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Seriously, this exactly. I lose 130+ in 15 months eating 1800-2200 a day with some exercise (but nothing extreme....40-60 minutes most days a week). I've now been maintaining that loss, nearly effortlessly, for a year. Starvation is not required.

I squat/deadlift wearing chuck taylors. I don't know if it will help your hip flexors, but it helps my balance and therefore I can lift heavier. Also, they're pink. As for your hips....sorry to ask such a stupid question, but are you warming up and stretching properly? I often have hip flexor pain from squatting and since…

It depends on what you want it for. I have both and they serve different purposes. The fitbit keeps me moving more during the non-exercise portion of the day. I get up to speak with a coworker instead of sending an email, taking my dog for an extra walk, go on a mid-afternoon walk to get coffee instead of getting it in my…

I'm doing the 10 mile and I can't wait!

Though I found that when I was losing (also 130 pounds, about 7-10 a month like you, weighing most days) it would be pretty common to be at a standstill then suddenly see a big drop, seemingly overnight. 13 pounds is a bit excessive though. I'd suggest getting new batteries and seeing what happens.

Yes, this! I definitely didn't roll my eyes at this because it's such a simple fact that people lose sight of. We can make this very complicated, and it some ways the details make a big difference. But in the end, it's all about creating a calorie deficit, through diet, exercise, or a combination. Even more fundamentally,…

Yo-yo dieting, to me, is crash-dieting to lose 20 pounds, then going off the diet and gaining it all back. Then going on a different crash diet, down 20, then up 20 again. Going on a deficit for a couple months, dropping weight, then maintaining for a month by changing up your energy balance, is not yo-yo dieting in my…

Like I posted above, this can be easily explained by looking at your non-walking activity that day. Were you awake more on August 24? Did you spend a lot of time on your feet? If you went on an 8.64 mile walk but sat on your butt the rest of the day yesterday, yes - it definitely makes sense that you'd have burned more on…

It's also quite dependent on what you did the rest of the day. If I go for a 6 mile run, then go to work but barely move all day because I'm spending the day writing, I'll burn about as many calories as if I spent a Sunday on my feet all day baking in my kitchen, but only go on a 3 mile walk. Some of my "rest" days result…

(1) Do not weigh daily (2) If you do weigh daily, keep track of your weight on an excel spreadsheet. Record your overall losses as an average every week, two weeks, or month. Then if you have ups and downs, you can look back and realize that they're normal but your overall losses are still right on target.

For 150g of "Rice - Brown, long-grain, raw" in the MFP database, I get 555 calories. For 300g "Rice - Brown, long-grain, cooked" in the MFP database, I get 333 calories. I'm not sure where you got the idea that 150g of uncooked rice is only 174 calories. That's more than 5 ounces/servings of rice! Anyway, I would enter the…

I'm still in.

I think it's about realizing that it's *not* easier being fat. It's hard, it's sad, it's frustrating. It leads you to dislike yourself. It can strip fun out of your life. Speaking for myself only, I avoided social events, hated shopping, didn't have the energy to enjoy my life and have fun with my family. I lived knowing…

This is really, really awesome. Keep it up, and thanks for sharing.

Well, of course it's your favorite meal. It's your ONLY meal.

Okay, I'm betting your cheat day is pretty impressive in terms of calories and you're erasing your deficit. If I ate this food every day, I'd eat 6k plus on my "cheat day" and go absolutely insane. Because this diet would destroy my will to live. Also, vodka is 64 calories an ounce. If you're having 1.5, 69 calories is not…

I have no idea how long it will take, but I'd recommend skipping the on-the-knees variation and instead do elevated pushups. You can use a wall, counter top, table, stairs, bench, etc. A smith machine is useful (for once!) doing these because you can vary the height of the bar as needed. Stairs will allow this progression…

A cheat day once a week can erase a weekly deficit, depending on what you're consuming during your cheat day. I'd suggest eating at a reasonable deficit for an entire month, no "cheat days" but one day a week at maintenance would be fine, and then report back. Log everything. Weigh and measure it.

Pretty much this.

The scale matters to my doctor. It also matters to my insurance company. It matters if you want to go skydiving or horseback riding. Hell, if you're one of those people who likes segway tours of cities, it matters there too. I'm more about fitness and health, but the scale is a pretty good indicator of how I'm doing too.

I'll be eager to see how long one can last under a "diet" that follows a rule like this. First of all, your food label is not 100% accurate. So go ahead, find the grams, weigh the food, but know that even that is purely an estimate. Your 103g of an apple or 40g of oatmeal is not precise even with a precise weight. I mean,…

size 22/24 in June of 2011 size 8/10 in September of 2012 It took around 15 minutes. I would say I'm a solid 10 now, though I have clothes in my closet that fit ranging from 6 to 14. Pics in profile. For the record, it's a hell of a lot more fun shopping now. edited to add: I just noticed this thread was started in…

Former obese woman here. Lifting was my primary exercise as I lost.

Mine is open.

This is exactly it. For weight training, I want to progress - it brings me oodles of joy. For running, it's mostly about committing to the plan, following through, and finishing my race standing. Glad to know you've been able to find balance because some people basically tell me to stop lifting, that it's incompatible with…

Thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate it. No, I'm definitely not training to win. My goals are, in this order: to not die; to cross the finish line; to cross the finish line in less than 2:15 (which is far from fast, a sub 10:20 goal pace).

This. If you can spring for a Fitbit, that would really help estimate too. The Zip is $59 and complete concealable (wear it on pants, in pocket, on bra).

Start. Then don't stop. The rest is just details.

Tagging to follow. I just started my half training this week. I ran a 10 mile race last year and generally did three runs a week and three full body strength workouts, but I spent most of that time ravenously hungry and grumpy from overtraining and undereating (I was still losing weight and lamely insisting on a deficit).…

70 is great!. But you might top out with your current set up fairly soon. Keep up the awesome.