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My weight loss is also maddeningly slow, about the same rate as yours. I also weigh myself every day so I can see the overall trend. It's frustrating. I've been working at this for a loooong time and would just like to be done already, but I also know that sticking with it really does work. I'm 5' 2.5" and at my heaviest I…

Optimum Nutrition has good word of mouth but the price has gone up a lot recently. I like their Natural Chocolate Whey a lot, and they also have two other natural flavors - vanilla and strawberry - in addition to a ton of artificially sweetened flavors. You can find their stuff on Amazon if you're interested. I also like…

Yeah, I'm 5 pounds below the high end of my healthy BMI range and I do have some decent muscle mass from weightlifting, but I'm pretty clearly still overweight based on my body composition.

Bumping this thread as I've been noticing the same thing.

Date based mini goals don't help me. I lose pretty slowly and I'm already working at it as hard as I can for the long haul. However, I do enjoy hitting mini milestones. A while ago when I was feeling kind of stuck I made a list of every kind of weight milestone I could think of. 5 and 10 pound milestones were obvious, as…

Obviously a pound is a pound is a pound. When people say muscle is heavier than fat they are referring to volume. A square inch of muscle weights more than a square inch of fat.

Bumping for future reference. Thanks!

I've been using vanilla flavored 365 brand whey protein that I got at Whole Foods.

Back when I was doing Couch to 5k I would have a piece of fruit before heading out for a jog. Currently I do yoga once a week at the crack of down and I make a small protein shake right before. It's just enough to take the edge of and get me through a 90 minute class. I did try doing it fasted and wound up starving halfway…

Greek yogurt, flax seed, protein powder, and spinach. I add all that to my standard fruit smoothie (frozen banana, pineapple, mango, a little honey and a mandarin orange). 300 calories, 27 grams of protein, 19% calcium RDA, 91% vitamin C RDA, 12% iron RDA, and 5 grams of fiber. :)

And I'm amused that I just broke into the normal range when I'm still obviously overweight. I also lift weights (heavy).

Hello fellow pears, it's been interesting and heartening to read about your experiences. I'm 5' 2.5" and used to be a not all that fit 110. I didn't look sickly, I looked slim and pretty good actually, but always always had those dread saddlebags, and of course no boobs. I was overall pretty comfortable in my body even…

As others have said, the default protein target here is really low, but you can change yours manually under goals.

Weighing myself everyday helps me stay on track and I find it interesting. I also don't freak out about water weight gains, and like some people here I had a lot of fun weighing myself multiples time each day when I first got my scale. I like seeing how my body works and how water weight can fluctuate throughout the day. I…

I just bought my first ever jar of protien powder, Optimun Nutrition's Natural Chocolate whey (no artificial sweeteners). I was prepared for it to not taste super wonderful, but i mixed it in 4 ounces of cold water and a little ice and I thought it tasted really good! No funny after taste at all, just nice and chocolatey.

Echoing the advice to track it yourself at home. When I began doing that I could see how losing even a few pounds made a noticeable difference, and I learned that in my case caffeine doesn't seem to affect it, so I was able to go back to drinking all the tea I want. :)

I'm 5'2.5" and MFP also has me at 1200 calories. If I really ate that little on a regular basis I'd feel hungry all the time and eventually I'd blow it and start chowing down on whatever was close at hand. I seem to be able to function quite well and not feel hungry around 1400ish, so that's what I eat and I use exercise…

I'm glad to see you're already feeling better about the situation. It has to be frustrating not being able to work out as you would like, but keep taking care of yourself, it's worth it! Hopefully you'll be back on your feet in a non hobbly way soon! :smile:

I'm in my last week of C25k. It's really a great program. I was a total non-runner when I started. Before C25k I was lifting weights M-W-F and walking a lot. For a while that, and paying attention to what I eat, was enough for me to lose weight. Eventually I stalled and I realized that I needed to step up my cardio. Since…

When I first got a scale I weighed myself all the time. I think it's interesting to see how my weight fluctuates throughout the day and it doesn't bother me because I understand it's water weight, food, etc. The only number I pay any real attention to is in the morning, after I've been to the bathroom, and even then only…

Awesome! Congratulations!

It's a fun site, I just joined last week and am enjoying it more than I expected. The social aspect is pretty cool too. Give it a try and add/accept a bunch of friend invites.

Wow, that's a tough blow. Just do what you can and take good care of that ankle. Could you do water aerobics? Maybe some upper body weightlifting? Good luck, and I just added you as a friend if you want more MFP buddies (anyone reading this, feel free to add me too).

Okay, you totally cracked me up with that grouchy little smiley! I'm new here too, just added you as a friend. And if anyone else wants to add me, please do!

I just joined too and could also use some buddies. I've gone ahead and added everybody upthread as well. :)

What motivated me was finally realizing that I could do something about my weight without having to go on some crazy diet or do an impossible amount of exercise. That happened when I lost a bit of weight a few years ago without even trying. At that time I was walking a ton and I was also cooking more at home instead of…

I stumbled across the forums a while ago and had poked around the site a few times. I began losing weight last year by lifting weights, walking a lot, and eating healthier. I didn't count calories or own a scale so I can't tell you exactly how successful I was, but I manged to go down about 3 pant sizes. This year,…

I liked these by NHS, the british National Health Service. The music was pretty good, not as electronic-y as some of the others, and I enjoyed the british accent and the useful prompts. http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/couch-5K-running-plan.aspx They do tend to repeat the songs a fair amount, but by the end I had switched to…

I been using this program because I can do it with the simple weight set I have at home: http://newbie-fitness.blogspot.com/2007/01/stripped-5x5.html It's great! Also, especially if you're a gym person, google "starting strength", a program by Mark Rippetoe that has spawned a few variants. Either one of those programs…

I haven't had the side stitch issue but I do tend to get shin splints super easily, sometimes even from walking a lot. In the case of walking the answer turned out to be that I needed to buy new shoes more often. Shin splints from running was a lot more difficult for me to solve. I attempted C25k last spring and couldn't…