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Now that it's been a few days...

How are things going, D?

OP, you mentioned measuring the volume of certain things (cereal for example). I HIGHLY recommend getting yourself a food scale. I was doing okay when I first started without one, but as soon as I...

Exercising every day and eating 1.8-2k a day...yeah, I can see how that would become extremely frustrating. :)

I can't remember if we covered this in the other thread, but are you weighing...

Based on my yo-yo experience and lessons learned, I can't stress this enough...up the protein! I have spreadsheets of data from losing weight/fat from my current weight for the third time in the...

Now that we have multiple threads on this, have you ever posted your actual diet (not just calories and/or macros)?

People here want to help you, but can only do so with more information.


For...

My list of office-friendly foods:

-Milk and whey powder
-Hard-boiled eggs (minimal prep here)
-Cheese sticks
-Peanuts/Almonds
-Jerky (really liking Ostim at the moment, as the sodium content...

You've given the basics of your diet, but can you post a sample day's food log?

The way I see this, in terms of cardio...do what YOU are comfortable with.

What I was referring to was the lack of weight lifting over the past year or so, thinking it was hindering my...

"200g of protein seems rough, even with two scoops of whey, its hard to get that without eating chicken breast and tuna every day...~150-200g of protein a day is rough on whey, tuna, and PB/eggs."
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I usually don't participate in these, but now that I'm making my final push to the 100+ loss mark, why not.

Current stats:
6'2"
252 pounds

Goal by New Years
<230

Check out the infographic here:
http://lifehacker.com/5632726/why-you-shouldnt-rely-on-clothing-for-actual-waist-measurements

Shows an interesting breakdown of actual measurements from different...

Do yourself a favor and start lifting right away. I wish I would have before dropping the first 60 pounds (from about the same starting weight).

When starting out I used the somewhat inaccurate...

Try this with some saltine crackers and get back to us.

<- wishes he had a magic carb counting device in his kitchen...

I've been there. You get caught up in the counting sometimes that the numbers get muddled together. And at least you're only off by a couple hundred calories (not too horrible in this case since...

.85 pounds is 13.6 ounces. Divide by three and you have 4.5+ounces each.

If you eat it, count it!

For what it's worth, I began with a lower starting weight, and did the first 40 pounds or so with diet alone.

Figure out your maintenance levels, eat good foods and count the calories...

I just went through some hunger pangs this afternoon. I usually avoid them with drinking copious amounts of water and/or coffee, but with meetings this afternoon I didn't drink as often.

Things...

This just in, 93 octane gasoline has a lower octane level than 87. 93<87<89

:p

+1 to the aunt being crazy