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That's an average CSA produce share price for my area. I've found that boxes here are typically around: $500-$575 for a large weekly box (feeds 4) $300-$500 for a small box weekly, or larger box every other week The box we went with this year runs 18 weeks, small box each week, and it was $335. Delivery is to a drop site…

My TDEE is about 2500. I track five days a week, eating an average of about 2,000 calories. On weekends, I don't track and eat at a surplus. I eat treats during the week, occasionally eat out, but typically save my "splurges" for the weekend. I've stayed within my goal weight range (+/- 3 pounds) almost without exception…

Start, then don't stop. That's my biggest tip. The rest is details. It helped me to: 1. Break my big goal into many small goals. 2. Exercise. It changed my relationship with my body in a powerful way. 3. Plan. I pre-log nearly every day. 4. Make no changes I was not willing to stick with forever. No weird macronutrient…

That same quote was impetus to start, and motivation throughout. Nice work, congrats, and thanks for sharing.

LOVE this. It's key! "I'll start Monday" never works. I started mid-day actually :)

Fact. Give me 120g of raw chicken. I can cook the **** out of it and it will weigh 80 grams and be nearly inedible. Or I can properly cook it and end up with 95g. Yet it all has the same number of calories. The database doesn't have an entry for chicken that has had the **** cooked out of it. Raw weight is best. I only…

Repeat that mantra every morning. Yes, it will take some time to lose 45 pounds, but April 29, 2015 is coming whether you make a change or not. I quietly began my time on MyFitnessPal. I didn't announce it to anyone; I didn't make a big deal of it to my husband. I didn't take before pictures. All I did was sign up, join a…

The Diet Fix by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is all you need in my opinion, especially if your goal is to be at a happy, healthy weight for a lifetime. Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Diet-Fix-Diets-Yours/dp/0804137579

Yeah, the bacon has to be perfect. This place (Glamdoll Donuts in Minneapolis) crumbles and caramelizes the bacon, which is delicious. Some places top the donut with a non-crispy, stringy, full piece and that's just not as good. Glamdoll also has a fabulous bacon apple fritter.

I love the internet, where medical advice from doctors is best discarded for a google search.

It's impossible to precisely know the calories. Pick a comparable doughnut from the database on the higher end of the range you see. Log it and move on. No, it will not ruin your "diet". I eat doughnuts. I eat pizza. I eat lots of "unclean" foods, whatever that is, and I've managed to become a lot healthier and lose a lot…

I was in a small group class with a friend who has always been a healthy weight. We were doing planks, and she commented on her tummy hanging down. She's fit, has never had extreme weight loss, but has had two kids. That made me feel a hell of a lot better. I also lost more than 100 pounds. Yep, my belly hangs a little…

I agree with this. I chose the Fitbit One because I like to hide it if I want, but I know a lot of people prefer the wristband because it's harder to lose. I love the damn thing and wear it every day. I find it very motivating - my dog has gotten a lot of "extra" walks due to me wanting to hit 10k steps.

You could make some of these: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/10/egg-muffins-revisited-again.html http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2013/05/mini-frittatas.html I second the Greek yogurt idea - watch the sugar in flavored stuff. I get plain and add some liquid stevia and top with berries (which are a low sugar…

Indian food! For the chickpeas: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/02/chana-masala/ (I just had leftovers for breakfast on scrambled eggs, nom nom) black-eyed peas: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2007/06/and-then-i-moved-into-the-refrigerator/ (I think this recipe needs some garam masala as well, so I add 1-2 tsp to taste)

Alternative view: I've worn my HRM while engaged in recreational activities like hiking, and it detracts from my experience. I chose trails based not on where I wanted to hike but what would spike my heart rate. I was less likely to stop and enjoy views with my family because I wanted to keep my burn going. I got irritated…

This is why I switched to a TDEE cut while losing weight - refusal to be starving on rest days, especially the day after a heavy lifting day when my body clearly needed the calories. Figure out your TDEE, add an appropriate cut, and stick to the same goal every day (not eating exercise calories; they are already included…

Hi Molly, I've run that (MN) race the past two years - first the ten mile, then the half. It's a fun race and course, though Team Ortho has had a few mistakes (last year chip times weren't recorded for many of us). I second the advice above - build up a base now, so you can really hit a training plan with a solid…

Yeah, there is no vegetable I'd mix with yogurt and fruit. If I was utterly forced to, I might choose sweet potatoes or (roasted) carrots. Neither is high in protein, but then again, what vegetable is? I regularly eat vegetables at breakfast but it's usually greens or sweet potatoes and normally topped with an egg. I also…

This is how I have been maintaining my weight loss for almost two years. It's worked just fine for me, in terms of (1) weight maintenance; (2) adherence to a long-term maintenance plan; (3) sanity. I can't log every day. It would make me insane. But I can log a deficit 5 days a week easy, even including daily chocolate and…

Of course it's all dependent on the size, but even a medium chocolate soft serve cone from Dairy Queen is only 240 calories. Not sure your number is right.

Be sure you're warming up your back, also. I do a few sets of back extensions and several warm-up sets before I do deadlifts with a working weight. That has helped too. For me, though, form was killer. I had serious low back soreness and discomfort until I did some work on my form.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html and http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/another-look-at-metabolic-damage.html Fairly common, actually. I bet it was a nice surprise to come home to :)

It appears from the abstract alone that the issue isn't snacking, it's snacking on high fat/high sugar or high sugar snacks in a calorie surplus. What this shows is that in this study, snacking on high sugar/high fat snacks in a calorie surplus environment leads to greater abdominal fat storage and triglycerides than…

There are bras to give you the perky look, but no amount of spanx can hide 50 pounds. That's my way of saying don't let the fear of Saggy McSaggerston get in the way of getting fit and healthy.

No cringing here. I'm impressed with everyone's scale use for serving calculation, I just don't think it's necessary - especially since the calories per serving will never be exact anyway, because the ingredients in most dishes will be disbursed unevenly throughout. An exception might be a pureed soup or bread or something…

SUCH a great article.

Fitbit doesn't think I'm doing anything if I wear it while cycling. It literally thinks I'm sitting down, sedentary, and getting up to take a few steps every once in awhile. I clip it on my shoe when cycling to get steps counted, and then override the calories with whatever my HRM says or, if I'm not wearing it, whatever…

I simply didn't tell anyone, except my husband. And he's my best friend on the planet and wouldn't be a jerk to me, so he was safe. No one knew what I was doing until they could see the results.

Both: Protein minimum Fat minimum The rest, to my calorie limit, can be carbs or more protein/fat.