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I have a weekend family camping trip also. For a minute I thought you might be a family member until you mentioned some of the Asia stuff.I am only taking a 12-pack of beer versus my normal case+. I should have time to sneak in a walk each night or morning also. It would be nice to bring my bike, but I don't think we have the space.Have a 4 day corporate outing after that. It's going to be a tough 7 days or so.
Depends on level of intensity, but the app is lying regardless. Lifting is not true cardio, but there are cardiovascular elements in it. How much? Depends. Type of exercise, # of reps, amount of rest, your current health, among other things. In the end, your heart rate will give you a good idea how much you're burning off, but it's somewhere north of nothing.
After the first couple of times, I stopped including "lifting". Any calories I burn lifting, I consider a bonus."It's not the journey, but the goal."-Abraham Lincoln
Just add rat and cat to your remembered foods before you leave. That will let update all your meals in Asia quickly when you do have internet access.A bad back that sidelined me from exercise plus a weekend reunion/camping with the wife's family has not been kind to the old diet.I also discovered how many calories there are in cheese
The next three weeks are going to be a challenge. I am taking the family traveling to southeast Asia so travel+ unique foods + spotty access to the internets will make it difficult to accurately track calorie intake.
Same here... I want to burn the most calories possible so Ive stopped including things like walking the dog, mowing the lawn and any weightlifting I do. I feel like the MFP calorie measurements for cardio is WAY too high anyway. My bike shows 400 calories and MFP would show something like 750 calories so I just use the lower.
down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
I'm down 10#, been on MFP for a month. Had to recalculate my numbers this morning.
Fantastic work to both of you! Keep going!down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
I re calculated at the beginning of the week. It came back with 100 fewer calories than i was originally allowed. I found this curious - I have lost 12 pounds since i started. Not sure why they would take away calories.Fantastic work to both of you! Keep going!down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
As you lose weight your maintenance requirements drop. The app adjusts for this as you lose weight.I re calculated at the beginning of the week. It came back with 100 fewer calories than i was originally allowed. I found this curious - I have lost 12 pounds since i started. Not sure why they would take away calories.Fantastic work to both of you! Keep going!down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
lower body weight = lower basal metabolic rate. A smaller body uses less calories.I re calculated at the beginning of the week. It came back with 100 fewer calories than i was originally allowed. I found this curious - I have lost 12 pounds since i started. Not sure why they would take away calories.Fantastic work to both of you! Keep going!down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
really? the smaller you are, the less calories you require. a 5'5", 165lb male requires alot less calories than a 6'1", 225lb maleI re calculated at the beginning of the week. It came back with 100 fewer calories than i was originally allowed. I found this curious - I have lost 12 pounds since i started. Not sure why they would take away calories.Fantastic work to both of you! Keep going!down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
Nice job guys! Keep pushing!down another 3# this week. I am now officially (although barely) in the 230s at 239.5#.
on 6/25 I weighed 257.3#. on 7/27 I weighed 239.5, so I lost 17.8# in just over a month. The first 5-7 were probably water weight.
Helps to be a fatty first. I dropped another 2 lbs in the past 4 days. This app has really changed my life over the past month or so. I really have not given up the foods I love. I just eat them in much smaller portions, not as often and filled my diet with much healthier options. I have had several customers mention that I look younger and can tell I have lost weight already.
Pretty much... I would LOVE to keep up the pace Im on but I know Im going to hit a wall hard very soonHelps to be a fatty first. I dropped another 2 lbs in the past 4 days. This app has really changed my life over the past month or so. I really have not given up the foods I love. I just eat them in much smaller portions, not as often and filled my diet with much healthier options. I have had several customers mention that I look younger and can tell I have lost weight already.
Congrats. That's the kind of feedback to keep you going.Helps to be a fatty first. I dropped another 2 lbs in the past 4 days. This app has really changed my life over the past month or so. I really have not given up the foods I love. I just eat them in much smaller portions, not as often and filled my diet with much healthier options. I have had several customers mention that I look younger and can tell I have lost weight already.
This... and I also think that a larger weight loss occurs in the beginning because it is new. The body adjusts to the change after a month or so, and things tend to level off.Helps to be a fatty first. I dropped another 2 lbs in the past 4 days. This app has really changed my life over the past month or so. I really have not given up the foods I love. I just eat them in much smaller portions, not as often and filled my diet with much healthier options. I have had several customers mention that I look younger and can tell I have lost weight already.
i lost 50lbs since january 1. never hit a plateau
I think I hit one about 15lbs and then again around 30 but the second one is more of my own doing. I'm not trying to lose anymore more weight just maintain around where I'm at, if I drop a few more lbs great, if not, great.It does help if you are large to start with. Say you're overweight by a good 100lbs, lot easier for you to lose a big chunk as opposed to someone who is looking to drop that last 10lbs.'shadyridr said:
Most of my immediate family is overweight. It is hard to explain to her that a 5'10" guy shouldn't weigh 195 lbs.
Those days are good. it keeps your body guessing and helps you not plateau.Yesterday was my first real blowout day of the month and man I feel like crap this morning. Back to the old grind ... got a few extra pounds to work off
Thats what I was hoping... I was on the exact same # (down to the 1/10th) for five straight days despite eating very clean and staying well below my net caloriesThose days are good. it keeps your body guessing and helps you not plateau.Yesterday was my first real blowout day of the month and man I feel like crap this morning. Back to the old grind ... got a few extra pounds to work off
yea i plateaued for like 3 weeks. it wasnt until i started eating more that i began losing weight. Some people also carb cycle. Like if you eat low carb, have a day where you eat a ton of carbs. Same with calories. It keeps your body guessing.Thats what I was hoping... I was on the exact same # (down to the 1/10th) for five straight days despite eating very clean and staying well below my net caloriesThose days are good. it keeps your body guessing and helps you not plateau.Yesterday was my first real blowout day of the month and man I feel like crap this morning. Back to the old grind ... got a few extra pounds to work off
Thats awesome! You'll get thereGreat work by everyone in here
I'm down 64 lbs since January (granted I used Loseit vs MFP though I hear MFP is better); these apps are life changers. Didn't really change my eating habits much (other than eliminating non-alcohol calorie drinks), but kept myself more accountable with portions and unnecessary snacking, and have been hitting the gym pretty regularly.
16 more to go to reach my elusive dream weight goal. I'm doing it this time.
its very difficult. if you wanna lose weight you basically gotta give up drinking alot
i have lost a ton and still drink. I just try to keep it to one night a week. Usually thats my cheat day anyway. The other days, if i want a drink i will work it into the calorie limit. I will say it is much easier to lose when not drinking. but its definitely doable while still enjoying beverages!
That is AWESOME! Great work. Keep up the good work.Great work by everyone in here
People these days just dont know what a healthy body weight is. My body fat is at 14%. I would like to see it at 10% or under.
Great work by everyone in here
Friggan awesome Ted!Reminds me of the show Celebrity Fit Club where the real Ted lost a ton of weight too 
Congrats.
Nice.Great work by everyone in here
12 pounds down at the one month mark. 20 more to reach my goal.Completely agree on the app. Game changer for me.. effortless.
I've been getting that some lately myself. I tend to lose a lot of weight in my face so I look skinnier than I really am but folks always comment and I'm like you, it's been so long that most people in this atass country have seen what a healthy person looks like, they think they are sick.'prosopis said:I am for sure having a hard time with the last 5 lbs but I do think they are on their way off. I am shocked with the daily weight fluctuations I experience. I am currently at 154. My original goal was 150 but I am now aiming for 145 to account for the weight fluctuations. I want 150 to be my highest not 155. I am also hearing the your to skinny spiel from people
If the rest of the trip goes like today I should be able to lose weight while traveling.
Sweet! Great work.6 weeks in and i'm down 12lbs. Another 11 to get to my goal.
I'm pretty sure it does. At least I'd really like to think it does, cuz I like to run when it is hottest. I ran 6 miles on Saturday in the middle of the afternoon when it was over 100 degrees. Your body has to work extra hard to keep cool, and I'm sure you burn more calories to do so.Although I don't recommend anyone just go out and run in 100 degree heat unless you work your way up. Heat exhaustion is the suck! I have been doing this all year, and my body is used to it by now.
Nice job
6 weeks in and i'm down 12lbs. Another 11 to get to my goal.
6 weeks in and i'm down 12lbs. Another 11 to get to my goal.
Nice job to both of you
Keep up the good work, it will pay off!
Yea temp plays a factor. Funny, we just had a great discussion about the suck factor in the 10k thread here. Ned posted a good link within that thread as to the difference in relative humidity and dew point. If you're running outside add temperature and dew point together to establish the "suck factor". Essentially anything 130 or below is great for running, 131-140 gets a little muggy but is still fine, 141-150 dials up the suck factor and anything over 150 means you start sweating as you walk to the start line.
