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Thanks guys. Either way i am 5.5 months into my 12 month journey. A bit of a way to go, huge progress made, now it`s about tightening up and fine tuning.

11am - so on an empty stomach... This is a bit weird, but it seems to work.

45 days since weight loss (well it has been going up and down +/-5# for the last month) I weigh my food.

Hey Tyler, I'm 33, and was 250lbs 4 months ago. I'm now about 200 lbs, and ~20 lbs away from my goal. There is no quick tip. I began this journey last November, and have given myself a full 12 months to achieve my goals. One day at a time, it is about changing habits and behaviors. There is no quick trick.

Fell free to add, 140+ days into my journey ~50 lbs lost :-)

About 3 weeks into StrongLifts, but I love it. The simplicity and the progression are really cool. I'll let you know in 2 months.

It has been about a month now, that I have been eating more. I mostly keep under my daily calorie goal, but do not beat myself up too much if I do not make it.

My calorie intake initially was 2000 cals from nov-dec, then 1770 from dec-jan, 1500 for 2 weeks in jan, and has been 2300-2400 on avg from feb to now. I've averaged between 2-3lbs a week ish since my start. The body fat measurements were with a caliper. Initially workouts were really slow but have gradually increased to…

I weigh myself every day (not everyone recommends this). This allows me to see the regular fluctuations up and down. On average though, the loss has been ~ 2lbs per week.

Don't diet. Just log, and keep your portions under check.

Yes, yes, yes. The other week I pulled 48hrs with 4hrs rest in between. I compensated with cookies, lots of cookies.

Sounds good. From what everyone is telling me, it does seem more like a coincidence. Thanks for the input :smiley:

My fluctuations normally don't go beyond 2lbs. The last time I had a drop like this was when I began my journey (I lost 10lbs in 6 days).

My activity has not decreased, I just turned off my exercise calories. I'm letting my FitBit track that data.

My diary is public if you guys want to take a look at it

Like 500ish more than I aim for. I aim to eat 2400 cals a day, and with my current activity levels that is a 1000 calorie deficit. The last 3 days I've had an intake of 3000-3200 cals

I have been tracking all my calories religiously over the last 3 months as well as the last 48hrs. I am not drinking more water than usual, I normally avg 8-12 cups per day. My sodium intake also is not that different that it usually is. I expect I will have more info once I continue with this routine for two weeks.

Feel free to add me, I've lost 45lbs in 110 days, and have another 45 to go :-)

I am not doing keto, just logging and training. I'm going to try and fast 16hrs/day, while still eating my avg 750-1000 daily caloric deficit.

Is this the first time you are doing them? Does your back hurt during the workout, or afterwards?

I'm happy to hear that I am not alone. Thanks for all the helpful advice.

That explains everything.

Actually, not at all. To be honest, I have been a bit fluey the last 24-48 hrs. It was all of a sudden. I had a great breakfast, lunch packed, but right before walking into the office I stopped by the store and bought the candy and chocolate. Almost like my body said, I need this now. It was weird.

I recently decreased my deficit, upped my daily intake by approximately 500 cals. But I may have to read up on refeeds, because my loss has been quite rapid. Thanks for the advice.

Will do thanks.

How do you find the 5x5 Stronglifts? Are you doing the workout while on a calorie deficit? Are you doing anything other than the 3 workouts a week?

I look at sugars as fast sources of energy. Sometimes my body craves it. But if I plan ahead of time, and eat a good meal full of proteins, fats and carbs (less the refined sugars), my body is much more satisfied because of the slow release of energy from the macro molecules. One step at a time, you can do it.

Alright, so a few questions: 1) How much are you eating, could it be you are not eating enough to feed your workout? 2) What workout are you doing? There are times when I need to take a day off because of the intensity of the workout. 3) What is your overall fitness/health level? 4) How long have you been working out? Is…

Thanks Melissa, yea that looks really cool.

I'm not doing a fad diet, but have lost about 40 lbs in 3 months. The first 10 can also be attributed to water weight, but the rest was being stubborn with logging, cooking myself, and overall being more active. So from New Year's to now that is approximately 7 weeks. 18lbs over 7 weeks is about 2.5 lbs a week, so if you…