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  • I think several people have used that quote. I know my goal is always to eat as much as I can to lose/maintain not the least I can force myself to tolerate. How sad would that be? My body works hard, it deserves to be provided adequate nutrition. If you eat too little you also risk a lot of extra muscle/lean tissue loss…
    in Eat as much as possible Comment by SoFLpeg August 2016
  • SoFLpeg, aka Peg, aka CaseyDoglet at WW. While I have joined you all here, that now makes 4 places I have to go to find WW refugees so I am unlikely to be around much. In general I find the MFP boards a bunch of drivel so I don't check them. Ever. After dropping almost 40 lbs on WW online only I got fed up with paying for…
    in Please allow me to introduce myself... Comment by SoFLpeg July 2016
  • Congratulations! And now, I know you can do your first marathon, should you have the desire. I know because a year after my first half, I did a full and now have a second coming up in 3 weeks (and I am old enough to be your mom). You are awesome!
    in First half marathon Comment by SoFLpeg February 2015
  • Generally every last one of them, or most anyway. Your base calories assume a certain level of activity. If you do more than that, you "earn" more calories. You are still at a deficit. For just a few earned from other than purposeful exercise, you can choose not to or choose to and it won't matter much. But for me, given I…
    in Fitbit: Do you eat the calories? Comment by SoFLpeg October 2014
  • I'll 3rd the Nuun tablets. I cannot tolerate Gu or Gatorade or pretty much any other gels/sport drinks, they give me gastric issues. So I fuel with natural items like dried pineapple, dates and honey and need to supplement with electrolytes. For longish runs (to 12 miles) I will just use the Nuun tablet in my water bottle.…
    in Sodium loss during running-good advice for electrolyte replacement? Comment by SoFLpeg October 2014
  • Mine is open as well. I am not trying to lose but maintain. And I am training for a marathon so I eat a lot (compared to most people). That said, I also ate a lot while losing, I only shot for a 400 calorie/day estimate. I go in spurts and eat all of the servings of something I make until it is gone. Especially as I live…
    in Open Food Diaries to give me inspiration Comment by SoFLpeg July 2014
  • One week is not a trend. If you only increased your calories one week and showed a gain you have exactly 1 data point and zero information. My weight fluctuates as much as 2-4 lbs a day. I tend to stick between 148-150 but all last week I was 151+ and then this week 147ish, and I did not change a thing about the way I eat.…
    in Can't maintain efficiently Comment by SoFLpeg December 2013
  • <-- My photo from the Baltimore running festival Half Marathon. Never use "only" and "lost" in the same sentence. Your rate of loss is a good and healthy one. Just keep at it. I can easily out eat my legs. You lose weight limiting the bicep curls from your plate to your mouth, not by how many times your feet move. You…
    in Running to lose weight Comment by SoFLpeg November 2013
  • Best wishes. Definitely train outside and don't give two hoots for what anyone thinks. You will find most runners incredibly supportive and who cares about anyone else. Sure there is the possibility someone will yell something nasty out the window...so what. That is no reflection on you, only on their small souls. I second…
    in thinking about a 5K Comment by SoFLpeg November 2013
  • Definitely read the info just posted, you do NOT have to starve to lose weight. I lost mine eating an average of 1600-1800 calories. Make a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight. Read that list several times a day. Plan your day of eating in advance, and try as best you can to stick to the plan. With a plan…
    in Anyone already lost a significant amount of weight? Help Comment by SoFLpeg June 2013
  • Based on a couple of entries I see using it today I am reluctant to rely on it. It calculated 3 oz of farm raised salmon, with the nutrients entered in the correct places as 1 point vs 5 It calculated 113 grams of cottage cheese, entries also correct as -1 points. It counted the points for fruit, which is ok, I could…
    in How to Track Weight Watchers Points on MFP!! Comment by SoFLpeg February 2013
  • Based on a combo of Fitbit and my HRM, calculated over the 6 months I have been using MFP (I used WW before that), I average a TDEE of 2,200 calories a day and routinely eat around 1700-1800 calories. I'm averaging about a half pound a week loss now that I am close to my goal weight. Overall I have averaged just under a…
    in TDEE? Comment by SoFLpeg December 2012
  • Who are you cheating or what are you cheating on? I eat the food I love. In moderation. I eat chocolate or ice cream pretty much every day. Burgers, pizza, pasta, peanut butter...things that people say they "cheat" eating. I also eat a lot of fruit and veges and lean meats and whole grains. In other words, a healthy mix of…
    in Is it ok to have a ''cheat day"? Comment by SoFLpeg August 2012
  • Google "why the scale lies". You are already losing at the top end of a healthy range. It is not likely to keep up over long periods. This isn't a sprint, but a marathon. Eating less is sometimes the entire wrong answer, sometimes you should be eating more, especially if you are working out/training a lot. Plateaus are…
    in I feel a bit silly... Comment by SoFLpeg July 2012
  • I would be really careful eating back/using all the calories it gives you under circuit training. I use a heart rate monitor when I do her DVDs and usually come up at about half the calories than MFP would give me if I just entered the time under Circuit training and letting it calculate the calories. For example, I did…
    in Jillian Michaels Body Revolution - Calories Burned??? Comment by SoFLpeg June 2012
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