Personal trainer wanting to help:)

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  • Stazed
    Stazed Posts: 55 Member
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  • asunnysnowman
    asunnysnowman Posts: 56 Member
    Is it the worst thing in the world if I go over on my sugar as a result of fruit?
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  • llangford55
    llangford55 Posts: 1 Member
    So, when I exercise...in order to lose weight, do I need to burn more than I take in?
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  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,338 Member
    How do you bump? i know this isn't a training question, but I have tons and want to read this thread!! :)
    You just did. Now go to Community > My Topics and you will see this thread there. You will see the threads that you posted on recently. You do not have to type Bump to bump you just have to post. However if you type bump it lets everyone know that you only want to get this thread to go up to the top so you will see it in My Topics and you can find and go back to it.
  • rfarinha
    rfarinha Posts: 388 Member
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  • Sheila1968
    Sheila1968 Posts: 106
    So I had to share that after following the logical suggestion of talking to my doctor . . . I was advised by her to consult a trainer. Ha! *smacks head against wall*

    You have to laugh or else you cry, I tell ya.
  • chattipatty2
    chattipatty2 Posts: 376 Member
    Tabata on the Eliptical?? What are your thoughts?
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  • busym0m
    busym0m Posts: 96 Member
    I'm stuck on a plateau and can't break it. I was losing 1 lb a week until the end of November. I stopped losing and actually gained 3 lbs between then and 1/1. I chalked it up to the holidays, I watched closely what I ate in January and the scale didn't budge even though i started doing the elliptical for 25-30 minutes several times a week. I was eating between 1800 and 2100 calories because I was eating back my exercise calories.

    At the end of January, I started the 30 Day Shred 5 days a week and 1 day of elliptical and dropped my calories down to 1600-1900 calories. In the first 10 days, I had lost the 3 lbs I had gained and another 2-3. Over the next 2 weeks, the scale didn't budge. It actually went up 2 lbs.

    So , this week, I dropped my calories down to 1400 and after the first 2 days saw the scale drop those 2 lbs and a tiny bit more. In the last 4 days, I've gone back up 2 lbs again. I know it's a bit early to tell because bodies do fluctuate, but I should know in the next few days and if the scale doesn't change, I don't know what else to do,

    I am drinking enough water...8 8 oz glasses almost every day. I am no longer eating back any exercise calories. I try to keep my carb, protein, fat to 40%, 30%, 30% respectively but my protein typically doesn't get above 20% and then the rest goes to carbs. These percentages and my 1400 calorie budget (which does include exercise calories of 500 which comes from her exercise program) comes from Jillian Michael's website calculation. I used it before my last child and dropped 25 lbs in less than 3 months. My calorie budget is set for me to lose 2 lbs a week at lightly active.

    Any guidance you can give would be greatly appreciated because I'm at a loss and getting really frustrated. Oh, I'm 5'8" and have about 30 more lbs to lose.

    Thanks
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  • lottabody1
    lottabody1 Posts: 36 Member
    Hi can you add me as a friend, I would like to pick your brain as to what I can do to help with my work out program
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  • tauny78
    tauny78 Posts: 180 Member
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  • Fay84Vegan
    Fay84Vegan Posts: 225 Member
    Hi Nate

    I'm 5'11" and 149 lbs - What is the best way for me to lose the last 10 lbs around my legs and hips? I'm a Vegan and have been trying to lose this weight for years, I do regular exercise, running, strength training, boxing etc and i eat a healthy diet. I have been following MFP for almost a week (keeping to my 1500 calories but eating back some of the calories i burn off with exercise).
    What are the key factors to losing the last few stubborn pounds? Thanks :o) - Fay

    P.S I'm seriously thinking about becoming a health and fitness instructor :o)
  • miller0438
    miller0438 Posts: 72 Member
    Hi Nate thanks so much for taking your time to help us :) My question is Im such a classic apple shape with my belly being my problem area, is there anything I can do to reshape my body? I would love to one day look great in a bikini I just started jogging and do the 30 day shred with one rest day a week. Thanks again
  • calabrdm
    calabrdm Posts: 303 Member
    Thanks so much.
  • breezymom81
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    blynnblair Posts: 274 Member
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  • mightyafrodyte
    mightyafrodyte Posts: 148 Member
    Hi Nate,
    Thanks for offering your services. I know that we are keeping you busy here on MFP. Sorry if I missed this question/someone else already asked this question.

    What is the best way to figure out a proper/healthly caloric intake. Is the Benedict-Harris formula best or should one just stick to the basic 2000 calorie plan?

    I weight 273 currently so when using the BH formula I have a really high number, even after deducting the 500 recommended.

    Thanks for your input.
  • Mishi1369
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