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Don't dive in at longest intervals/highest intensities, but build up gradually. Work to fatigue, not to/through pain. Rotate exercises - do different things each day - if I use resistance bands one day, I'll run the next and lift weights the next. MAKE SURE to warm up in the beginning and cool down/stretch at the end! Can…

I agree - water weight. I broke my arm and I definitely swelled up (not just the arm, either) as the tissues retained fluid to start to repair the injury. Trauma does that to you. Keep on drinking and do not panic.

The tracking during weight loss phase is continuing. I've only been in maintenance this time around since last October but intend to stay there for the rest of my life and never let myself gain any significant amount again. To that end, I continue logging on MFP - calories and exercise minutes/type and water. (I prelog my…

I do have pancakes occasionally, but the type I make myself, which have a large amount of fiber and protein powder in them. And I'll put plain Greek yogurt or unsweetened applesauce on top rather than a typical pancake syrup. I've even put a poached egg on top, as my Daddy used to serve during my childhood!

I note that some of you are talking about "cheat days" during the weight reduction phase. Maybe that can be motivating in terms of keeping people on track (so you don't feel like 'the most deprived person in the world' and give it all up!), but I would probably make those very rare during weight reduction and only start to…

I have set 1450 as my ceiling on MFP, but I really do start to gain back slowly if I go above 1400 for several days in a row, so I mostly remain just under 1400. I am 5' tall and weigh 95 right now but am aiming at staying in the 98-101 range. And I do NOT eat back any of my exercise calories, just for another buffer. I…

Sounds like it's about more than calories here. I just read an article (not sure how authoritative it is but will share a link here) that says that it can increase food cravings and doesn't send a signal to stop eating, so you have to continue logging everything and resist eating more just because you might feel hungrier.…

To me, it depends partly on how you define "cheat day". No holds barred, the sky's the limit? I have occasional days when I eat something I've been craving (usually mixed nuts or trail mix), but I log those calories and still remain within my limit for that day. (So I have to eat less of the healthier foods and my diet is…

I'm older now, so I lost almost an inch of height and immediately gained in BMI. I already knew I was at least 40 lbs overweight, but this involuntary increase did not help and I finally set to work.

And perhaps the calories could be chosen from a variety of food groups, rather than focused on refined carbs - cookies, cake, candy bars, sweet rolls.

I buy Arnold's sandwich thins and Tumaro wraps and live on those, depending on what I want a bread-like substance for.

My condo building has a "mystery shelf" where we can put things we don't want and they always vanish within hours, so I'm lucky that way. For instance, I got put on a low-residue diet for colonoscopy prep and was left with a few cans of veggies and fruit and most of a box of Rice Krispies now that it's over. They're going…

I basically eat the same thing for every day - cook up a huge quantity of something and then that's what I live on. My steel-cut oats/bulgur breakfast hot cereal lasts for 16 days, and I eat it morning after morning. A pan of roasted veggies lasts just over a week and I eat that night after night for dinner. And then lunch…

As I got closer to my goal, my weight loss slowed way down. Average was 1/2 pound per week for the last few months (which is pretty much 2 lbs per month). You're nearer your equilibrium and it's harder to shed weight than when you're way over where your body should be. I was not thrilled but not really discouraged, because…

What has worked best for me is not TDEE, not MFP suggestions, but simple experimentation. When I eat X calories per day (my exercise level doesn't fluctuate a lot from day to day), I lose weight slowly. When I eat X+Y calories per day, I gain weight slowly. So next I'll try X + Y/2. And so on. I am pretty stable now within…

I have the same situation. I am 5'0" and weigh just short of 98 pounds. And with a huge protruding belly that drives me crazy! I've been trying recomp since October - lifting weights, resistance training, along with low-impact aerobics for overall fitness. I've tried some "snake-oil meds", too. I was taking pictures every…

I count all the calories on my plate and then feel victorious by not actually eating it all and having a built-in cushion! But then I've been like that all along - if something sticks to the pan or falls on the floor or I decide to toss the rest of a meal, I don't diminish the calories I have logged and feel like I've…

I have always tried to eat healthy food, just ate too much of it (mainly trail mix-type stuff like unsalted nuts and dried fruits). And portion sizes were not controlled at all. I am now keeping my exercise at the higher level with which I started maintenance but not eating back those calories. And I log every day and stay…

So I am very different from most people here. I have fluctuations and swings if I weigh daily - based on salt intake, hydration, and lots of other things. They seem to dampen/average out if I let a week go by between weighings. And that interval does seem to keep me adequately accountable, since I do also log my food and…

I just love the thought of eating normally and hope that day comes for me! I will have to remain vigilant because I've learned that the weight can creep back up, but the thought of being somebody who is out with friends and something sounds good and I JUST EAT IT like anybody else, or I'm at a birthday party and they bring…

Not necessarily. Both of my husbands weighed 125 in their 20s and 30s; one was 5'8" and the other was 5'4". They were both very active and quite healthy.

That's why I log. Confronting that unforgiving software and having to put in chips, cheese, and wine would serve as a huge deterrent for me. Kudos to you for clamping down on it when it's only a pound that you've gained instead of just throwing up your hands and giving in "to the inevitable"!

I'm going to now. I had fallen below the bottom of my goal range - fine. But I've continued to fall and now I'm 1.5 lbs above the bottom of the normal weight range for my height and 4 lbs below the bottom of my goal range. BMI is 19.1. So I'm upping my calories (I was staying in the low 1300s and now I'll try to get to the…

I don't hear whining. I hear frustration ("I thought I was done with having to lose weight!") and I see a person who should be proud. The vast majority of people cannot keep the weight off that they worked so hard to lose. You are weighing in and making yourself accountable before you get so far off that you just give up.…

Life and PROTEIN!!

Curious how it's gone for you, OP. You must feel so liberated!

I love your remarks, Aimeetu! Being on THIS side of it and intending never ever go go through that again!!

"FWIW: It's unclear to me what size you are." I'm 5 feet tall and am at my goal weight of 101 (well, just a bit less than that). 72 years old, so although I try to rev up my metabolism, I'm sure it isn't what it used to be. My blood work is all well within the normal range - even though I can't see my doctor right now, I…

You were clear! I was speaking more to a general sense that they are bad (as in keto). Sorry that I wasn't clear myself!

Thank you all. And so sorry - I did overlook beans and legumes, which are indeed a much-used source of protein for me. As for carbs being bad, I see them as the fuel for our bodies and think we can't live without them (although I know that people on some plans do depress them just during their weight-loss phase). And how I…