cstexas2012 Member

When I was eating 1200 lbs a day and not eating back my calories I stopped losing weight, presumably because my body thought I was starving. I don't know why MFP sets the default at 1200, it's rarely enough food, especially if you're not completely sedentary. ETA: I ate my full "TDEE"…

Wait, so you're saying you burn 1150 calories per day and only eat 1200??? Or you eat closer to 1950? You should definitely be eating some of your exercise calories back if you're burning a lot. Also, 1200 calories is realllyyyy low. Most people can lose on more calories than that, and then you can eat more in the…

Currently eating a little above 1800 but am looking forward to going back to 2000 soon. Feel free to add me! I run 3 days and lift 3 days.

thanks for the advice! I thought a lot about that before I started the deficit, and it's part of the reason I'm doing such a small deficit. I theoretically want to gain muscle, but I would prefer to lose a bit more fat first so that I can actually see the muscle gains, rather than abs covered by a not insubstantial layer…

cool, thanks! Just overly paranoid about the eating situation so I thought I'd check early.

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Totally agree with what most have said. There's nothing harder than leaving a relationship, especially when it's someone who loves you...except maybe spending the rest of your life with someone who becomes more and more controlling. Your weight is none of his business and the fact that he's acting as if it is is a red flag…

Thanks for the advice everyone! I think any kind of pushup is probably going to be a problem because it's so much weight on it, but maybe bench press would be better, I'll give it a try.

Yeah I tried the dumbbell method today. Was okay for the first set, but it wasn't great for my lower back? Some kind of form problem obviously. Thanks for the advice! :)

Perfectly states my feelings about my thigh gap

I drank diet coke for a while, but I didn't like that I felt way less capable of doing my workout without it on days when I forgot it or whatever, so I weaned myself off of it. I don't think it's particularly detrimental in any other way though.

starting soon, feel free to add me!

This seems like an intentionally ignorant comment. He's not saying all of his weight loss is due to water loss. He's saying that it's misleading when people are like LOW-CARB IS MAGICAL AS LONG AS YOU EAT LOW-CARB POUNDS WILL FALL OFF NO MATTER HOW MANY CALORIES.

in grad school and live in an apartment, but i'm definitely on a budget!

greek yogurt builder's bars (not SUPER healthy, but the protein aspect is good).

Awesome! I'll start with the lifting then, really appreciate your success story :)

because she's gaining muscle, which not only is replacing some of the fat weight, it weighs more than the same amount of fat would. If you're lifting it makes more sense to judge by your measurements than it does by the scale because you're going to be gaining muscle weight.

I bring nuts, cheese sandwiches (I add turkey, but for meatless), kashi crackers (can be pricey but they really help keep me full), protein bars (not as cheap), and greek yogurt (can be especially cheap if you get it on sale. also berries like someone said, because I find they take me a while to eat because of the tartness.

I definitely do because I monitor my nutrients pretty closely.

the second after pic especially is amazing! so cool!

Was on a VLCD (1200 or less net) for months at least. Upped to 1826 (but it was thanksgiving, so I went way over a few days) last week. I gained a pound exactly but it was totally worth it (and not that surprising bc I'm pretty short and 112 lbs). I don't think about food all.day.long. anymore, my workouts have been…

I prefer cliff builder's bars even though they have a lot of calories. 20g of protein keeps me full even if it's the only breakfast I eat, especially if I have a glass of milk or yogurt with it.

probably 4-6 weeks? I should do it for 8, but the thought of that drives me crazy. I'll probably do it for 6, try to cut for a few weeks, and if that doesn't work I'll do the reset again for 8. I don't have a lot to lose so it's not super urgent. I've only gained a lb since I started (and I ate over my TDEE a few days and…

fried rice and/or plain eggo waffles cooked in the microwave (which makes them soft). i'm a really healthy sick person, haha...

I buy Sara Lee 100% whole wheat Soft and Smooth because it tastes more like white bread to me, which I prefer. Oh, and I always freeze it. I think it still tastes okay.

I upped mine all at one time. The first couple of days I was SO full but I'm almost a week in and I'm actually really enjoying it. I was worried about gaining a lot, but I just wanted to get the reset period over as quickly as possible rather than working up to it. I was also worried about binging, but I've limited myself…

I'll second whoever said not to skip the rest days. YOU WILL REGRET DOING THIS. Also seconding repeating days until you feel good about the distance. The ankle/shin pain does come with starting a running thing, but I'm reluctant to advise running through the pain or anything like that. Track coaches will tell you to do…

Working out doesn't make me hungry for vegetables either, unfortunately. Sometimes it makes me want a fruit smoothie but I think that's just because I like them, haha. I'm a pretty bad night binge eater and what really helped me was starting to plan out/split up my meals (at least 5 per day) in a way that let me eat every…

Also peanut butter. I can't control myself.

that's so cool! thanks!