jaykal001 Member

I feel your paint, it's a very real struggle. I know for me it's hard making 2 of everything if your partner is not eating the same (beyond just healthy choices). It does get easier. My fiance and I used to eat the same thing all the time. We do a better job now that if she and I are going to eat 2 different things, that…

I had the same problem yesterday. I went out for a special occasion. I picked some options that were better than others, but we chose to have desert. It was a Spanish pastry that was stuffed with some sort of cheesecake. It was so good, and so awful. At the end of the night, i told myself what a friend tells me. "That one…

My thoughts too. I don't count it as a buffer or anything, but hopefully it just helps with anything i mis-calculate

This was me too. I saw a dietician - and she told me to eat more fruit, and cut some of the junk. She never once said cut it all tomorrow. I let things get out of control in the past, and have been reeling it back in week by week. The only thing i've truly cut out hard is soda. I stopped that cold, but the rest - if i have…

I love fruits and veggies, eat plenty of chicken, PB, etc. I'm not worried about protein being too low. I know that I've got 25 years or horrible habits to correct, so i'm tweaking and adjusting what I can while i form new habits. What I've been trying with on-and-off success is trying to only have candy if it still fit in…

I do appreciate the sentiment, however the reason I asked was be it's a struggle. If it was easy to just quit it, we'd all be skinny, lol. We all struggle with different things, if we didn't we wouldn't be here.

With that kind of "friend" who need enemies, right? I say stick it to him, however you can!

Just a note too, something a buddy and myself both do that seems to help with logging. I always round food up, and exercise down. If i eat an orange, i choose "large orange", regardless if it's small or not. If i swam a mile and it says that i burned 800 calories, i record it as 400. For me this err's on the side that i…

I agree with the overall trend - it may not be necessary for success, but I know from my personal struggles, it does help to curb snacking (especially bad snacking) as you are continuously fueling your body. The biggest caveat for me was that you really need to examine what comprises your typical meal, and be able to pare…

EWJLang - same for me. I downloaded an alarm suite for my phone and set up reminders for meals, go for a walk, stand up and stretch. Even included ones at night as a reminder to make my lunch for the next day, etc.

I appreciate a lot of the comments about the progress being it's own reward, but in the true spirit of the question I have a couple thoughts that have worked for others (that i know of anyways). Put $1 or $5 for every pound lost and spend it at the mini goal or big goal. (We did a similar concept, like a "swear jar" and…

Thanks everyone - Just to confirm, I do know about the other contributing factors to the posture and such and am working on corrective action. It's going to be a long road to get all that stuff loosened appropriately. Like many, I have the "luxury" of sitting at a desk all day, which only slows progress with the hips.

Hi Junior - I feel your pain - quite literally. I'm a big guy with plenty of mass on the front of my body, and walking a mile at lunch makes my back sore. What I've learned from some physical therapy and reading, and such is that I have a weak core and weak glutes, making it hard for my pelvis to sit neutral. For me i'm…

Hi everyone, I posted this question a long time ago - and it has completely changed! I am looking for any advice, especially from some of the bigger people, on how they went from essentially no activity to a daily active lifestyle. To put it into context better - I have made the commitment to train for and run my first 5k.…

That obviously make sense, but was looking for some additional info as well. Do people have luck pairing anything else on days they swimming. what days to lift weights, etc. I need far more cardio under my belt right now than I do lifting. I understand lifting will help develop muscle to burn some calories, but I need to…

Thanks for the comments everyone. My basic philosophy for tracking the burn, is using MFPs number, and cutting it in half. I figure that would be an OK estimate for now. Frankly for me, as long as i'm moving, and making slow progress, I'm a happy camper. I'm also doing more than swimming, so this is just a couple days a…

My thoughts, do with it what you will :D I weigh myself on Friday's, when I get home from work. I get to see my results for the past week, as well as get some motivation to keep my weekend under control. If you had an awesome week, you also know about it Friday then, in case you want to go enjoy a night on the town, etc. I…