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dakboy

Start Weight:	(26 Jul 11) 223.0 lb
Current Weight:	(11 Mar 12) 195.6 lb
Goal Weight:	185.0 lb

following: dakboy's own diet
performance: gaining 0.2 lb a week

FatSecret member since: 04 Aug 11

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8 - 8oz of Water per day

status:	Completed
ended:	31 Oct 11
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Alcohol 5 Days off - One day on

status:	Completed
ended:	05 Dec 11
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	ncofficer on diet ncofficer's own diet
	last weighin: losing 6.4 lb a week

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cals: 186kcal | fat: 8.24g | carbs: 4.87g | prot: 23.67g

Baked Salmon with Tomatoes, Spinach and Mushrooms

Salmon fillets with complementary vegetables and a simple, tasty dressing.

cals: 302kcal | fat: 17.40g | carbs: 13.73g | prot: 22.33g

Salmon Cakes with Dill Sauce

Delicious and filling salmon cakes that are sure to please.

cals: 272kcal | fat: 9.09g | carbs: 11.03g | prot: 31.38g

Chicken and Asparagus with Cream Dijon Sauce

Cream sauce made with Dijon mustard and sour cream works fabulously with chicken breasts and asparagus.

cals: 107kcal | fat: 4.08g | carbs: 4.99g | prot: 12.56g

Salmon Spinach Feta Quiche

Eggs and salmon provide a great protein mix together with vegetables and a little cheese.

cals: 330kcal | fat: 7.11g | carbs: 7.14g | prot: 57.98g

Turmeric Ginger Chicken Saute

A nice Mediterranean chicken dish.

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How Often Do you weigh yourself?

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Lately I have been weighing myself everyday after I wake up, after every meal, and after I exercise as well as right before I go to bed I am paranoid about my weight

Your weight fluctuates by a couple pounds throughout the course of the day. This is an entirely normal, natural bodily function and has nothing to do with your weight loss. Do NOT weigh yourself more than once a day, and always weigh yourself at the same time every day.

For example, Saturday morning right out of bed I weighed 199. Sunday morning, about 3 hours after I got up, after eating breakfast, having a drink, etc. I was up to 202! This morning, back down to 199 right out of bed. That 3-pound gain - it doesn't exist. Why? Because I changed three things that can influence my weight. Different time of day, food in my stomach, and I'd had a few glasses of water already.

Do it right when you get up. Wake up, take care of the usual things you have to do right when you wake up, get on the scale. Then forget the scale even exists for the next 24 hours. Weighing yourself 4 times a day is obsessive and counter-productive. You will just get discouraged, for no valid reason at all.

posted 31 Oct 2011, 15:47

facebook
Supposedly. http://fatsecret.com/connected/facebook

I just tried it and it set up an app that looks like FatSecret on my Facebook account, but I couldn't find a way to link the two.

posted 24 Sep 2011, 11:44

How do I enter time on an elliptical machine?
I never noticed that "other" item before. I'll have to start using that, thanks. I think I did about 212 Kcal today.

I'm not sure if I completely trust the number the machine produces, but I guess it's more accurate than the stationary bike which doesn't take my weight as an input.

posted 23 Sep 2011, 14:49

How do I enter time on an elliptical machine?
What type of exercise should I be entering for the time I spend on an elliptical machine? I prefer it over the stationary bike and try to hammer out 30 minutes of random hills/intervals a few times a week. But all I can see for entering it is "exercise machine" which seems wrong.

posted 23 Sep 2011, 13:26

calories

Blakley.Adams wrote:

You read wrong...I said I do not gain weight when I start eating "normal" calories again...I said I gain or keep weight on when I work out.

Then what you're seeing is this:

* When you're working out, you're building/maintaining muscle. This is a good thing!

* When you're not working out, your body is breaking down muscle because you aren't eating enough calories. This is a very, very bad thing!

You are ignoring a lot of advice here that's grounded in decades of science and research by thousands of people with many, many years of study. You're looking at just 2 numbers - calories & pounds - and ignoring the quality of those calories and the content of those pounds. Stop making excuses for your eating & exercise habits. Stop shrugging off sound advice with "the exact opposite of what every doctor says is what works best for me."

You need to re-evaluate everything here. Your food, your workouts, and your mindset. If you eat properly, your workouts will help you burn off fat & improve your muscles. 5'4 @ 120 with toned, firm, defined muscles looks a lot better in a 2-piece than 5'4 @ 105 which is just skin & bones.

posted 09 Sep 2011, 07:42

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22 November 2011

7.5 miles of tough hiking, ate nothing but a small hot chocolate, trail mix & a couple cheese sticks (plus water).

on diet dakboy's own diet losing 3.5 lb a week

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26 October 2011

Oof. Pushed the elliptical harder than ever before and then pulled 15 minutes on the rower. I'll feel this one in the morning. Feels good tho.

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dakboy's Recent Food & Exercise

	1 serving Almond Brownie
	1 serving Wegmans Peanut Butter
	1 tablespoon Peanut Butter
	Desk Work
	Driving
	Desk Work

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30's with 10-25 lbs to Lose
30 somethings with 10-25 pounds to lose.

Fitness Equipment Junkies
A group for users of ellipticals, bikes, treadmills, home gyms and other convenient fitness equipment.

Western NYers
A group for people in Western NY: Rochester, Buffalo, and surrounding areas to find a local support network.

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