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It had been a while since I used a BMR calculator so I'm trying out a few different sites: 984 on one and 988 on another. So I really burned 27 calories in 40 minutes. I wonder if I'd burn more by reading the crazy political rants of my high school FB friends? Well, thanks for the sage and experienced advice here.

You are absolutely correct. Upon reflection, 96 calorie burn in 40 minutes would mean that my BMR is 3,456. Since I'm 60 years old, 5'1" and 105 pounds, that is in no way correct. I would like to learn more about how my HRM is calculating exercise calories and why, exactly, it isn't measuring calories for non-cardiac…

I'm a teacher. I take a large bag of food to school every day: it contains plastic containers of my breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and after school snack. I can easily plan for high volume food that keeps my full and within my goal. I'm chuckling a little at the idea that teachers have time to do a couple of 10 minute…

Blech. Eat some food. Delicious food.

I've had a True treadmill that has worked perfectly since I bought it in 2002. It's quiet and reliable. It was expensive but well worth it.

To each his own, I guess, that I tried that once and it was in no way a pancake. I threw it out.

@auddii gave excellent advice. If you really want this, you will get all food out of the house that isn't on your pre-logged food diary. You will find other sources of comfort besides food. You will have prepared food on hand so that your next meal doesn't involve very much work. In the end, you must really want to lose…

It looks like you would be well-served by getting an appointment with a therapist who can help you sort this out.

Worrying about my range of goal weight when I'm way far away from getting there is like worrying about what kind of fixtures I want in my dream house instead of studying for my next college exam.

Keep it very simple. Figure out your calories and and eat that much.

In this case, loving to cook is a good thing. You know about food and how to prepare it.

That whole "what coke does to nails" thing is a myth.

I think that it's generally unwise to be too focused on the end goal and spend effort worrying about the ultimate goal weight number. Better to think about what you are eating tomorrow and how will work in some physical activity. The future will take care of itself.

Nothing wrong with 4.5 pounds a month. That was about my rate and I got to my goal weight and have stayed there for three years. Keep up the good work!

Hmmm. I had two children and mostly raised them by myself. I never gained weight during their childhoods or adolescence. In fact, I never gained weight at all until they went to college, I contracted a little empty next syndrome and lived on Chinese carry out for a while.

Lots of important nutrients in those yolks. Iron, for one.

Has Wife #4 caught on to you yet?

I have learned to box up half of restaurant meals before I take a bite. Then I spread out the rest on the plate. I'm not wasting food, I don't have to decide when to stop, and I have a nice meal the next day. I was raised to be a member of the clean plate club. And I'm very glad my grandson is not being raised that way.

I take the skin off and weight the meat in grams.

I also love rotisserie chicken from Costco. I learned that it's best to take it all off the bone right away when I get home and then cut it into bites. Then I can use it for a variety of things: I mix it with Indian simmer sauce and put it over rice, through some on a salad, mince it and make chicken salad. I often eat the…

While it is admirable to set goals, one of the first rules of goal-setting is to set reasonable goals. It is not reasonable to think you can lose 3.5 pounds every week just because you are determined. Actually, I have preferred to avoid weight number goals. I set short-term goals about thing that are entirely in my…

Internal motivation is based on autonomy (you choose how you do it), competence (we are motivated by our own success), and purpose (seeing the Big Reason). See Daniel Pink's TED talk on the Puzzle of Motivation. I went to my 40th high school reunion a couple of years ago and saw the results of a lifetime of poor health…

It looks like many entries are measured in cups and tablespoons. That is not the same as weighing your food. I'm guessing that you are eating more calories than you think and not burning as many. Both of those together would cause problems.

I tried very hard not to focus on the number of pounds since a body is going to do what it's going to do, regardless of my dictates about how much to lose in a month. Instead, I put the focus on things like: how many veggies can I eat, how much time can I devote to working out, how far can I walk my dog, how many days in a…

Matters not the slightest. Just stay at your calorie level and don't get lost in the details.

Sometimes a small glass of wine gives me the inspiration to get on my treadmill. Sure, there are calories, but I can make it fit. Otherwise, there are no magic, fat-burning drinks. And no special metabolism boosting ones either. So sad.

I would never give up mashed potatoes. Never. Ever. I make it fit calories and enjoy every bite.

I mix a can of pumpkin with a box of devil's food cake mix. I add some chopped walnuts and bake it in muffin tins. It's pretty good. I don't care about the "fat free" aspect, but the fact that I can eat something that resembles chocolate cake and stay in my calories makes me happy.

One way to cut down on the work of preparing meals for the family is to insist that the other adult who is eating that food does his half of the work. I wasn't informed enough to insist on that when my own daughters were infants, but I've wised up in the years since. My BF and I cook together on the weekends and split up…

I think that the word "binge" often gets used excessively.