ShannonMpls Member

Take the above suggestions to roast them. They're so good!

It's a fine line between weak and awesome.

I've seen pretty significant shrinkage over the last 9 months. I've been maintaining my weight loss and continuing weight lifting. I'll always have some extra skin but it's not bad at all. I have pics but I won't post them - I'll send them by PM though if you want :)

I eat them every day, starting with a nut butter on toast in the morning and ending with almonds (cinnamon, smoked, or roasted) mixed with chocolate chips at night. I weigh my portions with a scale; nuts, and all high-fat foods, are calorie-dense. They will not cause you to lose weight, but they are delicious.

I would not be concerned about exceeding micronutrient RDAs from food.

You'd have to pry squats out of my cold, dead hands.

Yes, "cheat days" make sense forever; strict adherence to one calorie goal is what doesn't make sense for me. Sometimes I go to family reunions. Or on vacation. Or camping. Or out to an amazing prix fixe restaurant with beer pairings. Or any number of events that are fun, social, and calorie counting would be a major…

MFP has you eating exercise calories, though. If your MFP goal is 1530 and you burn 500 through exercise, MFP directs you to eat 2030 - which is, of course, really similar to the TDEE cut calculator's suggested intake of 2004. Both methods include your exercise, they just go about it in different ways.

Wait, why? Has a doctor told you that you need to cut your fat intake for any reason? I hit a minimum of 130g protein. I prefer 150g. My fat minimum is about 70g but I almost always exceed that. The rest is carbs.

I don't look like someone who never was obese. I "can't" wear short shorts or skirts - my thighs aren't tight like someone who has always been at a healthy weight. But I look great in capris and knee-length skirts. I love wearing tank tops because my weight lifting time has earned me great shoulders and arms. Retro-style…

The concept hasn't sat well with me since day one. And if my rest day falls after leg day, when my entire lower body is hosed and exhausted and I'm famished, working "quite hard to keep myself at my calorie goal" makes absolutely no sense. I adopted a TDEE cut approach soon after joining MFP for three main reasons: 1) How…

There is no way a goat weighs more than 135. Therefore: I could totally bench press that goat. As long as he held still and I had a spotter :)

Me! I didn't think it was possible. Turns out it was :)

Damn, I can't believe all the comments. You guys rock. Thank you SO much - I'm reading and appreciating every one. MFP is the greatest. I'm really glad this could provide inspiration to some of you....after all, next year is coming whether you make a change to yourself or not. Might as well go for it :) Reposting the…

This. OP, it may be the brand. I buy mine in liquid drops now and have no issue.

Of course I did - I'm reading every one and I appreciate them all so much. MFP is such a blessing. THANK YOU!! I'm so flipping proud of this still. I did it again yesterday :)

Wow, wow, wow! Great work! Two random comments: 1) Love the chucks with the suit. 2) Love that you ran for a basset hound rescue :) Congrats :)

I said "dayum" out loud when I saw your pics. Fantastic work, ma'am.

Congrats on the first mile! Distance, distance, distance. Work on endurance first. Run at a speed that would allow you to carry on a conversation if necessary. Speed will come naturally as you progress, and eventually you can add in speedwork drills to help too. I was running 12 minute miles when I started training for a…

YES! This made me so happy :) Actually all of these comments have. Thank you all SO much. Shannon

This. Especially for a run lasting 30 minutes. If you were going on a longer run, something exceeding an hour, I think some kind of pre-run fuel would be more important. Even for those longer runs I often just have coffee before I go.

I wouldn't log it as exercise. I'd alter my activity level to adjust for it, from sedentary if that's where you have it to lightly active. However, a Fitbit would be a good device to get to help you determine what your activity level is on days when you walk a lot. You can get the Zip for $49. It's fun :)

My incline press weight increased by progressively adding weight to my incline press. If you're stalled, perhaps try a deload for a week and then start working up again. Also, where in your workout are you doing the incline? I do my barbell/primary work at the beginning of my program, then add accessory work at the end. If…

Squats and deadlifts. Sometimes I throw in pikes and planks. Today I did russian twists but it was mostly to kill some time in between sets of squats.

Old Navy for shirts/pants. Target has some decent ones too. Not sure about the bras though.

I seriously can't put it better than this.

Athleta. Here is one option: http://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=426635&locale=en_US&kwid=1&sem=false&sdReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.athleta.com%2Fproducts%2Ftankini-tops.jsp&scid=426635002&vid=0 Tons of solids options for tankini tops here: http://athleta.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=65328 Athleta also has an…

It was from Ditch Plains (UWS NY) and yummy as hell. They top them with bacon on request, as if something that great could get better.

Yes. and donuts. and birthday cake. and fish and chips. and hot dogs topped with macaroni and cheese. and you can see from my ticker that it worked. I eat treat foods as *treats*. I log them, or don't. But they're occasional indulgences that I enjoy, that make life fun and tasty, and that I keep in balance with many, many…

Same. This is how I lost 133 pounds; this is how I'm maintaining weight. This is also how I stay sane and committed; I don't track calories on vacation of while camping or out on my birthday dinner. I've never plateaued, probably in part because of varied daily intake. I do not starve myself to have a major binge day, but…