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There's a quite lengthy list of ways (32+) to increase strength training intensity here, with descriptions: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10877279/30-tips-to-increase-strength-training-intensity Some of those won't apply in your scenario, but others you could consider/do. On the bench question from…

No, not in MFP. In my understanding, a third party app, eatthismuch.com, has functions similar to what you're asking for, if you sign up for a free account. You can try some of the functions there for free without signup, but I've been told one needs at least a free account (sign up) in order to input food preferences, the…

Why? Nossmf is right. Even if not lifting, even if getting adequate protein, it's fine to eat more than the MFP protein goal (within reason) as long as one has no kidney issues or any other health contraindication. Excess protein just becomes part of energy. ;) By "within reason" in the paragraph above, I mean "as long as…

If you're logging every bite, lick, taste, oil used in frying, condiments, dressings, beverages, etc., plus not choosing lowball calorie estimates from the food database, and still coming up short . . . look at where you're short nutrition-wise. If low on protein, eat more protein, maybe from a protein source that also has…

Yet ironically, so-called "rubber clothing" is IMO the ideal thing to buy from those thrift stores once the big clothes get unacceptably loose, but there's still quite a bit of weight left to lose. Things like drawstring pants, a-line or other loose dresses (perhaps with tie belt), tops and tunics that are a tiny bit snug…

I'm 100% with you on the plate/bowl size issue. I was married in 1977, and recently reached the point of needing to replace dishes we'd received as wedding presents. I could find reaonable-sized dinner plates with some searching, but usually use so-called "dessert plates" or "salad plates" instead. It was much harder to…

I hope you realize that vegetarianism is not inherently a weight loss diet? It's also not inherently a healthier diet. I've been vegetarian for nearly 50 years, and I was fat for most of those years . . . up to class 1 obese in fact, even when I was training hard 6 days most weeks and even competing athletically. (I'm slim…

A few of us. Mostly active on the "General Chat" and "Photos from Outdoor Exercise" threads. Most of us don't get notifications on new threads, so sometimes they're overlooked. Welcome!

Leo's Coney Island Spinach & Feta Skillet (with the hash browns, not American fries; and the eggs scrambled), buttered biscuit with orange marmalade, a whole bunch of ketchup, couple of cups of coffee with half & half. This was . . . extra. :D

I get close to that protein level and often fall short on fats, unless I pay close attention**. Maybe it's a vegetarian thing. Nonetheless, it makes me feel that it should be made explicit that we need a fat minimum. Beyond that minimum, sure, fine to get more, as preferred. Carbs (IMO) have no minimum, theoretically - and…

I agree that most of it is water retention and food in the body-pipes on its way to the toilet. For 3 pounds to be fat, you'd have to have eaten roughly 10,500 calories above your current weight-maintenance calories. While that's theoretically possible to do, it isn't super likely. You had a lot of carbs and sodium/salt in…

That's interesting: Never occurred to me. However, 1. It's too late. I just signed the title over to the salvage company and FedEx-ed it per their instructions this afternoon. 2. I was going to need a new car sooner or later, and it will probably be my last car, given my age and how long I hang onto them (unless I crash…

I'm with Springlering62 here: Nothing sticks unless you plan "stickiness" into it: Moderate pace of weight loss. Eating habits that are filling, enjoyable, reasonably nutritious, practical, affordable and calorie appropriate. Ways of moving more - exercise or daily life stuff, doesn't matter - that are ideally fun, but at…

If you don't sew, can a local seamstress/tailor do anything for you, for something you love that much? (It could be easy or difficult, depending on construction details.)

I agree with those above about calorie goal being the highest-order issue if weight loss is the most important goal. I agree with you and your coach about losing weight slowly if athletic performance generally or strength/muscle specifically are important goals. I do - I think - feel a little more strongly than some others…

I love to eat, too. Food is tasty, and I'm a hedonist . . . big time. Here's the thing, for me: I want future me to have a good life, too. That wouldn't happen if then-current me kept over-eating. I could look around me and see how aging was going for overweight and inactive people in my social circle. It wasn't good. So,…

Yesterday and today both, 60'+3' stationary bike. Yesterday, big storm here, high winds, golf ball sized hail in some spots locally (not where I was), tornado warnings. Today, too busy during most of the day to bike outdoors (they decided to total my car, so I was running around dealing with that), then rain later in the…

I kind of agree with some of the people upthread about some things. It matters what the workouts are, including details you didn't give us about intensity and the type of cardio. It matters how trained/conditioned you are. It may even matter how old you are, what your general health status is, and more . . . definitely…

Besides what others have mentioned, a potential problem is kinesthetic sense, the ability to sense the position of our body (without seeing it in a mirror or something). This is a skill that can be trained, in my experience. When I first started being routinely active (in my late 40s, for heaven's sake!), I had really,…

You tell MFP things about you (height, weight, age, etc.) and tell it how fast you want to lose weight. The MFP documentation tells you to specify an activity level that does not include intentional exercise. Then, MFP estimates how many calories it would take for you to maintain your current weight with no exercise, based…

Yes, like Lietchi said, I just weigh the finished food in grams, and use the number of grams as the number of servings. MFP will give you some kind of message that amounts to "that's a lot of servings, do you mean it?", but it will let you go on and use that number if you proceed. She's right about the raw/cooked weight…

It already does that, just not in increments that small. You have a few choices in your profile about how much you want to gain or lose, and MFP gives you a calsorie estimate. If you sync a suitable tracker to MFP, it will adjust your daily calories based on how much the tracker believes you actually moved (calorie-wise)…

Like the others, I think accountability is pretty much a solo sport. I didn't go anywhere until I committed for real, in my own head. No one else could flip that switch for me. (YMMV, of course.) Another option you could consider is to join one of the accountability/support threads or groups in the MFP Community. You can…

I have seen the thing you're talking about. But yeah, here you're just talking to other regular MFP users, not MFP staff. Some options for reaching MFP staff: You can private message or tag staff using IDs in this thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10028709/meet-our-community-team#latest (Use the real…

Generally, I got rid of the oversized dress or "business casual" clothes and structured things (like jeans) after a few months into maintenance. (I kept a few sentimental items, or some whose fabric I could reuse (I'm crafty ;) .) A lot of my big clothes went to larger friends, or to charity shop type places, if they were…

Well . . . recent research suggests metabolism doesn't slow down much until around age 60, and then it's pretty gradual: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8370708/ Age related muscle loss does happen eventually, but for most people an early start on that comes from not routinely working hard enough to remind the…

I agree with Riverside and PAV overall, and agree with Riverside that 2000 might be fine. (Similar to her, I lost most of the weight from obese to healthy weight on 1400-1600 plus exercise, so upwards of 2000 or so most days, as a 5'5" woman, age 59-60, sedentary outside of intentional exercise, starting at 183 pounds, all…

Overall this is good advice IMO, but I disagree about the exercise. Zone 2 and below is good for beginners, absolutely, and has less fatigue penalty than more intense exercise for pretty much everyone (but not zero fatigue penalty, especially for beginners). Fatigue can bleed calorie burn out of the non-exercise side of…

It's not really about luck. It's about commitment . . . like in your thread title. You're holding the reins. You can use them to drive where you want to go. Hang in there!

Keep going: The results will be worth it. Think about finding habits you can continue long term, ideally forever. Maybe don't smash a whole pizza, but have a salad and a slice now and then. (There are place you can buy it by the slice.) It can fit in calorie goal. Don't deprive yourself; find those sustainable new habits.…