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If you're too sore for you regular workout you could consider just doing a very light one. That way you stay in the habit of going to the gym when you need to. Plus just doing the range of motion with light weights helps with soreness. Another thing to keep in mind (on top of watching your protein levels) is how much sleep…

I run a couple of hepa filters in my home and then hit my inhaler before cardio. Works for me unless I spend too much time around my smoker friends - that puts me in a world of hurt lung capacity wise.

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If you feel bad after drinking milk you should consider switching to lactose free milk. It should solve the whole protein drink problem for you. (At least try it for a week or two!)

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Yep, what she said! If you're cramping you're probably low on magnesium, potassium or both. For me it was potassium, once I started paying attention to that it solved my problems.

I'm a carnivore. Beef, pork, fish... I love it! And meat has never made me gain weight. As a matter of fact days I eat meat I end up with a lower calorie count. It's the processed foods and beer that got me.

It all comes down to how much free time you have (and how much you like exercising). Technically you can lose weight strictly through diet, but you can absolutely lose weight through exercise as well. You just have to have the exercise time available to you. My personal guess as to why so many people on mfp say exercising…

I add diced habaneros and cheese to mine. The hot peppers totally change the experience of eating them :) Much more interesting

My fitbit is only accurate with the heart rate for non contact stuff like cycling. With anything involving impact like heavy bag work or quick hand movements it's way off. I think it's just a limitation of tracking heart rate by shining a light at your skin

Well, last year I definitively proved you cannot exercise your way out of a poor diet! :smile: My advice would be to try to balance your cardio and your diet - if you can figure that one out you'l hit your goals!

That's right at your limit. A good rough estimate of what you should limit your heart rate to is 220 - [Your Age]. Anything over that is not going to get you in shape any faster and could end up hurting you.

So I like food, but is breathing more important? ;) OK, kidding aside, it took me several months to get my squat form where it needed to be so my knees wouldn't hurt. Years of doing office work left my hips really tight (oddly, sitting down all day tightens your hips like you wouldn't believe). Plus I simply didn't know…

There are a lot of beginner level workouts out there for you to choose from. My favorite was the stronglifts 5x5. Whichever you choose if you want to add strength and muscle you should be doing squats twice a week and deadlifts once a week. Since you're just starting out I'd recommend watching several youtube videos on…

In all seriousness, let your body tell you. Try running a mile or two every couple of days. Or try riding your bike for 5 to 10 miles every couple of days. From there just increase your load about 10 percent every few weeks. Your body will let you know if it's ok with it. Which ever route you decide to start from, make…

8 hours. 8 hours of cycling per day is too much :)

I really like tuna myself (white albacore). Lately I've added salmon for variety. As far as mercury worries go, the fda raised warnings for pregnant women and women who are going to get pregnant over the next several months. Of course the internets freaked out and applied these warnings to everybody! Here is the link to…

Water, coffee, tea, protein shakes, energy drinks and beer. Although I've decided to kick the beer out next week (it makes it impossible to hit my target weight!). I'm also thinking about quitting the energy drinks too. Since I've cut sugar out of the rest of my diet they don't taste the same anymore.

Good job! That's some really fast progress

Stronglifts is the best beginner workout I've seen. I'd recommend having a friend record you for a set of your squats and deadlifts every couple of weeks until you perfect your form (form is much more important than how much weight you lift). Which ever workout you decide to go with, I totally recommend that deadlifts be…

I just did 90 minutes in the gym today. In the warmer months I average about 60 miles a week outside. This winter I'm going to try to keep it up inside. Hopefully netflix helps me through the boredom of indoor cardio :)

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If lamb vindaloo is an option for the indian that's probably the winner

I second the idea of filming your squats. My knees always popped when I did squats. Someone suggested I record my squats which helped me see that my knees were caving a little bit. Once I fixed my form the popping decreased quite a bit.

throw greek yogurt into the mix. You'll hit your protein goals a lot faster. Plus it's more interesting than just chugging milk!

I don't know if it counts as a meal but on my lifting days I sometimes go with one cup of fat free or 1% milk, one scoop of protein powder and one cup of unflavored greek yogurt (made in a blender of course). That gives you 40g - 45g in one sitting. Oddly, the greek yogurt has as much protein as the protein powder scoop.…

Ha Ha. That's funny! It didn't take any of the upcoming major holidays to throw me off. I took the fourth of july off and here I am just restarting my workouts. If you don't mind I'm going to add you. You sound like you have things figured out

Maintenance calorie level, 1g protein per pound of bodyweight (as close as you can get at least) and the 5x5 workout should get you started. And I wouldn't say ' you only do bench squat and deadlift'. try the exact workout for a few months, I bet it changes your opinion