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I was obviously eating enough to maintain/gain weight at 250+ lbs, so not an insubstantial amount. I've toyed with the idea of trying to log a "typical" day of my old eating habits for laughs, but when I look back at how I ate (around the clock, with numerous high-calorie snacks throughout the day) it makes calculating all…

I try to stay fairly active on rest days, as the thought of sitting around all day and doing nothing is very unappealing. Nothing too crazy, though. I usually walk around the lake, go for a short bike ride or go hiking, just something to get me moving for an hour or two.

Maintaining here, I used to weigh myself once a week, but tomorrow will be two weeks since my last weigh-in and I plan to stick with the biweekly weigh-ins for the long haul. As long as I'm within a 5 lb range I've set for myself, I don't twice about it. I also keep track of bodily measurements which is IMHO more important…

i eat back part of what I think I burn, but don't stress out if I don't eat all of it back. Calorie-burn is an educated guess, at best.

Gee, this article was only posted a year ago.

I am SOOOOOO sick of the weather and being stuck indoors. I'm all for toughing it out and running in colder temperatures, as I've run when the temps were in single digits, but when there's a thick layer of ice on the road and half a foot of snow in the driveway and street, coupled with wind chills below zero, it makes it…

I've not found maintaining to be anymore difficult. Just like when I was losing, I devised a meal plan consistent with my goals and I have stuck with it. The only real difference is that in maintenance I try to shoot for a caloric range (in my case 2500-3000 cals on most days, slightly more on heavy exercise days) instead…

Potatoes are nutritious and if you can fit it into your meal plan then I don't see how it could be considered "bad." Any advice that tells you to steer clear of perfectly nutritious food, barring a medical condition, is bad advice.

First of all, keep up the great work! It sounds like you're doing very well and that last 100 lbs. doesn't stand a chance. To answer the question, I was not directly inspired or supported by anyone in the sense that they lit a fire under my *kitten* and whipped me into shape, but I was inspired by the notion of getting…

I've experienced quite a bit of change while in maintenance. Since I officially stopped losing weight and started eating at maintenance level 9 months ago, I have lost around 3" from my waist on top of what was lost while I was in my weight loss phase. The tiny bit of loose skin around my pecs (I'm a guy) has tightened up…

On an average day, I'll get around 75-90 grams of fiber. The only negatives I've encountered are, on some days, depending on the combination of foods I've eaten, I might feel a little more bloated or gassy after certain meals, but nothing that is uncomfortable. Your body does get used to it after awhile and you'll find…

Yup, the scale is a lying SOB. This is further proof that one can drastically improve body composition by maintaining/gaining weight. Looking good!

It pretty much comes with the territory, especially if you were quite overweight before and lost a lot of weight. This was the case with me. I was 250-300 lbs. previously at 6'2" but I have since dropped down to the 155-160 lb. range where I've been hovering for the past year or so. Pretty much the only people that haven't…

I used to do it once a week also, but I'm going to skip this week and starting next week move to a couple of times a month. Unless my eating and exercise habits totally meltdown, there shouldn't be any significant changes anytime soon. Plus, I'm getting burned out on doing it once a week.

Generally, 120 calories or so per 4 oz.

I have desserts all the time as well as other unholy/unpure/unclean foods like pizza, mac & cheese, lasagna, etc. and I have found that it has been a lot more beneficial for me than avoiding those foods altogether. Not only have I learned how to enjoy them in moderation, but whenever I'm presented with them while eating…

I'm been in maintenance for close to a year now and I'm at a point where I weigh MAYBE once a week and I really have to motivate myself to weigh that often. I'm probably going to stop weighing altogether or drop back to weighing twice a month or something like that. It's not likely to happen, but it would be nice to catch…

I'm not sure if it would be considered binging, but back when I was overweight/had less healthy eating habits, I would routinely eat to the point of physical discomfort at dinnertime. Instead of monitoring portion sizes, that bloated feeling was my way of knowing that I had eaten enough. Stupid, yes, but I didn't know any…

I run 4 days a week, do some form of resistance training 3 days a week and am generally active on most days. I've maintained my weight loss +/- 2 or 3 lbs for the past 9 months by eating pretty much whatever I want, within reason of course. Granted, the majority of what I eat are whole, nutrient-dense foods (fruits and…

From what I've been able to see, there are a few different reasons that people gain the weight back fairly quickly. The biggest reason that comes to mind and the one I've seen a lot of, is that the person was following a restrictive diet without paying much attention to calories or macronutrients, they essentially ended up…

No overcoming of an addiction here, I just learned to fit whatever I wanted into my eating plan. I eat cake, ice cream, etc. whenever the urge strikes me and see it as just another way to hit my calories/macros for the day.

I usually stop eating after dinner, which is 5:30-6:30PM on most nights. Since I go to bed fairly early, normally around 9:00PM, I find it's best not to add too much on top of dinner, because that's my largest meal of the day and nothing is more uncomfortable than trying to sleep with an overstuffed gut.

There won't be enough added calories from the oil to make much difference one way or the other.

I know a few people that use the "I'm too poor to afford 'healthy' food" card as an excuse for being overweight. True, not everyone can afford to eat grass-fed beef and organic quinoa at every meal, but their being overweight is an obvious testament to the notion that they can afford to eat enough to put themselves in…

Whenever I'm in a situation where I'm eating foods not prepared by me, I always err on the side of caution and maintain reasonable portion sizes. As far as logging it, I'd just try to find something similar in the database and ballpark it. Unknown homemade food can vary so much that it's all an educated guess, anyway.

Those kind of comments are why I ignore most who try to speak to me in regards to weight, eating or exercise habits. I used to get the whole "U GOTZ AN EATING DISORDER" spiel from family members whenever I would describe how I measured out portions of oatmeal or rice, but as time goes on and I've stayed around the same…

I've absolutely become satisfied with smaller portions of my favorite "treats." For one, I don't have to juggle around a lot of other foods in my meal plan to accommodate and two, having desserts sitting on the counter for multiple days has taught me the fine art of portion control instead of binging as soon as it comes…

I'm one of those people that posts "unhealthy" recipes/pictures of "unhealthy" foods I've made on facebook. I'm not overweight at all and just because you seem to have issues with certain foods you don't deem to be up to your standards, that doesn't mean I have to be afraid of enjoying and sharing them with others. Were…

I don't fear any food, but I definitely have a healthy respect for the more calorie-dense foods and try to limit my portion sizes when I do eat them. When I make something from scratch that could end up being a calorie bomb (pizza, mac & cheese, etc.) I always enter the ingredients into the MFP recipe calculator to get a…

Whole grains and legumes are both nutritious and can absolutely be included as part of a nutritious diet. As long as you're eating a wide variety of foods and not just whole grains and legumes (that would be rather boring), you shouldn't be too concerned.