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I'm on Week 3 of 5:2, and on my fast days I eat 500 calories at dinner only. My normal life is pretty much 16:8, and honestly I don't lose weight keeping my intake to a eight hour window, but that's just me. I know others have great luck. 5:2 is working for me, and it's made me more aware on my other 5 days.

Wow...thanks for posting this! You and I are in nearly the same boat...I am not a runner, but signed up for a half in October with my daughter...more of a challenge to myself than anything. I've got stomach issues, too, and a hiatal hernia, so I really can't eat before I exercise. I am more into weight training with cardio…

I also like On Gold Standard 100% Whey...my favorite is vanilla and cinnamon bun flavors...I mix them with 8oz of unsweetened vanilla flavored almond milk.

I started almost two years ago at 148 and made my goal weight 135...I eventually got down to 125 after 5 months, and maintained that until recently. For some reason, I've been up 5 pounds since March, and it's getting incredibly frustrating, since I'm doing what I've done the past two years, and was able to maintain 125…

7 pounds...I'm disgusted with myself. First time in a year that I've been this weight. I've been at goal since last January and am now six pounds above. I'll get back down, I know I will, but I'm disappointed that I let myself slide so badly:(

^^This! I've done WW online and by going to meetings...Yes, it works, but I think it's more of a hassle than just counting calories. For me, that has worked much better. Having been on MFP for 15 months and at goal for 11 months, this has more staying power in my world. WW was just a pain, honestly. And yes, their…

Muscle is more dense than fat, but a pound is a pound is a pound...A pound of muscle takes up less space on your body, however:)

It's tough to wrap your mind around it, for sure, but those calories make sense to me as far as your height and weight go! I'm 5'6", 125, and have maintained that since January. I don't eat 2000 a day unless I've exercised...1600 is my TDEE, so I eat that plus my exercise calories. I admit that I dropped back down to 1200…

You are a lucky woman, Mrs. TFT...though I don't know TFT in person, it sure seems like you've got a keeper:) I'll keep you both in my prayers...

I'm pro uniform...and I don't think my kids mind it in the least (although it's all they've known and are now in middle and high school). No worries about what to put on in the morning, etc...just throw it on and go. Our elementary school has a store that sells gently used uniforms that parents donate. You can outfit your…

I get by pretty well on 1500...I have a protein shake after working out (with just water, so less cals), greek yogurt for breakfast, usually a pb&j for lunch, a snack of around 220 cals, and dinner is usually something I make from Cooking Light, sparkpeople, etc...dinner is well rounded: protein, starch, plenty of veg. I…

I got quite a chuckle out of that, too:)

I can't see any cons, either. I had the test done a few years ago. My insurance paid for all of it. My mother was diagnosed at age 33 and passed away at age 36. My family didn't know which type of breast cancer she had, but it certainly made sense to do the genetic testing to rule it out for me (and for my niece, though…

Burrito bowl with chicken, brown rice, black beans, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guac, corn and mild salsa...yum!

done!

Ugh...got them done!

I found this formula on livestrong.com the other day while trying to figure out how many calories are burned during weight training...it's pretty simple math: Weight x minutes you've trained (including rest time between sets). Take this number and mulitply by either: a) .055 for vigorous, bodybuilding type of training b)…

I like the challenge, and I like being able to post that I am done for the day, hooray! I took before pics and am looking forward to taking more at the end to see if there is a difference:)

Done!

Done...110 plie squats with 25 pound dumbbell...

Done! 35 plie dumbbell squats, 35 narrow squats (no weight), 35 traditional dumbbell squats...hooray!

Got it done! Did 50 drop squats in my morning workout class, then finished up with 50 plie squats when I got home:)

Thank you, Betty!! Well said:) OP, I started at your original weight and dropped roughly one pound a week, until landing around 125, which I've maintained for four months. I was set at sedentary (1200 cals), work out 5-6x a week (burning roughly 400 cals per hrm) and ate back approximately half of my exercise calories. I…

Got it done!

Oh wow...sounds very yummy, Scott! Will have to try this:)

I went to my usual workout studio class (weights + treadmill) this morning and am going to do yesterday's squats since I only did 20 during class yesterday and forgot to do the rest when I got home...oops!

I'm 5'6" and I hit my goal weight in January. I used 1200 as a base and ate back around 1/2-3/4 of my exercise calories, losing on average a pound a week. My loss fluctuates between 22-24 pounds total lost now. I eat 1540 (MFP guided) as a base and do eat back almost all of my exercise calories. I keep a bit of a cushion…

Day 2 done! Lucky for me, we did squats in my HIIT class this morning so I was all set!

Just got my 50 in! I also took some before pictures of my "blegs" (as I affectionately call the saggy area between my butt and legs!). I'm hoping to see some improvement at the end of the month!

Absolutely, count me in!!! I need to work on tightening up my "blegs!"