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I agree with previous posters. As a vegetarian, to get protein without carbs tricky. I focus on complex carbs (low GI). I eat a lot of beans and lentils. While I'm lacto-ovo, I don't like eggs and won't eat them if I can taste or smell them. Reading low-carb sites did stop me from being so leery of fat. the closest i get…

Since the New Year, I've tried to greatly reduce added sugar because I am sensitive to it and in an effort to not gain as much winter weight as I did last year. I love sweets and crave sugar. I am also on the path to Type 2 diabetes. I am focusing eat whole foods and reducing my consumption of packaged foods, which has…

Do you find meetings supportive and helpful? If not, what benefit is there? It has been over 10 years for me, but having found MFP and used successfully, I'd never consider WW again.

i am an obese vegetarian. a couple years ago i went vegan (Forks Over Knives style) and lost 50 lbs (and lost another 20 lbs after I started eating dairy again and did MFP). I gained 40-50 lbs back going back to my old ways thinking "I'm active". What is more important that no meat/no eggs/no dairy is the type of food you…

I lost 70 lbs over 2 years. I lost 50 lbs by cutting all processed food (no logging). When my weight loss slowed, I switched to MFP. I lost another 20 lbs. I was feeling good, super active. I thought "I got this". Then vacation, stopped logging that fall, Christmas and sadly the upward trend never stopped. I gained 40 lbs…

I think it is roughly after losing 10% of your starting weight and many people's anecdotal evidence in the responses seem to confirm. However, there are always caveats... If you lose from your face quickly, people will notice more quickly. I also find around 200 lb my weight loss (i'm 5'7" and an apple) get noticeable even…

The answer to this question varies from person to person for the reasons other posters have mentioned. Some people can eat back their exercise calories and still meet their goals; others can only eat a portion. If I burn upwards of 400 calories (likely relative to your daily calorie goal) in workout I definitely need to…

If you know you like biking don't buy an entry level bike. Assume you are committing to riding. I also can't stress enough about going to a good bike shop that will do bike fit with you once you purchase a bike. Let them guide you on configuration and components right for you - endurance, racing, etc. (depends on the…

check out dcrainmaker.com or RizKnows on youtube. They review activity trackers and running watch. I went with the M400 (and HRM) because it recognized activity other steps. Summer weekdays I hardly walk because I ride to work. Garmin has new activity trackers with wrist based HRM. They look promising. It would be nice to…

i prefer working out in the morning. it gets it over and done with and far fewer things can get in the way. That being said I struggle getting up. In the fall, I bought a wakeup light, which helped with dark wake ups. Setting things out the night before helps too. Unfortunately, the best thing seems to be just suffering…

Cycling shorts are even more important when you heavier. They'll save your but and skin. Wear something over them if you aren't comfortable. Get out of them as soon as you get home. Wash promptly.

also love this hrm. i had the polar h7 but go so tired of it and my sports bra warring. pair it with polar M400. previously, i had a polar F6 or something that was good for over 10 years before heart rate went funky. I got them for the calories but became addicted to numeric feedback about how hard i was working. there was…

A couple of things. -bras mentioned above are good and the right one for you depends on you and how you like the fit. I see a lot of people recommend a racerback, but that puts too much pressure on my shoulders. I need maximum support from a traditional bra. I like Shock Absorbers. -Elomi makes a nice lift and separate…

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I was in the same place. It is especially hard in the summer when I'd prefer to be outside. I joined a training program, but that is not an option for everyone. Other have had some really good ideas that I am going to consider in the future.

It was a tough winter in eastern North America for many people. There were a couple of weekends where I didn't leave the house. I gained around 20 lbs and now am back to exercising and tracking food. It is totally heart breaking to regain all that hard fought for weight loss, but my reaction was curl up at home and eat.…

I also did WW before MFP. I did not WW meetings supportive. The weigh in was good, but that was not enough to keep paying them. They were pretty inflexible about the meeting costs. It's been 10 years since I did WW online so it isn't fair to compare, but MFP's food database is excellent. The only things I've had to enter…

I was on the pill and now use a ring while losing and gaining weight. As my weight decreases, my period starts earlier and earlier in the week. Activity also seems to influence it. I believe fat (especially stored in the stomach) interfers/alters how hormones affect the body. Someone will know about this than I do.

I also commute to work by bike April to November. My ride is short enough that time is almost equal to transit and long enough that I get 500 - 600 extra calories to play with a day. I also ride longer distances on the weekend. I generally find MFP really over estimates the calories burned compared to what my HRM tells me.…

I really don't like anything weighty or unbalanced on my arms. so I will always go for a holder at the waist. I have XL flip belt. I've worn it between sizes 12 and 16W. At size 12, it was down on my hips (which I kind of prefer). At size 16W it was at my "waist" and by that I between stomach rolls. The flip belt works…

Two years ago, I hit my lowest adult weight every 168 lbs after after 1.5 years of dieting (down from 236 lbs). It started to creep back on when I stopping logging. Even last summer when I was back up around 190-200 lbs and really active I didn't lose any weight. I then packed it on over the cold winter and now am probably…

May 10 - 42.7 km May 11 - 49.3 km May 16 - 25 km May 17 - 44.6 km May 18 - 42.7 km May 19 - 55 km (Long weekend!) May 20 - 22.5 km May 23 - 22.5 km

May 10 42.7 km May 11 49.32 km

May 7 -22.5 km May 8 - 22.5 km May 9 - 22.5 km First week of riding to work and back every day!!

My riding plan for the summer is to commute to work by bike as much as the weather allows and to do some longer rides on the weekends. My ride to work is 11.25 km.. My rides so far: May 1 - 22.5 km May 3 - 41 km May 5 - 22.5 km May 6 - 22.5 km So far it is giving me at least 600 extra calories to play with each day and not…

Yes, you can lose weight by only cutting calories--especially a guy. Exercise makes it easier and allows for little extras. In the past, when I've been sick, I found I had to be perfect to to lose weight on weeks with no exercise. I never managed "perfect" for more than a week.

Mine improved with weight loss. Weight loss, strong moisturizer and a little sun seem to keep them at their best. As I've put back on some weight, they've started to come back.

I don't rely on hot yoga for a workout, but rather to stretch out my body from the damage inflicted by other workouts. My back has been so much happier lately. If only my hip flexors would respond as well. If you need to stretch, try hot yoga.

Also going out for a meal where I can't accurately count so I tend to do a mental "why bother counting today at all"