jonathanmcurry

zig zagging your calories is pretty easy. say according to mfp you should eat 1500 cals a day. say right now you eat exactly that 1500 cals, what you do is eat 1400 one day, 1300 the next, 1500 the following, and so on. it's just to keep your body on edge as far as the calorie intake, that in theory will keep you burning…

Going over on protein is no big deal. Especially if the majority of your protein is coming from food vs powder form. Protein will keep you full longer and takes more from your body to be able to digest meaning you burn more calories to digest protein than other nutrients. Good luck with your weight loss journey. I'm down…

Calories consumed is the same as calories burnt. It's just the calories that your body consumed or used to be able to perform whatever exercise you were doing.

this needs to be the time that you get motivated. know that you're not doing this just for yourself, which should be reason enough, but that you're also doing this for your family. now's the time to get focused. you can still cheat 1 day a week to get your fill of some cravings. all you need is to cut some calories…

don't worry about going over on protein, that's a good thing. and as long as you're still within your calorie range even if you go over on fat it's fine. the main fact about weight loss that seems to get pushed aside is that it's all about calories in vs calories out. fat will fill you up and make things taste better. i…

i don't know what your eating schedule is like, but try eating 5 smaller meals a day. it'll be easier to make up the calories b/c you'll be eating more meals. i have a problem trying to eat all my calories on days that i workout but i'm usually only 300-400 under. i've started adding snacks between breakfast and lunch and…

i've been doing strength training for a while and seen improvements but i really want to shed some flab but really hate doing cardio. i started swimming again yesterday. haven't really done that since high school. it's a 1000 yd workout that i can't really complete now. i'm going to try and swim 3 days a week and i'm going…