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I use soy milk - it has calories, but I find the nutritional return better than dairy - and, as I make coffee in a press, I add coconut cream to the pot of grounds before pouring in the hot water. Mixing the cream in while the coffee is "brewing" seems to make the creamer go farther. Hence, I use less.

GREAT JOB!

I'm with everyone whose weighed in - no pun intended - thus far. Cutting back too deeply on calories sets you up for failure. Eat CLEAN food. Nothing pre-packaged, no simple carbs and hit your daily calorie marks. Don't skimp. 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day, no more. 15% of your calories from fats…

I'm 53 and a competitive athlete from my younger and much, much lighter (75 pounds, precisely) days. I've found workouts to be tougher but weight loss to be pretty easy. I think, however, that what comes with age - for me at least - is the creative ability and experience to concoct ever more colorful excuses to avoid the…

I ride 5 - 10 hours a week - that's my endurance base - and while I notice some growth, I keep the bulk away by (1) stretching every single leg muscle I can hit thoroughly before AND after every ride, (2) a couple of times a week, I throw in a run as workouk # 2. The run works musckes, including core, that cycling alone…

You're a teacher, right? Call your health insurance carrier - union, state sponsored or otherwise - and ask about cardio care programs they may sponsor. My insurer started giving HRMs away for free to members who would pledge to log food and exercise, much like you're doing now on this site. The insurance companies use…

No, never, no. I take carbs at night based on the workout I've completed during the day and the one I have planned for the morning. Period.

Hi Ethan: First off, welcome back. That you returned with a goal in mind is a victory; celebrate it. For the rest of your journey, start slowly and compliment yourself at every turn. Just pick one thing to do every day; a walk, one push up, one goal and do it. When I started trying to get a handle on my weight, I overdid…

The naysayers are right. My MD explained how any soda kept me from losing weight - he threw in all caffeine to boot - and after I gave it all up, the weight loss returned. Word.

Dude, you are killing the progress-o-meter so first of all, be kind to yourself and celebrate the victory. This said, I went through a very depressed state of being a few months ago as well. I had been struggling with finding the best workout routine, got stuck in a rut with what I was doing and I stopped seeing the…

EXCELLENT GOAL. Who doesn't need supportive friends with only progress and encouragement to offer. Thanks for putting good vibes out here for us to share.

CONGRATULATIONS. Yours is truly amazing progress, own it, pat yourself on the back and keep up the great work.

I'm a carnivore, but here's the kicker: ALL of my health numbers, and my weight loss, improved noticeably in just 2 weeks after dropping everything but fish and adding in a lot of vegetable protein sources (e.g. 4 oz of organic black beans has exactly the same protein content as 4 oz of beef - who knew?). I'm still not…

We got on a "back to school schedule" recently. My wife is a school psychologist and returned this week. I do all of our cooking and keep a lot of tuna, chicken and turkey salad on hand. They're easy to mix into salads, which is kind of a mainstay for us these days. 2 - 3 days a week I substitute meat / fish protein for…

Count me IN. I started 9 weeks ago with a general weight loss goal of 80 lbs over a short time frame - 20 weeks at the outside. I'm down about 30 - 35 pounds to date and, of late, I'm struggling for motivation for the workouts, the food choices, damned near everything. I'm considering planning workouts 2 weeks at a time…

I've found the balance of weight lifting versus cardio condition to be tricky at best. Most of my trainer friends tell me that adding lean muscle tissue increases one's metabolism. I think it does. Hence, their default workout techniques involving shoving weights around. Recently, at the urging of my one truly brilliant…

Have you figured out your calorie dilemma? I struggled with the total calorie problem off and on in the past. When I went back to training - endurance and heavy condition to build a base from which to move on to tougher work - I met with my MD (a board certified medical nutritionist of all things) and he ladled out the…