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Well I meant for what I have in there today so I can tweak it as the week goes on. I was listing in this thread what I've eaten intuitively so that maybe someone that knows more about macros/what's worked for them could help with that.

Fruit is usually blueberries or bananas. I haven't had yogurt in a while but when I do it's always plain Oikos yogurt. If I eat dessert it's usually ice cream and I go for the individually packed ice cream. Or I'll eat the Lenny and Larry's cookie.

I sautee my vegtables and cook with Coconut or Avocado oil for my ground turkey and I usually eat half an avocado or a full avocado every day and I usually try to eat one serving of Justin's peanut butter in the individual package with a slice of Ezekial bread. I also have pecans and almonds or cheese slices w/ whole wheat…

My breakfast for the last 3 months is what I put in my diary this morning. If it's not the oatmeal, it's an omlette with 2 eggs, egg whites, feta cheese, ground turkey, and an avocado to top. I take my lunch to work - so it's usually 4 choices depending on what I buy at the store: 1) grilled chicken tenders, jasmine rice…

Yeah I just started this morning. I tracked and logged about 3 years ago and got extremely obsessive so it's taken me a while to want to go from intuitive eating to counting everything to the tee. My dinner tonight is going to be shrimp and broccoli. I haven't pre-logged, but that's a really good idea as my meals are…

How’d you lose that much? What did your workouts and eating consist of? I know I hold onto a lot of muscle but I would like to be nearer to the 125-130 range, which I would have to lose some muscle and fat to get there.

I was also around 120-125 three years ago and would like to get back to the 120 area but I’ve noticed I was able to maintain my weight around 135-140 a lot easier than in the 120-125 range. I guess my biggest question is body fat and does it increase on the scale as you increase more muscle? I always ask my trainer about…

I was around 137 back in July. My trainer said she thinks I’m holding on to a lot of water right now. I usually eat oatmeal + egg white, one pack of Justin’s pb, and a banana for breakfast. Lunch is ground turkey (93% lean), asparagus, broccoli and jasmine rice, dinner is a bell pepper with ground turkey quinoa and some…

Thanks! Okay, I'll realign that deadline and push it out. I will get more structured with the food scale and count everything and see where it goes. I guess that is an over ambitious goal now that I look at it

Well what's a healthy BMI to be at? We checked this week and I'm at 24.5%. I just liked the way I felt at 128 pounds. I used to be 120 and only kept that up by restricting any foods I personally thought were bad for me. I do think I have 10 vanity pounds to lose but I would like to lose the fat and not muscle, as suggested…

Also by nightlife, I meant watching tv on the couch and talking with my roommates. I drink alcohol in moderation. Sorry, I should have clarified that!

Thanks everyone! All of these are great and I have probably gotten up just to "go to the bathroom" a million times in an hour. This morning I did decide to get up at 4:15 to work out from 4:30-5:30, shower and get to work on time. And I actually feel much better about that. I'm more of a morning person anyway so this will…

Anyone feel free to add me! I'm 5'2 and always fluctuate from 120-135 and want to get to 120 and maintain!!

well because when i don't eat it i feel okay and have bowel movements, but when I do eat it, it's harder for me to have a bowel movement

HELLLLLL YEAHHH! Go girl!! I'm so happy for you!!! :D

Put yourself in someone else's shoes, like our SOLDIERS. If they can fight for our country and go days on days with no sleep, you can sacrifice. If a mom working two jobs and is struggling to maintain a house of kids can go on less hours of sleep, so can you. Quit making excuses. Tons of people go every night without 8…

Get up and go to the gym at 5am (they do open that early) which will give you an hour and a half before your scheduled "get up" time to put in a work out. shower at the gym if you have to do that in order to get to work on time (people do do that). Prep all your meals so you don't have to cook every night and all you have…

Maybe you should try to be more positive and look on the optimistic side of things for once…. Do what you can, don't compare yourself to others, and lastly, don't judge people that seem to have "all the time in the world to exercise and spend hours in the gym…" because I can guarantee you that there are people in the gym…

I make sundays my rest day, because honestly I hate waiting until the gyms open at 1oclock to go work out haha

You shouldn't ever completely cut any foods out. Just eat them less and in moderation. Because you'll quit eating those foods for the duration of your weight loss process, and then you'll reach your goal and then want to bring those foods back in, then you'll just regain all that weight all over again. So don't ever feel…

Do it before work! I don't have to be at work until 9, so I get to the gym at 5am and work until I'm done. That gives me enough time to go home and get ready for work. When you work out in the mornings before the day "begins" you don't have to think about fitting it into your busy schedule after work. You don't have to…

Oh okay! I gotcha. I wasn't sure if that was a typo or correct haha. So for this to work should I keep up with my same workout routine and just add more calories a day to meet my macros..? want to be sure I have this right

bird dog wrap and floppy chips. with extra spicy ranch. talk about goodness in your tummy

Glad to hear that you like it! But did you mean 100 calories each week, or 100 calories a day (700 calorie increase each week?)

I'm not an expert either and I'm not saying cardio does that. I'm just saying I was told that by a man that works in Golds and has been weight lifting for years. I didn't really know how true that was, that's why I came to the forum

My avatar is me currently and I'm in a calorie deficit as well. Like I said, I do 20 min of weights daily so I know I have some muscle definition, but I just didn't know if the muscle fibers in my legs were "being ruined" because I was told I do way too much cardio (running, efx precor machine, elliptical machines). So I…

Yeah I wasn't worried about the cardio tearing my already built muscles, but I was told that my heart rate was really high while doing all that cardio and I was burning my muscle fibers, which wasn't good at all. I'm sure it could be true, but I didn't know that an hour of cardio a day would do that. I just have a lot of…

Add me! I'm in college as well and def on that "broke college kid" budget! I am also surrounded by partying friends, as well as love some good beer, but I have made it to the point where I know when I want to stop for the well-being of my body and health. Also, we should be friends because football season is coming…

THIS. This sums it up!!!

I have about 5 pounds to lose, I'm 5'2 and want to be at the 118-120 range. I was told my 60 min of cardio 6 days a week was terrible for me and burning my fiber muscles, and I need to start lifting more weight. I already count all my calories and eat healthy, So I think just to switch it up, I'm going to try two or three…