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So now a coworker making you a cake on your birthday isn't a kind gesture, it's sabotage? Come on.

This is not a crisis. It's your birthday, and your coworker made you a treat. Have one, absent a medical reason that you cannot. Log it. I remember creating a "crisis" in my head on my first birthday after joining MFP. Down 60 pounds and confronted with my favorite cake, I wanted to say no thanks, or hide a piece at my…

I have to quote this because it's the truth. I'm SO glad to know you, because you always inspire me to be happy. You're just awesome.

Your diary isn't public so I'll ask instead: Are you tracking every thing you eat and all calorie-containing drinks, every single day? Are you weighing (preferably) or measuring (not as good, but better than nothing) your portions? Even one day off from logging a week can erase a solid deficit, depending on how much you…

How about the Zip? It's $59, I think, and it doesn't measure stairs or sleep. But I NEVER actually track my sleep so that feature is useless to me. Anyway, if you're looking for a better picture of your calorie burn on an elliptical or spin bike, the Fitbit is not the device for you. But if you're looking for a tool to…

Yep, this. We use it all the time as a panini press.

That's not how it's recorded in my medical records, or my husband's, or my parents'. That method would seem to make sense, especially in the case of someone like OP with very high HDL, but my medical records use the calculation JustJennie posted.

QFT. I'm also so happy I've lost weight simply because now I don't have to lose weight anymore. One thing off the to-do list :)

We're currently pretty obsessed with this turkey burger salad: http://bevcooks.com/2013/05/turkey-burger-salads-with-pub-dressing/ If you're lazy like I am, you can just cook the meat without forming patties since you're going to crumble it anyway. The pub sauce is excellent, and you can easily substitute yogurt for some…

I customized my macro settings: minimum of 130g protein and 68g fat. The rest is carbs, or more fat/protein. I normally eat 80-100g of delicious fat a day.

Lunch hour 90% of the time. When it won't work, I go before or after work, and when that won't work I make up the session over the weekend.

That's likely your culprit right there. Track your calories as accurately as possible. Weigh and measure anything that can be weighed and measured, and log every bit of food and calorie-containing drink that you consume. Do this for a month. THEN, if you're still in a "plateau," open your diary and ask for help again.

If you weigh raw, search the database for raw. If you weigh cooked, search the database for cooked. Chicken breast, for example, has database entries for raw as well as roasted. I personally weigh raw. Meat, in its raw state, is fairly consistent in terms of nutritional data. However, how one cooks meat can alter its…

That, to me, indicates 100g cooked. I'd log 180g of delicious, delicious pork belly. To answer your question: generally, I always weigh raw, except when it's something like bacon or, as the case may be, pork belly.

Your advice is so similar to my experience. Congrats on your success. I don't need to wish you good luck for the future - you don't need it! Keep doing what you're doing :)

You know what goes well with fruit? Cheese. And it has protein. Bring cheddar. Ruin her day.

I don't pay attention to net calories (never did). My maintenance is 2500-2600. I eat a slight deficit from that on the weekdays, surplus on the weekends.

Keep foam rolling. The pain from the roller is awwwwwwwwwwwful but it really has helped me.

I felt the same way after my first training session - I had a hard time picking up my son that night! It was really rough. I also was constantly scared of failing - that someday I wouldn't be able to do what he asked me to. Well, guess what? the soreness got better, and I DID fail at times. But my trainer was good, and…

This. If there's no room in my day, calorie-wise, for real ice cream, I don't eat ice cream. Julia Child had it right: "I, for one, would much rather swoon over a few thin slices of prime beefsteak, or one small serving of chocolate mousse, or a sliver of foie gras than indulge to the full on such nonentities as fat-free…

My most recent "success story" post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1017387-2-yrs-of-mfp-130-lost-9-months-maintaining-with-pics And my blog, with lots of thoughts and tips: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ShannonMpls Great job so far! Your weight loss goal seems to be nearly identical to mine. You've had a great…

damn, sir. congrats!

I consider it irrelevant. Goal body fat percentage is 23%.

I think it's just a matter of progressively adding weight, and I do think it's going to progress slowly. Does your gym have 2.5 pound plates? I move up in small increments. I've made great progress with 5x5s - PRed at 145 for 5 reps today :) I'd suggest staying the course. You could also, if you've been stuck at 70 for…

Trader Joe's.

Nah, keep the fitbit. You may want an HRM later but a Fitbit is a very motivating tool and I definitely use it more often than my HRM. The fitbit is going to measure your walking/running pretty accurately. It also appears to measure my machine cardio and most group exercises classes in line with my HRM. For exercises a…

Completely correct. Ignore the zones unless you're doing heart rate training - which you might do if training for an endurance sport. Until then, there is nothing wrong with working about above the silly "zone" that Polar gives you. That said, I think a variety of intensities are good :) My "zone" exercise is usually…

I honestly think you're going to be fine! Just make sure to fuel that week appropriately.

This is true. Greek yogurt is typically made from straining regular yogurt to remove the whey, resulting in a thicker product with more protein per ounce. General Mills just added a thickener to its yogurt to create the "greek" style. For them, I believe it's a "milk protein concentrate" of some kind.

Plain greek can take some getting used to, but now I love it. Fage is my favorite brand, but I usually buy Trader Joe's because it's cheaper. I buy the fat free for no reason other than the reduced calories allows me to eat other crap instead :) You're going to notice a huge difference in sweetness if you go straight from…