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I tell a lot of people to throw vanity out the door when you're starting a weight loss journey (I refuse to call it a diet). The second you do, it's like a huge weight lifts off of your chest. The pressure is gone, and now it's just you focusing on you. That's how it should always be. I started at 244lbs. This was 6 weeks…

Totally agree! Although I was going through this before I started the weight training, I think it's kind of a double whammy right now. Upping calories + weight training = frustration city. lol It did. I have to call them tomorrow because it should not be taking this long for the results to be reviewed by my doctor. She did…

I started weight training with a personal trainer because things weren't moving. I had always done cardio workouts with strength training and body resistance, but he has me trying to take a few days a week to really focus on muscle building. Nothing terribly crazy though. More for toning and leaning. Muscle burns more fat…

Yes. I use an oxo food scale for everything (have been for years). I've seen this chart before. It's a good one. I just seem to be in some weird state of flux. I did get blood work done by my dr a couple of weeks ago and I am still waiting for the results. I know if I lowered my calories back down to 1300-1500 I would drop…

I wear a Fitbit zip all day for steps and have my Garmin vivosmart with chest strap for workouts. Garmin sucks for counting steps. Fitbit is much much better.

This is all I see. I'm using the app for iPhone! Today I burned close to 630 calories and didn't eat back any of those calories. Today was cardio before and after weight training. I usually always burn at least 300-400 calories per workout. Maybe I should eat some of them back now. It's 7PM, so maybe just some peanut…

I tried to go into heybales profile, but it's private! I very rarely eat my exercise calories back, even at the 1630, because I just didn't feel like I needed to. I have just recently been feeling like that is not working for me anymore. I took myself from losing 1lb per week to .5lbs per week and it has me at 1880…

Yeah....you could switch to losing .5/wk (which really would be better)....lose the remaining weight slower....while gradually transitioning to maintenance/starting a recomp. [/quote] Ive been thinking about changing to the .5lbs, which seems much more reasonable. Thanks so much for the advice! I'll start working on…

Hi everyone. I'm trying to Sort through all of the posts on here to figure his whole recomp thing out. I started with a trainer last week. I'm 5'8.5" and between 169 and 171 currently. I started this whole thing to lose Weight after having my daughter and am down 76 pounds now. I have another 10-15 to go, but I am pretty…

Following since I'm moving into toning and cutting

Thank you! It's so much work! I gained an insane amount of weight when I was pregnant with my daughter. It's almost all gone. I just want to be in the best shape of my life now so I can be a good role model for my daughter.

My cardio is intense usually, and you can over cardio. It's basically the same as over training. You can't replenish your glycogen stores fast enough and then you are just exhausted 24-7, hungry 24-7, etc. that is me right now. I don't run but I kickbox, spin, do HIIT, etc. walking I reserve for "rest days". I've been…

Yeah. He understands my goals, and knows that I'm am cardio'd out and thats why I am not seeing results anymore. Im not looking to bulk. Just continue to lean out and build a little lean muscle mass and tone. I'm using 8-10lb hand weights and a 12.5lb curl bar with a 10lb plate on each side for now. Doing the basics.…

Feel free to add me! I started at 244 6 weeks after having my daughter (gained well over 80lbs during that pregnancy). Two years later and I'm at 167 and still going to get down to that 150-160 range.

Thank you for your input!! You're right about just trusting it. I know my glycogen stores are replenishing and my body is just kind of like, hey! This isn't what you've been doing for the past couple of years! It's about retraining it to work a little differently. I'm sure things will start moving again because I'm just…

5'8" and at 170 right now. Range goal is 155-160.

Thanks! I needed that kind of reassurance! It's hard to get out of the frame of mind of losing and switching to still losing, but focusing on how to maintain in the end. I am upping weights to 8lbs during my weight circuits too, so I know that the combo of heavier weights and everything can contribute. I just have a hard…

I log everyday! Friend me

Yeah. The more I research the more I see it's not something you can really change. That's seriously annoying. Even with my fr60 I didn't get the correct activity by default so I just always comment on my activity here in mfp and state what I did. Thanks for letting me know your experience!

6 days a week. For weight loss and for fitness in general. Around an hour each time give or take.

I add Worcestershire sauce to mine. I use 93/7 beef for mine usually and they come out nice and moist. I cook them to medium rare and finish them In a little bit of light onion, sherry, mushroom gravy.

This. I roast the beets, peel them then toss them In a dressing made with equal Parts lemon juice, maple syrup and olive oil, a little Dijon, salt and pepper. Crumble a little goat cheese and top spring mix with the beets and goat cheese. Drizzle on a little more dressing. It's the best salad in the entire world!

Take 1/2 onion, diced 3 cloves garlic minced Cook in A pan till softsoft then let cool Thaw out a box of spinach and ring all of the moisture out. Get 4 ounces crumbled feta and put the spinach and onion mixture into a bowl with the turkey. Add 1/2 tsp cumin and some salt and pepper. Make into patties and cook in a pan,…

JM has a great DVD that is for beginners. It is very easy to follow and great for someone wanting to get in the circuit training game. I highly recommend that before trying 30 day shred,, no more trouble zones, etc. It'd called jm for beginners or something like that. You can find dit on amazon. Good luck!

You should aime to workout at higher intensity 4 times a week with throwing in things like yoga and the like other days. I workout 6 days a week, but not always at hcigh intensity. I did yoga today after doing pretty high intensity workouts most of the week. Do as much as you can without injury. If you are just sore one…

Yes! Make it yourself. I've been making my own strained Greek yogurt for almost 2 years and I will never ever go back to store bought! Plus, consider this: Most manufactured yogurt is made With live cultures. However, through the entire packaging process, the cultures are most likely (at least a lot of them) not alive…

I'll be taking the same spin class again in a few days so I'll see what my HRM says. I bet it's close to what MFP says. My garmin has never steered me wrong!

MFP said 507 calories for the 50 min class when I logged it under stationary bike moderate effort. Guessing it's pretty spot on, because my HR was pretty high the entire time. Seemed To carry 60-70% of max the entire 50 mins. I'll stick with that estimate and just remember my HRM next time. lol