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  • I joined a gym recently and had a resting metabolic assessment done on Friday. When I scheduled the assessment, I mentioned I was using MFP to track eating, and he immediately said you're probably not eating enough if you're using MFP's estimates. MFP gave me a budget of 1600 calories per day based on a goal of 2 lbs per…
    in MFP calories vs. nutritionist's calories Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • One other thought as I don't want you to feel I'm bashing your time management. I've only been cooking seriously since November 2013. My stove died, so I bought a new one and with it some cookware. I had a little time on my hands over the holidays, so I set out to learn how to cook something better than the typical…
    in Office Worker - Healthy, Easy lunch ideas Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • Just to back this up, I'm the breadwinner in my house and typically work 50+ hour weeks - yet I still find the time to cook. It starts with careful planning. I make a meal plan every Saturday and order groceries online for pick-up so I avoid impulse shopping. I also try to maximize for left-overs. For example, this week…
    in Office Worker - Healthy, Easy lunch ideas Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • 40 something newbie here. Was successful with Atkins 10 years ago but fell off the horse during a stressful year. Started back on a low-carb(ish) diet 10 days ago. I'm logging everything like I did 10 years ago, and I'm working on developing healthier eating habits and a structured exercise program this time around. I…
    in 40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • I understand the taste for junk food... doing my best to cut it out as well. FR sent.
    in Junk Food junkie Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • That's easy... delegate the meal planning to the dad. :-) Seriously, I'm a 40-something dad with a full time job - and I do the majority of cooking in my house. Decided I wanted to cook as a hobby late last year and it took off from there. Started with pan searing recipes - primarily veggies, beef, pork and chicken - then…
    in 40-something looking for some buddies in weight loss journey Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • This... HONEST logging of food and accountability goes a long way. And I'll add planning. Every Saturday or Sunday, I plan my meals for the week, put together a grocery list and I order groceries online for pickup in order to avoid impulse food purchases. I tend to maximize leftovers. For example, I'll get 3 meals out of…
    in could really use some assistance....... Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • I'm around 40... if you subtract around 6 or 7. :-) Let's do this indeed. FR sent.
    in trying this again! Any peeps around 40 looking for friends? Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • I'm an engineer as well, though I have a few more miles on the odometer than you. :-) My job is fairly sedentary -which didn't help- and the problems were magnified during the dot com boom of the late 90's when my employer starting offering free snacks and sodas. Now, I work at home so I'm more inclined to eat what I have…
    in Hello! 200+ to lose. First step. Comment by srmchan April 2014
  • Sounds a lot like my wife... with a few exceptions. She's a blue-eyed redhead, prefers wine to bourbon, not much for smoking but loves when I cook on my smoker, and her preferred mode of transportation is by horse or in a Corvette. She's a good one (meaning the wife, not the Corvette), so I reckon I'll keep her. Good luck…
    in Perfect Mistress Comment by srmchan April 2014
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