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Good advice already. Would say don't give up on working with a trainer. Do try to find a good one. I went with a place that trains athletes - private gym. Starting this at 46 w/stuff to deal with like knee issues I really wanted to get it right and learn good form. So far so good. Back squat was the first thing we added…
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Been at this over 200 days now. Yeah, I fit in treats. Took a diet break too. Had Lay's potato chips, a square of chocolate, and 2 cookies yesterday. Hit my protein goal, okay on calories. All good. Thing it this is for keeps, at least if I don't want the weight back. Trigger foods are a thing though for sure. Some foods I…
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Nothing special about vegetarian. A lot of high calorie density foods are vegetarian. Eating more high fiber low calorie density vegetables can be helpful for satiety. So veggies can help you maintain your deficit and/or make space for treats without starving the rest of the day.
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Honestly think that a big educational push on weighing/calorie counting targeting the general public would be helpful. Wouldn't be profitable though, so not likely. Yes, measuring and tracking is a PITA. I'm old enough to have tried it back in dinosaur days with a spring scale that had no TARE function and a thick…
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What Sued0nim said. You know how. Thing have just gotten out of balance. Why did you quit the exercise? Can you add it back? Or cut the equivalent amount of calories from your diet? You have had a setback, but not a terrible one yet. As far as what to eat most of us do better by keeping up protein intake, including a…
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Moving to maintenance is scary. I recently took a two week break and that was hard enough. I gained 5 pounds (expected it, still hated it), but when I went back to my usual habits it fell off again. As far as junk food goes it might help you to try 80/20, as in 80% of the time you are eating something that is healthier,…
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OP said 1000 calorie deficit, not 1000 calories a day. OP you should be able to have some treats pretty much everyday with reasonable deficit. You might find that works better than weekly cheat days. Or, figure your daily intake to keep 1,000 calorie a day deficit and multiply by 7 for your weekly goal. Then eat a little…
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22 pounds in the first 2 months; started at 211, age 45.
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5'6 here and 46. My scales died and new ones haven't arrived yet, but I'm guessing around 150-ish and most recently purchases sizes 4-6. Like a PP said US sizing is crazy. Curious if I will be a 2 or a 0 at 136. First big goal was to get to a healthy BMI. Current is to get to 25% body fat, which per DEXA, and presuming I…
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Not much to add, other than yes, it is annoying. I've gotten notably skinnier fingers the last few weeks. Stopped wearing my original wedding band quite awhile ago. Was wearing my grandmother's. Then that one was loose and didn't want to lose it so got a cheap one around 5 weeks ago. Now that one is loose. C'mon body,…
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Are you planning to weigh your food on a food scale? AFAIK 21 Day Fix is measuring volume (containers) not weighing, so the density and variety you choose for each container makes that pretty hard to judge, e.g. if you put chunks of chicken in your protein total will be different than if you fill it up with ground turkey.
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I just keep making them up as I go. My first one was to get under 200 before we had people visit from out of town. Did a gym challenge w/a date and set a goal to lose 20 in that time frame...actually did better than that. When I got to a normal BMI treated myself to a PT. Still doing that, though I probably…
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Didn't read this whole thread because 28 pages. Personally would support a tax on foods with added sugars. Pretty easy to define that. Suggested it on a liberal site years ago and was generally shouted down. Said tax money should be earmarked for subsidizing whole foods and nutrition education IMO. Right now our…
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Did you lose weight quickly? Your symptoms seem partly hormonal - breakouts in particular. Women have a good bit of estrogen in our fat, so when you body is utilizing the fat the estrogen is released. Should level out in time. A lot of the rest sounds like deficiency. Get your iron level checked. Anemia could account for…
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Are you hungry first thing? For me it helps to delay eating until later in the day, bulk up meals with low calorie density food (mostly veggies) and save calories for the late night munching. It is fine to eat later in the day if that is when you are hungry so long as you keep your deficit.
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So true. Started out MO a few years back and something like 58%. Down a bit over 100 pounds from that and currently at 30.8% Smack in the middle for my age on the chart Sued0nhim posted, but a good stretch away from my goal of 25% or better.
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Could be for sure. I will say that my calculated lean mass moved around a lot based on measurements. Went for a Dexa scan a few weeks ago and my actual lean mass is less than what I get with measurements. It is possible my measurement based results are extra wonky because of my waist/hip ratio being .6 something, or IOW…
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crunchy salty carbs...chips, crackers, popcorn peanut butter nuts w/sugar...chocolate peanuts, peanut brittle, praline pecans, jordan almonds gummy bears...sometimes jelly beans, but mostly gummy bears
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Congratulations! As big, or bigger, an accomplishment as losing the weight. Keep up the good habits.
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You might consider taking a diet break for a couple of weeks and then returning to a deficit. The idea is to normalize your hormones which could help with the increased hunger.
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Agree with checking out realself.com and checking in with multiple surgeons. Chances are fair that you will be best served traveling to a doctor that deals with patients that have had massive weight loss; not a super common specialty. It can be an awful lot of money. And agree that it may not be as bad as you think. Varies…
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Have you suffered a strain or injury? It might help if you pinpoint the pain (where/what movement).
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Many of our faves have already been mentioned. Adding stone baked cheese pizza (the one with circles of mozzarella on top), the healthy frozen waffles (family prefer to Eggo and they are only $1.29 a box), and the fruit sauce pouches (DD prefers the apple cinnamon most). Also seasonal items that come and go, so you know…
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Looks a lot like 33% protein/37% carbohydrate/30% fat if anyone wants to fiddle with it. Out of curiosity I used the lower end of the ranges (female) and calculated by lean mass, goal weight (presuming this is targeting relatively lean people), and current weight. Biggest difference for me, even with the lowest multiplier…
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Don't need a scale for that to be very helpful. It makes it very simple to see calorie density if the measured amount is static vs. different for different products.
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Good list. I could totally eat at your house. Just need popcorn and some chocolate IMO.
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Great motto; works for pretty much everything.
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protein powder + almond milk + ice > blender soft cooked eggs should be fine too. And it may not be all that bad either. Had mine out...maybe 2 days that it really affected me.
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Ebbs and flows. I'm a grazer anyway, but some days, particularly weekends, it ends up being snacking all day. I just try to still reach my protein goal and not go too high on calories for the day. So, yesterday...pretzels, chocolate, wheat thins, ham...then a protein shake last thing to square up a bit. :D
