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I said "yes" to another 3 hrs sleep. I said "yes" to getting out of bed today instead of sulking and sleeping all day. I said "yes you can!" to climbing a big mountain today (and burning 1390c) I said "yes you WILL" to an ice bath afterwards. I said "yes, thank you" (to myself) for a steak dinner and beers. I am saying…

Everyone's body is different. If I eat less than 1200 net, I GAIN weight (go figure). Myself? I have a party to go to on Sat and am planning on a good hike before to help me with the extra calories I consume. Look at yourself like a scientist: try it one way, and if that doesn't work, chalk it up to knowledge and try it…

a whole bag of steam-in-bag veggies (broccoli, cauliflower and sometimes carrots) and 3/4 cup of egg substitute, all with plenty of red pepper flakes and hot sauce. 190 c ftw!

Do-one! I win!

Best yet, print out this thread, hand it to him, and tell him you'd like to discuss your options with him when he's finished reading it.

I'm in! It'll be my first challenge ever and I'm excited! I'm going to bring a dumbbell to work and just do 10 every hour!:bigsmile:

Eww no thank you to canned veggies! Are you telling me there's corn starch in my steam in bag, unfrozen broccoli?

Not that it's going to change my habits but, would you count steam in bag (unfrozen) vegetables as "processed"? I'm sure because it went through some sort of process but it does look like it did when it was grown. Ok well then what about frozen?

It will pop up every time you go under 1200 (for everyone, not based on your specific goal) total calories, not net.

Other than doubling up, does anyone have suggestions for ones that won't make me look like a dirty pea smuggler? :blushing:

:happy: That's what got me started! On the subject of beating a dead horse: Fit Girl (I don't remember her name) Podcast said paraphrasing: The less you eat, the more your body dips into muscle. It burns muscle for fuel before it burns fat. (me saying, "That's how you get skinny-fat"). It takes less calories to sustain a…

Or if you're using mfp's estimation of what you're burning you could be eating too much, or your body needs more time to reset it's metabolism. I have been eating ALL of my exercise calories!

More water, less sodium, more potassium (always!) Also it's important to eat your exercise calories back or you may be putting your body into starvation mode. I would go out and get a hrm immediately if you don't already have one, relying on what mfp says might be throwing you off, in which case I think I would rather just…

7lbs in 3 weeks is nothing to cry at, 1 lb a week is healthy weight loss, you're on the right track! I recently had a similar thing where I wasn't losing and thought JUST incorporating exercise would help, and at first it really didn't. It didn't start really working until I ate all of my exercise calories. I know it's…

similar nsv: IT'S EASIER TO SHAVE NOW!!! :p

One time I accidentally put it on upside down and realized yes, it DOES make a difference when it told me my heart rate was 70 when it is usually 143 while walking, then I just put in what mfp said

On some exercises it's higher, some lower. I don't know where I would be without mine, even the one on my exercise bike is waaaaaay off. Do you have a rich uncle or a birthday or anniversary coming up? ;)

Just search for it in foods. Make sure you measure how many ounces are in that glass! I've traded my wine glasses for marked pint glasses for that very reason! I got em at the dollar tree! <3<3<3

Can you post the link to the article you're talking about? Maybe I should just make HIM cite his source!

Yeah but have you heard anything about that a consumed calorie is different than a burned calorie? I understand why people say we should eat all of our exercise calories back, I'm just.... I guess wanting something to show my hubby to shut him up :) by the way he's not a nutritionist, suggests I meet with an expert and not…

I am an Animal Control Officer, and I LOVE my job! My job affords me the luxury of bringing by animals to work with me, and fostering cute little baby kittens! I was out in the field for the first 6 years of my career, and am (somewhat temporarily) dispatching now, which leaves me at a desk answering high-stress calls day…

Sobranes Canyon, Garrapata State Park, Carmel Highlands CA

I'm not a huge fan of greek yogurt, but I am a huge fan of the yoplait/fiber one vanilla yogurt, and of course slim 50. Perfect for the freezer!

I'm very thankful to live in the Monterey Bay Area, California. AMAZING hiking here. Garland Ranch Point Lobos I LOVE hiking! I use Every Trail app on my android to help me see EXACTLY what I did.

It's a MUST in my Ppbook. I wish they had one discreet enough to sneak into a restaurant with me.sure there's apps, but what do you eat that is smaller than your phone (that isn't already pre packaged) anyway?

Your diary looks mostly great to me, I just have a few tips. I couldn't see your potassium intake in your diary. I didn't give an ish about potassium until I started having a real bad hormonal imbalance that made me retain water like a mad woman. Then I looked at how much sodium I was consuming, and a lot of other women…

File this under "don't knock it till you try it", make fun of me if you will... Though of course i've only done it twice.. I live in salinas, ca "the salad bowl of the world", much preferred to the "murder per capita capital of the world" but I digress... It's not uncommon to find boxes upon boxes of produce on the side of…

I have a serious crush on ben garant. Maybe it's something about a man wearing only a bacon apron, but everything I see that man in makes me love him more. Henry rollins' mind is just as sexy as the shell. Saw him live in santa cruz last year. My husband calls him "ryan baby-duck", I thought blue valentine was awesome.…

if YOU know how, please, do tell! I've seen kits you can buy (imagine a litter pan that fits around the toilet bowl) but have never been brave enough to try it. Maybe you have to get 'em young. May be a good time to try on this set of fosters. Weird bonus for their adoptive parents though...

My husband will never let me live down my mac n cheese with mustard habit. One of the reasons I'm dieting today. I'll still OCCASIONALLY have mac and cheese lean cuisine with brown mustard in it. Hell at least it's better than eating a whole box I made with more butter than milk!