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I have had this on occasion when eating large amounts of raw veg and fruit, usually coupled with nuts or coconut milk (high fat food). I did all of the following to resolve it: 1. Eat smaller portions of raw veg and fruit, and mix them in with a lot more protein; use a small to moderate amount of fat in the same meal. 2.…

How far ahead of time do you get your schedule? What does your current meal planning look like? Do you have a fridge, microwave, or any food prep abilities at work? What worked best for me in this sort of situation was to plan meals for the entire week and "mega-cook" them on my day off. Preportion into containers, log the…

Everyone else gave good suggestions, including noting that 1200 cals is probably too low, but I wanted to add one more possibility if you up your intake and still run into this. Is it your body doing it, or your mind? The easiest way to get me to crave something sweet is to look at my diary for the day and realize I don't…

Well scoot and go take some now, to compare to the ones you do have, and measure yourself while you're at it. :P I have a little reminder in my calendar to do this once a month. It definitely helps me see the progress. Also +1 to the comments about people noticing but not saying anything. That is the dominant culture in my…

Um, is that a typo? 1250 minutes is close to 21 hours. I can't think of a way to get that in 2 days unless you did an overnight backpacking trip in the woods.

I started out obese and did not even get a bathroom scale of my own until was just within my normal BMI range. I just went by quarterly progress pics and how my clothes fit, while I focused on changing my diet. After that, I have been weighing daily first thing in the morning and using a 10 day rolling average to track…

Thanks for elucidating. I had a look at your bodyweight strength training beginner's guide post on your site and from what I can tell, Mark Lauren's programming plans fit in much better with your philosophy. I am curious to know what you think about his exercise progressions in "Body By You" (if you've read it). Also…

OP, Mark Lauren has a second book out called "Body By You". Although it's marketed at women, what it really is is a very granular progression of bodyweight exercises. I highly recommend checking it out. http://www.startbodyweight.com also has a set of progressions and workouts for free online. Waldo, I've read Convict…

Results and tracking really are key, and I think they should be kept as simple as possible. For the first two years of my journey, I saw results via a method that did not involve counting calories, using a food or bathroom scale, or even consistent exercise. I just changed my diet and did a bit of mindfulness practice…

In a previous thread you said you eat "lean meats, yogurt, nuts, gluten free oats, salads/leafy greens, egg whites". None of those things have soy in them, except maybe the yogurt if you don't check the label carefully.

I had the same question and was given the following links from a helpful forum member: http://www.cordianet.com/calculator.htm http://www.builtlean.com/2010/05/04/ideal-body-weight-formula-how-to-calculate-your-ideal-weight/ If you are tall/large boned then you will probably want something a bit on the higher end. Also if…

Why are you snacking? Because you are hungry? Bored? Is the vending machine in your face at work and only fifty cents? Do people keep giving you food and you feel it is rude to refuse? Some other reason?

Thanks for the confirm. :) I know I kind of did things messy, by altering both diet and exercise recently and at the same time. My plan is to finish out the HIIT program I'm doing (I started it as a challenge to myself, just to get in the habit of regular exercise), then go to a 3x/wk strength program while eating…

Ah, so maybe a 15% deficit would be better instead? Or even 10%? (FWIW I seem to be maintaining on about 2000 cal/day right now, but see caveat below in third paragraph.) Coincidentally, I'm on hormonal BC which alters my cycle. It is not monthly. Will this affect how long I need to track before making changes, since I'm…

Thanks for additional info heybales. :) I would be looking at a progressive bodyweight routine just like I would with weights -- something like Convict Conditioning, Mark Lauren's stuff, or startbodyweight.com. Personally I'd find 100 pushups boring. If you can do 15-20, it's clearly time to move up to decline, one handed,…

Are the serving sizes different too?

Thanks for the links heybales. I think ideally I want to be around 140-145 lb, especially when I compare the builtlean.com results with cordianet.com's. When you say that eating at maintenance will "slowly burn fat", how slow are you talking? I'm not in any rush, but I am curious. I have not lifted weights before (that's…