-
Another Binge?
I binged last night... again. And I felt bad this morning: like I had let myself down, like I wasn't strong enough to keep my eating under control, like sugar was stronger than I am. Then, being more rational than emotional, I decided to see if the data confirmed my feelings. One of the benefits of daily weighing and…
-
One Year Ago I Said "Enough"
On 2013-04-16, my scale slapped me in the face -- 235 pounds. My 38 inch waist pants were too tight. I had told my doctor four months (and 10 pounds) earlier that I didn't want to take blood pressure medicine for the rest of my life (150/99). Not good. I told him I would keep it under control with diet and exercise. So, I…
-
Very weird NSV
I noticed, last night, that I have an armpit again. There is a "hollow" between the pectoralis major, the teres major, and the tricep. I never really thought about it, but for years I've had an "underarm" rather than an "armpit".
-
Can I *know* my TDEE?
With all the talk about TDEE and BMR, I get a bit confused. My understanding is TDEE is all the calories your body burns during the day, and BMR is the calories it burns laying about in bed. If I decrease what I eat to some value between these two values, I will lose weight. Okay, good. Most of the posts I've seen point to…
-
By the numbers -- your opinions please
Height: 5'8" Weight: 200 Est BF%: 30 From http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ (Mifflin-St Jeor with "daily exercise") Your BMR is: 1739 Your TDEE is: 2847 TDEE-20% is: 2277 Extracted from September food and exercise diary: Cal Total=68938 days=30 Cal/Day=2297.93 (C=58% F=27% P=15%) Exe Total=19476 days=27 Cal/Day=721.333 Avg…
