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I would add more lean meats - chicken, ground turkey, even 96% lean ground beef, etc. In the morning, consider doing one whole egg and the rest egg whites. You can buy a carton of egg whites at the store. Beans are a good source of protein. I went back through my diary to get a good example. On Tuesday, I had 132 g of…
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^^^ This. Ditch the scale (going by your profile picture), eat at a deficit (small deficit, like -250/day or 1/2lb per week), and lift.
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It is hard to gain muscle in a calorie deficit, esp if you are already close to your goal weight. Your muscles will retain water in the beginning, which will make it look like your weight loss is being stalled. If you are continuing to burn fat, however (by being in a calorie deficit), you will see that come off the scale…
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Because food is delicious? I'm seriously excited about the glass of bourbon I get to have with dinner tonight because I got up at 5:30 to exercise.
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Yes. TBH, I didn't even read your whole post, that's how quickly I wanted to get on here and tell you to lift. You will gain a couple of pounds of water weight in the beginning. It's normal, and not a reason to panic. In a few weeks it will be off. You will look and feel so good!
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I have three children, ages 4, 3, and 19 mos. My oldest is by far the pickiest of the bunch. The rule in our house is that if you want seconds of anything, you have to try at least one bite of everything on your plate. I don't care if they don't eat; they won't starve themselves. Sometimes my oldest will eat only grapes…
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If it makes you feel better, I started off in the 230s, and in the beginning I was eating 2000-2100 calories per day and the weight was coming off. I wasn't aiming for a super fast loss (I was still nursing and didn't want to impact my supply), more just getting into the habit and routine and discipline needed for future…
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It's pretty great. Go under the nutrition tab, and then at the bottom there's a daily and weekly button. To change the setting (it defaults to a revolving previous 7 days), go under settings to "weekly nutrition settings". For me, my daily goal is 1760. I have 6233 left for the week, but I haven't logged my dinner yet for…
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If you really want a thrill, go to Hacker's Diet Online and enter in your data. It will average out your readings and give you your "true" weight curve over that time.
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I've been doing weekly calories for several months, and it works well for me. I don't do it quite that extreme, but I don't think it would be a problem as long as you don't get too hangry :) Have you seen the function on the smartphone app (it might only be the iphone) that shows you the calories left for the week? I have…
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500 calories a day x 7 days = 3500 calorie deficit for the week = 1 pound of fat loss
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The way I figure it, you can fool yourself all you want (not weighing food, "eyeballing", estimating, etc), but at the end of the day, your BODY doesn't care how you tracked - it only cares if you took in more or less energy than you burned.
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In for suggestions!
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You can buy a carton of just egg whites. I use then now b/c my husband was getting tired of me wasting all those yolks :)
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Maybe provide us with a list of don'ts. Lacto-ovo, or strict vegan? What sets off your IBS?
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Weight loss has to do with a calorie deficit, so yes. I wouldn't worry about the cholesterol number, as long as your total fat percentage isn't too out of whack. If you are that concerned about it, take the yolk out of your hard-boiled egg. You still get a lot of protein, but hardly any of the cholesterol.
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Make sure you note the times correctly when logging those extra calories on MFP. It will overwrite your fitbit data for the times you give it.
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I found when I first started using my fitbit flex that it overestimated the amount of calories it gave me back to eat, by 100-200 per day (going by what the dashboard said; the net MFP calories was the number I went by). After a while, it "learned" me better, and now the MFP net and the fitbit dashboard net are virtually…
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This is really all I meant. We are all using all of these things. And none of them. I don't think picking this one data point as completely worthless is any more valid than saying weighing yourself, or measuring yourself, or looking in the mirror, is invalid. As long as you accept the facts (BF measurements carry a margin…
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It's no different than tracking your weight with a scale. Sure, you can look in the mirror and tell you look better, but some people like numbers. I'm one of them, as is CA_Underdog, I suspect. The problem is that when you let the numbers define you and your self-worth, you've lost sight of the bigger picture. I suspect…
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I'd think about body recomp more than the number on the scale. Your BMI is normal. Eat at a deficit (TDEE -10-15%), lift weights, accurately measure and track your food.
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I was down a good 30 pounds before people started saying anything (about 15% of my body weight)
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I like a good Cobb salad. I usually ask for the cheese on the side (and the dressing, obviously). Agree w/ above poster about leaving tortilla strips off the other one. I'm always wary of anything other than grilled meat on a salad - you never know how much sugar is in those marinades. The pork loin would be good, but I'd…
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Totally stealing this. Might also be helpful for teaching my kids how to convert measurements in a recipe...
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Make sure you are weighing/measuring your food properly. You might be eating more than you think. I am 5' 6", weight just a few pounds less, and I am losing a pound a week netting 1760 (actually eat 1900-2500 per day, depending on my exercise). I know you want to lose weight quickly for your work thing, but you might…
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You'll have to play around with your daily meal plan. You have had several suggestions. I personally eat 5 times a day (6, if I have enough calories left for dessert after dinner). I find that I am hardly ever HUNGRY MUST EAT ALL THE THINGS if I eat every 2-3 hrs. Also, protein is your friend. I hardly ever eat a meal or…
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Think of it as a money budget. Let's say you had $1200 to spend for the week. You could buy whatever - food, clothes, a night on the town, whatever. Now, let's say you spent most of your money, or you hadn't SPENT it all yet, but you knew your phone bill was due, and so you had to set aside money for it. Then this…
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Never mind. Google is my friend.
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Don't freak out if you notice a bump upwards on the scale the next day or so after. Alcohol will make you retain water (it does for me, anyway). Make sure you drink plenty of water before and after, stick with your routine, and you will be fine.
