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Love eggs (I eat scrambled egg whites just because I am trying to keep my calories to 1500 for the day) but on weekends I tend to eat whole eggs. My favorite: I scramble them with steamed spinach and tear a couple of bacon slices in for flavor. So lovely and keeps me full until lunch. Also like to scramble with broccoli…

Please keep sharing. Truly inspiring!

I love ump vanilla shakes w/ 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, filling and tasty after lifting weights. UMP protein shake serving is 120 calories and 20 grams or protein. I mix it with unsweetened cashew milk (25 calories per 8 oz.) and 1/2 cup of frozen unsweetened strawberries is about 30 calories so for a total calorie count…

I find the calories way off on fit bit and other devices that measure "burn" -- I have used careful food logging aiming at 1500 calories a day, and don't eat back any exercise calories unless I exercise over 1 hour (like running or bicycling longer distances) and then I only eat back about 1/2 or even less. Doing this I…

when I eat low carb ice cream my body keeps waiting for the sugar high -- makes me crave more, so I just stay away from it

I actually feel fitter now in my 60s, because I work out harder. But to lose weight I really have to stick with the macros (calories at 1500). Also, I just feel better and more like sticking to my calorie macros if I don't eat sugary stuff and white flour stuff -- I seem to feel it "sluggify" my body more now. So to feel…

I did a 3 minute plank today and that was great -- but I got there by doing all kinds of core, HIIT, weightlifting etc. Not just planks! I think I'll get to the 4 minute plank the same way. I love how planks feel, something like energy moving in all directions out through the core and into my limbs! Good luck!

I love kettlebells and they are great -- but I still weigh and measure and track my food. Otherwise, left to my own devices I just eat more than I should for weight loss (and sometimes less which is also a problem because getting too hungry leads to overeating for me).

I eat 1500 calories (set this manually) and my goal is to lose 1/2 to 1 pound per week, and I have averaged 1 pound per week over the last 50 weeks. I exercise a lot, but I don't eat back many of the (inaccurate) exercise calories. I'm so over eating less that 1500 calories -- I'm not on a "diet" I am on a food plan for…

I do circuit training but I don't eat back my calories from it. I eat about 1500 calories a day, which is great for slow steady weight loss for me. I only add in some exercise calories if I exercise for a long time (like running a lot of miles, etc.) But circuit training is a lot of fun. It really gives me a great energy,…

Freeze them! I keep frozen fresh vegies to steam in the microwave in the freezer at work, and I keep egg whites this way too. Boiled eggs and hard cheese, apples and almonds make great lunch and they all last for a week. Also I buy chopped salads at the grocery store and keep in the fridge at work and they keep for a week.…

For me I make sure to eat filling meals on time with plenty of protein so I don't get too hungry. This is the most important thing I do. I also find exercise really helps and taking care of my spiritual and emotional health is important too. Finally I don't keep my binge foods around and I don't eat them .... Just…

I stay out of it unless asked specifically what worked for me -- generally people don't ask, and really don't seem to want to know which I think is pretty funny.

Pre work out: protein pancake (oatmeal/protein powder/eggs/cinnamon); after work out egg whites w/ spinach and bacon. Lovely.

I like how kale tastes when I mix it 50/50 with spinach. I grew up eating greens -- we had a farm and my favorite was a wild green called lamb's quarter or pigweed. My mom used to send me out with the scissors to cut it.

I lift at Crossfit and also once a weak with a trainer -- form is all important when you are over 60 like me so no injury to get in the way of my daily exercise program! I love lifting, I love how I feel, I love the metabolism jump afterwards, and I love the defined look of my muscles on top of weight loss.

I never could understand the point of goldfish crackers -- why bother having them in the house?

Here's what helps me stay on my food plan/avoid binges: eat 5 smaller meals per day with plenty of protein and fats so I don't get too hungry and eat sufficient calories so I don't feel too hungry (for me this is 1500 or so depending on level of exercise and leads to 1 to .5 pound loss per week), don't eat the foods that…

I've thought about/read about women and body size issues for years. So many women think they have to be very, very thin to be attractive (whether healthy or not). I think its good to examine those assumptions. My healthy weight is quite a bit higher than the charts -- at that (relatively higher) weight my doctor says I am…

Squatting is the best! I am in weight loss mode and it really helps me look and feel my best as I lose weight and inches. It strengthens muscles I use in aerobic exercises (like glutes/quads) so helps me run and bike. And generally I feel more limber and graceful after I do a whole bunch of deep squats. I consider them a…

I try to lift so I feel "good sore" rather than "bad, this hurts like hell sore." I think this is part of the key to long term success with weightlifting for me. One thing that makes a good trainer is that they can increase the weights so that it pretty much my response stays in the "good sore" range, so I continue to…

The first few weeks might be hard -- but it is actually easier to eat to a food plan using MFP. I save so much time just sticking too the food that fits into my calories and macro goals. And I feel 100% better when I eat this way that I do a lot more fun things. Also, by losing weight my clothes fit so much better, that I…

A favorite meal: sweet potato w/ cottage cheese over a chopped salad. Yummy

For me lower carb works healthwise and reduced craving, but I eat to a calorie macro so that I will lose weight. I really thinks its a matter of what works for each of us. I know plenty of people who do better on a higher carb food plan, but its never worked for me -- too many cravings and my arthritis gets worse which…

The things that help me are to eat my 5 smaller meals, with plenty of protein and fat at each meal -- this way I'm not too hungry. Then I also try to exercise, because it helps me feel better. A phone call to a friend helps, and also checking in here and getting involved in a discussion helps. I also don't keep any food…

Sometimes I do HIIT while running using my heart rate monitor -- I run at a pace that drives my heart up to 85% max, and hold it there for 2 minutes, then I moderate my pace until my heart rate comes down to 65% then repeat. When I'm more fit I may hold my 85% for more than 2 minutes. I can do the same thing when I do…

I had two bleeding stomach ulcers from taking ibuprofen regularly for knee arthritis. I was hospitalized, and it took a long time to recover. But it was the beginning of good things -- recommitted to losing weight, exercising vigorously and smartly both of which helps the arthritis, eating lower carb/no sugar which also…

Back on track -- for me keep exercising no matter what (improves my mood so less desire to eat). If I don't feel great I say to myself, "I'll just exercise lightly, without much effort" -- usually does the trick and any movement is good and helps me to desire eating to my food plan/calories/macros.

all the variations on planks and also squats. I use my core in all the weightlifting I do.

I eat at or less than my calorie macro to lose weight (and exercise too) but I use UMP protein shake for my afternoon snack at work, because it keeps me feeling really full and satisfied until dinner, is easy, and I think it tastes great. I mix vanilla UMP with 1 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk, throw in 8 or so…