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Never weight, after a while and with the feedback from weekly weigh-ins, I find I can guesstimate close enough - I probably underestate calories a bit on average but for me its always seems to balance out with not adding back exercise calories - I'm never surprised at the number I see on my weekly weigh-in - I do tend to…
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Yup - quit "temporary dieting" and instead change the way you eat
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You read wrong - acetaminophen is generally useless for back pain - source: pretty much every person I know dealing with ongoing back pain & 30 years of dealing with my own - ibuprofen and stronger anti-inflammatories are what the vast majority take for back pain issues Are you sure your back can handle your weight…
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I've got a bad back - be kind to your body and only push it gradually if/when you get into exercise - putting yourself off your feet will having you going backwards - managing your calories and keeping the scale slowly moving down is what it's all about - don't get "greedy" and set your goals beyond what you can reasonably…
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Just a consistent calorie deficit & exercise. Also rub circles on your belly and pat the top of your head 3 times per day. ;)
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Your future is looking awesome.
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Less sodium, more fibre are 2 things I'm always working on
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It's an awesome tool but much still depends on the operator ;) Estimates are involved, so results need to be confirmed by your weekly weigh ins. Make adjustments as needed. It works a little different for everybody so you just gotta figure out what works for you.
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Pushups and bent over rows are a couple of the basics - wouldn't hurt to add some squats too, just with your body weight even
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I sometimes keep a bench right behind me when working on going deeper so I'm less than an inch or so from actually sitting - or do actually sit if my weight goes too far back
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Don't like curls, don't do curls - not an essential exercise
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You probably don't need to lose weight - get active instead
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My kids are starting to hate the sight of chicken
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Avg 12-13K - makes a big difference for me otherwise I'd probably have to start eating salads ;)
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If you're an average sized guy or bigger, just eating normal meals shouldn't be much of a problem if you eat normal portions - what's your daily calorie goal?
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Some people swear by really small servings taking really small bites - sometimes I do it with ice cream and a really small spoon - a small little bite has about as much flavour as a mouthful
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Exercise is just a nice compliment to weight loss - good chance you'll take it up too at some point, they just naturally go hand in hand - taking babies for long nap walks counts
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Great tip!
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Shhh, everyone will be less impressed if they know it really isn't all that hard!
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2200 would be about right then, more power to you if you can get by with a bit less - you should see some pretty good losses in the first few months - good luck!
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Pretty sure that should say 2-3 lbs per week - not losing at that rate anymore isn't a plateau - if you're losing 1 lb or even half a lb a week its good sustainable weight loss - keep it going
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2000-2200 cals is quite a bit - very unlikely you'd need to add back exercise calories - 2200 would very roughly be the cals for someone 225+ lbs losing at a rate of 1 lb per week using a rough 12 calories per lb of body weight estimate (225x12=2700 minus 500 cal deficit to lose 1 lb per week=2200 cal goal) - again very…
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Sounds like me, just dumbells, an exercise mat and an old bench to lean on for the rows - I just do the 4 main big groups - Chest: pushups - Back: Bent-over Rows - Legs: Squats - Abs: planks or crunches
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tiffnkailey - you sound awesome - I love your honesty - I won't pile on any more advice other than to say you've got to figure out what works for you - some of the loudest people on these MBs are the most radical and some of what they say isn't practical for "normal" people ;) It takes some time to figure out what works…
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You don't *have* to alter your diet too radically - most people can't do it for very long unless they happen to actually want to, weight loss aside - take baby steps and just get used to counting calories and making smaller changes to your diet over time - for me, cutting way back on junk food lunches, snacks and…
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I was just being supportive of my SO and thought she'd feel better if I "suffered" along with her so I got the app she was using -- then I was surprised how easy it was (esp. for a larger than avg. guy) to lose weight and liked the result -- she kind of gave up (not much to lose anyways) and I've just kept on going
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I still grab one of the bad old vending machine snacks that helped my gain a lot of my weight occasoinally - it seems to me you haven't really beat the habit until you can have just one on occasion without losing control and getting freaked out by it
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I'll give you one: "Go Girl!"
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I'm somewhat of a reforming "big eater" myself. You might need to taper down a bit if you're going to be drastically reducing your portion sizes. It wasn't long before I I felt full on lesser and lesser amounts. Eating slower helps too. Eat your pizza with a knife and fork and wait longer between slices. Order / make less…