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It really depends on the individual and how much you put into the workout. (By this I mean it can vary widely). Do you have a heart rate monitor? Many of them, if properly set, have a reasonably accurate(ish) calorie burn calculator.

Honestly, without really tracking, you can't know what the culprit is, you can only guess. Some steps you can take to start getting accurate data that can point you at real, accurate, answers about what's going on for you: Take measurements periodically: waist, hips, arms, etc. Take pictures: even if you don't show them to…

Yep "Zombies, Run!" is an iphone/android app that intersperses a zombie apocalypse type story with a playlist of your choosing in roughly 30 minute increments. So you just flip your phone to the next chapter in the story, pop your earbuds in and start your walk/jog/run. It can either integrate with your phone's gps or use…

You can take this with a grain of salt, or not, totally up to you - I am a bit shorter than you (5'2) but was otherwise in pretty much the same lull. 144 pounds, 46 years old, and I spent about 4 months putting on and taking off the same three pounds (fluctuating between 141 and 144 in what seemed an endless cycle). I…

This sounds delicious. However, if you're using bread crumbs and wine it doesn't have zero carbs. Just sayin'. Not that I have anything against carbs, mind you.

I own em both but mostly use Zombies, Run! even when I'm just walking. I fire it up and take the dog for a walk and we do a brief "jog" if the zombies get too close. Then again, we have an elliptical next to the treadmill so every now and then (especially during the far-too-long Minnesota winter), I fire up a zombies run…

Food scale and measuring spoons and cups are the most important. Using the scale for everything that isn't liquid is even more important. Two tablespoons of peanut butter isn't nearly as accurate a measure as 28g. I tried it, measured two tablespoons, weighed it ... was off by 7 grams. It's not "necessary" for weight loss,…

You're welcome ... I live in Minnesota (where it's made) so it showed up in my local news feed. Surprised me rather a lot. I love the stuff but will indefinitely be switching to the non-recalled almond butter made by someone else that's sitting in the fridge :)

It's the aunt's house ... the fridge IS her own minifridge.

^^ that. Read that post.

I second the Dark Tower series ... in fact I think it's time for me to re-read it ... again.

Do you have access to a crock pot? If you brown a pot roast on your hot plate, then toss it, along with a bunch of chopped carrots and celery into the crock pot, and pour a cup and half of peach flavored tea (I know, odd, but I swear it's awesome) then cook it on high for about 4 hours, and low the rest of the day, you can…

Log everything.

I second the advice of pretty much everyone else on the thread. I would like, however, to add two things: 1) You say you drink lots of coffee, without sugar, but with coffee-mate. I don't see coffee or coffee-mate in your log. I would suggest you start measuring every gram of coffee-mate you put in your cup and logging it.…

I see that you drink dairy (yes I creeped your diary). Whey protein would definitely be an option. So would adding more dal. And, maybe chana masla, saag or palak paneer. Perhaps add kefir as a beverage choice. As someone else mentioned, try quinoa in place of rice sometime, it's not at all the same but is a solid higher…

Olive oil, balsamic, maple, garlic and basil sounds amazing. However, I question adding 3/4 cup of olive oil. That's an awful lot. Calories aside, wouldn't the chicken end up really, really greasy?

DO NOT EAT the zero calorie gummy bears. Just sayin'

I second a previous poster's recommendation of a food scale. I'm no expert on Indian cuisine but it looks to me like many of your entries show a much smaller number of calories than I would expect. It may be a matter of needing to weigh and measure the ingredients that go into your recipes. For instance, I would expect…

I second the vitamin D3.

Two questions: If he calls you Mom, why does it matter if he's "from my loins"? If you're his Mom, own it. It makes a difference. WTH is a crotch pheasant? ETA: Never mind the second question. Urban Dictionary to the rescue. Replace that question with: Why are you calling people crotch pheasants in the thread supposedly…

For the rice calories ... go to your cupboard, pull out the rice and look at what it says on the label. I'm betting the serving size is a quarter cup dry. Cook a quarter cup of it. Look in the database for a rice that has the same calories and carbs and fiber as what you read on your actual rice's label and log it as that.…

Bring protection. Always bring protection. Don't like toss it out on the table mid-meal in a flashy show of wink-wink I'm prepared but foster the habit of having it always. First date, second date, any day of your life that you don't specifically want to either A) be offered sex but have to decline because you don't have…

Ok ... insults aside: One poster made a very good suggestion a couple of pages ago that really shouldn't get lost: Suggest he take a look at Khan Academy. They really have a brilliant way of teaching maths that come at it from a different angle which "clicks" with some people for whom nothing else has worked. Also, they're…

Pretty sure this dude won ... Well, except for the lack of ninja.

Wiser words were never spoken.

Remember, the protein macro should be considered a "minimum" even though it'll go red when you hit it. And, you want to hit at, or close to the fat macro. So, not overeating carbs means that you need to ensure that you don't eat so many carbs that you don't have enough calories left to get up to your protein and fat goals.

T25 Alpha ... I'm pretty sure I sounded like a roving band of wild horses beating conga drums (without any sense of rhythm) as I gradually mastered the "land softly" principles Shawn T espouses. My first month of T25 ... thank goodness I live in a single family house 'cause if I was living in an apartment, I would have…

Roasting/baking veggies is actually a really good idea. Normally I can't stand cauliflower but if you spritz a little olive oil on it, dust it with some herbs and roast it for 40 minutes till the edges are getting singed, it's actually delicious.

^^^ This Plus, check your macros. Set your MFP goals for the weight loss you are going for and then make sure you're under (or at) carbs and sodium, and get enough fats and protein. If the only thing you can stand eating is meat with gravy and a side of gravy, just measure the bejebus out of what you're putting on your…