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Over eating on Shabbat. Suggestions?
To the Jewish MFPers out there (or anyone, actually) I'd like to get your thoughts on this. I do a decent job during the week of watching what I eat, but on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath, which runs Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) I'm a mess. :) Friday night is usually the best and largest meal of the week, and when the…
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Help please! Confused re: BMR & TDEE
Hi Hoping someone has some ideas for me. Here's my situation, I'm 43, male, 5'11", and 306.8 lbs. I've been relatively successful losing weight, but have hit a plateau, but I know there are LOTS of smart people here who can help me out. I work out 4-5 times a week (usually cardio such as treadmill, stationary bike or…
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NSV: Completed C25K (slightly adapted)
So yes, I did complete C25K, but no, I haven't actually run five kilometers. Here's what I did... I downloaded the C25K app (made by Zen Labs - it works great, and I'd recommend it to anyone). I started roughly 8 weeks ago (probably less, as I did more than 3 workouts per week.) Now, understand, I'm about 5'11' and 305 lbs…
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1400-1500 net calories, and not losing lbs
Hi there - this is my first post! So be gentle! :-) So over the past month, I've been averaging about 1400-1500 net calories a day. (That's really eating between 1800-2200, and working off the difference through exercise.) So, one would assume, I'd be dropping some weight - but, I started the month at 307...and am now at…
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Looking for friends who will kick me in the a** :-)
Hi there I'm a 43 year old man, living in the northern burbs of Chicago. I've lost about 22 lbs so far, but I have a way to go. I'm at 325 now, and want to get down to 200 - so a ways to go, but I'm committed to making it happen. I've been exercising on average five days a week (combining cardio and strength training) and…
