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If there is no medical reason then sugar is sugar and its tasty.

I have the SkinnyCow Ice cream sammiches on hand for this very reason.

5'8" started at 300+ - eat 2200 - 2800 depending on how much I burn with my HRM. 2000 is minimum. I am trying to retain as much muscle as I can while I lost fat.

I eat the living **** out of peanut butter. I am worse than my dog when it comes to the stuff :) If it fits in my caloires its good.

How do you measure your calorie intake? Are you using a food scale?

Heck ya, thats why I started adding heavier weight routines. Just got a LONG LONG ways to go :(

Yep I am always making adjustments every 5lbs.

Ive been lifting heavy for about 6 week of the 12 weeks since I started riding hard (i was lifting for the previous 6 weeks, but not heavy). I mainly do the cycling to get my deficit up and to gain endurance for my longer hikes at Yosemite (10+ miles).

That sounds about right. Just take your TDEE and take 15-20% and eat those calories without eating back "exercise" calories as they are already factored in if you are setting the TDDE Calc right.

Oh and I am pretty sure I am contributing to the drought in California as I drink more water than I use to water my lawn with ;)

I am pretty consistent with my food (measuring). My weekly diet usually consists of Banana, Oikos yogurt and a protein shake for breakfast. Lunch is either leftovers from the previous night or turkey/ham sammich with Kettle brand jalapeno chips (measured) along with a protein shake. Snacks are peanuts, fruit, string…

I have two simple goals: Not get diabetes as it runs int he family ( i started losing weight when I got dangerously close to pre-diabetic) and to look good naked (and in shorts at the beach) but mainly naked heh On a side note my pre-hypertension cholesterol has dropped like a rock to a normal range and my A1C and Fasting…

According to Scooby your Maintain TDEE (3-5 hours exercise a week) - is 3614. A 20% deficit is 2891 calories. As the ladies here who eat more than you said...maybe you can stand to eat a bit more :)

That's what i was getting at in this thread I guess. The second I added intensieve weight lifting (although my overall intensity increased) pretty much everything slowed. Here are my current measurements: Neck - 19" Waist - 44.8" Hips - 50.3" Thigh - 32.5" Calf - 19" Bicept - 19"

He definitely....however over the last two weeks...I saw exactly 0 change :( That's what got me frustrated the most.

I measure with a food scale. Its just frustrating to not see "more" change as I was hoping, but I am still getting faster on my rides, and my hikes are getting longer. So I know I am gaining endurance for sure.

Also my 3x weightlfiting days do involve deadlifts, kettlebells and dumbells.

Using scooby - 5'8", 295.4, 33, 3-5 hours of exercise a week: TDEE to maintain is 3944.

I mean road cycling, I use a Trek 7.2 Hybrid bike.

MOD: Please delete I posted in wrong forum! Posting into weight loss help.

My chest strap Polar HRM shows me to burn about 60 - 70% of what MFP says for cycling.. YMMV.

Hello, You would eat the 1485-1685. The app takes into account your workout calories and adjusts as necessary when you enter workouts. Mike

I though it meant If It Fits'in Yo Mouth.

Hi, my name is Mike and I am here for the lulz. *goes back to gnawing on a banana*

Keep kickin *kitten* and taking names!

Were you keeping track of your measurements by chance? Body weight can fluctuate pretty significantly for various reasons, but its usually better to rely on your measurements.

That could be it as well. For me, when I was overtraining, i just did 30 minute walks, nothing crazy, and that was it for like a couple of days to recover. The body does indeed need to recover at various times.

Hello! Welcome to the group. I am glad you found it. However, be prepared for a battle with yourself mentally. This is a tough road to go initially., but very rewarding if you stick to it. Coming for a VLCD, most of us recommend doing a 6-8 week Metabolism reset. That is, eating at full TDEE for the duration. Once that is…

For me its Normal. I stepped up my workouts pretty good, and notice I retain water for longer. Almost .5" around my waist. However if I stop training for 2 days, I lose a couple of lbs and that .5" around my wait.

Ya I am looking at the Enter the Kettelbell DVD + Book. Can anyone recommend a good set of kettlebells...they dont have to be top of the line but decent enough for home use. I am probably gonna get a couple ranging from 15 - 45 lbs.