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Me. I was active here about 2010-2012. Lost 80 lbs or more by late 2011, and hung out at a comfortable weight through about 2013 and had an active lifestyle for the years after. But some stresses crept in (professional, personal), and I convinced myself that I was still eating very healthily and small portions (which I…

This really shouldn't be an either-or question between the instant and the less processed stuff. I'm a big oatmeal fan, and cooking from scratch is one of my ways to have a good relationship with food and favour (economically) less processed products, so my normal preference is to have old-fashioned or steel-cut oats and…

In many cases it may just be psychological, and in some cases it may be a warning signal that someone's really overestimating exercise calories. I've read a lot of time complaints that it's hard to eat back an extra and unplanned-for 1500, 1800 or 2000 calories after an evening gym session. I'll WELL believe that it is if…

My standard breakfasts: 1. A slice of real bread (from the bakery - mine makes whole-wheat sourdough, German-style rye or rustic French bread, which I like) or an English muffin, toasted if it's older than a day or so, with one of these: cottage cheese (with ground black pepper and maybe a tomato on the side), hummus,…

1. Be gentle: increase exercise *in*moderation*. Reduce calories *in*moderation*. 2. Have your basic numbers down -- know not only how many calories are in your food (and write these down), but also approximately how many calories you expend, at your current weight, through normal daily activity and through exercise, how…

Oops, sorry, yesterday was a very busy day and then I fell asleep before I could post. LW: 158 CW: 157.6 Well, really, bouncing around in the 157-point-somethings. The end of the challenge means a new phase for me -- I'm getting into a body shape I haven't been at before, am starting to feel a lot happier with my body, and…

What do you mean, "it doesn't work"? It works just fine: it monitors your heart rate. That's *all* it does. For all the derived variables such as calorie burn you really really need to get spend a little time understanding how it works for your body and the devices you use to monitor it. Sorry.

You're not burning 800 calories or anywhere close, unfortunately. HRM calorie burns are at best estimation based on your heart rate (and the data on age, sex and weight you provide to the device), and they are *only* valid (approximately!) for aerobic workouts. Walking is an aerobic workout. Strength training isn't. The…

Good morning from Alaska! This has been a good challenge for me. I started it right when I had hit two important milestones (25 lbs down and below 200 lbs) and was on a good, steady weight-loss roll, but with major upheaval in my life. The challenge stuck with me through a transatlantic move, moving in with my significant…

LW: 159.8 CW: 158.0 Very happy with that! Also, I made it -- 40 lbs to the pound today! (Now of course with how my weight has been bouncing around lately, I may be up again then. My period should start in a few days, and depending on when exactly, I'll have to deal with extra water or will have just lost it.) I've been…

I don't think what I have to say is particularly original or helpful, but I don't want to leave what you wrote just hang here in this thread, so here it goes: I think it's great you aren't throwing the towel. When I started out I had NO idea what to expect, and consider myself lucky that up to now my body has been mostly…

0.6 pounds down officially Fri on Fri in a week, and averaged it's closer to 1 pound when taking out the fluctuations. It's all very interesting -- my BMI is just above 27 now, and that's a range I've barely ever been in in my adult life, if at all. And when I was less active than I'm now. So what might be frustrating -- a…

LW: 160.4 CW: 159.8 Things are really changing for my body now that we're in a weight range that I've never been in during my adult life. It's interesting. I've officially set my goal to 1 lb/week now on my own tracking sheet.

Oh, dear. Yeah, it can be heartbreaking when you suddenly realize that there's a big gap in maturity to those you consider(ed) your friends. From all I can see you've been doing extremely well, and even better, you know what you're doing and are in control of it. Some of your friends may realize they have some catching-up…

Ah, highs and lows - I'm going to take it literally! My weight is bouncing all over the place, three pounds up and down. My (overall shrunk) breasts are clearly inflated with water retention for some reason. I'm down about a pound and a half on last week, so that's good. I'm not precisely frustrated about this confusing…

LW: 162.2 CW: 160.4 My weight is still bouncing about like one of those bouncy rubber ball. I was down to 159.8 a few days ago, and then, wham, up 2 pounds for no obvious reason. Well, other than the first falafel of the season. It's excellent, home-made stuff, though his hummus is a bit salty, so there's probably a ton of…

Oops, my bad, I was referring to BMR, not RMR. I'd love to be able to measure more :) .

LW: 161.6 CW: 162.2 I'm up for the first time week-on-week since the S2S challenge began. There goes my perfect record SOOOOBBB! (Kidding!) No, really, after the completely outrageous 4.2 pound drop last week my weight has been bouncing about within two whole pounds all week. The reasons are: - My eating has been more…

5'4", and I set my goal manually at 1500, staying below most days (about 1350-1450), though with some zig-zags lately especially when I exercise harder. I've averaged a bit more than 2 pounds/week for the last 6 months, so that's quite a success. I find that targetting your RMR is a good option -- it ensures you're getting…

I agree completely with Atlantique. In addition to shoes, socks and bras are important. I got sports bras at M&S and am stil happy with them. There's nothing wring with wearing a cotton or cotton-mix vest if you're comfortable in it -- I always was, but know that if I were to be in a place where temperature could plummet…

I disagree. The OP doesn't have any particular problem, indeed, is losing at an excellent clip. I wouldn't change anything for the moment. For the record, I lost 65 lbs at a 2-3 a week since October with no plateau in sight. Yes, some weeks it's 0.5 lbs and some 4.5, because of my body's way of dealing with water, but…

I'm seeing this story regularly -- you stick to a really low goal for a while with significant exercise, and just don't lose. Great the way you got out of it, because your reasoning makes *complete* sense to me. If you "have" to maintain, well, you might as well eat at maintenance level. My own story seems to tell me that…

LW: 165.8 CW: 161.6 Nice! It's of course not *really* what I lost in *fat* this week, but mostly my body is catching up with losing the water weight of the last two weeks, due to hormones and my sodium feast while working in the field in the Arctic. (I'm also I think slightly dehydrated this morning after a long bike ride…

Thanks for posting this!

A few pointers: - Beans and pulses, dried or canned. - Onions (fresh) and tomatoes (diced, canned -- look for no added salt/low sodium if you're in the US) plus a small serving of pasta can make great healthy meals. - Oatmeal, peanut butter (look for 100% peanuts and maybe salt, but not palm oil)... - Buy meat in bulk and…

The thing to remember about cholesterol is that *blood* cholesterol (the LDL type) is a contributing factor to heart disease, but that blood cholesterol is in most people not (and in a few people only moderately) affected by *food* cholesterol. Our metabolism is more complicated than that. Several foodstuffs, including…

10 BMI points is not a minor victory -- it's something to be proud of. Congratulations! Take a deep breath, and on with the long haul. You'll do it.

LW: 166.4 CW: 165.8 That's really ok. I spent the last three days in Barrow, AK, which is the northernmost US settlement. That is, and Inupiat village in the Arctic. My boss and did maintenance on scientific instruments placed there, updated inventory lists and such ... and cooked collaboratively -- pasta, muffins with…

[Hm, the double-posting bug seems to have hit me, too, after I edited to correct a spelling error.]

Well, it depends. Did your father start eating 2 grapefruits every day, and that had repercussions on the rest he ate (less snacking, grapefruits replaced unhealthy sweets, grapefruits induced longer satiety...) so that all effects combined, his healthier lifestyle led to a loss of body fat? Well, yeah, adding fresh raw…