flatlndr Member

Good outlook!

Happy birthday! I'll take a cupcake please! If you've only have one day of 7000 cals, and you stay on track the rest of the time, I don't think you'll need the full month to recover. I've had the occasional binge like that, I find my body flushes out the excesses in about a week. Fingers crossed!

Well done! Keep up the great work!

If it is boredom hunger rather than real hunger, get up, get a glass of water, and go for a walk. I find that if I'm doing things, my mind is off food. If I'm sitting around, the desire for mindless eating kicks in. It feels like hunger, but it's not.

Your numbers seem reasonable. At this point, in order for folks to give you specific feedback, you're going to need to open up your diary for review. The other question is whether you are weighing/measuring everything you are eating. Usually people underestimate their intake, but maybe you are overestimating yours.

In addition to fats and proteins, I have a plate full of vegetables ... for example, dinner included 100g of kale and 220g of broccoli. That worked out to only 1/4 of my dinner calories, but the majority of the bulk/size of the meal. Between the protein, the fat and all those vegs/fiber, I don't have hunger. As your diary…

I log my meals before I eat them. Gives me a chance to a) check my calorie count, b) check my macros split, and c) make a change, if needed, *before* I eat. Then I'm mindful of what I eat, and there are no surprises at the end of the day. ETA: I have a weekly schedule of 3 days lifting, 2 days cardio, 1 day rest, 1 day…

Yowza!

^ What she said! Give him a chew toy and a snack as you head out the door, to distract him for the hour while you're out? Oh wait, that's what you do with a clingy puppy. ;) Sorry, I've got nothing.

Nothing as drastic as others, but knee arthritis stopped my running, which led to weight gain. One day I woke up, decided to focus on what I could do, rather than couldn't do. Now I walk/hike, use the elliptical, and lift ... and enjoy life a whole lot more again.

The one you like ... just make it fit with your numbers. I'll have whichever is available, and work around it, but 2% is my preference when given a choice.

I'm surprised that 5 pages in, no one suggested this response to your M-I-L: "Do you even lift?"

About 100 lbs between the two photos.

I'm 52. Having dropped ~100 lbs in 2014, I'm now "blessed" with a bit of loose skin, mostly around the stomach. I'll gladly take that along with my enhanced health and fitness, as compared to the wreck I what before when I was at a BMI of 40. It's not noticeable when I'm clothed. It's visible when my shirt is off, but then…

At 6'3" and 163 lbs, you sound awfully light to me. I'm 5'10, and 170 is my fit weight. 165 is too light for me. You might want to consider upping your intake a bit to give your body some fuel, so that you can build up.

Impressive gym results. Keep it up!

@ShalahnHall - Melting away! Keep up the great work! If you want tips on your belly, read this ... http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

Thanks @missh1967 ! Definitely feeling good today seeing this.

@pariskathryn ... thank you! made my day!

Alternatively, I add a banana and a tbsp of peanut butter.

I make mine with milk, some blueberries, a banana, and a tbsp of crushed flaxseed & walnut mix.

So, so true! My (obese) gut stayed for years, until my head got with the program. After that light bulb flicked on, it took less than 9 months to go from a BMI of 40 to a BMI of 25 ... not only was I 15 points lower on the BMI scale, I felt/feel 15 years younger than when I started. Don't let excuses get in your way.

Thanks @LeenaGee !!!

Well done!!! Best of luck with your final 25.

Agreed with those breakfast biscuits being not much more than glorified cookies. I have oatmeal with fruit and crushed nuts in the morning. It takes one minute to throw it all in the bowl, and while it's in the microwave cooking, I get dressed. No time lost. You only need 5 minutes in the morning to make and eat a good…

That's not "wide", that's "wow!".

Not sure I understand your last comment. In the first post he said he analysed 6 months of data, to try to see if he could correlate to weekly trends.

You so earned the right to "be proud" and "shout from the mountain top"! Well done, and here's to your continued success!

Well done! Keep up the great work!

I did not. I started my programme with knee problems, which made me reluctant to do dead lifts and squats, so my initial lifting was focused on the upper body. For the legs, it was more walking and later, elliptical. I'm now doing squats, started with just bodyweight, and now adding some weight. I'm taking the legs slowly,…