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I agree with the previous poster....we eat way too much.....I know I was. As far as not being able to gain muscle at a deficit...I disagree. I've been mostly at a deficit since January and I have some rock hard muscle in legs/gluts now...

Muscle weighs more than fat and even though you didn't say you were lifting I have noticed my legs/gluts are getting rather muscular through just cardio. I just started with the bowflex 2 weeks ago and have not weighed myself since and I just know the scale is not going to show any loss and probably a gain. Oh well....

Oh ****e, here goes...ready for the flames to begin...was flipping through the topics to see where I could post something kind of important to every overweight person out there. Didn't know what section to post, came into this one for the 1st time, saw this thread and can't help myself. A quick scroll through the posts…

Absolutely can see a difference! Good for you! Keep going, you are doing great! Smaller face, smaller waist especially!

You hard core eaters are going to hate this but the people of Okinawa (and there are a handful of other cultures who share the same basic principals), are the people with the highest longevity and lack of diseases in the world. Cancer and cardiovascular diseases are almost unheard of. They attribute this to calorie…

You gained all the weight back that you lost while continuing to eat 1200 calories per day and eating back your exercise calories or did you lose the weight, then up your calories and stop working out? Or even worse, lose the weight and then just stop with the diet and exercise altogether? I have to ask because I've heard…

I agree 100%. Personally I always underestimate my exercise calories and overestimate what I eat by a little so i will have some wiggle room. One thing I've seen and don't do is when people log things such as doing light housework or cooking dinner. As a beginner at this I admit my ignorance here but are we supposed to be…

You are supposed to be eating them back because of MFP methodology. As someone else stated in this thread, the way MFP calculates calories (which is way different than using other methods) is that your base calories are at bare bones levels. Yes, you are still at a caloric deficit and will lose weight if you bed ridden all…

I read this sentence too quickly and thought you said "I would eat back my CATS in order to meet the net cal of 2217" It's late, I had a super long and somewhat trying day/night/day (insomnia). So forgive me, but that struck me as so funny I almost fell off my chair! But hey...you never know on here...I've seen some rather…

Bump, Bump, Bump! This wins for the most informative post! Thank you SO much OP for taking the time to provide all of us such an invaluable tool. I think it's such a must read for all of us that MFP should make anyone who joins here read it and download the spreadsheet! Really, thank you from the bottom of my heart for…

...and now Dr. Oz is recommending gastric bypass surgery for everyone who is 50bs plus overweight...I think that's when I finally realized to take everything this TV doctor says with a huge grain of salt. Let's get real here. This surgery should only be done after everything else has failed, and I mean everything. Think…

No, I'm really not impatient. I knew this was going to be a LONG journey when I started. I expected plateaus. I knew they were coming. I didn't expect to gain. Weight? Possibly, IF I gained muscle mass. But inches? That doesn't make much sense to me, especially where I gained them! Around the belly and hips! I kind of…

Well glad that eating like that works for your body. I've taken in a lot of info over the past 9 days. I upped my calories by eating lunch and eating back my exercise calories, while upping my cardio from 2-3 days per week to 4-5 days per week. I gained 2 lbs, but not only that I gained 1/2 inch around my waist and 1/2…

Yep!

This is my favorite. Family likes it as well even though I'm the one who needs to lose the weight. For Breakfast-Strawberry Banana Smoothie More than enough for three of us. Sorry I can't be exact with some of the amounts. I just do it by sight and taste. In blender- 1 banana About 1 cup fresh strawberries a handful of…

Google TDEE and see how many sites have these calculators? Well just for fun I used three of them. Entered the exact same info in all of them and came up with 3 totally different numbers. So how can TDEE be accurate if the calculators don't even agree? I don't get it.

I was officially diagnosed in 2007 with what my rheumy declared a "textbook case of severe Fibromyalgia Syndrome." My worst symptoms, are, to me, the fatigue that never really goes away, plus the neurological deficits...I can relate to the poster who stated they know what they want to say but can't find the words. I have…

Now that's inspiring! What a difference!

Oh and thanks all of you for the congrats! Seems on this thread we are all just getting to a milestone or will be there very soon! I've got a LONG way to go before I hit normal but now I know that with determination and going at a slow and steady pace which is what seems to work for my body, I'll get there. Perhaps won't…

Good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Job well done. I get so happy and inspired when I see people on here reaching milestones and goals.

Yup! And she's snickering behind her keyboard when she sees people taking the time out of their day to help her. READ her food and exercise diaries if she hasn't closed them or changed them yet. Perhaps she has kids? Johnny, Janey, time for breakfast! What's your pleasure this morning? A bag of Hershey Kisses or the 6 pack…

Yeah, it's a great feeling as all milestones are. We ARE all going to "get there", whatever our goals are. We are determined people for the most part!

What a bunch of BS this is. So what does one have to do on here? Check everyone's previous posts, food and exercise diaries before taking the time to respond to a person that may need help or encouragement? And yeah, I DO keep my diaries private, I will admit that, but not because I want to "fool" anyone. I stumbled on…

The so called "diet experts" wildly disagree so I surely wouldn't claim to know all the answers. There's the Atkins fans who think carbs bad, protein and fat good. I agree it's a great way for a quick way to lose lots of weight but I've know two people who tried it, lost a boatload of weight, then gained it all back when…

I have trouble eating up to 1200 per day; MFP always says I am in starvation mode. Listen, I've always maintained, even to my doctors, that I just don't eat that much. BUT, I found MFP and tracked every single calorie I put in my mouth. Turns out I was drinking my calories because I had this thing for French Vanilla…

EXACTLY!

5'2 highest weight 175. I have lost 11 lbs in 6 weeks or so. Slow and steady wins the race IMO. I have not even attempted weight training yet but we have a Bowflex and will start using it again soon. I've done this all with changing my diet by being here and generally walking anywhere between 3.0-3.4 mph on an incline of…

Have not read through this entire thread but wanted to comment on this "holding on to the handles" thing. I have balance issues due to neuro issues. I was able to use MY treadmill years ago without holding on to the handles. Now I find I can't. So what? While I don't think many of the ppl on here "suck" I have to agree…

Wow....Are you trying to be an @sshole? Whats your deal bud?

I just saw this post and my heart went out to you. You have hit a plateau. Don't quit!!!!! It will start to move again. Perhaps you have gained muscle! I am just waiting for the same dreaded thing. But I expect it. Be kind to yourself. Like another poster said, you did not gain it in 2 weeks and you are not going to lose…