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Why am I lifting?
New to lifting, about six weeks or so. I have about 30 pounds left I'd like to lose but wanted to start focusing on body composition as opposed to weight loss. Even though I haven't dropped any pounds since starting, I like the changes I am seeing and feeling, HOWEVER..... everybody and their uncle says that you can't…
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75 lbs down in 10 months
I know I haven"t set any records - neither with speed of loss or amount, but I"m still pretty happy about it. I started last June at 267 lbs and as of this morning am down to 192. I am about 3/4 of the way to my first goal. I started by eliminating everything I thought was bad for me for a few weeks on my own (flour,…
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New to group, looking for buddies on same agenda !
I've been doing Paleo for 7 weeks and have lost 27 pounds. On general boards I find that people are eating a lot of processed foods, skipping meals and generally not eating clean. I'd like to buddy up with some fellow Paleos and learn from them as I took a quick look -see and don't know what some terms mean, haven't read…
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Can't eat all my calories
I'm eating "clean" and therefore the vast majority of the food I eat is very low calorie. I eat all day long (grazing in 5-6 meals) and simply cannot eat any more without feeling ill. I come in under my calorie goal by about 200 cals on a regular day, and about twice that on days I exercise. It keeps giving me the "You're…
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protein overdose?
I find every day I am going way over on my allotted protein. According to MFP, my goal is 50 grams protein per day. That is the equivalent of 1 chicken breast. Really? Am I REALLY only supposed to be having that much protein or are the numbers off? I'm on the Paleo diet which has been working wonders for me, but I'm a…
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Minimum/maximum calories?
I see others speaking on MFP about meeting their "minimum" calorie goal but my profile only shows one number, no min or max. What's the deal? Am I supposed to be doing something differently? Help?
