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5'6" SW 172 CW 127.2 GW 130. I'm below right now b/c I like to hover just below goal, in anticipation of some major blow-out that may come. :p

5'6", weigh 128, 51 years old. In maintenance, eating 1750 a day. Eating all my calories back.

This is your answer right here. Ignore the other stuff.

I find something similar in the database and multiply by 1.2 if I think it's correct. If I think it's a lot smaller than what I see in front of me volume-wise, I multiply by 2. My rule of thumb is the lowest calories you'll get on a plate in any restaurant is 1400, and that's if I'm ordering something that seems healthy.

Well, assuming you're 30 years old and exercise 3 times a week, your maintenance at 140 pounds will be 1757 calories per day. And, since you're 161 pounds, your maintenance now is 1888 calories per day, which is probably what you're eating now. So your maintenance will be 131 calories lower than it is now. And in order to…

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I did a high ropes course a couple of weeks ago and 10/10 will do again.

Just moved up on bench. Pounds: Bench (6 reps) 75 Squat (8 reps) 95 Deadlift (8 reps) 135 5'6"/130/51yo

I do this as well. You can't make appropriate decisions without accurate data. Pre-log!

Fruit (right now peaches and strawbs b/c in season) chopped up in Dannon Lite n Fit Greek yogurt (Vanilla) 2 Baby Bel rounds alongside Green Giant broccoli and carrots in garlic sauce Skinnypop black pepper flavored popcorn 2 eggs scrambled with one piece of sourdough toast with Earth's Best Organic buttery spread Luna bar…

Maybe you're being an "all-or-nothing" kind of person? Just make some small changes at first, ones that will get you started. Once these changes kick in, make a few more. If you mess up, don't give yourself license to continue your downward slide. Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint.

5'6". Lowest age 20+ 126 lbs. Highest 187 lbs. Highest non-pregnant 172 lbs last December. Now sitting at 130-131. Working on building muscle.

One of my sisters-in-law asked me "Have you lost weight? Your boobs are gone" (they're not, still a 34DD). The other said, "oh my God, you're half a person!" (I'm still a whole person). I think the first sister-in-law was just being mean, and the second wasn't, she just blurted it out accidentally.

This article quantifies it a little bit. http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/manipulate-sodium-for-safest-rapid-weight-loss

There's already one here. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/150-clean-eating-group

Happy to help. :smile:

Correct.

Too bad they don't teach basic manners where they taught you basic math.

I'm kind of where you're at now. I hit my original goal and dropped my goal 5 more pounds. I'm gradually upping my calories and hope to land at my new goal in early August. Exercise-wise, I cut out cardio completely, and just recently dropped my strength training sessions to 2x a week. I justify this by saying they are…

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You can divide the 109 by the 227 to get 0.48 and then enter in that you ate .48 servings of the yogurt. The sandwich meat likely has calories listed as "Serving Size 1 slice (22 grams)" (I just wildly guessed at the #slices and #grams here). Using the same division methodology, your 37 grams would be 37/22, or 1.68…

Actually, it does. You can't gain muscle without eating at a surplus, unless you're an overfat individual achieving newbie gains. Here, read this. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/general-philosophies-of-muscle-mass-gain.html

Perfect!

Ha! Someday I'll be lifting enough to have an ego about it. For now, I'm kind of a wimp. But I do the squats because I figure if they're so tough for me they're obviously necessary for me.

You can use the "strength training" tab in the cardio section.

So true. I hate squats with every fiber of my soul, although I do do them. Deadlifts I don't even need to mentally prepare for.

Looks like you're halfway to your goal so you're obviously doing something right. One bad afternoon won't kill your progress, maybe just set it back a little bit. And even if you go get the fish and chips, you can still jump right back in tomorrow. Of course, it'll be easier emotionally if you just jump back in right now.…

Yes, this is what I'm doing, easing my way up. I don't want that 5 pound bounce-back from glycogen so I'm easing my way up to maintenance. Congrats to you OP on achieving your goal!

Deadlifts don't scare me. Squats do!

Here's an article discussing a study done on Body Pump's effectiveness. http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/bodypump-group-exercise-does-it-work-or-not