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  • Thanks. I try to weigh and measure as much as I possibly can but it's tough to do that and still take care of all the other stuff in life. Generally I look at the serving size and then weigh out that much, so a lot of my food is pretty accurate. Dinners out at family member's houses are always tough to estimate, that's…
    in Filling those last few calories Comment by kellbot1 March 2014
  • Now I'm feeling totally spoiled by my Planet Fitness, which is huge and has a free trainer who is actually pretty good if you need to be shown how to do exercises.
    in Terrified to walk in to Gym..just bought membership Comment by kellbot1 March 2014
  • With my sports training I recently was feeling sad because I felt like I was too old to really get very far. I don't have the body bounceback of the 20 year olds at the gym, I started too late, etc. A good friend of mine reminded me recently that we need to stop looking at failure before it happens. If you plateau and…
    in first time losing weight w/out gym access Comment by kellbot1 March 2014
  • Not to sound like a broken record, but there's a ton of work to be done in the kitchen. Exercise is great, but from the sound of it you were previously overexercising to compensate for poor eating (unless I misread things and you were a professional athlete or something). Get a handle on cooking from scratch, portions, and…
    in first time losing weight w/out gym access Comment by kellbot1 March 2014
  • sphkhn - sorry your first day was so bad :( I agree that the desk clerks at Planet Fitness can be kind of useless, but the one where I am has a class schedule you can get if you ask. The couple classes I went to were pretty good for being shown around the various equipment. I actually didn't really like making it up as I…
    in Terrified to walk in to Gym..just bought membership Comment by kellbot1 March 2014
  • Margaritas. I could easily down a week's worth of sugar in one sitting, never mind the calories. I still have one now and then when I plan ahead, but mostly I've cut alcohol out of my diet. When I do have a drink it tends to be whiskey or a dry wine.
    in Foods from your past- What you know now... Comment by kellbot1 March 2014
  • Thanks, I've always been similarly confused about marinades (which are mostly discarded before eating).
    in Logging recipes with sauces Comment by kellbot1 February 2014
  • Make sure you check your macros before diving into some empty calories. I used to treat myself to some candy if I made it to the end of my day with leftover calories, but I wasn't paying close attention to my sugar levels and was frequently going WAY over. I was losing weight, but it was very slow. As soon as I got my…
    in 'bad food' within your calorie allowance ? Comment by kellbot1 February 2014
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