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44 so far! You guys are inspiring! Awesome.

I just went through that as well. All is back to normal. On track to lose my 2 per week. But that week it didn't budge much. We retain water. :/ But it's great to see it gone afterward! :)

On Wednesday we had: 3 Rope Climbs 10 HS Pushups 20 Box Jumps (Over box) 30 KB Snatches 400m Run 30min AMRAP.. (I think it was 30, anyway) Most people only got 1 round done.

My birthday is tomorrow, too! :) The big 3-0. Edited to add that I am visiting theme parks and such tomorrow, and I plan on cheating. I owe it to myself. I've done so well lately. 2 days aren't going to ruin everything I've done. And you can only eat so much food in one day. Especially after eating so little, it'll be hard…

First weigh in 159.6 Second weigh in 157.8 Lost 1.8lbs! :)

I have the FT40, too. I love it. Regardless of my heart rate, I'm still burning calories. I don't really pay attention to the "fat burn" zone. I just work out. I'm ALWAYS over the fat burn zone at my crossfit classes. Any exercise is better than none. I'm not worried about the zone I'm in.

Yeah, I was normal as a child.. but towards middle school onward I was always heavier than most. I've always call myself the "fat friend," but not too seriously. I'm just realistic with myself. I don't get down on myself.. but I'm finally doing something about it! And sure! I'll add ya. I can use some goal oriented people…

Yeah, forgetting to eat? I hate those people! LoL.

Your screenname made me laugh. It's good to have a sense of humor about this process.

My best advice is to work some treats into your calories every few days. You will be less likely to binge if you aren't completely restricting yourself. It works! :)

I'm born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale. :) I know exactly what ya mean about plastic people.

We did it yesterday at Crossfit. They're heavy! Haha.

That's what I intend on doing. Thank you (and everyone!) for your input/advice!

Okay, now, this is so confusing. But, should I do the TDEE for days that I do and do not exercise. Would they be different on those days? Here is my info: I'm 30 this month (so I just put 30.) I'm 5'3 I'm 159 I work out vigorously (Crossfit) 3x a week. (On those days, I burn 600-1100 cals on my HRM, but usually subtract…

Thanks. I told it I was working out 3x per week. Which might change to 4. But those days I work out, I burn a TON. So, I'm just trying to find the best method.

While I agree with this.. the not eating back SOME of my calories shocks me. I tend to burn 600-1000 in my crossfit classes 3x a week. That's a lot to burn and not eat any back. I guess I wonder if I'd be eating enough on those days.

Here: http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

I've been eating greek yogurt almost every morning lately. I love the Mullers. They are delicious. I never liked oatmeal, just can't do it - I've tried.. LoL. But I think I'm going to hard boil some eggs to take along in the mornings, too. I just don't have much time, and I really don't feel like getting up earlier to…

Yes, I've figured it out. I am supposed to eat around 1450-1500 or so. I've been doing 1200/day and eating back my workout cals.. which is a lot to eat back.. But I understand with this (TDEE) I don't eat them back. So I guess I'll give this a shot and see how it goes.

I love my meat, too. I'm a chicken, turkey and steak gal. But I just worry I may go over calories. BUT, I guess throwing a protein shake in each day would up it (protein) pretty quickly as I can get 55g with two scoops. So maybe it won't be too hard to do. I find 3oz of meat with a meal is not entirely enough (for me).…

Thank you for your help! My next question is.. how does one eat so much protein while making sure not to go over calories? Do you find it doable to each that much meat/chicken/fish, and stay under your daily goals? I set mine to 158g per day. If I have a little less or more, that's fine.. but the eating at my calorie…

Manually how? I'm trying to find out. Thanks! :) EDIT - FOUND IT! :) Thanks guys!

Hmm, where would I go to correct this? I don't see anything in settings.

This is horrible. Every time. What the heck happens to people and their minds that they decide to go and shoot innocent people??.. It's crazy.

Well, I USED to estimate between 400-500.. THEN, I got my HRM. I have found that I burn from 800-1000. I always estimate lower for MFP purposes, though. If it says 1000, I usually say 800 for accuracy issues. But, it's way more than I thought, regardless. I start it during the warm up, and run it the entire time. So, in…

I hit 180's and 190's during my crossfit classes. But I'm smart enough to know to slow down if I start to feel light headed. It is a shocker to see it on my HRM during workouts, though. I'm generally at 180's during my workouts.

Week 0 start weight. 159.6

It felt better today.. but not completely. Still a little strained. So I'm just going to wait another day. I did the WOD last night. It was more pullups and box jumps and also some wall walks. So I lucked out again without the squats. Haha. I am still not 100% confident today either, and I might not luck out again today…

My goal is to reach 140-145 by Christmas. I'll be happy anywhere in that range. :) We have to work hard and stick to it!

I was wondering if the firs weigh ins are happening this Saturday, or if the challenge starts Sat? Regardless, I've been following my schedule for weeks, but just wondering if the first weight in on Saturday marks the beginning of our Christmas Challenge. :)