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My take is: Sedentary - Office desk job. Lightly active - On your feet but not a huge amount of activity (eg. School Teacher) Active - Active job always on the move, incidental but not a large amount of lifting (e.g waiter, chef, retail) Very active - strenuous work, lots of heavy lifting and physically demanding activity…
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When I first started losing weight I set an ultimate goal of being less than 100kg for the first time in my adult life. To get there was a constant sliding scale of milestones: - First I wanted to get back to 160kg. My scales go up to 160kg (~350lb) and stopped giving me a number and started just showing 'err'. It took a…
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Of the 7 bullet points only the last one is directly related to losing weight. The rest either really don't matter or are more related to health and fitness than weight management. So lets tackle the last one "stay within MFP calroie intake 90% of the time" If this is correct and you're still putting on weight then it's 1…
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I never knew before I started that this whole thing didn't need to be a struggle or a punishment and there are no medals for making things more difficult for myself that they need to be.
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Not an issue anymore and not actually food related but... When I lived with my best mate and his mrs we used to shop together and split the grocery bill. The sticking point was that we'd get to the check out and there'd be a whole bunch of toiletries and such in the cart that they expected me to chip in for as part of the…
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Yep, well, except when it's chocolate or skittles =)
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Well done. So what are you going to do different this time?
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As a rule: If it's legal and safe it's not effective If it's effective it's not safe and usually illegal
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I always find that amusing when I see advertisements like: Fat Burner!!! Lose those unwanted pounds* with FAT BURNER!!! *(fine print): must be combined with a calorie controlled diet and exercise
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It is possible, given your example, that not just water but waste is throwing your weight number off. If that day 6 meal is also larger in volume as well as calories then chances are at the end of day 7 when you're jumping on the scale you've probably still got that large meal making it's way though your body. That waste…
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Oh and I say this as someone who's lost just shy of 100lb over the last 15 months, I'm in the best shape of my life and my doctor says all my heath indicators have moved into normal range and show nothing but healthy numbers. All while eating chocolate/sweets every single night and since I can't/won't/don't cook all of my…
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Weight loss comes down to one thing. Eating fewer calories than you use regardless of where those calories come from so if it makes it easier to stick with long term I'd encourage you to stick with the "forget it I'm going to eat what I want" impulse with one rule. Log it all accurately (meaning weight on a scale) and keep…
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Footwear is hugely individual. Different people have different length and width feet. different arch height, different bridge. Some people roll in, some people roll out. The only way to really know is to go and try on shoes until you find a pair that work for you.
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I look at the range of items in the database. 1. Rule out any that are stupid high or stupid low 2. Look at the ones that are left 3. Pick one that's not the highest but in the upper 1/3 to be safe.
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Quick! We need to get the message out to the billions of people who maintain a healthy weight that don't have MFP that they're doomed!! That kind of illustrates the point I was making. Some can maintain a healthy weight while doing exactly zero tracking. In fact most of the world does just that. Food logging is an aid, a…
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You don't get excess skin after weight loss, you get it during weight gain. While overweight the excess skin is there it's just filled with body fat. Personally I'd rather have empty excess skin. At least then I'll look good when I'm wearing clothes =) and perhaps by employing some strategic tucking and hiding might…
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If you're really interested in spending more time together then why don't you take up a pastime/activity that she currently enjoys rather than forcing/convincing her to do something you enjoy.
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Weighing and logging cooked introduces quite a significant element of inaccuracy. 100g of raw beef is always going to equal 100g of raw beef, That same 100g of raw beef might weight anywhere between 90g to 50g depending on how, and how much it was cooked. On the flip side 100g of uncooked pasta is always going to be 100g…
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My answer would be to ask you the very same question Do you need to log everything? That's a question only you can answer. In the end the goal is to manage your weight and how diligently and vigilantly you need to track your food in take to achieve this will differ from person to person. The aim is to do enough to get the…
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I have experienced a sliding goal as I've lost weight. The more I've lost the more confident I grew about how much I can lose and should lose. I started at 160kg (~350lb) and at the time would have been more than happy to get to 130kg (286lb) which was the weight I was when I stopped weighing myself and the weight I'd been…
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Strictly speaking all you need to lose weight is to eat in a calorie deficit so it's possible without anything at all. Are there devices that make it easier to achieve this deficit? Absolutely! The more information you have the more accurate you can be. In my estimate: - A food tracker/diary (MFP) and kitchen scale will…
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Water intake is in my opinion somewhat misleading. It's hydration that is what you're looking for and hydration can be achieved perfectly well without a single drop of 'plain' water passing your lips. 1 cup of coke is 99% water so for hydration purposes is just as effective as water. Just because it has a few things added…
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Complete Golobal Domination!!! =)
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"I'm not motivated" to me translates to "I'm not doing the right thing for me". Motivation will only get you so far and as many notice and post here it's pretty fleeting. So, you need to find some way to achieve what you want that doesn't require motivation. As for going to the gym. It's not something I enjoy so I rarely…
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That was my experience. When I first started I was dropping weight at approx 2kg (4.4lb) to 2.5kg (5.5lb) per weeks. Then after about 3 weeks I had a 'bounce' and went up by 1.5kg (3.3lb). Then I settled in t a rate of loss of about 1.5kg (3.3lb) per week. As I got lighter the rate eventually dropped to 1kg (2.2lb) and now…
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I have a sweet tooth I eat chocolate (snickers, Twix) and/or candy (skittles, mentos, etc). I do this every. single. night. after dinner. Just shy of 100lb lost in the past 15 months doing this. Moral of the story is that sweet tooth isn't 'bad'. Just needs to be indulged responsibly.
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Definitely go with the Gear2. Machines have to use lose, rough algorithms when calculating calorie burn to accommodate the dozens of different people who use the machine each day.
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Yeah, as already said start at lightly active and follow the targets calories you're allocated. Then adjust, if necessary. After 4 or so weeks take a look at your rate of loss. If you're finding that you're not losing at the predicted rate then try dropping the activity level down a notch, if you're losing quicker than…
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Actually that brings up an interesting point. I think it might be a good idea to speak to my doctor about medication dosage. I know one is OK since there is a one size fits all dosage but my Ritalin dosage might need to be adjusted.
