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Most of my exercise has been walking lately, I'm eating back most of the calories MFP gives me for exercise and still losing consistently.

I eat back most of my exercise calories and still consistently lose weight.

I joined #99walks, every month you set your own mileage goal and when you meet it they mail you a bracelet with that months theme message on it. It's a silly little thing, but it's good for some external motivation :) I eat most, but rarely all, of my exercise calories back and still have steady losses. My doggies can't go…

@muszyngr I believe st = stone, which is roughly 14 lbs. OP, please correct those of us from the US if I'm wrong about that :) If you programmed the app with all your current info and goals and it told you to eat 1800, eat 1800! Enjoy the journey, you'll get there!

It takes me a ton of weight to change sizes. My clothes fit differently, but to go down a full size usually takes me at least 25 lbs.

Be prepared to wait a while, whatever you order. I ordered a Sole Treadmill in early October and it'll be mid-November by the time I get it. Luckily our CA weather will still be decent for a good while.

In a rush I often grab some sliced turkey and a bag of sugar snap peas with some hummus or Bitchen Sauce for dip. Quick and easy, low cal and a decent amount of protein plus some carbs and fat. 😋

IIFYM all the way. Gotta have balance 😋

You can totally see a difference! I'd recommend you take intentional progress pics, once a month or so. As little clothing as your comfortable with - front, back and side views. You don't ever have to share them but that's how you'll really see a difference!

Whole 30 recipes are free of all added sugar (including honey and all artificial sweeteners) and there are a million great recipes out there.

I pre-plan my day the night before so it fits my calories (and macro % if I can, though I'm not all that strict with those.) That way, I don't have to worry about it during the chaos of a school/work day. I know exactly what I'm going to have and still fit my plan. When I get some exercise in, I up my serving sizes or add…

I do 16:8 intermittent fasting so I only eat lunch, snacks and dinner. I adjusted to it pretty quickly and tend to be busy in the morning so waiting until noon-ish to eat isn't so bad and then my lunch can be decently sized, plus snacks and then a good sized dinner. It's not for everyone, but it's helped me a lot!

I would think your food volume would increase by quite a bit if you're not doing keto anymore. Definitely play with your calories and you'll likely find you're in a greater deficit than you need to be.

A lot of people here weigh daily to track the fluctuations but I get a little obsessive so I'm committed to weighing and logging my weight weekly, for my sanity. I've even done monthly in the past and it was nice to see a big loss. Good luck however you decide to do it!

If you weigh the final product and divide that by how many servings you've set the recipe for you'll know how much each serving weighs. That's easier (and more accurate) than trying to measure in cups.

My plan is to hit maintenance on Nov 1 and if weight loss was linear and consistent (yeah right, lol!) I'd hit 199 just before that but I've stalled out a bit. I'm taking that as a sign that it really is time for a diet break so I'm going to go for maintenance in Nov & Dec whether I hit my goal or not. Then I'll dive back…

I start by trying to hit my protien goal, then fill in with the carbs and fats.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. Lol. I used to weigh daily and then got ridiculous and obsessive and had to have hubs hide the scale for a while. Now I'm on a once a week weigh-in schedule. I track whatever it says and move on until the next week. *whew*

I have a similar problem only for me it's shin splints. I can walk for miles on pavement or trails but on most treadmills I only last a few minutes 🤷‍♀️

It used to be so much easier to import recipes, it feels like if it's not from a partner site it just automatically pops the "unable to parse recipe" error. You can do a manual import and copy/paste the ingredients list though. That's at least better than typing it all in manually.

I've learned that when I absolutely don't have the time/energy to both prepare healthy meals and workout, I worry less about the workouts and more about the nutrition. Make good food, stay in a calorie deficit and you'll get there with everything else. It's hard, give yourself time and grace.

Yep, I have both my Fitbit and MapMyRide connected!

I've been up and down and on/off MFP for 9 years. I'm back and consistent now since the beginning of August :)

My diary is open as well and I also love to food stalk other people's diaries :)

Nothing is off limits as long as it fits my calories. I personally don't drink, but that's my own deal and I don't judge others choices. I'd love to have someone with an open diary who's interested in engaging :)

I do IF 16:8, I log all my food (usually the night before so I have a plan) and then eat whenever I want to within my 8 hour window. I map out a lunch, snacks and dinner but I don't have specific lunch or snack times as long as I get the food I pre-logged in. Sometimes I adjust a bit, but it's helped a lot.

I have an inflatable SUP and it's fantastic! Fits easily in my small car and it's lightweight and easy to carry. As long as it's pumped up to the right psi, it's plenty sturdy. I'd recommend getting an electric pump though. It's a hell of an arm workout to pump it manually 💪

I log anything that has calories

For me, intermittent fasting (16:8 so it's basically just skipping breakfast) makes it easier for me to stay within my calorie limit. No idea about any of the science behind IF, but I've adapted to it and I'm not hungry until noon so it works for me.

Just pick one. I'm sure you can convince yourself to either track and stick within your calories, or workout. Once you get one healthy habit going it'll be easier to find your way back to the other. Most people go through this. You can make it through :)