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Don't make the same mistakes as I did! Treasure your vacation but expect the most out of yourself when it comes to getting back on track. Back in April, I went on a weeklong vacation to an all-inclusive resort. I gained about 8 pounds on the trip but I had a great time and was in the best physical condition of my adult…

I bought a Champion brand sports bra online. Racer back, medium thickness straps, under wire, super comfortable and sweat wicking. I use it for running and jumping rope. It definitely beats wearing 3 bras at once. I wear a 34 H.

Hmm I would have guessed Jasmine for myself but Pocahontas was a much better role model so I'll take it. eta Nicky looks like Flynn

Lilo ...the trendy adult version of Lilo anyway

Ariel of course

@abu I'd say your abundance of tats

the most weird and hauntingly beautiful song ever, "Welcome Home," by Radical Face

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HW: 184 UGW: 120 Group stat: SW: 145.6 CW: 140.8 Spring Goal: 122 Age 25, Height 4'9"

Mine's public but I haven't been setting a very good example the last couple days :-(

For me, it's all about the routine. My ideal evening would be coming home from work, doing my workout, taking a shower, cooking a balanced dinner, prepping for the next morning and then going straight to bed. I want to be in bed by 9. This way, I'll exercise more and not have time to snack and vegetate. Unfortunately, this…

I'm no expert but I think you're asking for the impossible since fats have more calories per gram than the other macros. Some fats can be very satiating so one can eat more of them and crave less simple carbs, overall. However, your percentages are going to be tough to meet with 5% carbs. Even the healthy, necessary…

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Hello Everyone, I've lost around 40 lbs since my highest weight and I have just 25 more lbs to go. When I reach my goal, I plan to be down a total of 65 lbs and be toned/confident enough to buy a bathing suit for the first time in almost 10 years. I have a big beach trip the 1st week of April 2014 and I don't think it is…

Thanks everyone. I will change the macro ratio a bit for more carbs. I'm not trying to do keto or anything like that on purpose. My exercises don't really burn too many calories so I will probably stay around 1300.

I get what Waldo56 is saying. I used the IIFYM.com calculator. Feel free to double check me. I'd gladly hear that I can have more carbs :smile:

I thought the carbs were depressingly low, too. When I was losing weight before, I was averaging around 90 carbs daily and that was comfortable for me. I normally had 1 or 2 servings of grains or legumes and the rest was all veg. If these macros are right, I'm going to have a pretty drastic change in foods. ETA: My fat…

By "net cals," I just meant that I want to net 1312 after exercise so I might eat more than that if I go jogging tonight. I honestly don't understand how exercise impacts your macros. I'm generally pretty sedentary because I have a long commute to work and sit at a desk all day so when I put my stats in calculators, I…

I do a marinade of teriyaki (low sodium kind), garlic, oregano, rosemary, basil, salt, coarse black pepper and tarragon. I brush it UNDER the skin and on the bottom of the thigh. Then I pull the skin back over, rub a little olive oil on it. Add salt, pepper and garlic to the skin and bake it at 425 for 45 mins.

I'm in this boat, too. I can barely hack a mile on the treadmill. Outside, I can go miles further because I can set little visual goals instead of wait for the digital numbers to change. This is my outdoor thought process: "You can make it to that tree up ahead. Good, you're doing it. Now you can make it to that stop sign.…

I just did a wall sit! Less than a minute and I was ready to crumble! I think this is a move I can do sneakily somewhere around the office from now on.

hahaha so true! maybe I'll try jogging for that :-)

I just made myself chug 16 oz of water (I'm bad at hydrating) and I'm alone at the moment so I think I'm going to try walking backwards to and from the copier machine. Sounds silly but it uses different muscles than walking forwards! This group is already motivating me to get creative haha

If you made a group, I'd join it for ideas. I barely move during the day. I share an office with another person and I always want to do little exercises at my desk but I'm not sure my office mate would find it very professional. 2 hours commuting in the car + 9 hours behind the desk isn't very good for me. I get one 30 min…

Brush with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, ground garlic, and dried rosemary. Pan sear it starting with the skin-side down. When the skin crisps up, flip it and cook to medium on the other side. Slice into the thickest part just slightly to check the color. The dark pink should be turning lighter pink and more…

I already do exercise daily because I realize I have to in order to eat right and be healthy. I was just making the point that if I didn't exercise intentionally, I wouldn't be very active because I'm behind a desk 10 hrs a day and in the car 2 hrs a day. I do little things like stand at my desk during phone calls and park…

Thank you for explaining TDEE vs NEAT. I was definitely confused on that. MFP has me eating at my BMR to lose 0.5 lbs per week. What you all are saying makes sense. So MFP assumes based on averages that I burn just around 300 calories from daily, non-exercise, activities [1590-1274=316 (actual deficit rounds to 0.6 lb loss…

Ah okay. Thanks. When my anticipated weekly loss is so low, there isn't too much room for error on calculating a deficit. I can't imagine the algorithm MFP must have to use to find averages for an accurate TDEE calculation. I'm now interested in buying an arm band that tracks expenditure all day to compare the numbers.

Thanks for responding. That part I understand. What I want to know is how my deficit is being calculated off that 1590 TDEE. Where did that TDEE come from if I'm sedentary? How can my deficit be accurate if MFP pulled an arbitrary TDEE out of nowhere?

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