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Haha thank you! It's not the greatest, but without it I feel 10 so it stays! :wink:

I'm replying from my phone at 3AM so I'll try my best for ya! :) I'll start with tips: -Understand your TDEE and how it's used -Creating a deficit through exercise made things easier for me. (Meaning rather than not working out and subtracting 500 for example. Working out and burning 800 calories then eating at a 750…

Thank you! It was more disconcerting than painful, in my opinion. Yes there was pain for sure, but looking down and seeing bandages, cuts, and drains was unreal. The meds take care of the pain. The only problem I really had was when I would settle into a position (1st week after surgery) usually a recliner, when I stood up…

I had skin removal surgery in December of 2012 when I got down to 165lbs. They ended up taking 5-6lbs of skin from my stomach and chest. The scars on my stomach are still noticeable and my nips are a bit off (the surgeon said beforehand if they're off he'll fix them, which I'll be doing after a bulk and a cut!) but I…

It's essentially just a miniature aquarium for frogs, it was a gift. I only have "before" pictures from holidays and such where I was either forced or felt guilty about staying away from the camera. Looking back on it I wish I had better before pictures now!

Thank you! :D

Also, figured I'd just go ahead and add a body before and after too! 370lbs and 180lbs!

Yes I do! 13 months in a few days :)

Haha thank you! I'm glad someone mentioned something about clothes. It was beyond frustrating knowing how you wanted to dress, but really couldn't because it's not economical during weight loss. Once I hit a weight/size I felt that I'd maintain at, I did some serious 3 years built up clothes shopping! :)

Thank you everyone! And I'm not quite sure why I said I was 21 in the title, I legitimately assumed I was. I'm 23 and apparently losing it already!

370lbs to 170lbs

What time are you exercising? Also you say you workout almost every day, restlessness is a sign of overtraining... maybe there could be something there?

Yes for everything.

The food is fine... if you can stick to them and they fit your calorie goal. When I created meal plans for myself in the past, filled with foods I never liked eating before (just because they're "healthy"), I always failed. If this is you or not, I don't know... it's just some advice to think about in case you fall in to…

I usually train fasted and eat half of my calories after my workout. That leaves me satiated for the remainder of the day, so I can pick and choose really when I want to eat the rest of my calories from then till when I go to sleep.

You add any calories you burn to your TDEE, that's what your TDEE is. Your TOTAL daily energy expenditure.

I ran your numbers as sedentary with no exercise on the side. I recommend getting a HRM and adding the calories you burn from walking to the TDEE number. Let's say for example you burn 400 calories from walking, that makes your TDEE 2,341 calories. Take off 500 calories from that number to lose 1lb a week and you should be…

I've heard that once you get in to single digit BF%, it gets increasingly more difficult to burn fat. I think you should still do it though if you didn't have such a drastic calorie deficit, eating more can help you actually lose weight as long as you're still in a deficit at the end of the day.

What kind of foods are you eating, can we see your diary? Also, giving us your height and weight + average exercise calorie burn (if any) will help us in being able to tell if you should be eating more.

1,400 calories seems a bit low. Do you know your TDEE? And do you have a HRM that tells you how much you're burning per workout? Those two things would be extremely beneficial in making sure you're eating enough. I don't know your height so I can't really do the numbers for you, but I feel like it would be beneficial to…

It could be just your run of the mill water weight spike. You could have been 244.5 on Friday (for example) and very easily gained a decent amount of water weight for whatever reason between then and Sunday (change in sodium levels, more carbs, change in exercise usually results in water weight gains for me). If 2,450…

1,500 calories with 3+ hours a cardio a day seems like a lot of calories left on the table. Log the exercise and eat at a 250/500 calorie daily deficit. And 9.9% bodyfat is pretty impressive if true, do you do any strength training as well?

I'm pretty sure the scales that measure bf% work just like the handheld ones, which are pretty much useless. If you hold the thing close to your body an obese person can get a single digit bf% reading... the further away will give you the opposite effect.

I could be mistaken (because I've never encountered this issue due to 2lbs off my TDEE is not under 1200cals), but I believe MFP is not allowing you to go below 1200 cals. Which is why it's showing 1.1lbs a week? If you would like to lose more than that, I'd suggest probably creating a bigger deficit through exercise. Burn…

Eating small meals spread out throughout the day is a myth. I eat 1-2 meals a day, always have for the longest time. Check up on intermittent fasting, it works for lots of people!

Could you set your diary to public so we could take a look? Also, are you set to lose 2lbs/wk? Since you have 7bs to go, maybe you could change it to 1lb/wk?

I started June 11th 2011

It's "if every day were like today". If you are set to lose 2lbs/wk but for that day let's say you finish logging with 500 cals remaining. It will essentially be 3lbs/wk x 5 weeks. Which would in result be your current weight subtracted by 15lbs.

My Polar FT7 is one of the best purchases I've ever made, not even just for fitness but over anything else in general. As for an arm and a leg, it depends how you're pricing your arms and legs. I'd suggest finding the lowest price using the google shopping tool (or just Amazon) then finding a coupon code for that…

Yes, it's more than likely an increase in carbs and sodium resulting in water retention.