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This is a habit of logging and truly resisting certain temptations for me. I stopped logging for a while and realized that when I did start logging just how much I was overeating in calories for my goals. When I get hungry and I have goals in mind that I want to meet, lately I have been having cucumbers with dijon mustard.…

I'm about the same age and height as you and find that if I set MFP to lose weight at 1 lb/wk and eat back exercise calories I usually lose about that if I am good about logging and measuring. So many things at play. I also find that the more intense the exercise, this helps to kick my metabolism into high gear, so I do at…

I'm with many of the others in terms of what my rest day looks like. It is either walking my dogs, light stretching or doing some yoga.

I think it depends. I go with full fat yogurt generally and I don't really drink milk. If I did, it would be low fat milk versus non-fat for the taste aspect.

I look at dog walking as a great opportunity to get out and get active. Once you start that it leads into doing other activities as well.

With the right training focus and diet, it is completely possible. If you don't already have the "booty", it can take a few weeks.

Since I got the instant pot, I don't mind cooking in bulk on a Sunday and just adding other stuff to it during the weekdays. I might make brown rice or quinoa with vegetables. I will add a protein and other vegetables when eating. The clean up is a lot less when dealing with one pot. I make something different for…

Desk job here. I get up early to exercise, as the end of the day it's too unpredictable and I get too tired to do anything else other than walk the dogs. There are plenty of quick youtube type videos where you can pick up some cardio or HIIT type routines like fitness blender, etc. I also try to take a walk outside during…

I've sipped on a cup of turkey bone broth which has about 9g of protein and very little calories.

I've made protein brownies which have bananas, chocolate protein powder, unsweetened cocoa powder and peanut butter. I also include some dark chocolate chips. They are about 150 calories each with about 7 grams of protein for each brownie. To me they are somewhat fudge like. You can look up 4-ingredient protein brownies to…

I was thinking the same as xvolution. You might try drinking more water about a 1-2 hours before bed, so you don't get up in the middle of the night.

If you don't need a referral, I would opt for a physio first and go from there.

I love zoodles with meat sauce! I sometimes use sweet potato or yellow squash noodles as well.

In my version of healthy, I've been making lots of different ground turkey recipes using all sorts of spices. I've made ground turkey pasta sauce (it might be spicy, it might not), but rather than use any pasta, I use zucchini or yellow squash noodles in its place. You can also use spaghetti squash. I've also made Asian…

Always been an early morning person, but started waking up earlier and earlier to avoid traffic and use the gym in the morning. It was less time spent on the road and getting fit, so a win-win for me. When I started working closer to home, it was habit and I prefer getting workouts done first thing in the morning.…

Lower body strength training, kickboxing, or a cardio dance class.

I like altra shoes for both walking and running. Nice room in the toe box and good support for me. Prior to this I was using brooks for running, since they were roomy in the toe box and good for stability, since I have flat feet.

My balance, which means working on my core muscles. Also push-ups.

I have breakfast for dinner sometimes. :) Other options that I've had include a nice big salad with a boiled egg, other protein (seitan or tofu), a dollop of hummus and a little siracha barbecue sauce as my dressing. Recently I've had zoodles (sweet potato, zucchini and squash) with ground turkey and pasta sauce. Each of…

I made some protein pancake muffins this week. It's a matter of finding a recipe that you like. I included either blueberries or dark chocolate chips in mine and these can be frozen.

I don't think that putting silken tofu in your protein drink would be overkill. I think the only way you will find out if it will make you a little fuller is to try it. I do this on occasion and I find that it doesn't make me any more full, but then again my shakes are full of other stuff outside of protein powder and…

You need to find something you like doing. I sometimes like taking classes in the gym like cardio kickboxing, spinning or some kind of dance class. Great music and instructor to keep me motivated and having fun. The best cardio happens when you are having fun!

I use a combination of both as well. Lately I have been using TRX, as I found that this engaged both my triceps and core.

Always been a morning person, so exercised in the morning. Found that by the time I got home from work, I would rather relax. Also, I would rather not take two showers in one day.

For quick energy, I've been eating an orange or clementine first thing in the morning lately. Or I understand that an apple is good quick energy as well.

Anywhere between 60-90 minutes from warm-up to stretching for 5-6 days a week. I started trying something different this week and am trying to keep it to no more than an hour, so I can get to work earlier.

I like the chocolate protein powder, with frozen cherries, banana, and unsweetened cocoa powder to make a black forest type of smoothie. I might even mix in some spinach to get some greens in there, as I can't really taste it. Today I tried an interesting mix of frozen blueberries, cranberry juice (low sugar), silken tofu,…

You may also want to look in Mutu System.

I make variations of overnight oats using oats, ground flax, coconut milk yogurt, almond milk (or regular), vegetarian protein powder, cinnamon and whatever frozen/fresh fruits I am in the mood for. Depends on how you like it. Plenty of recipes on-line.

Bumping for future reference. Great information to have.