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Sounds like a great idea! I'd say just go ahead. The great thing about biking is that you can just slow down if it gets too hard. Just remember to stick to the lower gears until you've built up your biking muscles, so you don't strain your knees.

I always do it barefoot! For me, it's just so wrong to wear shoes indoors, so I've never even considered putting on shoes.

Frankly, I'd rather see pictures of delicious food than a bunch of ugly babies.

I really don't agree with this. There is no such thing as "good food" and "bad food". Everything can be bad for you in large amounts, and small amounts of anything won't hurt you. It's about moderation and eating a well-balanced diet. I eat potatoes, pasta, noodles or rice almost every day and bread every single day and…

Why does it have to be low carb? What about some really good oatmeal with fresh fruit?

When my grandfather had cancer he really struggled to eat, so we got his doctor to prescribe some weight gain shakes. They were only 150 ml but had 400-500 cals and were really high in protein. He found out that he really liked them after they had been in the freezer for a few hours, so they were like ice cream and went…

If the extra weight is simply from an intolerance to dairy and gluten and not because of increased calories, the pounds should come off fast when you go back to your usual diet. Drink lots of water and you should be fine in a week :)

The buses in Copenhagen are doing it as well :) http://atomicsocks.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/moustache-bus/

I'm 5'3.5, 137 pounds and my waist is 28.5. I wear a European size 38. Not sure what that is in the US.

TDEE is based on your activity level, so if you're more active than usual, your TDEE will increase and you should eat more.

I forgot to add that I began warming up my feet and ankles for several minutes before a run. Just some basic circular motions with the feet to loosen up the ankles and rolling from heel to toes to warm up all those tiny muscles in the feet.

I've been doing barefoot running since February and I love it! For the first months or so my ankles would be sore if I overdid it, but I haven't had any problems since May/June I think.

Yes. I like to look at the week as a whole.

That's because Chinese people eat Chinese food (steamed/stir fried veggies, rice etc) and Americans eat Amercian food inspired by China and think it's Chinese food.

That's awesome! Congrats

If you're eating 180 g of carbs on a 1200 calorie diet, about 75 % of your calories come from carbs, which is really high. The OP is therefore definitely not referring to you, so no need to be offended.

My thoughts exactly! You're awesome and pretty brave for posting this here. I hope you're ready for the storm :)

Not necessarily. I've heard somewhere that it doesn't work for the super special snowflakes :smile:

Don't forget to eat :)

Fresh fruit is a must for me! If you're looking for inspiration, check out this blog. It's a blog dedicated to oatmeal and nothing else. Some of the recipes are really awesome! http://theoatmealartist.blogspot.dk/

I just checked your diary, and I think you're underestimating what you eat and overestimate your exercise calories. Are you sure you're logging everything accurately? Do you use any oil for cooking your frequently logged breakfast (turkey patty, mushroom, canned potatoes)? It also seems like you often have take-out for…

I only bring my house key, which I put in my bra.

That really depends on where you live!

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This one is great!

Of course it matters! I'm set to lose 0.5 lbs/week, so I hardly ever lose a full pound during a week, and I like to record my exact weight each week. I guess a lot of people choose to ignore the .x because they don't want to admit that they should actually be rounding up instead of down. If the scale says 160.5 lbs and you…

You look amazing, and I love every single word in your post!

You are such an inspiration! Good luck!

Judgemental

Of course you shouldn't eat back exercise calories if you're basing your calorie intake on your TDEE, because exercise is included in your TDEE. But if someone uses MFP's numbers, the deficit (based on user input) is already included in the basic calorie goal (e.g. 500 calories), so you don't need to increase that deficit…