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"Stormie" on steam. Only play Dungeon Defenders right now, my son plays Dayz, but looking for more games that might tweak my interest.

Pointing my SO in your direction.

I really doubt that it's fat over the course of a single week or even month. I always put on about 5 pounds of bloat when I eat a lot of carbs (sugar, potatos, pasta, etc.). It takes me a good month or two to recover and lose it again, but trust me, it's not 5 pounds of fat. Take a deep breath and go on with life. Eat…

Dropping by 500 will only get you a 1 pound per week loss. (500 X 7 = 3500 = 1 lb). Dropping by 1000 will get you a 2 pound loss. Also check your settings. Do you have gender, age, activity level, etc. accurately selected? One other thing, did you put a higher activity level in the other calculations (outside of MFP)? That…

No offense, but... It's us users that create the majority of the MFP food and exercise databases, so don't point the finger of blame at MFP itself. After you've been here a while and double checked your food values against a site like nutritiondata.com, you'll accumulate a 'favorites' list of accurate items. If something…

Internet/MFP police here. I'm giving this thread a ticket for breaking the rules (locking it due to hostility contained within). Have a happy New Year! Stormieweather MFP Forum Police...err...Moderator.

I've been at my company for 6 years. We've almost always had a Christmas party with full bar & food, but only the first year and last year involved bonuses. This year we *may* get one (it hasn't been announced, and they're based on profitability) and the Christmas party has been pared down to a Christmas lunch. Got a COL…

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Also, someone up there mentions that fat comes off from all over? Not necessarily true. Fat loss comes first from the last place to store it, but not evenly all over. Sometimes, the fat lost is from around the internal organs and won't show at all to the eye, but it shows on the scale. It's not as simple or clear cut as…

As someone who ALWAYS loses with a whoosh, I can tell you that it's true for me. My fat loss cycle is 2 weeks to 2 months, and is almost always preceded by jiggly fat areas. Literally, the fat feels less firm and more squishy to the touch. Also, the scale may not show a loss at all, but the tape measure will tell me…

It will get better, I promise. No matter how frustrated you are at them as teenagers, one day they'll turn back into humans and start to behave more responsibly. The two biggest tips I have are a) let them feel the effects of the consequences of their irresponsibility and b) always let them know you love them (but refuse…

I've been doing 5x5 for about 8 months. An hour burns approximately 175-225 calories. This includes 5min warmup and my normal TDEE of 70 per hour, as well as an additional 100 crunches on an exercise ball). So not very much...lol.

Yes. There's a time and place for making an effort to look hot, and Walmart is not one of them. :noway:

Was that Juice who was shot and bleeding on the floor of the brothel at the end??

Yes. Everything your body does takes energy...from growing skin, to digesting food, to breathing. Energy = calories in food terms. The majority of everyone's calories are from normal bodily functions. Moving around (showering, cooking, sitting, walking around your house) is usually only a small part of someone's total…

Just a note: If you are entering your weight changes in the MFP "check in" section, it will update your calorie goal every 10 pounds of loss.

Hi everyone :) Thanks for the invite, Steve! Hope to learn something new that will help me break this verrrrrry long plateau.

/smack lol.

I have a strict schedule. I look at it the same as a doctor's appointment or a job...you show up, no excuses (or there will be consequences).

I smoked for 34 years before quitting in 2009 and joining MFP and a gym. I could not exercise at all, which is why I put on so much weight. A flight of stairs would have me reaching for my inhaler. I took bronchodilators and used a nebulizer. I smoked between 2-4 packs a day. :embarassed: I smoked for so long because I…

Most of the time, the culprits for not losing weight are A) underestimating food intake and B) overestimating calories burned. To counter this, get a scale and measuring devices, use them, and make sure that everything you put in your mouth is logged....accurately. Know the proper way to measure - pasta is weighed dry,…

I found that relaxing my grip/arms has helped a lot. When I was trying to "hold" the weights up, I would end up with so much pain in my arms and shoulders. So by holding on more loosely, letting the bar completely rest on my traps and only using my hands to keep it level, I'm able to squat with less soreness. I'm only up…

An inSANE amount. I have a spouse, three children (one of whom is a full-grown man), a dog, a cat, and a hamster. We all pack our lunches every day and we rarely eat out. We eat mostly organic, all natural, with minimal processing. Additionally, my kids often have friends spend the night(s) and they eat too. Including pet…

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I am 52 and having a heck of a time losing the last 20 pounds. Already lost 50, but my body is stuck now...been a year since I saw a new low on the scale. I keep trying though!

Because I was slim and sexy for most of my life and I want that back. And carrying around an extra 50-70 pounds is really uncomfortable...it hurts knees, ankles, and back. Plus I waddle(d). So I want my self back.

I do two zumba classes and a kickboxing class on my non-lifting days. 1-2 rest days, depending on how I feel.

I take a multi-vitamin, additional Vit E, B-Complex, D and Iron. Also Fish Oil. My kids get gummy vites also.

Yes. Everything I buy and put in my mouth or feed my family.

I took off 3 weeks recently, eating at or just below maintenance and went up 8 pounds. Measurements increased slightly too. I know that isn't fat, because I would have needed to eat 28,000 additional calories in order to gain that much fat, and I absolutely did not. So what it has to be is glycogen and water storage from…