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Thanks for the helpful hints re cardio. I have been thinking about toning it down and just lifting for a bit to see what happens. Heybales has suggested that maybe I need a rest week as well. I'll keep tweaking things. I've lost weight at a steady pace previously (but was much more overweight and it just "wanted" to come…

Thanks for the encouragement. I am sticking with it. I will take measurements again next week and see if I've made any progress. I wonder if my "spike" days are screwing everything up. Usually one day a week I go out for a big dinner with bf (think Thai food or pizza, etc) and that day I'll have 2500 calories. Then every…

Still no weight loss. Week 4 weigh is 172.6 (Started out 4 weeks ago at 172) that is a 2 lb gain from last week. Daily average food = 1777 Avg exercise = 231 Avg net = 1546 I re-adjusted some numbers to make up for reduced intensity exercise and BMR = 1454 and Goal weight total calories = 1756 I'm right on target so what…

this thread makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. You're all so inspirational!! :flowerforyou:

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I did a mini juice fast recently. I felt really good, actually. I don't think I'd be able to do a whole week. Main problem for me is that I'm not a fan of the veggie tastes so I only like the ones with a lot of fruit in them. Then I just get SO much sugar. My bf, on the other hand, loves celery, carrots, etc and he could…

Those banana ideas are great!

Hello everyone. Hope you're all having a curvalicious Monday. What are you doing today to make Monday a success? I'm dragging my boyfriend to the gym for some weight-lifting! Working on toning up that "back fat" roll of mine. You know, that thing that hangs over the bra strap and ruins many a summer dress photo? That one.…

Hello! I'm Emily and I'm 28. I happen to have a pin-ups calender hanging here because I love them so much. I already have "hourglass measurements" but not the pin-up look ;) Would like to trim it in and try to make my own version of a pinup!

Ok heybales! Thanks so much for the in-depth analysis!! :) I think I will try a week "off" and of eating 1500 calories. We'll see if maybe it helps out. Back when I started my weight-loss journey in 2009 I would reliably lose 1-2 lbs/week until I got to about 160 lbs and then it really slowed. The lowest I ever got was 151…

Thanks I'll give it a go :)

I'm 5'3'' and 170lbs and body fat calculators give me anywhere from 24-40% body fat...quite a range!

OK heybales, would you mind checking this for me? Ultimately I get about 5 legitimate workouts per week and the rest is miscellaneous walking to/fro. sleep 7.5 hrs/7 days reading/tv 4hrs/day x 5 weekdays reading/tv 6hr/day x 2 weekend days workout routine: spinning 1 day/week (45min) running 2 days/week (30min/run) vinyasa…

No...my measurements did not change either. I've been lifting weights to try to build some muscle mass, but so far no numerical triumphs. I don't know how people are managing to lose 1+ lbs/week. My body doesn't even want to give up a fraction of a pound right now. I missed one workout last week and so adjusted the calorie…

Current BMR = 1452 Goal calories = 1757 Average calorie intake per day = 1742 Average Exercise burn per day = 180 Average Net Calories = 1562 Net above BMR = 110 Weight lost this week = NONE Stayed the exact same weight. Quit sad.

oH YEAH...I have no trouble eating more haha. Maybe if I try to eat a smidge less I might bump that number a bit lower next week. Here's hoping :ohwell:

Goal calories =1800 Start wt last wednesday = 171 Avg cal consumed = 1950 Avg exercise =221 Avg net this week = 1728 End wt today = 170.6 Only .4lbs but I'm happy enough! I think I need to tighten it up a little more maybe to push over the 1/2 lb/week threshold.

Rockerfeller Skank. Weapon of Choice. Love me some Fatboy Slim! Also, I love to imagine Christopher Walken and his excellent dance moves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs works every time I run :)

Thanks for the friending! For intervals I've been enjoying spinning and hill sprints and sometimes even a little bit of homemade interval on the treadmill. I'm looking forward to getting a more "official" interval training schedule though. Any tips?

I love interval training!

Well, you're freakin gorgeous too, so that certainly helps! Love the red!

Progress end of Week 1 Current BMR = 1456 Goal Weight BMR = 1291 Daily Goal Calories = 1800 Average calorie intake per day = 1790 Average Exercise burn per day = 312 Average Net Calories = 1478 Net above BMR = 46 Hope I'm doing this right!! First week trying :) I'm taking Heybales advice and only adding a bit more per day…

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Bump. Cool topic! Very informative. Thanks for taking the time to post and to explain :happy:

Thanks!

OK. Thanks... It will take some getting used to because my brain is trained to go "Oh no! You're above X number stop eating!" It's an adjustment to think that some days will be over and some will be under... I don't know why this is so difficult to wrap my mind around. Too many years of believing that I have to be below…

Took it!

Thanks, glad to have that clarified... Would it be accurate to say that one should try to consume a number of calories between their BMR and their Total Calories #? In this case, I'd aim for between 1460-1800ish each day?

Heybales, Thanks so much for all the help with this concept. I've been over it a few times and I'm ready to get started. Just want to make sure with you that I did it right. Do you mind?? According to your spreadsheet: Current wt: 171.4 (current BMR: 1454) Goal wt: 135 (Goal BMR: 1291) Activity calories: 551 Total…

that sounds...amazing!