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I put my bowl on a food scale, hit on, then add an ingredient, record weight (grams), hit reset, add ingredient, etc. I find weighing food by weight versus volume is much easier (no measuring cups for dry ingredients) and much more accurate. Charlene
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Yes, sometimes when I go to bed, my stomach is rumbling because I am so hungry. I have found that having a bit of dairy, whether it be a glass of milk or a 1/2c of Greek yogurt helps me get thru the evenings. I make sure I save 200 calories for something to nibble on about an hour before bed. Charlene
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Add heavier weights to your routine a few days/week. Remove any carbonated (even diet soda) and alcohol from your diet until the big day. Have you tried adding a bit of running to your exercise routine? Try hitting a pool for some free stroke laps- it'll definitely tone your arms (better than weights in my opinion).…
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Hi All! I'm Charlene, 28. Looking to drop about 20lbs. I log regularly and exercise too. Looking to make friends for support. My diet is pretty normal, but I don't eat a ton of meat- only eat it once or twice a week. I try to eat 45C/30F/25P. Eggs and Greek yogurt are my biggest sources of protein as well a beans. I travel…
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Thanks for your reply AJ. OK, so if my BMR (nearly dead in bed all day) is 1430, and I burn 500 calories for running a 10K (about 80/mile) that's only leaving me burning about 200/day doing my "fidgeting" walking, showering, etc. That seems low perhaps? And that's using the moderate activity level of 1.5. Should I choose…
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I do the same thing! I once ran a half marathon on a treadmill at a hotel gym against a friend. It was hot and I lost 2.8 pounds in sweat.
