mikewpg1ca Member

Carbs are not the enemy! Creating a caloric deficit by either reducing your caloric intake, increasing caloric expenditure, or ideally both is the key to weight loss. It's been a few years and I've had a few ups and downs since, but I lost a 120 lbs eating a range of 40-60% carbs, 20-30% protein and 20-30% fat. So eating…

This. Although now that I'm in shape, I want to see how low I can get my BF%. Specifically, I'm going to try and see my abs. From there, my goal will be to maintain and gain muscle slowly, if poss, while not putting on fat. This is uncharted territory for me being this lean, so we'll see where it takes me. All I know is,…

For the first 85lb I weighed myself weekly, always on Wednesdays. I found with it being the middle of the week I got more consistent results, there just weren't as many fluctuations as on the weekends due to more or less sleep, more or less food, more or less exercise, whereas, my routine M-F is pretty steady. Since then…

I'm all about consistency and by weighing naked, I'm always wearing the same thing when I weigh myself so there is no variance in that.

If you are having trouble breathing while you are running, without know all of the specific details about you running, my first thought is, run slower. Unless you are doing tempo or interval runs, you should be able to comfortably talk while you are running without having to gasp for air.

Excellent job! Incredible difference.

Some things that have been successful for me are:: -Buy a digital scale and ensure you have a measuring cup and spoons. -If it goes in your body you should weigh or measure it first and log everything. -Always pack a lunch and healthy snacks for work/school. When we get overly hungry we make bad choices -Eat as much clean…

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^^^^This.

Sure if the fee was reasonable, maybe $50-60/year. But, that's because I've been on here for five months already and am hooked. If they did charge, there'd have to be no ads and they'd have to make a number of improvements to make it worth it.

Yup.

There's a lot of good advice already, some of it brutally honest and perhaps perceived by you as a little harsh. So be it, I agree with everything they've said. You have a busy life we all do, but if you are serious about getting healthy and losing weight, it has to be a priority. Some things that have been successful for…

Yup agree completely.

Great job!

Cottage cheese! Relatively low cal/low fat, very high in protein. Great plain or with a little fruit thrown in.

I eat when I'm hungry and that almost always means I eat after 7 PM and in turn I regularly eat within 3 hours of bedtime. I eat in the neighbourhood of 200-600 calories, depending on the day. I've done this the entire time I've been on MFP from pound one lost. I hate going to sleep hungry and I generally sleep poorly if I…

MFP seems a little hit and miss at this from my experience. I think it's supposed to prompt you to recalculate every 10lb, but for me it didn't do that every time at the 10lb mark. So, when I dropped 10 if it didn't prompt me, I'd do it myself. Really not that hard to remember.

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Lifestyle. But, I do need MFP to keep me honest and eating reasonable amounts, otherwise I slide.

Each to their own, if it bothers you so much, don't look.

Went to NYC for a week on a trip, where I ran a race and jogged in Central Park almost everyday. Great time.

Good for you, impressive change. Agree with the above.

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Exactly!

Love weekend workouts because I'm not as rushed as during the work week.

What Carson said.

Weights: Shoulders, Traps, Planks Cardio: 60 min Arc Trainer, 25 min run, 5 min walk

Good to hear, you wont' regret it. Thinking into the future depending on how much you plan to run/train, the thing to watch is the mileage you put on them. That great feel they have now will slowly dissipate over each run you do and one day they'll just not feel the same. There's different schools of thought, but somewhere…