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I weigh myself every day when I wake up. It's very interesting to have that data. You will learn a lot about your body. For example On Sunday I was 161.8. On Monday I was 164.5, and Tuesday 166.0. 3 days later I am back down to 161.6. I think it's good to see the water fluctuations in your body to better understand what…

Yes caloric deficit is the way to go. You could lose 1-2 lbs a week as long as you stay within your deficit calorie intake.

Stick to the diet I planned for today, walk for about an hour, and weight train later.

I see you don't want to use weights but that's mostly what my routine is. I lift weights every other day. One day is chest, triceps, abdominal, and the other day is arms, back, and abdominal. I still need to incorporate a leg day. I also try to get 40 minutes of walking in each day. In between that I like to skateboard…

It should be nearly equal to what it would be thawed. Depending on what it is I would thaw it before cooking especially if it's meat. At that point you might as well weigh it. Experiment weigh it frozen and thawed. Shouldn't be much different. It's going to soak up most of the water that's frozen.

I really like egg whites. They are very inexpensive in the calorie department and high in protein. I usually have around 15 tbsp @125 calories. Sometimes i'll have regular eggs too. But if you need a boost of protein for the day with minimal calories, egg whites are the way to go.

We're finally getting one where I live. I'm sure some of those meals would be my whole calorie allowance lol.

The simple answer for them is eat with a caloric deficit and you will lose. But doing so as you know is easier said than done if you've never tried. Maybe introduce them to MFP or another app?

Here are a few of my favorites that I have regularly: Small Starkist Tuna pouch 17g protein Egg whites 12 tbsp 20g protein Chicken 3oz 20g protein Unsalted Peanuts 1/4 cup 7g protein RX bar 12g protein Granola 1/2 cup 10g protein Plain Yogurt 1 cup 10g protein

If you want to lose weight more power to you! Like others above said everyone has different ideas of whats attractive. Often time it's also the other persons own issues. You talking to them about losing weight makes them look at them self and they don't want to deal with that. So to justify being overweight they say those…

I like the app "Strong." Lets you set up your workouts with the exercises or lifts plus the weight you are using. After you finish each set you add the weight and reps then it starts a rest clock for you. You can set this timer as anything you want. After the workout it logs it for you and lets you take a progress photo if…

I like to weigh first thing in the morning each day when cutting weight. Water weight can fluctuate a lot. It can depend on sodium consumption, and dehydration among other things. For instance the next day after celebrating Easter I gained 4lbs. When you see large jumps like that it's just water retention. It took about 3…

It's impossible to skip breakfast. Breakfast just means the first time you eat each day. Hence break-fast. But I know what you mean (morning meal). Have you considered a protein or granola bar? I really like the RX bars.

I've been weighting myself every day for about a year just to learn about my body better. I've seen interesting results. I have a really cool line graph going of my weight Don't ever get discouraged. Around once a week or more I will have a 4-6 lb spike in weight and around 2-3 days later it's dropped back down to what it…

"Could me not eating enough cause me to not lose weight ? " Yes it's possible. When you don't get enough calories the body reacts by burning calories much slower to prevent starving.

Plug your info into the MFP tracker and see what it gives you. I lost 20 lbs with the numbers their calculator gave me. It took 7 months for it all to come off but it did work. It's not an exact science for everyone but It will get you on the right track.

Yeah you want to eat those calories back. If you are given 1200 calories and burn 250 on a run then your allowance bumps up to 1450 calories. Or the other way to look at is. Lets say you ate 700/1200 calories you can minus the 250 you burned from the 700 you ate. So now it becomes 450/1200 calories leaving you 750 calories…

Okay... I think the IPA got the best of me at the time lol. I have no idea how I over looked that you were merely reconstructing the sundae with those ingredients. My eyes gravitated towards Jiff Peanut Butter and 350 calories.

As someone who eats Jiff Peanut Butter a lot, 2 tbsp. is 190 calories not 350.

You should stay in the 50-70 range with protein. Just monitor you're calorie intake and you will lose weight regardless of eating protein bars and shakes. Carbs will make you full. Some people try to avoid them all together to lose weight but you really don't have to do that. Just keep the carbs within a certain range.…

I try to find a roll close to what I ate. I look at a few of them and then pick one that matches the average.

Yeah there are tons of food outs there high in calories and low in sodium. This is just a guess but I'm going to say you eat a lot of frozen meals? Those tend to be very high in sodium because they need to preserve them. It's okay if you go slightly over on sodium, you might see some water retention from that when you step…

Yeah it's important, it's all part of the package.

When you say "Please tell me if or where I'm going wrong!" You didn't give us the full situation. I'm assuming you're trying to lose weight? If that' the case it's great you are exercising but you don't have to lose weight. It's going to be your diet that sheds the pounds. Keep working out no question but I'm just letting…

I quit a couple years ago. I was paying around $420 a year so instead I took that money and invested in a bench press, free weights, pull up bar, and some other equipment. Then for cardio I just run outside. I love it. Gyms are cool but I like that I can workout at home. I would get off work and come to the gym then have…

I've never tried it but I saw the video of the man who was told he would never walk again and DDP yoga changed that and he can now run. He also lost 100 lbs. Watch it on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

You are supposed to eat those calories back BUT be careful. Sometimes these calculators are very far off from what you actually burned. I've seen people log that they burned 2800 calories from a 2 hour hike. It's not likely that they actually burned that much on the hike.

if it's not water it could have to do with your potassium. Some of the main symptoms of low potassium are muscle weakness and cramps. It's main roll is helping your cells and muscles fire.

Its not really hard. You get to eat more calories than you do when you were losing. I think people just stop tracking and fall back to their old ways. Some people gain 5 lbs of water and think it's fat. I just set my calories at 1850 even though my maintenance is 2100. It gives me room in case an entry or two isn't…

There are wrong ways to do it. I've seen some power lifters arch their back. I keep my back flat and do 4 sets of 6-12 reps with 2-3 minutes rest in between.