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Forget about the BMI. BMI is very subjective number that's not realistic in my opinion. If you look at the BMI index every athlete in the NBA is considered overweight and obese. It doesn't account for muscle and skeletal development. I'm 6-foot for about 200 pounds and I'm 57 years old. According to BMI my weight is…
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Please do not call it a cheat meal. By calling it a cheat meal you're implying you're doing something wrong. You're not doing anything wrong you're enjoying life For this to work and be a lifetime Journey the process has to be enjoyable. By depriving yourself of food that you enjoy it won't work in the long run. You can't…
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it depends on what your goals are. If your goal is to build muscle the cardio isn't going to help that much If your goal is just to be fit overall it's a great approach to mix things up.you will use different muscle groups and you'll get a nice balance.
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Without knowing your weight and height it's hard to tell if it's Fat Loss or if it's muscle and skeletal Unfortunately your genetics are going to determine how fast and where the fat comes off if it's fat loss. If it's genetics or you can basically do is tone your thighs and legs.
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I've been a big fan of Tony Horton and his concept of muscle confusion. I've done P90X / Power 90 a couple of times. It consists of three phases each working out anywhere from three to six times per week and the routine changes every month. Due to some physical limitations I can't do certain exercises so I do other stuff…
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Take it slow. Maybe you just walk the length of the block once take a break next day walk it again and maybe take a couple more steps. To lose weight you don't have to exercise. It's just a matter of eating less calories than your body Burns and you will lose the weight. As you lose the weight the exercise will get easier…
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If your goal is weight loss when you say calorie burning I hope you realize you don't have to exercise to lose weight. Please don't take advice from anybody on this website. Even though they may be trying to give you good advice without knowing the extent of your surgery in the type of work that was done on your foot they…
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Congratulations on taking the first step to changing your life. You have to find an exercise you enjoy and as a previous poster has stated start with small goals. Don't aim for anything crazy cuz you may not be able to do it and it will demotivate you. Start with maybe a goal to walk for 5 minutes once you do that maybe…
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Swimming is a great exercise. It's going to give you a lot of flexibility and muscle tone but you won't build muscle mass. As a former swimmer I still do it occasionally who used to do one to two miles a couple times a week the most important thing I could stress is to do some good stretching before your workout especially…
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If I was going to start a home gym adjustable dumbbells would be my first choice. After that a good mat and if the floor can support it, a barbell and plates
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My favorite workout album is Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf. If you were to look at my iPod it's the most played album and bat out of hell is the most-played song. After that whatever you're into and whatever gets you moving as crazy as it sounds I listen to The Beach Boys and the Eagles.
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I used to work out with an older gentleman when I was younger. He was in his mid-fifties when he wanted to he could squat over 400 pounds no problem. He only weighed maybe about a hundred eighty pounds. His normal workout was doing half squats with a broom handle on his back. May sound easy but try doing 500 of them…
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I normally go to the gym but sometimes not in the mood to haul my butt out of the house. I do P90 or P90X by Tony Horton. I just enjoy the workout
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I congratulations on your success. Weight is a subjective number. If you're lifting you may gain a couple pounds but you'll see a decrease in inches that's what happened to me. At my lowest I was 204 now I'm about 210 and yet the clothes fit the same way. Like you said if you like what you see in the mirror that's all that…
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Congrats on your success. Part of this journey is you have to figure out what's best for you. My suggestion would be try for a month or two without weighing yourself or logging and see what happens. As far as myself I plan on logging for the rest of my life. It's a small price to pay for what I achieved and more…
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Congrats. I think you look good. But what you said is the most important thing you have to be happy with yourself. What you have to remember is that weight is just a subjective number. Tumi BMI is total b***s***. Every guy in the NBA is either overweight or obese according to the BMI index. BMI does not take muscle mass…
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Time for some tough love. If you're cooking the meals they eat what you make. If they complain let them make their own. Next issue. Not everyone you care about our love is going to go on this journey with you and be supportive. You have to do this for yourself. You can't do this for somebody else. It has to be all about…
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Welcome to the app. Unfortunately there's no exercise that can help you lose your belly fat. The only way to lose body fat is to eat at a calorie deficit. Unfortunately your genetics will determine how and where the weight comes off.
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This sums it up perfectly I don't understand why fruit is considered by some to be unhealthy.
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I hate the term healthy foods. By implying that food is healthy or unhealthy you're limiting your choices plus the word healthy food is very subjective. One of the issues with labeling something healthy is who labels it. I don't know how old you are but I'm 57 years old and I've seen so many foods labeled unhealthy years…
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Use your imagination as far as what you eat if you're not a picky eater the sky's the limit. I normally do leftovers. I'm the kind of person who can eat cold leftovers really doesn't bother me I'm not really big on hot foods. Yogurt Soup Chicken Salads If you don't have or don't want to spend a lot of money it's just a…
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Doesn't matter when you eat you won't gain weight over a long period of time. Yes if you have something at 10:00 at night get up at 6 and weigh yourself you may weigh a little more but it's only a temporary weight gain it's not real weight gain. I basically eat from the time I get up to the time I go to bed
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As far as how I do it is very easy been maintaining for approximately one year after losing 80 lbs. Weight loss and maintenance is a mental attitude. Like anything else you have to educate yourself about the consequences and weigh those consequences against your goals. I don't give anything up I still do the occasional…
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Your genetics are going to determine what you lose how you lose it and when you lose it. There is no such thing as spot reduction that's a total myth. I'll give you my perspective. I'm a 57 year old male 6 ft 4 in. I basically lost it in my stomach chest and midsection. I went from a 48 inch chest to a 42 inch chest. My…
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As previous posters have stated weight is just a number. I also don't like using BMI cuz I never believed in it. If you go by the BMI index every guy who plays in the NBA is either overweight or worse. I think when you look at yourself in the mirror you'll know. Don't get fixated on a number because the number will drive…
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This sums it up perfectly. Everybody's going to react differently Based on their metabolism in genetics. What you have to remember is that all these apps use a large population database and that's where most of the people fall in but you're always going to have people who fall on the low end and the high-end of the…
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My simple answer to you is so what. You're going to have your ups and downs during this journey. Just shrug it off and start over tomorrow again you can't be perfect every day nobody is it's a matter of learning our mistakes and using that as a lesson for the next time For this journey to be successful it has to be a…
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You don't have to exercise to lose weight it's just a simple matter of eating less calories than your body Burns. To lose weight you have to do it for yourself you have to find a why. That why has to be so selfish and personal that it'll get you through the rough times. It can't be about the kids or your significant other…
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It will get easier as you lose weight. I'll give you my background lost 80 lbs over 8 months been maintaining for over 10. Now here's the fun part it can actually get harder as you lose the weight cuz you'll begin to push yourself more when you realize I can do better. The only limitation you have is the ones you impose on…
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First of all there's no reason to feel humiliated. You're attempting to do something the average person wouldn't even attempt to try congratulations on that. Run as much as you can jog as much as you can walk as much as you can and if you got to do it crawl.
