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I buy the protein shakes at GNC and add fresh or frozen fruit to them.

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He says you look better. You say you look better. He's a jerk for saying it. On the SAT Verbal Analogy section, the next line would be obvious. (Maybe that's why they removed that section!)

When you first use the scale, just use it to record what you are actually doing. Once you have done that for a few days, you can see where you are with your macros. Use that to make changes that are sensible for you. E.g., add in a little more meat, reduce your sweet potato, etc., whatever brings your actual consumption…

The assumption on this thread is that the nosy people are all insecure about themselves or are just gossips. But keep in mind that people have been bombarded for 3 decades about eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, so when they see a lot of weight loss, their first thought is that they are seeing one of these…

"...til death do us part." When you get married, you are agreeing to jointly allocate resources for the rest of your life. Depending on your age, that could be 20 years, 40 years, 60 years, or more. Before deciding to get married, it is important to understand whether you can even conceive of that length of time. When my…

Cardio is good for stamina and general health. Strength training is good for long-term weight loss. You should think about adding some strength training to your workout instead of doing only cardio.

I think you misunderstand some of the numbers. 3500 calories is 1 pound. So to lose 1 pound, you have to burn 3500 calories more than you consume. To lose 2 pounds per week, you need to burn 7000 calories more than you consume, which is an average of 1000 calories deficit per day. One problem with any estimate of your burn…

Please open your diary. You will get better comments and feedback if people can see what all you eat.

The people selling stuff -- their training services, their multi-level marketing stuff, their books, etc.

The people who tell you to increase your calories in order to lose weight faster.

I don't see the problem. You said all of this: 1) You set your MFP deficit to lose 1/2 pound per week. You are losing 1.5 - 2 pounds per month. So you are right on target. 2) Your body fat % is down 2% in 3 months. Good work. 3) Your waist is smaller. 4) Your arms are changing. 5) You look and feel different!!!!! You are a…

Does your husband do the grocery shopping? Or are you bringing that stuff into the house? If he wants to snack, find better alternatives. Veggie platters. Get Kale Chips instead of potato chips. (It's hard to keep eating those! LOL)

Since you like them crunchy, eat more raw veggies. Carrot, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, etc., are all great raw. Just wash them and eat them.

First Step: Log Everything. Second Step: Make easy changes. On my first day, my breakfast included 2 slices of toast with butter. When I logged it, I saw that it had 360 calories. The second day, I eliminated one of the slices, and immediately was down 180 calories. The third day, I went without the butter, and was down…

I thought OP was asking about scientific sources that show 1200 as the minimum threshhold. Lots of people are jumping in on the "debate," some are reporting this to moderators, but no one has cited a study or journal article. Is there a scientific basis for this number? Or is this just bro-science? I'd like to know, since…

Now THAT is bad advice. If you dislike your physician, go see a different one. But don't avoid seeing a physician just because you dislike the ones you had in the past. A regular physical exam is important to identify issues for which there might be no obvious patient-identifiable symptoms, such as cholesterol problems,…

For 15 years, you were not bothered. Now you are bothered. Something has changed in your relationship with your husband that is causing this change in your attitude. Is he less attentive to you? Less affectionate? Are you feeling amorous toward someone else? Figure out that change, and you will figure out the solution.

Go to a different grocery store. Each store has its own layout and logic, so a different store will have things in a different place. That requires you to move more slowly through the store, look at all the aisles, and consider what is there. You will see things in a different store that you usually got past in your…

I started about 2 weeks ago. I didn't realize that there are only 3 runs per week, so I ran for 6 days. As a result, at the beginning of my second week, C25K had me on Week 3 Day 1, and that was too danged hard. So now I have gone back to Week 2 Day 1, and it was better. If you are making progress, keep moving forward. But…

This debate has been continuing for thousands of years: "A [calorie] is A [calorie]." - Aristotle

I love the Journal of Irreproducible Results. I read every issue cover to cover. It is one of the best (most honest) academic journals published. While most academic journals publish arcane statistical trivia with no practical application, the JIR publishes hard-hitting and useful articles such as this one.

Everyone here is judging PF for being judgmental. I love irony.

How are you calculating your burn? Using the MFP database? Using some other resource? Using a HRM? Something else? Also, how are other people calculating their burn? If different people use different resources to get their caloric burn, they are likely to get different results. If you are losing weight, then you have the…

Recently I find myself doing the opposite. I often end up in work situations eating with colleagues -- especially on Thursday and Friday -- and I have to reduce on the weekend to stay on track.

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Get out the Dungeons and Dragons dice.

You need more objective measurements. You see and feel things, but you are not measuring them. Get a tape and start measuring yourself every 2 weeks. (Substantive changes won't likely occur any faster than that.) Then you will know, one way or the other, what is or is not changing. Without objective measurements, the fact…