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Net cals taken in = total cals - exercise Example. I bike to work, so I burn ~390 cals per day but I count them as exercise calories because the rest of my day is pretty sedentary. So If I eat 2000 cals, then my net cals is 1610 cals because of the exercise.

You could take some higher protein nuts with you, such as peanuts, and snack on those. Low cal, healthy, won't spoil in heat and will keep you full for a bit. I usually eat a quarter serving at a time and that fills me for about an hour.

When do you normally weigh? If you normally weigh on fridays, then you have a few days still and weight fluctuates over the course of a week. You also said your diet changed a bit...does that happen to include an increase in sodium? If so, that's your cause and solution.

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Last thing I bought for my bike was a Blackburn Atom SL 3.0 cyclometer.

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Hi all, I'm Garret and am 29 year old male from California. I work as a computer support tech/ systems admin with a B.S in computer networking. Game consoles I have are Xbox360, PS3, Wii, PS2, 3DS, and my gaming pc. I do not LARP, but do play mostly RPG's with some action/adventure games thrown in. I've currently lost 100…

Hi all! I'm Garret and am 29 from California. Over the past year and 6 months I've lost 100 lbs. Started at 319 and am now at 218. :bigsmile: I've been looking to get more active in my daily life aside from going to the gym so a couple weeks ago I decided to start biking to work. I picked up a GT Traffic 4 and away I went.…

+1 and to add to it: if you are now eating less sodium, that will also contribute heavily. The plateau you think won't happen, however your numbers should be coming down to more expected weekly loss soon-ish.

Carbs are not evil, they are what our bodies run on. Also good fats (omegas, nuts, unsaturated, etc.) are good for you and essential. Aside from that, calories seem right to me. When I started at 319, I was taking in only around 1600 cals per day and exercising with a trainer 3 days a week for an hour each. Now THAT'S a…

My goto site for double checking MFP counts is caloriesperhour.com and it agrees with these numbers that you are asking about. Remember, people with more weight burn more calories doing the same exercise that lighter people do. That's why there are weight vests.

Part of the problem with doing just cardio exercises is that we lose both fat and muscle. Muscle burns fat, so you can see the problem. What one should do is incorporate weights into their routine to minimize muscle loss and maximize fat loss. For eating tips: 1. Learn what full feels like 2. Learn what hunger feels like…

The best advice I can give aside from 'don't get discouraged when the scale doesn't change' and 'measure body fat percentage' are the biggest things in my weight-loss/healthy lifestyle toolbox: 1. Learn what full feels like 2. Learn what hunger feels like 3. Learn what thirst feels like 4. When feeling hungry, drink 8 oz…

The reason why is because MFP already calculates a calorie deficit for you if you put in any weight loss for a weekly goal. If you put in maintenance for your goal, then MFP will not calculate a calorie deficit and then you shouldn't eat back the calories if you plan to lose weight.

If you're looking for the natural part of what you're craving, chocolate contains traces of several basic vitamins, including vitamins C, A, E and D. Chocolate also contains the minerals iron, phosphorus and copper. Chocolate made with milk contains high-quality protein, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Which of these…

Every day? No, I don't. But I do have frozen yogurt from a store around the corner from me occasionally. And even more occasionally than that I go to rite-aid for some thrifty chocolate malted crunch. yum!

Cravings is the body telling you that it needs something that it's missing. When you get a craving, figure out what an equivalent is in nature. Craving anything sweet? Try some strawberries or another sweet fruit. Craving something salty? Try some raw spinach or other leafy green. Once your body figures out what nutrients…

What did work: Realizing that a diet is what we eat and to lose weight is a lifestyle change. Adding important tools to my weight-loss toolbox so I don't bounce back up to the weight that I lost ever again. Incorporating exercise into my life.

Why is it overkill? I don't understand. [/quote] It's overkill because there is no rest period. Exercising so much and so often will take a negative toll on your body if you continue to do this. I would say to take your routine down to 60-90 min with cardio warm up and cooldown (so beginning and end) with weights in the…

Very true. The BEST way to measure success (or failure) in weight-loss is measuring your body fat percentage. I have a scale that does it. If you belong to a gym, you can ask the personal trainers if you can take a body fat measurement with a digital device they have. Just know that there is a variance, but if you measure…

If this is redundant, I apologize as 'dieting' is a sore subject for me and I want to get this info out there and I didn't read the entire thread: The real definition of diet is: di·et noun \ˈdī-ət\ 1 a : food and drink regularly provided or consumed So it's just what we eat, right? So being on a diet is just eating. In…

+1 Also for a fun fact, sweating releases toxins. Exercising makes you sweat...

Here's what I've been told about weight loss on a given week: If you lost 1 lb, you're doing everything right. 1.5lbs, thats great and 2+lbs is fantastic. The way I see it, 1.5 lb loss on average over 2 weeks is pretty good. Keep doing what you have been and don't get discouraged. Good luck!

Will these be meal replacement shakes or snack/post/pre workout shakes? If the former, then go with casein protein. If the latter, then go with whey. The reason for the difference is because casein takes longer to break down so not only are you burning more calories to digest it, but you will also be fuller for a longer…

Are you eating a lot of protein during your meals? Protein makes us feel full longer. Also great point about hunger masking as thirst. A good way to do this test is to drink 8 oz of water then wait 15 min. If you're hungry, you'll still feel it.

The cake is a lie! lol, had to. Anyway, what I do whenever this happens is I usually wait until lunch to have my little sliver and then only eat it after I ate my meal. Also if you've learned to interpret when you're full, then avoid the temptation by saying 'no, I'm full and don't need any more food.' This is my mantra as…

Here's what I've been told about this: Unless you're going into strength training specifically to build muscle (which means high calorie, high protein diet with nothing but lifting weights), or you have over 25% body fat, then yes you should lose fat first. But while lowering your caloric intake, plus exercising, you…

Hi! I lost 100 lbs and at 23 lbs lost I definitely had seen changes in clothes sizes, but my difference was that I incorporated weights into my workout routine. Girls don't get big when they lift weights unless they take a testosterone supplement, so don't worry about that. What you can start off doing is split your gym…

I weigh myself on Saturday mornings. Pick a day and time and stick with it. If you weigh more than once per week, you'll likely get discouraged. Good luck!