Jewlz280 Member

Good good. But I would keep it up. Those huge losses you see on shows like 'Biggest Loser' just aren't real. Real loss is slower and less linear. So, I'd invest in the food scale and weigh everything that you can... especially anything high fat like butter or peanut butter, and (aka dense foods) meat. But I weigh…

My initial starting weight wasn't far from yours and I'm a half inch taller. So I guess my question is what is your current calorie intake set at? Also, did you mean 3 to 4 times A DAY or a week? I hope a week... that much a day would be overkill, IMHO.

Ok, hate running but this may make it tolerable... how much does it cost?

Confession: I never knew this. Good to know! I should've known since classic beef vs. all natural grass fed beef is different. Seems the same should apply here, too! Learn something new every day! Thanks!

WOOOHOOOO! CONGRATS! :bigsmile:

Well, is the 5.33 serving the weight frozen? Because if so, that is probably due to them adding liquid so that they freeze better. Once defrosted, they lose some of that water. Same with cooking. So, I would follow the package weight but maybe check it frozen, defrosted, and cooked on a food scale. I'm thinking that is…

So, 5lbs. is very little loss? No, no it isn't. The thing is, you're expecting a big loss when you're pretty darn close to your goal. Even from your pic, you don't look like you need to lose much. My point being that as you get closer to goal, the harder it is to lose. So no, it's not about carbs or Dukan or what your…

I would say your issue is that your burn is reading too high and you aren't weighing (which has been mentioned). I don't work out as much as you do, so I don't eat back my cals. But my intake is still pretty high at 1600 to 1700. But I do weigh my food. I weigh meat, high fat content foods like peanut butter, butter, etc.,…

I haven't deleted anyone, yet. But... I've not been on here even a year. I don't interact a lot because I'm really on here to track, but if someone has been doing good and I see it in my feed, I say something. I rarely get responses back, though. I've never gotten hate mail as a result. LOL Had that happen on FB though!…

I'm sure there have been plenty of replies and maybe this has been said, but wanted to put my two cents in but not read it all. What we do is buy better quality chocolate and break off a square or two to have. Sometimes alone, sometimes with berries... dark chocolate is SO GOOD with blueberries! For cakes/brownies/cookies,…

Just my opinion, but I would eat as close to what it gives you as you can. At least over the 2k mark. Simply because as you lose weight, losing will get harder and you will need to tweak and lower cals anyways. So, I would make small cuts back in chunks. Like, do this number for however many pounds, re-calculate and cut…

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I've seen a couple of comments about the 'haters' and people who disagree, but either I'm not seeing it or a mod has removed it. But seems to me lots of people have been nice, supportive, and offered options. I want to do the same! I'm not a veg, but one of my friends is. She does eat seafood, so isn't that pescatarian?…

I see Stronglifts has already been mentioned. So, there ya go. I like it because it's simple, effective and FREE! :D

I'm not a biker, but I have a friend who is. While I get your love of the elliptical, have you ever thought of getting a stand for your bike? The ones where you put your bike on it and can ride it say, in your living room? I realize this still isn't the same as getting out and riding, but I think doing that a night or two…

Well... beans. I like navy beans, chickpeas (garbanzos), and pintos (refried, YUM). My husband just mentioned hummus for dipping veggies and crackers. While not as much protein as eating the others, it all adds up! :D You could also eat nuts and seeds, but those are really more fat than protein. Except for like, pumpkin…

It's not such a big deal in weight loss if you don't care how you lose the weight. By not getting enough protein, you'll burn muscle along with that fat. In the end, ending up still jiggly or 'skinny fat'. And if you go to lift, you are for sure going to have to get more protein in. But from looking at your diary, it isn't…

Bottom line is that we have said that over and over again and instead of him reading it 'Mostly healthy food, but some fun splurges in moderation and within your cals'. He interpreted "POISON! OMG! POISON!" Fear mongering and harping won't help anyone. Encouraging her to eat healthy and having some occasional treats…

*sigh* You're wasting your time. He's in that mindset and really doesn't get that fat doesn't make you fat. EXCESS makes you fat. It IS easier to eat in excess of the more calorie dense stuff, but he doesn't get the BIG picture of BALANCE. It's good to eat grilled chicken, steamed asparagus, salad, and avocado... but it's…

AH! And here is the flaw in your logic. We are also the only animals to not only PLAN crops but to then harvest them. We are the only ones to cook. We also invent and improve. There are a LOT of things that humans do that our animal counterparts don't do or don't do as much of or to the same extent.. Like processing food.…

I like you with your math and science and all that. :drinker:

All of this. What this poster is talking about is BALANCE. Which I'm seeing went right over a few people's heads. She's saying that whole 80/20 thing. OP has down the 'healthy' eating. So at the end of the day, if she's eaten lean proteins, lots of fruit and veggie, why NOT have the things that she listed as part of a…

Several places, actually. Mostly just to get the things we like. We've moved and traveled a lot, and have found that only certain things can be bought at certain stores. I get the bulk of my items at Costco. Mostly because their quality is fantastic as well as the prices. Price checking, they have been cheaper than even…

I think maybe you're taking the whole 'healthy eating' thing too far. I know it's tempting to cut out ALL high calorie foods when you change your eating habits and start counting calories, but don't do it. Keep the protein and the good fats. Go have some avocado with salt and pepper and maybe a few whole grain chips, 4…

Same here. But it's from a friend who has never had a weight loss issue. Just the other day, she flat out told me I would ALWAYS be unhealthy because I ate too much 'junk'. Junk being two pieces of chocolate candy. Even after I clarified and said no, not a whole bag, she just kept saying if I TRULY wanted to be healthy, I…

Brush it off and count it as your cheat day. If you want to balance it out, do a few minutes more exercise and maybe cut a few calories daily over the next week. It's your AVERAGE that matters. One day isn't that big a day but your average cal intake over the week. Say your cal goal is 1600 and you got 2600 that day. Over…

I do a few different things depending on my mood. I either eat a square or two of the dark chocolate (usually 3 squares of what I get is like, 90cals), a small snack size bag of M&M's, or a mug of hot chocolate. All of them satisfy me! I'd rather go over cals a bit (my cals are set at 1600, but that is my min) instead of…

Actually, yes, yes you did. You flat out said if he was going to be negative then he shouldn't respond. However, HE said in his original post that his irritation wasn't aimed at OP, but rather the implication from others on this very thread that you CAN drop weight super fast and others just choose to ignore it. The…

NO. WAY. Get off of here with your logic, common sense, and grown up behavior!