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I graze more when I'm cooking dinner when I'm not being strict with my logging. I can easily eat several hundred calories of randomness while I'm cooking. I'm also terrible at estimating macros, so I don't eat enough protein if I'm not logging.

Huh... I never thought to do this. Good thing it's leg day again today!

For me, it's Bulgarian squats. I love em, and I feel like I get really good glute activation. Hip thrusts always give me bruises :/ I do hip raises with a TRX, though. SL deads are another I really like, and swings (I don't have a kettlebell but sometimes I do swings with a dumbbell and worry about accidentally launching…

I agree with other posters that it's important to identify whether you're going over your goal because your overall intake is unnecessarily low or if it's because you're bored, tired, hormonal, etc, because the solution is going to be different depending on what the root cause is. That being said, I'm another vote for…

That's really unfortunate...!

I snack. A lot. My go-tos are Greek yogurt (sounds like you've had enough of that, tho!), cottage cheese, kefir, tuna mix with crackers or on bread, jerky, hard-boiled egg, protein bars, and protein powder in coffee. Those are my primary snacks, but I also eat a fair amount of quinoa and bean salads or fritters, as well as…

I like to have Clif builder bars and MusclePharm Combat crunch (though the white chocolate ones are abominably disgusting). But I don't use them as meal replacement, just as a post-work, pre-workout snack and to help me meet my protein macro. These bars alone do not keep me satiated. Other bars that have a lower protein…

All my good workout pants were dirty, and I had a choice between a fugly pair of shorts and a pair of size S workout capris that I have never been able to fit into (purchased online). I grabbed them and tried them on, thinking as I did so "I'll probably NEVER be able to fit into these, even at goal" and surprise, surprise,…

It's just me and my boyfriend today, no family for a thousand miles, so we're going a nontraditional route with shrimp and vegetable tempura.... mmmm

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I drink my morning coffee black, but I put protein powder in my iced coffee that I drink in the afternoons before a workout. The powder that I use (various flavors of Trutein) is sweet and that plus milk makes it feel like a treat. I'm too lazy to do this often, but if I blend it all up with ice it reminds me a lot of…

"98% of the health professionals in our survey could not explain how weight loss works" This is why I just bite my tongue when my healthcare professionals give terrible nutritional advice.

My boyfriend says absolutely nothing about my appearance, either positively or negatively (unless we're getting frisky, and then he will call me "sexy," but I think that has more to do with the sex than with my actual body). This can be somewhat demoralizing, especially in the past four months - I've been doing a pretty…

I just turned 33, feel free to add me. I've been on MFP maintaining for several years but I'm working on losing some weight I regained this past year after moving across the country.

Yep! I'm currently at 141 and cutting, but I don't think I'll go as low as you're aiming. I've been 126 in the past, but I have more muscle now, so I'll see what things look like around 130.

Not anime, but I do feel this way to an extent with video games, especially something like Tomb Raider or Uncharted. I like to convince myself I can totally duplicate whatever nonsense feat Nathan Drake just managed to pull off. But with less grunting.

My cats are super helpful... they jump on my stomach when I'm benching, my back when I'm doing pushups, and lie underneath me when im holding a plank. Oh, and they keep my cardio machines warm for me, too:

I always eat as high-fat of dairy as I can find - whole milk, full-fat cream cheese, 4% cottage cheese (if it came in a higher percentage, I'd probably buy it!) There's no reason to limit your dietary fat unless you have some sort of medical reason to do so. High fat foods improve satiety, as do high protein foods. I had…

I personally am a fan of salad dressings with a 3: or 4:1 ratio of vinegar to olive oil; too much olive oil just tastes bland and oily to me. It's just about finding your personal preference. As other people have said, there are many types of vinegars that you can use, and be sure to use a good quality olive oil. I enjoy…

This is from yesterday, because I do IF and haven't eaten yet today, but homemade falafel, naan, and tzatziki sauce, with a cucumber, tomato, and onion salad on the side. Om nom nom. I could eat my weight in falafel.

Yep, my cardio basically exists to balance out my weekend drinking (although this week is was all-week-long drinking, because work stress)

Congratulations! That's a massive accomplishment. I suffer from anxiety and insomnia, and typically I can manage it with a regular exercise routine, good sleep hygiene, generally being aware of my own mental health status and intervening if things start to get worse by using various coping or wellness tools - things like…

I've definitely eaten a pint of halo top in one go, but it's a) only two cups and b) only ~350 calories so I really don't consider it a binge. I suppose the difference is in mindset, though. I don't feel like I'm out of control when I do so.

I do something along these lines, because I do roughly 18:6 intermittent fasting. I break my fast when I get home from work around 4 or 5, usually with iced coffee and a protein bar because it's also my pre-workout meal. I usually have no less than 800-1000 calories for dinner, and the rest of my calories go into snacks or…

I do; it's the way I naturally eat, based on when I get hungry. The fact that it helps me stay within my calorie goal more easily is incidental but convenient. I typically do about an 18:6. I tend not to be hungry before early afternoon. Breakfast makes me unmanageably hungry, when I do eat it.

I regained probably around 15lb over the past year because I didn't cope well with a move and the inherent disruption to my routine. What helped me get back on track was identifying what worked for me in the past, what had been a crucial part of my daily routine upon which everything else was built. For me that was having…

This is basically what I do. I aim for 1400 to 1500 on week days so I can eat up to 3k calories on weekends. I also step up my activity level on weekends, take longer hikes or fit in an extra lifting session, etc. The answer for me has always been a blend of reducing weekday eating and increasing weekend activity.

tl;dr: It all comes down to knowing yourself. Figure out your fundamentals. What are the one or two things you can do every day thay help you maintain a healthy routine? Honestly, I thought I was able to do this well, that I was resilient enough to handle life's drama without letting go of my health and self-care. But last…

I log daily and have for years. Feel free to add me. Granted, I haven't always logged food, especially after spending a few years in maintenance, but since I moved last year and regained a bit I'm currently logging food. i always log in and log workouts, however.

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