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Lots of people have answered most of your questions, but I want to point out that to reach your calorie goal without feeling overly full, you can eat some fun stuff/things you would normally eat. Drastic changes in diet content don't work on the long term. . . it sounds like you're probably eating lots of salad and meats,…
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The MFP website (similar to the app. . . I have a Windows phone and the app for it is HORRIBLE) has worked very well for me. Being honest with yourself, remembering to log all food and exercise, and learning to understand how it works and what's reasonable for your own body are all keys to success. Probably someone has…
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Just saw this post on your profile. . . was curious. :) OK, so I think it would be good for you to gain some weight. Either stop logging for a while and see what happens, or use the logging to purposely get back up to at least 100-105ish. Logging might be very informative to see what your true maintenance number is since…
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Oh, and somewhere on here there's an ongoing "bodyfat estimation thread" that SideSteel and SaraUK2SF run, where people post pictures of themselves and they give estimates (very accurate as they're both fitness experts) of bodyfat %. You might want to search for that, if you're curious.
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Hi new friend! I was measuring my body fat % using those same online calculators when I was at the weight you are. They gave me pretty much the same numbers, but having since gone and looked at pictures of body fat % examples, I really don't think I was at 30%, and looking at your pictures I would be surprised if you are…
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My #1 recommendation would be to make repeated trips to the bike shop where you plan to purchase your bike, and try out the options there over and over; compare them and spend lots of time trying each one out, sometimes more than once in one trip. That is super important for choosing a bike that is really comfortable for…
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So basically cortisol release/excess is implicated in slowing metabolism, overstimulated appetite/stress-eating, and increased body fat. Ugh!
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This is why I get frustrated with people in general on here insisting on extremely precise weighing and measuring all the time. While I do weigh and measure my food for accuracy and imprecise estimations are a problem for many, calories themselves are only a measure of potential energy and as such are approximate to some…
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OK, this clarifies something I thought of when I started reading this thread originally. Please try to forgive my use of your numbers, but given what you mentioned about your own calculations in your OP, this stuff is sticking out at me and I think it may be a good part of the problem. If your BMR, your calorie need for…
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Congratulations! You look absolutely fabulous, and so happy!!! Also, were you at an Athleta fashion show? (Saw their logo in the background of one of your pictures.) I am envious-- that is my favorite clothing brand!!!
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I hate overhead presses too! They suck! Even with my 12 lb dumbbells, unfortunately! I can't wait to get the heavy dumbbells later this week. Thanks for the link to the weight bench! I actually do this currently, and I really like it since I feel it strengthens my core more than using a bench would. But if I somehow manage…
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I've been wondering the same thing. From what I've gathered, deadlifts, squats, calf raises? Cycling frequently and strenuously has done it for me in the past. I need to build my calves up as they are skinny! But I don't have the time to bike as often as I once did. Curious to see others' answers.
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Yikes this thread has gone downhill! OP, I think that losing an inch and 1 pound is very good progress for a month, especially having started a new exercise routine. Keep on plugging and I think you will see greater progress. You may have weighed yourself at a time when your hormones were fluctuating and you were retaining…
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Somewhere between 5.25 mph and 6ish mph for me. I am probably faster than that in cool weather, but if the temperature is much over 60 degrees F, I get slower and slower. I run once or twice a week-- much of my exercise is from gardening and biking in the summer and I find running kind of miserable when it is hot outside.…
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Hi! I'm 5'1" (um, I say that but I think I'm more like 5' 3/4"). I started in December at around 115-120 (I have a pretty small frame so this is heavy and doesn't look good on me) and have now been maintaining for a little over a month at 102-104. I wish I had a progress photo, but I don't have any recent pictures that…
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It's a marketing ploy! They give people free food to make them fat so they'll keep coming back and paying more money! (Wait. . . someone else already said this. . . waaahhhhh) :wink:
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Ooh, that happened to me when I started upping my calories. I think it's because when one comes out of a calorie deficit, the hunger hormones (ghrelin [sp.?], notably) kick in to a significant degree since suddenly your body detects that there is enough food rather than too little. If you feel dizzy, let yourself eat more…
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Sometimes this happens to me too. I don't FEEL smaller or think of myself as much smaller, except when I run or something and no longer feel flabby zones. Like someone else said, it's kind of a mindf*&^ sometimes.
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There aren't many pictures of me at my highest weight, but there are a few (from last fall/early winter). When I see them, I'm like, "EW! I was fat! I will never go back to having that gross stomach!" I just generally wince and remind myself to never look like that again. The thought of having a tummy like I did before is,…
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[Barfing sounds] Sorry, had to!!! LOL!
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I am the exact same way! A few days before it arrives I find myself disgustedly agonizing over my "fat stomach," since I gain water weight and it seems to sit mostly in my midsection. Suddenly my stomach feels like it did when I weighed 5 lbs more. . . so discouraging and anxiety-provoking. . . UGH! And I get massively…
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Starting weight: 118 or so lbs Goal weight: 105 lbs Current weight: 103-104 lbs (I like myself better around 103 than at 105). I knew I didn't have THAT much to lose so I did it fairly slowly. I started at the end of December 2013 and got to my goal in late May this year (so a little less than 5 months). So I've been…
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I wouldn't say I've given anything up entirely, but I have much reduced the wine and frequent desserts (although lately I've been enjoying strawberry rhubarb pie, which is something I would never pass up when there are fresh strawberries and fresh rhubarb to cook with). I added Greek yogurt and whey protein powder. I…
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This is my solution too. Make sure the eggs have been in the fridge for a while. The leaving them on the counter for a couple days method works on the same principle-- the membrane of the egg inside the shell needs to dry out a little to be easily separated from the rest of the egg. :) I'd never heard of adding salt to the…
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Duck eggs specifically? How interesting! That sucks though!
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I only rarely get migraines, but for me they have notably been caused by xylitol and other sugar replacers. Also, if I'm really tired and I have too much caffeine and too much sugar, that's a trigger. My fiance's mother finds that chocolate, coffee, and wine are huge triggers for her (very bad) migraines.
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Those jeans look to me like they would be uncomfortable! Both riding up and falling off one's rear end. But I prefer mid-rise jeans because I can't bear having those two issues so I am biased. I do think jeans with pockets that actually sit on a person's butt rather than going down onto the legs look better. But fashion is…
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Yes, I've had the same experience. I always weigh myself in the morning since later in the day I'd be weighing food, water, and clothes in addition to myself! I have been maintaining too; first I went 3 lbs below my goal weight by mistake, then I tried to gain some back, and now I've discovered that I'm gaining weight…
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That sounds quite reasonable to me, especially if you are figuring your walks into the "lightly active" activity level, not logging them separately as exercise. I am 5'1" and around 103-105 lbs (I'm maintaining) and found that when I was eating about 1600 (net, not total, which was more) calories a day, I lost around 1/2…
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I'm shorter than all of you, but my mom is 5'4" with a very slender frame (33" hips or something like that) and was healthy at 109 lbs for much of her life, until menopause, which caused her to lose weight! She's muscular but very light indeed now, although she is very healthy and eats a LOT. I think good-looking weights…
