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First of all, your weight can fluctuate 2-4 pounds per day, so your "actual" weight is really just a best guess/average anyway. I would pick one scale and use the same one each time. You should weigh at the same time of day, and be wearing similar clothing (or not). For my sanity, I don't weigh myself more than once per…

I think that you are heading in a good direction!!! In my opinion, I would start with a few small steps so that the transition is not overwhelming. Yes, increase your meals to at least 3. You are going to have to measure your food and you are going to have to be HONEST! Everything counts. This includes the small handful of…

For my own personal goals, I track fat, protein, and carbs, along with sodium and fiber. Sometimes I swap sodium and sugar, but is more often sodium.

I would go with the measuring tape and check it once every 4 weeks. If you do the pants, only try them on once per month. Otherwise it can sometimes be discouraging.

How is your diet? Start with that.

I agree with this. Weight loss will drive me crazy, but I have recently hired a trainer to guide me in nutrition and exercise. I'm trusting their professional opinion -- taking it out my head.

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I have done P90X and some of Insanity. If you need an instructor (video tape) to give you motivation, then by all means pick one. P90X was great --- it worked for me. I dropped body fat. BUT --- I personally feel that P90X is glorified cardio. Yes, you are lifting but not lifting heavy. So in the end, you are burning…

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Don't go by the heart rate monitors on the exercise equipment. From my experience, they are WAY off and always higher than they should be. Invest in a good heart rate monitor with a chest strap (Polar is good). One of my best investments.

I like Optimum Nutrition. I like the chocolate --- it is good in milk and water. The vanilla is good too, I use it in my cereal milk. The cookies and cream isn't bad, but I like the chocolate much better. Not too expensive either. About $25 for the 2 pound container.

Keep temptations out of the house. If those foods are there, or you are eating them in front of her, it will make it much harder on her. My husband is not dieting (and I have kids) -- they eat their dessert when I am exercising so that I don't see it. As far as snacks, I try to get them things that I can eat too (without…

Thanks for this information! Good point about the mfp estimates. I do sometimes "trust" what is in the database. I will try dropping the calories some and see what happens.... Thanks!!!!

I am logging everything.....because I want my bodymedia reports to reflect what is real. It's funny because that is also why I closed my diary. I figured that I might fib if I was trying to impress anyone else but me. I use a scale most of the time, but not ALL of the time. Maybe I should. But --- I am currently at a 500…

Right now --- I am 5' 4.5"...... 140 pounds ..... 26% body fat All that has happened since I started lifting (about 2 months ago) is an increase in the scale (fat, measurements and the way clothes fit have not changed).

First of all, I just noticed that I apparently don't know how many days are in a week. With that said, I am making an edit to my original post. I exercise 6 days a week. I wanted to point that out before someone pointed it out for me ;) Second --- thank you for all of the wonderful feedback. I realize that I get a little…

For cardio, I have been doing Turbo Fire HIIT workouts (about 25 minutes) on Monday/Friday. On Wednesday, I have been taking a 60-minute spinning class.

I'm not lifting a whole lot when compared to others --- my upper body is weak. I am pressing and lifting about 40 pounds. Rowing 60 lbs. My lower body is more impressive (in my mind) -- 105 lbs deadlifts, 85 lbs on squats. No, the measurements aren't changing yet, but I do feel stronger. I am moving up in weight weekly.…

Do you know where to find that video? Would love to watch it to prevent another injury.

Same thing happened to me too....left side also. I usually felt the "pain" when I dropped too low in the squat. I ended up taking some time off. I was afraid of hurting myself further. It took 3 weeks before it felt better. I'm just getting back to SL. This time I plan to increase my weight more slowly.

I was stopping by tonight to ask the exact same questions. Yesterday I hit 120# with my deadlifts. I was able to do 4 of the 5 reps and then my hands gave out. I brought the bar to the ground but did not reset my grip. I tried to take a break and come back to it, but I was spent and risked bad form. Should I stay at 120…

In regards to TDEE, what do you classify Stronglifts in terms of activity? I am doing strong lifts, followed by 30 minutes on the treadmill. So --- about 2 hours strength and 2 hours cardio per week. Is that considered lightly active? Thanks.

Sorry about that. After returning from vacation, I fell off the wagon for a bit. I let the six pound gain go to my head. Anyway --- looking through my diary, entries that are missed or are super low in calories, are missed logging days. Not necessarily excessive calorie cheating days, just days I didn't log. I noticed a…

I measure almost everything, but sometimes dinner is estimated. My husband does all the dinner cooking and it is sometimes hard to measure after the fact. I try to estimate high, for error.

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Shorty -- I am in the same boat (roughly same stats -- except I weigh more). My goal is 20%bf, but like you, losing pounds has been slow. I'm curious to see what others say.

I try to follow the guidelines set by the American Heart Association: "The new guidelines state most women should consume no more than 100 calories, and men no more than 150 calories, of added sugar. These numbers average out to about 6 to 9 teaspoons, or 25 to 37.5 grams, of sugar a day." I try to stick to 25 grams or…

I'm in North Ridgeville. Not far from you. Grew up in Strongsville.

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful suggestions! I am really looking forward to this --- this is the first vacation my husband and I have taken since our honeymoon (11 years ago). We are leaving the kids at home :) Can't wait.....

To lose body fat, yet maintain what muscle I have --- I eat 50% protein/30% carbs/20% fat. Once I am settled where I would like to be, I plan to go with a more balanced approach. Maybe 40/40/20 or 40/30/30.