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Mini goal 1: getting below 150 lbs (haven't been there since May 2014) Mini goal 2: Dead-lift 120 lbs ETA: I would like to accomplish both by December 31st Currently keep floating around 158 lbs, and dead lift 95 lbs

I would love to pull off a similar goal, myself.

Maybe consider setting your baseline slightly higher? How tall are you? I recently got my body fat assessed by a fancy $10k machine at the gym and was told that at 5'4, with 38% body fat, I could easily be eating 1600 calories a day (to lose weight). In terms of snacks, green peas are relatively high in protein for the…

Tai, 1 lb a week, if you have about 50 lbs to lose seems very reasonable, without being too easy. Please don't hold onto your 50 lbs goal too much, and re-evaluate it as start seeing changes. I thought I wanted to lose 40lbs originally, and a while back lost 15 and saw that it way a much bigger difference than I thought it…

I really like cottage cheese. You can get the kind with reduced fat (I personally don't)/

Here's my fitbit profile for anyone looking to add people: https://www.fitbit.com/user/2S4P2J

I imagine one of the benefits of walking is that while it's less efficient in burning calories, it also tends to results in people spending more time doing it. So the same person who can only go for a 30 minute job, might be able to go for a 1 hour walk, which means an extra 30 minutes spent not thinking about snacking,…

You will probably have to jump back to September/October for when I was logging and eating better

I'm often a little over, mostly due to social drinking, but I aim for 1350, if that's close enough.

Hi there! My goal is to lose about 30lbs, but I'm more focused on fat reduction, so if I weigh more, but because of muscle, that would be fine with me. I lost about 15 lbs a little under 2 years ago, but put it all back on, so I'm in a similar, though toned down, boat. I'm on fitbit too, under AnjaliSD, and would also like…

Way to go Layla! I agree that tracking measurements might help show progress better than just looking at your weight.

135 is also my goal weight. I'm currently 158 lbs, Last year around this time I had gotten down to 146, but have since put on the weight again. I have to admit, seeing the weight be below 150 was magical, and I felt amazing.And it felt like such an accomplishment.

I would say air popping is the best, since you have total control over the toppings! This way you can use olive oil, but keep all it's help benefits because the oil itself isn't cooked! Cayenne pepper and salt, with a bit of butter so it sticks, is a personal favourite!

20 lbs in 6 weeks is hard for most people to do in a healthy, or even sustainable way. They suggest a goal of, depending on how much excess weight that you have to lose, 1 - 1.5 lbs a week. That being said, my goal is to lose an additional 30 lbs, over the next 6 months, so 10lbs by the end of March would be an awesome…

I find that if I enter them, I want to eat them,so I try to only enter my exercise at half the time I actually put in. That way if I do eat them all back, it's not terrible. That being said, i usually eat back at least part of them, as I allow myself to make bigger or more meat based meals on those days.

OMG, that sounds amazing! And easy! I must put it in my mouth soon!

For burgers, I like to mix cooked red lentils, with egg, panko bread crumbs, Ginger, garlic and tandouri powder. It's a little crumbly, but delicious!

For the future, if you have access to a popcorn maker, popcorn is a SUPER cheap snack, which is low in calories and high in fiber, so long as you go easy on the butter/oïl or whatever you choose to put on it. Seriously, I bought a pound of kernels a few months ago for 3$ and it's still going! Also, as a student I always…

QFT. While I currently am only eating back half my exercise calories, I think it dépends on how you set up your daily calorie goals. Because if you're eating at a 500+ calorie deficit based on a TDEE calculated assuming a sedentary lifestyle, but in actuality work out 3 times a week, you're likely to be missing some of the…

I love hearty soups! My favourite/ the easiest and healthiest one I make is a lentil soup: It takes: • 1.00 container (2 1/5 cups ea.), Lentils (Canada) • 1.00 container (3 cups ea.), Canned Diced Tomatoes • 3.00 tsp, Extra Light Olive Oil 1 Tbsp • 2.00 clove (3g), Garlic (1 Clove, Raw) • 2.00 tsp, Ground Cumin • 0.50 cup,…

I agree with most other people in this thread. You say that you have 130 lbs to lose, so I feel it;s a safe assumption that you weigh atleast 250 lbs. I did some quick fiddling around with online BMR/ TDEE Calculators, and using the conservative height of 5'0, and weight of 250, your BMR shuffled between 1600 and 1800, and…

What a strange and wonderful compliment!

I'm similar to RunRutheeRun, in that about once a week I'll go over my weight loss calorie limit, to about 2000, but that's similar to my TDEE, which means I'm not actually gaining with the day. I don't consider it a cheat day either, just a non-strict day. And I usually have them on days when I'm out with friends or a…

For this type of exercise I tend to play it safe with the low or moderate arobic activities. At least that's what I use for Gillian Michaels work outs. I also would suggest halving the time, since MFP includes your basal metabolic calories burned as well.

Thanks! It's taking me over a week to eat, so I'm going to assume I'll be fine. I also grew up on a mostly vegetarian diet, so my stomach handles large volumes of crusiferous veggies really well, so I won't worry too much about intestinal issues since I'm not having as much spinach, kale or brocolli at the same time.

I used to have them ALL the time. My biggest weakness are instant kimchi noodles. Or stuff with melted cheese. And sometimes I give him to the "restart tomorrow" idea. But what works best for me is to plan for the next day the night/day before, and figure out something easy to make for all my meals, that's healthy and…

26 5'4/5'5 SW: 162 (my heaviest) CW: 153 GW: 125 (end goal) Hoping for an interim goals of 145 by Dec 22, when I take a trip to see relatives oversees. I would really like to look healthier as I haven't seen them in 8 years. I was down to about 148 earlier this year, but gained some back, anc can't seem to crack that 150…

Lentils. My family has a lot of vegetarians in it and lentils seem to be the key to filling, low(er) fat meals with a decent amount of protein. They're also really cheap and relatively easy to make!

That's awesome, congratulations.