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I walk around my floor at least once an hour and bust out pushups against the counter in the bathroom everytime I pee *laugh* I also take stairs to meetings and work on engaging my core and tucking my tailbone when I walk.

Some stuff I make up: - a few batches of yogurt (vanilla with fruit, coconut oil, some steel cut oats; plain with chocolate protein powder, coconut oil, some steel cut oats) - savory oatmeal (steel cut oats prepared like risotto, using broth and slow cooked; I take a half cup with me to work with an egg and some cheese -…

5'8" 142 (currently - began at 165 before I began using MFP) current *net*: between 1350 - 1500, with a tendency toward weekly average instead of daily targets I *do* eat my exercise calories; my job and life is primarily sedentary, so even though I work out up to 6x/ week, I do NOT factor that into my BMR/ etc (an hour a…

I primarily identity as "geek-adjacent," because while I know a lot about typical fandoms and often engage in quote wars, I'm not terribly committed to many of them. I'm not into gaming, I'm not particularly into Star Wars or Tolkein, and coding makes me want to commit seppaku. On the other hand... I know that coding makes…

A lot of my friends are voluptuous women, and they get MAD play - much more than some of the thin women I know! If they're the kind that believe thick women are "gross," they're not the kind of person I want in my life anyhow. Things change - what if you get ill and gain weight because you're on meds that make you puff up?…

This. Y'all realise that there was a whole mess of people doing hard manual labour long before a/c and washing machines, right? Not everyone has the option to chuck stuffin a washing machine everytime they work out.

Found this receipt and was talking to my BF about it last week - we're planning it for dinner one night this week. Super excited!

I so wish I could favourite this...

300 calorie breakfast I eat at 0745 that keeps me full til after 1300: I make a decent-sized batch of steel cut oats in broth (like risotto) on Sunday night - 4 c broth, 1 c oats - and it will make 6 servings, easily. I heat it up in the morning w/ a bit of water in the microwave (1.5 minutes) then poach an egg on top of…

*sigh* We're not actually "lazy" as Americans. In fact, our average caloric burn is consistent with high-energy output cultures. By and large, we don't eat actual food any more, though. There's no capital gain and it's hard to market straight up meat and veggies. Corporate giants need profit margin - and that comes in…

I remind myself that I only regret the workouts I skip - even when I don't want to work out, I'm glad I did. I found workout buddies - it makes a HUGE difference if I know someone is "waiting" on me ^__^ Measurable goals and wanting to "beat" myself *laugh* (Like, when I began exercising on the elliptical, I wanted to be…

I have a bunch! *laugh* I want to be able to do a full-out pull up, unassisted. I want to be able to do 50 standard pushups without collapsing. I want to finish the Spartan Race (the wee one) in the Spring (and then a Tough Mudder - 10 miles - the next year, and a Beast - 12 miles - the year after that). I want to deadlift…

While they may not the best things for the body, I think it's a stretch to call them the "worst" snacks for you body. I think I'd be more comfy putting Reese's Cups, pork rinds, and other things up there long before any of these.

Real Genius. The Pirate Movie. Grease 2. Howard the Duck. Heathers. Xanadu. ... Ok, look, I didn't say they were GOOD, just that they're my favourites ;)

Because I know how fuel, physics, biomechanics, and math work.

-- Chicks lifting heavy. -- The folks that started in January - still coming back! -- Sweat!! -- The encouragement (and/or jaw drops) I get when I'm in the weights.

First tip: don't bother buying substitutes - it will drain your bank account pretty fast ;) Second tip: GlutenFreeGirl.com has some GREAT info and recipes. Her writing and personality aren't really my Thing, but her food is pretty tasty. I'm GF for health reasons, too, so mostly, I just increased my other veggies - instead…

I find that if my dinner is a higher-fat/ protein meal (a good, healthy fat - omega-3 or medium chain fatty acid like coconut oil for cooking or olive oil as a dressing), I am completely full. Fats get a bad rap, but the right kinds at the right times in a reasonable amount can be a godsend.

So, I haven't been back to this post in a few days, but I saw some people saying my last post ("it's pretty well documented that exercise doesn't help you lose weight") doesn't make sense. So, I thought I'd offer some resources: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1914974,00.html…

At my desk I currently have three shelf stable meals (Healthy Choice pasta and two Asian shelf-stable things), a bag of dates, a bag of prunes, several packets of oatmeal, a jar of peanut butter, a package of sunflower seeds, some trail mix, a small tub of protein powder, a few tins of Vienna sausages, and some granola…

Not quite... BMR is what your body burns to maintain its essential functions - like heart beats and brain waves. That's what you would (theoretically) burn if you stayed in bed all day, not moving. (It means "base metabolic rate") I took an average of my BMR from a number of tools, did the same for me TDEE (total daily…

my weight increases when I exercise too, because my muscle mass is increasing - and it's pretty well documented that exercise doesn't help us lose weight; that's almost exclusively a function of diet.

How on earth are you burning 1k a day with walking alone? I work out pretty regularly at roughly the same weight, and if I'm doing hardcore cardio (8 min miles) and a heavy weight routine AND a high-intensity yoga class, I *might* kill 1k in a day. Is it possible you're overestimating your burn? Also, as has been stated by…

Skinny girls look good in clothes. Fit girls look good naked. ^__^

Maybe shale it up - change the types of things you're eating. It's also possible you might be eating too little... Or that you're at a weight your body thinks should be its baseline.

probably the DUMBEST fight is that we both want the other to choose something that will make them happy. "What do you want for dinner?" "I dunno, whatever makes you happy." "Well, I want you to have something you want." "I will be fine; what o YOU want?" Sometimes, it actually turns into a fight, which is retarded 'cos…

^__^ Rock on with your bad self! I had this same NSV this week - I have been getting comments about my pants not fitting, so I went to try on some new... And I've gone from a small 12 to a comfy 6 in the past six months. I've never, in my LIFE, been a size 6!

You probably should - you may be too far under your BMR to lose effectively - I had to increase from my MFP reccs 'cos I wasn't losing anything. I increased by about 250 cals a day, and started to drop the weight. I just wasn't getting enough fuel, so my body was holding onto every single bit.

Take baby steps, girl! I have had a rough time with food in my life. I used to drink liters upon liters of cola every day, blocks of cheese, bags of crisps, burgers the size of my head, and anything else that struck my fancy. Finally, I knew something had to change. So I started making small changes. I'd keep a bottle of…

I find my weight goes up when I've had a really hard training session with my weights, too - do you lift?