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There's two ways to look at this: if you're just eating to lose weight then basically eat whatever you want so long as you're consuming less than you burn. If you're looking for nutritional value (IE enough protein, carbs, fat, etc) then it will require more research and diligence on your end. So it really depends on what…
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Yeh I'm not sure of the situation which lead him to this comment . . . but I was still very shocked that he said it. Also . . . if you get married, and she pays for dinner. . . doesn't it go that whatever is hers is yours, and yours is hers? So . . . you're still paying for dinner lol.
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A 5K cal/day is not bingeing "a little" at all. That's a huge caloric intake increase if your normal daily amount is 1500 - 1800. ETA: In fact, I don't know if you can even binge a little at all. You can over eat a little. But isn't a binge a dramatic increase in your intake?
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Why do you feel like you can only have these things on cheat days? I mean if it's Wednesday and I want some chocolate, I'm having some chocolate. I'm not going over board and eating all the chocolate I can find . . . but I will have some. Or if it's a Saturday afternoon and I want to have a few chips or cookies, or…
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Well a couple things here . . . # 1 lots of people with PCOS lose weight; it makes it difficult but the women I know with it don't have to "workout like a fiend" to lose weight, they just have to be sensible about their lifestyle. # 2) Your children are a big part of your life - totally get it, as much as someone without…
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That sounds horrible! However, I am a mid-twenties single female, own my own house (well a mortgage, anyways lol), have a job where I make enough to support myself and take care of myself, have a very promising career ahead of me, no children, a dog, a regularly active social life (including book clubs), I work out…
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I'm the opposite to that. If I get a message from someone who is interested in me but I know I just don't have any interest for whatever reason I will send them a message and say I appreciate them reaching out (because I know it's not easy putting yourself out there) but I don't feel like there's any connection and I don't…
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Yourself. The single most important person you need to be accountable to is yourself. What if, god forbid, your husband was no longer a part of your life - for any reason, but let's hope that never happens. You need to do this for you, by yourself. It's definitely helpful sometimes to have someone to talk to about things .…
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This might sound like a really personal question . . . but were you ever really, really overweight at one time in your life? He's why I ask: I am 5'10, I started out at 340lbs so I was BIG! I did body composition testing and I, as someone who was morbidly obese for a long time, have 140lbs of LBM on me and I'm 8 inches…
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Well if your routine is fairly new, or you've just changed what/how much you're eating (IE 2,500 cal/day to 1,200 cal/day) then yes this is normal . . . your body is in shock almost and doesn't really know what to do. This won't last, unfortunately, but it is very normal to see a large loss at first. When I first started,…
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I have done 6 5K's in 2015 but I have yet to run an entire 5K. I am signing up for a running clinic - starting February 2016, so let's hope this pseudo winter continues on into 2016 for us in SW Ontario - with the goal to run an entire 5K without any walk breaks, and progress into the 10K running clinic for summer 2016.…
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From what I have experienced (I have more than a few colleagues who love this stuff) it's a quick fix product more than anything else. The main "package" they sell, from what they have tried to sell me on, is a 30 day cleanse fix - which is basically 2 of these shakes/day and then one regular portioned meal. It may have…
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In this case, you need to increase your LBM and drop your fat mass. LBM is increase by working out, fat mass is decreased by cleaning up what you eat. To really gain muscle, you need to eat at a surplus.
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So for muscle gains you have to eat at a surplus, and for fat loss you have to clean up what you eat. That being said the two don't quite pair together, but as a male you will gain muscle much faster than I will as a woman. Also - as the previous poster asked: are you trying to recomp or lose weight? It's incredibly…
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I agree with others who have said you don't need to change who are at the core but here's some food for thought: my parents have been married for 27 (almost 28) years. They have a lot of couple friends (some first marriages, some second or third marriages) and if you ask any of them why they've been together as long as…
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Some people naturally have smaller amounts of lean mass than others . . . your bones are actually going to be the same size as mine, roughly. Like my femur (the bone connecting your hip to your knee) will be longer because I'm taller. But your bones are relative to your size in the same way mine are. Being "big boned" is…
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Honestly - this probably isn't going to help but it's my experience - I still don't even notice. I started at 340lbs, and I'm down to approx 250lbs. Looking at myself in the mirror I can kind of see that my neck is narrower, no more double chins and such but unless I take a picture of me then and put it beside a picture of…
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First of all getting you to 123lbs would not just be losing 26lbs of BF - you can't just lose BF . . . it doesn't work like that; you might lose some muscle mass or LBM in there too, depending on your habits. Your body breaks down like this (if you truly have 40% BF, which I'm not sure you do but we'll go with it) Total…
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First bolded: if you feel you have a large amount of water retention this could be why - pre-packaged foods are LOADED with sodium to preserve them. Maybe try cutting back on the salt intake and see what happens?? Second bolded: I'm not saying this to make you feel stupid but let's look at it this way - if there's a woman…
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I've been on the pill for the last 10 years. In that time, I shot up to 340+lbs and I've also lost 80+ lbs . . . while still on the pill. I know everyone is different but I still find I have some "water weight" / bloat around TOM however it goes away. You will still have the regular bloating you would without the pill…
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5'10 ~250lbs 16 in bottoms . . . sometimes I can squeeze into a 14 if they're forgiving/vanity sizing, but usually a 16 L or XL in tops - I have fairly broad shoulders and I also don't like my shirts to be short . . . I like them covering my belt and mid section, can't stand if they just meet the top of my pants . . . I'm…
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For reference - and I know someone already did this, but more than one reference might help. I am 5'10 and weigh 250lbs. I am losing on 2200 calories/day. I am fairly active and work out 4 - 5 days/week, sometimes 6. I run 3 of those days normally and do some other type of cross fit/cross training on the other days. I am…
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Uh no . . . while you may not feel appropriate wearing them at a size 22 if she feels comfy in them why not? You have no business telling her what she can and cannot wear, no matter what your size is. I know I personally don't feel comfy in certain things but I am a size 16 and I wear compression - that's right COMPRESSION…
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ETA: your original post states that you are avoiding sugars. Fruit - even those on the low end of the glycemic index - are high in sugar. Is there a reason you're avoiding sugar? Did you mean refined sugar? What I call Level 3 carbs (sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown rice, buckwheat, etc) might be more conducive to better…
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This! I get that you're 5'5 and I'm 5'10 so our needs are probably much different however our basic, fundamental needs are not. Your body needs nutrition and nourishment and so does mine. Not all starchy carbs are bad and in fact, you should eat some in your diet. I'm not saying pile on the fries here . . . I'm saying make…
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@orange_hoodie That's amazing! I did a 10K this year, but if I was honest with myself about it I shouldn't have attempted it. It was a really bad performance on my part, and I wasn't really ready for it. So I'm rounding out my year with 2 more 5Ks (October 31 and November 8) and then I will be in base maintenance running…
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Your profile says you have 73lbs to go . . . so I believe it's safe to assume that you have a lot of weight to lose. Even for those who are morbidly obese, it is recommended to not lose any more than 2lbs/week (of course those on strict medical diets being monitored would be a different story). If you want long term…
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Thank you! I appreciate your message. It is a commitment for sure. I'm not sure when I will post in the success board - I know I said I don't care about weight but if I can get under 200lbs I will be blowing up that board with posts ha ha.
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Hi there! So I meal prep every week and it saves me not only time, but soooo much money because I buy in bulk. Further to that, can I make a suggestion that's outside of meal prepping based on your situation? If you don't like it, that's kool no hard feelings just a suggestion based on my experiencing something similar. So…
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I was really big when I started out - about 340lbs. I'm a 26 year old female at 5'10" tall - I'm not tiny, and I know this. However, when I started out everyone and their brother had all these suggestions about how to lose weight and what I should and shouldn't be eating and so on and so forth. I didn't follow any of them…
