kyta32 Member

Good for you. I vaguely remember the days I would get this sore. It will get easier, promise ;)

You don't have to work out for a full hour, or spend a lot of money, for it to make a difference. I have a couple of pairs of hand weights at home. With them I can do the 30 Day Shred (or other workouts on Youtube), which are less than 30 minutes a day. 30 Day Shred does not take up a lot a room but you do need to be able…

Can't afford a treadmill or gym. Thanks for your concern, though :)

And keep in mind, a medium popcorn at the movie theater can have 1000 calories in it, a lot of them from fat. I try to only eat one cup of the popcorn when we go to the movies, for about 100 calories (much easier to fit into my macros). There are probably a lot of restaraunt meals for less than the 500 calories you are…

Thanks for the help! :)

You can also try epsom salt baths for doms

I use L-Glutamine, and I find it helps with DOMS. DOMS will get better as your body adjusts to your workout. I find I miss the "good pain" that tells me I worked hard the previous day. If you can't afford a gym, and have some equipment at home, you can do a program like Body Beast (eventually works out to less than a gym).…

It could very well be hormonal. It's a good idea to talk to your doctor and make sure it's not something like PCOS..., again, good luck :)

The diet you are describing sounds low in many nutrients. You can enter it for one day in MFP to check if you are getting enough calcium, iron, etc. If you are not getting the basics your body needs, you will pay for it eventually. Your goal should be long-term health, for your sake and to be a good example to your…

Unless you are getting your protein from legumes (beans, lentils), or protein rich veggies (spinach has 3 grams of protein per 100 grams, with 1.4 "net carbs") where they are tied to carbohydrates. Sigh. Well, at least some of the carbs in lentils are fiber, and fiber doesn't count, right :p If I just want straight…

Don't underestimate the power of shark week. I can get the crazy hungries, and have my weight refuse to budge for a week, only to wake up with my period, and pee out 2.5 lbs. Overall it doesn't affect my weight loss. I've been having 2 tbs of chia seeds with my morning cereal, and a scoop of chocolate whey isolate with…

And one more thing - you may want to change your macros if you go keto. MFP doesn't like to go under 120g of carbohydrate, because that's about how much your brain uses in glucose a day. But don't worry. Your brain/body can adjust to getting about 70 grams of that from lactate (with intense exercise), ketones, pyruvate,…

Ketogenic diets (like Atkins) can be high in fat, high in protein, or both. Ketogenic diets can help with some neurologic conditions. By limiting the amount of carbohydrates (to as low as 20 - 50 grams a day), the dieter forces her body to burn fat for energy instead of glucose. Using fat for energy produces ketones, which…

86 lbs in 6 months (20 lost before MFP) 3 lbs a week overall, 3.8/wk since I started food logging end of July .42 lbs a day, .54/day since I started logging 60 lbs to go BMI from 45 to 32, 13 lbs to go to go from obese to overweight. :D

You may want to shake up your workout routine a little. The body can get used to doing the same thing, and burn fewer calories. You can try a couch to 5k program. I used this one: http://running.about.com/od/getstartedwithrunning/ht/getstarted.htm and it helped me get over plantar fascitis, and made it so that running…

Hi...Do you notice that, in the paper you referenced, the diet and exercise, as well as the diet and resistance exercise groups both gained lean mass (skeletal muscle), thus proving that you can increase lean body mass in a calorie deficit? Thank you for disproving your own point.

It is far cheaper and faster to get your calories from "bad" foods than from nutritious, protein- and fiber-rich foods in Canada. I used to get a large jar of peanut butter for $10 and a large bag of chocolate chips for $20 about once a month. Any time I felt hungry I would have a (large) tablespoon or two of each, and get…

I think people being busy is a factor as well. We use labour saving devices (cars, washing machines) partly because we don't have the time to do things manually. We are less educated about nutrition, because we don't have time to keep up with the research (and nutritional guidelines can be out-dated, or change). Two parent…

Hi...This seems a little silly, but I find if I want calorie credit for weight lifting on MFP, I have to enter it into the Cardiovascular section (there are categories for strenghth training, bodyweight training, and calisthenics). The part where you enter your sets, reps, and weight used for different lifts is just for…

Body fat scales pass a tiny electrical current through the soles of the feet. As muscle (and water with some salt in it) conducts electricity better than fat, the scale registers the amount of resistance to the current and uses a formula (based on weight, gender, etc.) to give a body fat estimate. The accuracy of the…

I find it a litte annoying that there is no calorie allowance for donating blood. The juice and cookies they give at the clinic are high in sugar, and can leave me hungry, despite taking up 250 of my 1200 calorie allowance. Also, you have to make sure to fit in your workout before you donate, in case you feel to wimpy to…

According to Wikipedia and NCBI, studies have shown that consumption of dairy and fruit is associated with better waist-hip ratios (i.e. less belly fat). Also, dieters given two servings of whole-grain ready-to-eat oat cereal had greater waist reductions than dieters not given the whole-grain cereal, even though weight…

Actually they changed this in August. Before that you would get a warning every time you ate less than 1200 calories, but still get your 5 week weight loss prediction. Now, if you eat (or at least log) less than 1000 calories it also breaks your reporting streak (which I find a little frustrating). Overall, I think this is…

Good work with the weight training. This is something that will really help you get to the shape you want to be. Logging all your food will really help you get an idea of how much you can eat and still lose weight. Writing down everything will double the effect of everything else you do for weight loss. Even if you don't…

Welcome to MFP :D . Good for you for making healthy choices in your life. Hunger is my biggest fear when dieting. Hunger is one of the biggest reason for people breaking their diets. Fortunately, I've found that hunger has not really been a big problem this time, and I've lost 75 pounds (half-way there), 20 of which before…

Actually, mindfullness is being fully aware of the here and now. To be completely mindful you need to let go of past experience and future possibilities/consequences/expectations. You fill your awareness with the present moment. Accountability is not really a possibility during mindful meditation. That is why you only…