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  • If I don't log, I overeat & gain weight, it's that simple. Tracking calories is absolutely essential for me to maintain. It's not easy, especially since I eat a great variety of foods & cook a lot. It's especially helpful to log as I go through the day to see how many calories I have left for dinner. Plus, it's a huge…
    in Is Calorie Counting the real reason for maintaining weight loss? Comment by AnneMousey December 2015
  • I would also highly recommend Bill Pearl's "20 Months to a Champion Physique" for weight training. It's free at http://www.billpearl.com, pull down under the "Programs" tab, and get started with Month 1! I'm at Month 16 (although it's taken me more like 2 years to get here). This program really builds muscle. As for…
    in Questions about Maintenance Comment by AnneMousey April 2014
  • For maintenance, you should figure out your basal metabolic rate, based on your activity level, age, and sex. Then add, say 300-500 calories to that for how much to eat each day, and just exercise off that many calories doing cardio. You will maintain, and not feel hungry.
    in hungrier closer to maintaining? Comment by AnneMousey March 2014
  • 1200 calories/day sounds like starvation to me! How about upping the calories to something reasonable, like 1500 (I do 1700), and BURN the excess calories off via cardio--walking, lifecycle, elliptical trainer, etc. Congratulations on achieving your goal!
    in I'm back! I'm back! Oh glory be, I'm back! Comment by AnneMousey March 2014
  • An hour a day is a must if you are going to maintain a healthy weight. See my Blog at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AnneMousey You can walk, jog, bicycle, dance, play sports, whatever, but do an hour a day. You can combine shorter times of different activities, too, it does not all have to be at one time. Take 15 min.…
    in Am I active enough? Comment by AnneMousey February 2014
  • I donate them to Goodwill, and save the receipts for a tax write-off.:happy:
    in What do to do with your big clothes when you get small? Comment by AnneMousey February 2014
  • Age: 56 Height: 5'6" Before: 143 After: 127 Goal: 125 Start: March 2011 Reached Current Weight: April 2013 Projected Date to Reach Goal Weight: September 2013 Maintaining is clearly harder than losing, that's the entire problem. I highly recommend the book "Refuse to Regain: Twelve Tough Rules to Maintain the Body You've…
    in MAINTAINERS Introduce Yourselves! Comment by AnneMousey August 2013
  • Check out Anne Mousey's myfitnesspal blog, entitled: Refuse to Regain at: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AnneMousey Good luck!
    in Round Two: Determined Not To Gain It Back Comment by AnneMousey August 2013
  • I love your motto. Congratulations on your hard-won, beatiful, well-proportioned and muscular physique. Keep up the good work!!!! Thanks for the motivation, too.
    in DON'T QUIT... ever! Comment by AnneMousey August 2013
  • Any nutrition/diet tips for gaining muscle while losing fat?
    in Heavy Lifters! Come say hi ;) Comment by AnneMousey August 2013
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