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My go-to drink is whiskey. I can sip on a shot of good whiskey for a full hour.

I drink a protein shake in the morning before lifting because I otherwise have too little protein in my diet and because I'm too tired to cook in the morning.

psuLemon's point is a good one. Just eat foods that you enjoy and which leave you feeling full. I enjoy eating higher amounts of protein and fat (e.g., steak), which fill me up much more than do carbs. Others on MFP eat mostly carbs and are successful. Just make sure that you meet your caloric goals and meet recommended…

I find myself a bit more hungry on workout days. It's easy to end up eating a bit more without realizing it if you don't count calories.

I avoid eating back any calories from lifting, as estimates of calories burned during lifting are horribly inaccurate. As for cardio, I use very conservative estimates for my number of calories burned but I do eat all of them back.

If I'm doing great and reaching my goals, I'll sometimes reward myself with a nice steak and a small glass of whiskey. I don't think this reward is at all problematic, however, as I'm rewarding myself with a higher quality meal rather than with extra calories (I still meet my daily caloric goal).

I've mostly switched to whiskey. I can sip at a single shot of whiskey for a full hour.

Beer. Once I have a few, I want even more. Then I want pizza.

A cheat day can wipe out a lot of your weekly deficit. This is especially true if you're not measuring your intake, as you might be consuming more than you realize. Where did you get the estimated calories burned for kickboxing? As HellYeahItsKriss is implying, that may be an overestimate. So, eating back those calories…

I hate pre-planning, but as quiksylver296 said, it's required. Figure out your meals in advance so that you can eat dinner (if you want to eat dinner). Prepare your food at home. Insulated lunch bags are pretty inexpensive, and can work quite well. I know it's a pain, but it really helps.

Cutting to eliminate the fat and then eating at maintenance or a bit higher while bulking is a solid strategy. I'm doing the same. I've added some muscle while dropping weight, but I still have too much fat for it to be noticeable. If I drop another 40 lbs, the muscle gain will be much more visible.

I have only one or two drinks per week (if I have calories to spare). My wife recently requested that I brew a new batch of beer for her birthday. I'm planning to give all of it away after her party to get it out of the house as quickly as possible.

Dieting/cutting doesn't require salads. I like referring to my 1 lb ribeye as "diet food" to annoy my wife.

I prelog on workdays to make sure I pack the right amount of food. On weekends I just log as I go.

Yoga is helpful. Also try stretching your butt. When your butt gets tight, it can pull on your back. I used to think I had a bad back, but I now think I just had a weak one. After I recovered from my last back injury, I slowly got into weightlifting. My back is now pretty strong, and all my back problems are gone.

5 days a week, weights in the morning and cardio in the afternoon. Weekends are for sleeping in.

I already told my mom that I'm sticking to turkey and green beans for the meal. And I'll be weighing everything before I eat it.

As you get older, your metabolism slows. So, you can expect that your net calories will increase slowly over time if you keep the same eating habits over a long period of time. In the shorter term, small changes to diet and exercise can add up. For example, if you find yourself stuck to a desk for a longer period of time…

I just bought a smaller belt -- my old belt no longer holds up my now oversized pants.

If stress is a factor in your drinking, finding an alternative way to relieve stress can greatly help with reducing your alcohol intake. I used to drink quite a bit to cope with stress (though I was also attempting to perfect the old-fashioned). In my case, punching something for half an hour straight turned out to be a…

I'm a stress eater too. For me, working out regularly kills my stress, thereby making it much easier for me to meet my caloric goals. Have you tried looking for a new way to relieve your stress?

I'm sticking to MFP for my food logging, but I track exercise in other apps.

I found it extremely helpful to make baby steps, rather than jumping straight into a large calorie deficit. Because each step was small enough to be manageable, I never felt frustrated by the changes in my nutrition and exercise. For example, I moved from drinking whole milk to drinking 2% milk, then 1% milk, and now I…

To echo what middlehaitch said, start light and focus on form. This will help you to avoid injury and develop good habits. The Athlean-X channel on YouTube has a lot of great videos on form. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0TLA0EsQbE-MjuHXevj2A

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Glad to know I'm not the only one that's considered this!

As other posters have said, eating late by itself is not a problem. As long as you are staying within your daily caloric goals and are getting to sleep OK, there's no need to worry about it. I personally avoid eating within two hours of going to bed, as even light meals close to bedtime give me problems with sleeping.

Thanks for the replies. I'll try to stop overthinking things and just enjoy the sashimi. It'll be my reward for not eating any Halloween candy.

I love La Croix. It's more pleasant to drink than plain water, but has 0 calories. I like it a lot more than diet soda, as I'm not a fan of artificial sweeteners. That said, some people I know can't stand it. If you do, though, drink up!

Losing 1# per week is a good choice for slow-and-steady weight loss. As others have mentioned, it can be helpful to try to stay close to the recommended number of calories each day. Going far under recommended amount can leave you feeling like you're starving or have no energy (and may lead to binging on Halloween candy).…