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His doc may disagree with the potassium point you're making. I was actually told specifically NOT to increase my potassium intake since doing so would put undue stress on my liver. Age is a big factor in this too.

I have high BP that I'm on meds for. I have to really pay attention to my sodium intake. If he's not currently watching his you should probably get him to track it for a week to see what his average daily intake is. Caffeine intake and his weight is a big player in this as well. Take those things into consideration as you…

This.

Everyone that's here to lose weight has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they can eat more.

Agreed. Track your deficit and eat the maximum amount of calories that still allows for you to lose your 1 lb. a week. I burned a bunch of calories today. Instead of eating my 1570 I'll end up with about 2200. I do that without fear or hesitation.

Well yes... but probably at a lot slower pace. The key to loss is to end each day at a calorie deficit. For example, if your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is 2000 cals and you set a goal to lose 1 lb. per week (3500 calorie deficit) then you'd net 1500 cals per day to stay on track. The trick is nailing down your…

Hi guy. First off, kudos to your loss so far. Now as to your dilemma you don't have your diary public, that would help a lot if it were. If you're doing crossfit and only eating 1200-1500 cals a day you are really working against yourself. My gut feeling is that by getting yourself on track with a daily deficit of only 1k…

I just looked at your diary. You've logged around 2 weeks of entries since you've joined and most of them are actually really high cal counts. One or two were even over 3000 cals. I have to wonder what you are doing to get those 1000-1600 calorie burns in. If you're going off an HRM or the default MFP recommendations and…

That all depends. 1. what is your TDEE 2. what is your weekly weight loss goal 3. are you weighing/measuring your foods (keeping accurate and honest logs)

Wait? Joined in December and lost 80 lbs but your ticker says 31? April Fools? Counting calories helps teach people what healthy portion sizes are. A lot of times folks have a tough time losing weight until they get a scale and discover just how much they've been over estimating. You don't count calories and have lost…

I've have a HRM and can vouch for the inaccuracy of both the MFP calculations and the ones given by their partner site, MapMyWalk. Brians example is saner, but when I did my 9 mile walk this weekend I burnt about 1300 calories per my HRM. His calculation doesn't include anything about pace though, which probably affects…

A couple of things. One thing is that you probably need to get your current BF figured out seeing as you already have some ab work showing. A couple of years back I had a DEXA scan done and from what the nutritionist told me at the time (I'm 5 '10 too) that weight of 212 lbs would have put me at around 17% BF and at a very…

Temporary water retention. Contributing factors are the micro-tearing of the muscles you are exercising (fluid rushes in to fill the gaps), sodium intake for the day, and carb consumption to some extent. I've gone to bed and woke up 2-3 lbs lighter. Track the weight trend over several days and don't let individual weight…

Burpees. OMG....

I prepare a weeks worth of lunches on the weekend and it saves so much time in the end. I have to cook most of my own stuff to keep the sodium content down anyway so it's not a big deal for me. I make chili's, different curries, stir fry, grilled/smoked meats on the bbq, all sorts of stuff. Usually I'll have the same thing…

Congrats on your progress. You've done great with that much loss so far. Looking at your diary I saw a couple of things worth commenting on. You seem to like fried chicken wings. Can you swap the fried stuff out with another method like baking/grilling? I also see a lot of sodium on some days. At our age, high sodium…

Well, you really are going to have to weigh/measure and log everything for a couple of weeks so folks can see what you are doing in order to truly advise. Even the doc wants me to log my BP every day for a couple of weeks before he'll comment on any changes. And IMO, you're probably doing the right thing by not going the…

Some use cheat meals as excuses when they go off plan. "Oh, yeah, I ate 1,486 extra calories. Guess I'll count this as a cheat day." Some people need rigid structure in order to even start developing self control. That's what this little friendly competition is all about. Stay on point for two weeks without going off the…

This is probably the wisest comment I've seen posted in quite some time. +1 For Karen and I couldn't agree more or said it better.

Hi. I can't read the posts in this thread without doing so in a heavy Aussie accent. :bigsmile: But to be fair, I'm in Texas. Have at it. Being a night shift worker I see lots of Aussie chatter during my awake hours.

Absolutely great progress! The midsection will be the last to go. (like everyone else is saying) Don't fret, just continue to sweat. :drinker:

Best answer here. As long as you have been diligently logging your cals a meal with the family isn't going to set you back one iota. Call it a cheat day, call it returning to sanity, call it whatever you want. Just go and enjoy your family and then get back to business. Enjoy it too.

Black strap molasses! As an ingredient in a recipe for faux soy sauce it's quite palatable. :) Which reminds me. It's about time I dug that out and made a batch again.

Actually my research started a few years back with my cardiologist when I mentioned that "maybe I should up my potassium intake to counter the sodium I'm getting from off the shelf food." His response was "No, that's not how I want you to approach this." He went on to explain that though a potassium rich diet is considered…

I totally stand corrected here. I have no idea what my brain was doing when I was putting my response together. Gotta proof read before hitting enter next time.

Incorrect. They do not balance each other out. And chronic high sodium intake DOES increase your risk for edema, high blood pressure, and heart or kidney disease. Also, attempting to counter chronic high intake by "flushing with increased water consumption" may offer some temporary reductions but is no guarantee that these…

Hey, Thank you for your service.:bigsmile: non-professional opinion here. So your goal is to lose weight while trying not to jeopardize your existing lean mass. You will certainly want to eat back some calories then. You're going to have a tougher time of estimating non-cardio activity since HRM's don't do well in that…

BMR of 1420 is to maintain. cocopies is asking if eating at 1200 ( a daily deficit of 220 ) will allow her to lose weight. If tracked extremely close it probably will, but very very slowly. Maybe your best answer will come from a Doc. If he/she goes over your blood work and tests and thinks that widening the deficit is the…

:flowerforyou: Tada! You are now considered armed and dangerous. As dangerous as you can be with a flower that is. Now go slay some fat cells. Sweat is their tears.

Zero or thereabouts. The exception is on exercise days where calories are added to your daily goal but are probably not a realistic amount. This is where some acceptable fudging of the numbers comes in. For example, lets say you exercised and MFP says "Wonderful! You've earned 350 calories!" Does that mean you should eat…