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This was my plan, it worked very well.

Listen to your body. Other than being hungry from time to time, how do you feel? Personally, I'd keep it simple. If hungry eat more, if not, don't.

Avoid triggers, and have plenty of healthy options available (have a much of carrots in the office fridge); I love the take a walk option!

46 year old former fat guy here. Feel free to add me, 15lbs in ain't bad, you'll get there!

I usually try to anticipate them and work out accordingly. None the less, one "bad" day isn't going to hurt you much (it takes 3,500 cals to gain 1 lb). It is the habit of stringing "bad" days together that is dangerous. Know this encourages me to move on the next day with healthy habits.

Mine is Shraper Image - I use spit.

I'm kinda in the same boat you are, 20% BF and trying to glide down to 17% and reevaluate from there. I started doing compound lifts in April and really happy I did. Weight loss has really slowed but I look better.

Replace the behavior with a better one. For example: take a walk OR eat but eat better (all the veggies you want). Over time you will reprogram your brain to react differently to the stress. Also, use this community as a support group. Instead of eating get on the message board. I'm sure you'll find people to talk you…

I don't know this book, but I've found "New rules for Weight Lifting" to be very helpful in putting together a long term program customized around my needs.

Oh god I was just looking at it the other day and thinking I really got to wash this. I no longer lick the contacts:)

Given your height and weight I disagree with you. There is a reason weight loss has slowed...you have less fat to get ride of. The low hanging fruit is gone. Be patient and keep working out, and eat lean protean. More muscle will make you less flabby.

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It does seem daunting at first. Starting is the hardest part. Have a plan for everyday, week month (both for food and exercise). Update the plan as you get stronger and learn what foods you like. Take it one day at a time, and be patient. Soon your new eating and exercise routine will become habits, and when that happens…

1 lb a week is good. if you want to pick up the pace, more cardio and lift weights, eat plenty of protean, and eat back if hungry, if not don't eat back. The reason you are going to want to lift and eat protean is a faster pace will cause you to loose more muscle - which is not a good thing, so u are going to need to work…

Geeze...with how awesome u look, why would u want to do that!

second this

Each one of these has 3 variations 5x5, 4x10 and 3x15 each with different rests Workout A Superset 1 Dumbbell Incline press 5x5 (90 sec rest); A2 (4x10, 60 sec rest); A3 (3x15 30 sec rest) Seated row 5x5 (90 sec rest); A2 (4x10, 60 sec rest); A3 (3x15 30 sec rest) Superset 2 Dumbbell Shoulder Press 5x5 (90 sec rest); A2…

Sure...stop lifting. or less weight more reps. Personally, I think you should reconsider your feeling about muscle mass. Lean mass is where cals are burned, therefore in my mind a good thing. - but to each his (or her) own. BTW - I think muscular woman are sexy.

I sure did!

in my experience MFP doesn't give enough protean if you are working hard, I bumped mine to 25% which works out to 0.75 to 1.0 grams per body weight.

I have days where my legs feel dead. I think it is important to listen to your body and rest when it needs it. But I also go through the "guilt" - When this happens I go on 30 minute walk - low intensity, but still something. Or I'll do an upper body lift and leave the legs out of it.

Sometimes I'm so glad I'm a guy.....

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this is a very common concern. No worries. You can up your protean goals from the default of 15% or cals to something else. Mine is set to 25% which gives me anywhere between 150 to 200 grams per day. But I'm lifting.

It happens. Today is one of those days. I had a very active day Sunday, so I'm working on the theory that my body is trying to catch up. I've also been a little under the weather, so maybe my body needs food to fight whatever I got. Either way...the way I see it my body is telling me something. I'm going to eat making sure…

Unfortunately you get he most cals burned by using the large leg muscles. I'd try an exercise bike or some other way to engage the legs without stressing the achilies. If you can't it is possible to get a good workout with dumbbells and the upper body. Do lost of different push and pull movements with relative light weight…

I don't use a belt. I want my core as strong as the rest of my body. But I'm not lifting olympic weights, either. At any rate, no belt for my purposes.

Lost nearly 60 lbs drinking diet sodas.....

Damn right!

With a goal of 6lb, I presume you don;t have a lot to lose. So you don't really have any "low hanging fruit" to get off quickly, so one week may not be enough time to see results. That being said I have a few observations: 1) If I were you I'd exercise. 2) You should eat much better. Eat real food. Lean protean and veggies.