sourmash1973 Member

I'm moving to Canada! :wink:

Yep, you're getting the idea. Don't fall into any of the Dr. Oz traps. Eat when you want, eat what you want in a deficit, exercise and lose weight. No magic to it. Good luck!

I walk around in public with my shirt off. Not suggesting this for women though. :wink:

You don't HAVE to spread your calories out throughout the day. The 5-6 meals a day to keep metabolism up is BS, in my opinion and experience. If you're not hungry during the day, don't eat. Get all your calories in those two meals (breakfast and dinner). I get all my calories in between 3:00pm and 8:00pm. It's working…

Yep, I always do this. I either find that I didn't do that bad after all, or I do bad and get pissed at myself and bust my *kitten* even harder in the gym. Honesty is the best policy, especially with yourself. Good job!

Eat normally but less (in a deficit). Do cardio and body weight exercise and what you can with your 10lb weight. Lose weight! It's that easy.

Everything in moderation.

http://www.discovergoodnutrition.com/2012/09/plain-water-get-your-8-glasses-a-day/

Did you set up your calories yourself or did you let MyFitnessPal do it for you?

If you want to stay accurate, use all tools. But I see what you're saying about the scale. Use it but don't sweat small fluctuations. especially if measurements are the same.

Yes, count your green tea. I drink a gallon of regular, unsweetened tea every day and I count it all.

Yep, it's a good rule of thumb to log everything.

No matter the amount of advice you try to give someone, if they don't want it, they aren't going to listen. I know it sucks. I quit smoking over two months ago and have tried to get my girl to do the same. She doesn't want to quit and there is nothing I can do about it. Trust me, I have tried. As much as it sucks and as…

This is the problem. I would place money on it. :)

Yep, you got it. Start with 20% less than that. Eat that amount for 4 weeks and see what happens. If you lose 1-2 Lbs a week, great! If you lose slower than that, reduce it a little bit. If you don't lose at all, decrease another 100 to 200 calories and see what happens. If you gain, reduce it another 500 and see what…

This is how many calories you would need to maintain your current weight according to the info and activity you entered. BMR is the amount it would take to maintain your weight if you were in a coma/sleeping 24/7.

You and me both. My girl freaks out because I have more water retention problems than a woman...LOL. I love my damn salt!

No worries on me giving up. Just have to stop my weekend warrior ways.

It's best to just get back on track with your normal deficit.

I weigh myself twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. I'm a little obsessive about it. I almost always know what I'm going to weigh before I step on the scale.

Be patient! If you are dropping fat, sizes will go down.

Go for food choices with higher protein content and you can still control your portions. Good luck...

It seems you are making excuses to eat a crappy diet. So you have to eat out more, why can't you still eat in a deficit? It doesn't matter WHAT you eat, it's HOW MUCH you eat. To answer your question though, if you are wanting to build lean muscle mass, it's ideal to eat 1g of protein per 1 Lb of body weight. If you are…

Sorry to be rude but...Dr. Oz much?

This!!!!!!! Dr. Oz is a joke. SOOOOOOOOOO much bad information there.

1800-2000 6 days a week. 3000+ on Fridays. Don't hate, it works for me. :happy:

I use this and it seems to work well for me. I have a desk job but I'm very active outside of work, so I set the exercise at "Little/No Exercise". Seems to be my magic number. http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Now that you are making sure you have it right, changes will definitely come. WOOHOO for getting a scale. :wink:

Thank you and you're welcome.

Thank you! And yeah, people just need to realize it isn't rocket science and it's just all about changing your lifestyle and listening to your body.