keep your metabolism charged up and eat some snacks…

I forgot the most important piece of advice from the 1990's............Wear sunscreen.

Lots of good ones above. A few tidbits of wisdom that I try to remember: 1) Those who know the least, know it the loudest. 2) In the words of the immortal Bob Robertson (voice of Washington State University athletics): "Always be a good sport, be a good sport in all ways" 3) Never put off something for the future that you…

For Starters, don't worry about the 1250 this week. Set your goal at 1750 (assuming you normally have a 500 calorie deficit). FWIW, I went to LA early this summer and gained several pounds. I hit the gym and got back on my routine and shed them in a week without doing anything special. In other words......live life and…

I'm almost OCD about weighing myself. I'm always fascinated by the way that my weight fluctuates during the day and how sometimes, it just doesn't make sense. Although I weigh myself at least twice a day, I don't ever stress about the number on the scale.

Congratulations! It's a good feeling. I reached my original goal date back in May and decided that there wasn't any point in stopping and set a new goal 10 lbs lower. As others have said, maintain at your goal weight if you want, push ahead if you feel inclined. Tremendous improvement already!

Unless you are taking in ridiculous amounts of protein, you have nothing to worry about (as others have said). That said, unless you are trying to bulk up, you are probably better off keeping the protein under 100 g per day because of the potential side effects that others mentioned. To my knowledge, the only people that…

This is the biggest issue in "eating back calories". There are many instances where MFP (and other sites) overestimate calories. The elliptical is the biggest villain that I know of. You'll see someone freewheeling on that thing and it says that they burned 600 calories. It's probably closer to 2/3rds of that. Small…

The thing that I find ironic is that the person who started the thread called it a myth but quoted an article by weight watchers that actually says that the body does go into a starvation mode. Ironical. I usually lose one pound per week whenever I stick to my net calorie goals and that includes the fact that I always…