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I eat whole real eggs. MFP has me net 1200 calories and I have no problem fitting it in. Yolk has a lot of B vitamins and iron. Maybe consider doing one whole egg and the an additional 1-2 egg whites.

For a quick 30-4o minute work out, I don't eat. I just eat breakfast afterwards. If I am going to do a long run (6+ miles) then I have a 1/2 English muffin toasted with peanut butter and coffee an hour before, that's about 200 calories.

I'm 170 in the red. It's because today was my rest day and someone brought in cookies and cream goey butter cake to work and I couldn't resist! I will try to be slight under e next 2 days so it evens out.

HI there! I'm hoping to do a 5K this May and 10K in the fall. Trying to improve my pace this year. Once the weather improves I will start doing weekly 6-8 mile long runs. I've been trying to do 6 mile long runs on the treadmill but that is pretty painful!

Wow, great inspiration! My goal is to lower percentage body fat and I love ice cream so I' happy to know that I can do both. This recomp-building lean body mass is a new concept that I've never done before, so let's see how it goes.

I would make sure you use the thinnest bread available. Maybe look at the caloric content of the different options. I eat my deli meat sandwiches with tomatoes, cucumber, arugula, red onions. I would get rid of the lettuce and add more nutritional produce. Other than that- I'm not a huge fan of American cheese bc it sound…

I'm in! I have 3 weeks until spring. Hoping to lose 3 lbs. the scale has been stuck at 114 up and down for the past month so I'm not very hopeful.

We are a similar size as well. Age 39. 5'2" 114lbs. Chest 33" waist 25.5" ( smallest part) waist at belly button 28". Hip 36.5". For me it's my hips that seem disproportionate to the rest of me:) I am hoping that some strength training and building lean muscle mass will help.

Thanks all! Seems like no clear answer. I guess whatever works best with your calorie count and macros.

I'm 5'2" and 113 lbs. I look pretty good with clothes on and all of my clothes fit me again. But I am still a bit flabby so I need to add lean muscle and cut down body fat %. Probably 110 would be my ideal, but I'm not doing anything drastic to get there bc I'm just not sure I can maintain that. I agree, it may be that…

You can watch level 1 of 30 day shred and 6 week 6 pack on you tube. Those are good ones to start with. If you are an amazon prime member you can also get a few additional ones for free. My favorite one is NMTZ. Don't worry about the names. They are all good work outs. I like to rotate them for variety.

I've been doing NMTZ 2x week for the past 2 weeks. The last few times my knees were killing me but today they were fine. Whew. I cross train with running intervals and Pilates.

I'm right behind you. I'm probably starting on Saturday. I'm mostly worried about hurting my knees.

NMTZ is my favorite too!

I do intervals. Makes it less boring. 1 mile warm up. 20 min of intervals. 1 mile cold down. Sometimes I do hill intervals and sometimes speed. Keeps it interesting. Once a week, I brave the cold and run outside. The winter is also a good time to strength train or work on cross training.

Yes. This. I can't stick to 1200 a day. When I tried I was starving all day,I felt weak and my hair started falling out. I exercise almost every day and eat 1400-1500. I'm still hungry at times but feel that it's doable.

Hi everyone. I'm new to the group and sort of new to MFP. I'm 5'2" and 112lbs so close to my target weight. My main issue is that I'm probably close to 25% BF. Would like to get closer to 20%. So that's what I will be working on for the next few months. I like to run and have been doing several Jillian Michael Workouts for…

Only 2lbs to go before I start maintenance! Part of it maybe that a lot of food that I eat doesn't need to be measured: eggs, sausage (calories are listed per link) etc. I do measure one cup of cereal bc I think that's an easy place to overeat, but I don't measure the milk. I guess I feel logging everything I eat is…

Watch the NFL playoffs! Allow yourself one meal where you go out with your friends and enjoy food and drink. Just don't so it constantly for 3 days.

I'll be the dissenter here. I approximate and don't weigh. I'm sure I'm off by a little bit. But I'm trying to learn how to do this on a long term basis and I don't see myself weighing food long term. I've only been using MFP for 6 weeks and so far so good. Someone asked how do you do meat/produce without weighing? Most…

Hello all! I've been doing JM workouts 2-3 times a week for the past 6 weeks. I run on the other days. I alternate between 30DS, NMTZ, & 6w6p. I like changing it up. So far, I've had decent results. Nothing dramatic but i'm starting to feel stronger. I'm turning 40 in 2014 also. I'm pretty much starting maintenance today…

Thanks all! I think I will try insanity. I am used to doing 45 minute work out and have the time for that so I don't need the shortened work out that T25 offers. I'm not sure about the giving up running though-it's important for my mental health. Anyone have a hybrid running/insanity schedule? I know some people do 2 work…

Probably for me it's 1500-1600 total (not NET) plus a cheat day of around 2000-2400.

Just bought a couple of pairs of Balega socks. OMG! So comfy.

Thanks, that makes sense. Although I'm always tempted to go on a run to burn as many calories as possible.

I decided to quit diet coke a month ago. I've slowly weaning off of it. I bought 8 oz cans for a while, slowly cut down from 2 per day to one then none. I replaced it with a small cup of coffee in the morning. I feel a lot better- less dehydrated, less hungry, drinking a lot more water. And my migraines are all but gone.…

Turning 40 next November. Since everyone says it's so hard to lose weight after 40, I'm hoping to get it done by then so then all I will have to do is maintain. Mostly looking to reduce body fat to 20% (from 25%). I'm pretty much skinny fat. No muscle tone, no strength or endurance. I'm also looking to run faster. Have run…

Yes, it makes a big difference for me bc I'm only 5'2".

Basically, I do the same. It's not a cheat day, but a cheat meal every 7-10 days. I try to even things out for the week. It's a part of my life to enjoy going out. I don't binge but when eating out, the calories add up fast.

I was in the best shape of my life at 32-33. 30-35 is the best. Enjoy it!