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I workout on these days too :) I don't know if it helps or not, but I don't want to give my body some excuse to slow down my progress. What I do find during those days though is a looooooooooot of hunger

You can get a full cooked chicken in Walmart, Sams, Costco, etc. The other thing that I usually do is cook a BUNCH of food on Sunday and it lasts until Thursday-ish. That way I don't have to come home and cook every day. Just pick a menu and do an entire pot/pan of it. For example, this Sunday I made 8 chicken breasts in…

I gain around 2-3 pounds the days before, go down about 1 lb for the week that I'm actually in the TOM, and then go back to my normal weight XD Weigh in whenever you find it better, just take into account that there may be a couple of ounces/pounds that are just water, and don't get depressed about it

That sounds to me like just a fluctuation. The fact that you were losing at a very good rate until 2 weeks ago makes me think you're not in a plateau or anything, just these 2 weeks are kind of slower for your body. Stick to what you're doing and give it to more 2 weeks; if you don't see changes, then maybe incorporate…

Unfortunately, I've had to literally stick to going to places and not eating :( it sucks...I miss eating whatever I want and it's so hard to just stare at people eat, but it's what I feel it's the best choice. Like you said, most places that people pick don't have their nutritional info, and even if they do, there is…

I'm in the same boat as you!! I've been super worried because now, without kids, the weight is coming off soooo slowly and my waist barely changes. Pretty mcuh every mom here has said that it is way harder to lose it post-baby than it was pre-baby. Is that because of lack of time or your body just doesn't change that…

Pretty much from everyone I've talked to, this is the last spot for fat to leave for almost everyone...and yes, you can't target it :S I'm in the same boat as you, everything is looking much better except the belly. Apparently, we just have to keep going, keep exercising, keep eating right, and soooometime we will start…

Yeah that's the problem, I don't eat all the food XD I am being very dedicated to my diet and my workouts. I even changed my "cheat meals" and I don't binge, I just eat what I really really like but in amounts that are not gigantic. And I just have one once every 2 weeks if anything. I did think about that, but I got…

I did mine on a fitness center. Some centers have specialized equipment to do this test. My test was putting on a mask and measuring my oxygen for 10 minutes while I was resting. Google your town/city and "RMR testing" or something like that. They usually offer measuring body fat %, RMR, and VO2. They don't do it at many…

Seeing these weights that people post here makes me depressed XD I'm 5'5 and goal weight right now is 142-145. The *lowest* I've been was 130 and I just looked ill, so I have no interest in going back to the 130s. I'll just probably stay on the higher range of the "healthy" weights, but it matches my body I think (or I…

I will do them soon :) We started building up my strength (at the beginning I was so weak and out of shape that I really couldn't handle anything). But now I've been getting much stronger and we are definitely moving towards the harder stuff.

But that's the problem, I can't continue this for the rest of my life. At some point, I have to stop, whether it's to have a baby or like now, I just don't want the hormonal changes any more. It hasn't had terrible side effects, but the ones that I do have, I want them to stop. And I know the risk of pregnancy will be much…

I do a 45 minute session of heavy weights. It usually has squats with a heavy bar, biceps/triceps, bench press, back exercises, etc. Right so my cardio is mostly Stairmaster or walking. Whenever I do these, it's at a slow pace such that I could carry on a conversation, but still enough that I am sweating and I would need…

Yes I am eating at a deficit...I'm eating 1500 calories a day, and losing around 2 pounds/month. I'm just afraid that more weights will mean less weight loss :S it's taken a loooot of time already and I'm getting desperate

- Biggest frustrations: It is going very slow. I have 10 pounds to lose and a body that looooooves its fat, so it's taken me as much time as it takes overweight people to lose around 40 pounds (5-6 months). And I have to constantly try to keep it together so I don't have a meltdown every time I don't lose weight. I thought…

How are you feeling when you work out? For me, 1200 would be wayyyy too low; but I do know everyone is different. However, since you just started working out, I would suggest eating a bit more at least. But ultimately, I think our bodies are the main signal. If you ever feel tired, fatigued, like you can't keep up with…

People around me always made comments that made me insecure every time I gained as few as 3-4 pounds. I was never fat, but I am not skinny either. So everyone "made sure" I didn't get fat by pointing every single time that I didn't look "perfect". Probably the most that got to me were the comments from my ex, who…

I'm not using the diary, but I am logging everything. I maintain a spreadsheet every day, where I have a list of all my foods, how much they weighed/measured, and I have done the research on the database here for the calories/fat/carbs/etc. Trust me, this is not a logging/measurement problem. I keep account of…

Calories: I am eating a total of 1500. I have thought about the possibility that I'm eating too little, but I am so scared of increasing that and gaining weight, since it's taken soooo long to lose it. I don't know how to distinguish between a- this is just my body, it just goes slow; b- eating too little so it's…

On MFP, it put me at 1300 calories to lose 1/2 pound a week. So I thought on average I could eat back 200 cals from my workout. It's weird because 1500 is enough that I don't feel weak during my workouts, I feel well fed, but not so much that I'm never hungry. And I always wonder if I weren't eating enouhg, maybe I…

This is just my opinion...I don't think it's possible to get to that point. My husband eats whatever he wants, gains weight very very very slowly, and he's not active at all. He has pretty good genetics (his family is pretty slim), he was involved in dancing all through school (I've found people who used to be athletes…

Yeah she made a face and said that she has never seen a number that low for someone my age. Even people older than I am, who have a slow metabolism, they are not at this number. I've been trying to find people with the same issue as I do, but everyone who "had a very very extremely low metabolism according to the test" is…

And that's exactly what I'm trying to concentrate on...I'm both losing weight but also keeping/building muscle. My body fat went almost 2% down in 3 months (going to retest again in June). And I am very active right now...which is now I understand even less how my RMR can be so low. Another thing is...years ago, I did some…

They tested my oxygen intake/output. They put a mask and just had me breathe into it, relaxed, over 10 minutes. And I agree. Something is *very* off. I expected a low number but not a ridiculous number. I'm trying not to worry about it but you know....it does worry me having such a low RMR.

You have lost 20 pounds in 2 months...do you know what "slow" means???? I have lost 10 pounds in FOUR months. You are going several times my speed. Trust me, you are losing REALLY FAST. If anything, is there even more that you should lose? I think you can stop with the weight loss and focus on building muscle.

Yeah, at least I'm glad I have been doing some of the things mentioned here. I prefer any restaurant that has their nutritional info online. THey are *scary*, but I can almost always find something around 500 calories, so I can work around that pretty easily. The biggest problem is that everything just revolves around…

I think you may find it very helpful to either go to the doctor, or get a Metabolic Testing done. I'm getting mine this Saturday. They basically measure your output of oxygen to CO2 and tell you how many calories you burn just by existing. That way, it could give you a better idea of whether 1900 is too low or too high.…

So that's what I think I still haven't figured out...I was losing about 0.5 pounds a week before, but since January I've lost about 3-4 pounds :S I think I'm losing less than 0.5. I am already eating 1500 calories and working out a bunch. I have thought about bringing it down a little more but it just seems extreme. More…

Yes, 1500 total :S I feel like I'm losing so slowly at this rate that if I increase my calories, it will be worst.

Thank you.............I weigh 155, but I'm 5'5, and I look average right now (not even chubby) You don't have anything to lose, that's why the scale will barely move.