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Usually the reason people don't want to eat too close to exercise is because it makes them feel bloated and uncomfortable. Also, it takes a few minutes for food to digest to the point where your body can use it for energy. But unless you are exercising for more than 90 minutes or two hours it doesn't make much difference.…

Essentially, the longer you go at a higher intensity the more calories you burn and thus you lose more fat. Heart rate zones don't tell you much about that until you have enough data to know at what heart rate you can sustain a workout for a long period of time.

Something to consider: Don't use an expensive bike with a trainer. While it is unlikely the trainer will damage the bike I have found that the bike I use on the trainer becomes unridable due to sweat running down the head tube. I have had so much salt accumulate that the front wheel is hard to turn until you take the fork…

Turbo trainers are extremely boring and I used to would never use one. Zwift makes it bearable and I now use one three or four times a week. Twenty-five miles is all I can stand with Zwift. When riding outside I ride more than fifty miles regularly and usually get home feeling like I could enjoy riding farther.

Just smile and reply, "You're too fat."

I wouldn't. MyFitnessPal is probably closer to correct on that one.

Weight training doesn't make a significant difference for weight loss but it does help counteract the loss of muscle you experience while losing weight. For weight loss the most important thing is a calorie deficit.

When I think "anti-inflammatory" I think Advil. It's great for the occasional headache but it is hardly something to make a diet.

No, but it helps.

You should learn to accept the way you are made.

It's unlikely that you can get your heart rate too high without feeling indicators that you need to slow down. If you are struggling to breathe, you feel dizzy, you experience a headache, you feel like you might puke, or you feel like you are too hot and can't cool down then your heart rate is probably too high. If you…

I know the feeling, but I came to the conclusion that stopping wasn't really an option. Also, I found that increasing exercise helped. These days "maintenance" for me is over 3,000 calories. Being able to eat 2500 calories and still lose weight made it seem less challenging.

Sounds like allergies to me. Increased exercise involves breathing in more air so the concentration of allergens is higher. On the bright side, getting fit can improve your body's ability to deal with it.

No, the first thing you will notice from drinking too much water is that you will have to pee a lot more. Beyond that, drinking too much water can dilute your system and can kill you.

Some of the things in "junk food" are things you need. The issue is the excessive quantity. By eliminating junk food you are likely creating a deficiency in your diet. By all means make healthy choices but remember that sodium and fat in proper quantities are also healthy.

To each their own but I'll say that I don't log. I found that I had a tendency to lie in the log and I didn't like doing it anyway. The only time I go back to logging is when my weight starts to climb and I need to make sure I am in a calorie deficit.

Don't be afraid of carbs. As long as you eat only the number of calories you burn you could literally eat nothing but carbs and not gain weight.

Most of us don't eat enough potassium to balance out the salt in our system. Salt and potassium work hand in hand to control water levels in the cells. Salt draws water into the cell and potassium releases it. You might try eating foods that are rich in potassium and see if that helps.

Is there a correct way to cheat at anything? The question is how are you going to make up for it?

I would suggest that you don't make getting a lower heart rate as a fitness goal. It is good to know what your resting heart rate is because it can indicate a number of things related to your health and fitness. It will tend to decrease with greater fitness but a low resting heart rate can also indicate health problems.

1200 is what you would expect to eat without exercise. With exercise you should be eating more so your performance doesn't suffer.

Don't think about it like you can mess up your metabolism. Some people just use calories more efficiently than others. If you need fewer calories then you are just one of those people. But if you want to increase your metabolism you do that through exercise. The more you exercise the more calories you require, regardless…

That's not exactly true. Weighing only requires about five seconds to step on the scales. Logging calories requires some action each time you eat and may require you to weigh your food and do other things to achieve accuracy. For long term maintenance it makes sense to keep things simple.

Given the three choices I would go with C, but if the question is whether to eat based on day to day calorie burn or to base it on your daily average then there are reasons to go either way. If you are burning a lot of calories through exercise then you are probably better off eating based on tracked exercise. But a method…

The scale just makes obvious what you already know to be true.

I think you have it backwards. You shouldn't stop weighing yourself, but it is okay to quit counting calories. You need to weigh yourself to make sure you are staying near where you should be. Counting calories is just a way to correct the problem if you gain weight.

My mother always told us that if we didn't like what was set in front of us then we could go hungry. I never went hungry but I did learn to eat some things that I didn't care for.

Could it be that the desire for revenge is the problem?

This is why I weigh myself weekly. If I know how much I weigh it is hard to be in denial.

Calories are calories regardless, but if you don't eat the stuff you should be you may find that you are craving something you need and it will make it harder to stay within your calorie goal.