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Calorie counting can suck. I have rather enjoyed recording my meals and have kept it up for 2 years now. I can see how it is tedious.

For another idea on how to keep down calories, here's an idea.
Consume things that produce satiety. Proteins will have you feel sated from food but the other approach is bulk.
Large salads that proceed or are with the meal can exert physical pressure withing the digestive tract that distend the stomach and intestine that will signal satiety.

I personally like fresh spinach and cole slaw to help suppress hunger.

Also, I have used caffeine to suppress hunger as well.

Please share NA beer recs. The ones I've tried have all been ass.

At 60 years old, with a recently repaired right rotator cuff and mild meniscus tear in the right knee, I am 5'10" and 218 pounds. Need to lose 40 pounds this year and keep rehabbing the shoulder to play pickleball in the Spring. Will update monthly. Hoping to reacquaint myself with pants that I haven't worn for 5+ years.

Do you still have the computer? Even if everything died, you could probably still take the hard drive out. They make legacy connector cables and other stuff if you wanted to recover it and still have it.

Over the past few months group of my collegw buddies have been checking in once every two weeks to try to track improvements on a) 5k run time b) number of consecutive push-ups c) wall sit time d) low plank time

It's been a fun way to challenge each other and hold each other accountable

No doubt about it, being a Hokie fan isn't good for your health. The off-season is for hope and preparing your heart for watching the team(s) play.

I seem to do the same thing every year. Dry January with a very low carb vegetable and a largely low fat proteins based diet, and going to the gym. Lose a bunch of weight. Start February with limited drinking and food conscious eating. Tennis season starts in March, which means more exercise, but also beers with guys. Spring vacation, about 5 pounds on that I don't quite lose. Late nights in summer give more time for drinking, and I start thinking more about what I want to eat than what I should. A pound a month for a few months. Roll into the fall - no tennis, sitting around watching TV and football, sliding right into our birthdays and the holidays, which for us is all food and alcohol.

I am 10 days into Dry January (took a day off at the Mayo Bowl). Been to the gym 6-7 times and worked out at home today. Nothing higher in carbs than spaghetti squash ( except for bowl game). Goal is 10% - from 231lb-> to 208lb. Down 10 so far....... But the first 10 are the easiest.

Any one have something that helps them keep it off?

Never really got away from the gym but covid and getting married certainly changed it the past few years. Hoping to just stay not injured this year. Between my back, shoulder, and knee last year was pretty much a wash. Hoping to pack on a few pounds this winter and get my legs and core back to strengths instead of a liability (I feel like I've been in the VT S&C program)

Stressful FAM. But still, FAM!

Life is a grind. Kids are older and work sucks. But gotta find solace in the little things. Find a way to step back and smile and enjoy the little things. Winter sucks but find a project and keep moving forward. Don't sweat the things you can't change. Friends and family and a cold beer every now and then. We're all in the same fight. Find teammates.

One 15 oz can of chickpeas, drained and patted dry. Toss with 1/2 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp zaatar spice blend. Air fry 370F for 20-22 mins

Super tasty but they dont store well because they'll get a little soft and then they just feel mealy.

Heck of a win. I will take it.