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I totally agree! Keeping chickens is great if you are able to. I waited until it hit 20 degrees outside today before I opened the coop, we have a wind chill of 3 today and they are out walking around. I only have a light bulb in their coop which is just a shed converted to a coop for them. My chickens have gotten frost…

Totally agree! Crazy. You missed Friday were he burned 4,300 calories with 4 hours of bike riding and 1/2 hour mowing the lawn! That is awesome.

I have gone from 142-127 in about 7 months. I could tell things were changing slowly but people noticed really when I had lost 13-15lbs. Before that no one could really tell things were changing and then all of a sudden I looked different. My body fat is distributed very well all over so I just look as if I am shrinking.…

No, no, no. If MFP gave you a goal of 1500 calories that is what you should eat. Your deficit is already built into that number. If you work out then you can eat those calories back also. Most machines and MFP overestimate calorie burn for exercise so take that into consideration when inputting exercise. Most people only…

Until you get in the habit of weighing and measuring your food and drink you will not know if you are eating at a deficit to lose weight. Working out does only about 20% of weight loss, 80% is eating at a deficit. Do you even know how many calories you are supposed to be eating everyday?? Seems like you think that one hour…

IF you are tracking your food correctly, then the next thing to look at would be your calorie burns for each day. You said 500-700 calories a day, that is a lot. Some days I do both Jazzercise for an hour and kickboxing for an hour and still burn just around 600 calories after 2 hours of very vigorous work outs. And I…

Fabulous!!

I have had high cholesterol ever since having blood work for the first time in my twenties when I was practically a waif. I have been on statins with little effect. But side effects of joint pain. I average between 230-260. I think when taking Lipitor I got down to 210. I have never been very overweight, now not at all. I…

Abdominal Muscles (your six pack abs)

I took a look at your exercise diary. And just wanted to let you know that if you are using MFP numbers than they can be way off. A few things that stuck out were cleaning for 45 minutes burning around 300 calories yoga for 10 minutes burning 65 calories those were 2 that really stuck out. Those numbers are probably way to…

I stopped running for awhile because it got boring and started Jazzercise and have done that for over a year. Now I started running again with my son as he is training to start Cross Country at school. We go to the track and low and behold no heavy breathing. I am by no means fast, I pace about a 13-14 minute mile but my…

Did you buy inserts for the shoes? I was having horrible shin pain from Jazzercise for months, with new shoes, so I changed the shoes and got inserts. It took about another 3 weeks for the pain to resolve but it finally did. Sometimes I just don't think the shoes are enough for the pounding we give our body when we run or…

MFP calorie counts are notoriously high. I don't use them, I use a HRM. But if I was going to use them I would take them down by 1/2. Fitbit you wear 24/7 to track all your steps. It shows you when you need to be more active daily instead of just relying on "exercise" for your steps. Inga

That is funny stuff right there! Thanks for sharing!! Reminder, always check photos before sending. Inga

I have used a Fitbit device for over 3 years also have the Aria scale to go with it! Love them. I used to have the Fitbit One (I think) it clasped onto my bra. I went through 2 of those in 2 years due to the plastic weakening and breaking due to taking it off and on the bra. Fitbit replaced because it was less than a year…

I have had the Fitbit Aria for 2 years. Love it! Works like it should, syncs to the computer, awesome. Inga

Morning Star Chipotle Black Bean Burger 190 calories 17 grams of protein Thomas Apple Pie English Muffin 160 calories 4 grams of protein Market Pantry Cinnamon/Brown sugar cream cheese 70 calories 1 gram of protein sometimes I will have cottage cheese instead of english muffin/cream cheese sometimes I have bacon and eggs I…

Pork tenderloins are so yummy on the grill, very lean and did I mention tasty. I also like Belvita "crackers" I eat 1/2 a package which is 2 crackers. I get the Blueberry, they are super good and low cal. Frozen yogurt also very yummy. I serve it to all the ice cream lover's that come over and they don't even know it is…

White cheeses usually have less calories for example swiss, Parmesan http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/nutrition/a-guide-to-healthy-cheese.html And here is some info to help choose a chocolate, I would choose a darker chocolate for dipping and you can ask for more fruit dippers (they are sometimes stingy with those)…

I really enjoy your pics Larro! And you make such interesting combos! I love cooking on the fly with what is in the cabinets/garden/chicken coop! My husband is always amazed and thrilled when a meal is produced out of thin air! Right now my breakfast is Thomas Apple Pie English Muffin (4G protein) Market Pantry Cinnamon…

TDEE already has exercise/activity factored in so you just eat the calories it tells you and do not adjust or "eat back" your exercise calories.

Naked, after restroom, before eating, every Saturday or Sunday morning. Hubby enjoys the show!

It bumps the post back up to the top of the page Inga

There may be a language barrier for her to type herself. I only say that because of the Mexican Sweet Bread in her daily meal. Could be totally wrong here. I know some women who do not use the internet at all and the husband does everything online. I am 5'1". My TDEE (total daily energy expenditure is 1889) at my current…

My understanding is that you eat that amount every day. It averages out the workouts vs calories for 7 days and that is the number you are supposed to eat every day. Inga

BMR is what your body burns to survive. If you were in a coma you would burn your BMR calories. TDEE is what your body burns by adding activity to the mix, hard job, exercise, etc. To lose weight you need to subtract a certain amount from your TDEE say, 15%. For you that would be approx 393 calories from 2621. So you…

If you need motivation just look at that profile pic!! You don't want to lose all that progress! Just get back on the wagon so to speak and keep making those small changes every day! They add up.

Um, exactly how old are you? You want to lose 10lbs which would put you down into the 87-93lb range? That is way to small for you and just about anyone. If you think you are "fat skinny" then I would try to body recomp which means lifting weights. That is it.

I have been going to Jazzercise for a year now. Decided to test out the "600" calorie burn with my HRM. On average I burn around 260 calories per hour and I am working my butt off, dripping sweat, etc. But I also go to approx 5 classes a week and do kickboxing 3-4 nights a week. Plus, I am a smaller person so I think my…

Do you like eggs, chicken, pork? You have included virtually no good source of protein in your "plan". Can you tolerate yogurt? Cottage cheese? Fruits or veggies? Yes, you will probably lose weight only eating 1428 calories a day for a man your size but you will also lose considerable muscle if you don't feed it correctly.…