PiperGirl08 Member

Actually, I ask myself with everything I eat whether it will help or harm me. Most athletes do the same. As do people who don't wind up on message boards having to count calories and needing to be encouraged to do the same, I would imagine. It really is all about one's relationship with food. Why we eat and how much…

Thank you for the well-thought out reply. I agree that it doesn't have to be an either or other choice, but to the author's point, I can't count the number of posts I've seem on MFP with people berating themselves because they blew their budget. The stress and self-loathing she describes are real. Her point is that if…

I have a FitBit HR that I no longer use due to its extreme inaccuracy, even at rest for me. I have a resting heart rate of 45. I dug it out just a few weeks ago for a work-related challenge and it showed my heart rate at 110, 112, 115, etc. I confirmed that it was actually down in the 50s and 60s at the time. I kind of…

Keep doing what works for you. Running is great because you do get a lot of bang for your buck, you have control over intensity, duration, breaks, etc. Nothing extra needed, either. Ignore the naysayers. It's your body.

I believe you can outrun a bad diet. All of the articles say that people tend to eat back the calories they burn with exercise with Gatorade and pizza. But those who do not can indeed outrun a bad diet. The articles refer to behavior rather than physiology.

The polar m400 has the workout feature. I plan mine out several weeks in advance, add them to my diary, and the right workout appears on the watch each day. You need to build your aerobic base. Look into heart rate zone training and research on the base building aspects.

Personally, I find PB to be filling -- I have 2TBS of fresh ground most days for lunch. PB also has numerous nutritional benefits, so the calories are not empty.

You need to be honest with yourself and reflect on why you want to lose weight -- that is the only way you'll stay motivated. Because when times get hard, that is what you will have to keep in your mind's eye as a carrot. Your motives cannot be surperficial nor can they be other people's reasons. Once you have along…

Lose the granola bar and replace with fruit. Have the Chicken Breast meal for dinner. Have PB on whole grain for lunch. You should still have room for an after dinner snack. Don't follow the advice about smoking and diet soda.

Wow, really? When I rowed in college, my race weight for lightweight was 118. When I rowed flyweight, I raced at 115. I'm 5'6. I was lean, not skinny. Our coxswains were in the 5'3 range and we wanted them at or under 110. 5'3, 115 = not exactly skin and bones, at least not in my world. Personally, regarding the woman in…

Polar does this as, well. What happens is this: both Garmin/Polar predict how many calories you're going to burn in a day. Since you are using Garmin to track your calories, when the number that it forecasts is not the same as what MFP forecasts, Garmin enters an adjustment. So under exercise you may see, for example, -89.…

Four years is neither wrong nor right. It is just an awfully short time to use as a foundation for arguing against measures that help prevent injury and ensure longevity. Also, I would remind you that you put the number into play, perhaps without realizing that it wouldn't carry the weight you thought it might(?) Odd.

I have been lifting weights since my competitive swimmer and rower days through high school and college, and up the present, many years removed. I think I'll go with my experience (and successes) over that of your vast 4 years. It is up to the OP to do her own research and make use of a sequence that works for her and…

Because warming up and stretching are not the same thing. Is this a trick question?

Warm up the muscles then stretch before working out, then stretch again after cooling down.

Congrats. I use a Polar device and it submits adjustments to mfp based on activity throughout the day.

I quoted "a" post and provided an alternative viewpoint. The quoted article just happened to be yours, with your particular authorship having never crossed my consciousness. But since the general consensus is that the OP isn't operating at a caloric deficit, then she very well could be building muscle, so perhaps your and…

Actually, I did. Here I quote:So, to recap, here’s what it boils down to:* Maintain a moderately aggressive calorie deficit (with proper macros) * Emphasize heavy, compound lifting in your weightlifting workouts * Do no more than 2 hours of HIIT cardio per week * Get plenty of sleep * Use the right supplements to speed up…

This isn't exactly true: How to Build Muscle and Lose Fat (http://www.muscleforlife.com/build-muscle-lose-fat/)

Amen. Being overweight is a choice as is the decision not to be. With every forkful of food we choose one or the other outcome.

Anyone can call him- or her- self an expert on a message board. To the OP: go see a professional from whom you can expect some level of accountability. If this truly matters to you, take it seriously and act accordingly. On why spend the money: in life, more often than not, you get what you pay for. How much is your…

Yes, go see a nutritionist. You're going to get all kinds of advice in a community forum -- some of it good, some of it much less so. Find an expert and work with that person to accomplish your goals without the shotgun approach. You should be losing on whole grains and chicken. If you're not, something else is wrong. A…

I don't think this is necessarily true. I recall being in High School when all the girls were called into the auditorium and lectured on Anorexia and Bulimia, how dangerous each was, and the irreversible damage they could do to one's organs en route to killing a person. Also, with the huge backlash against unhealthily…

I weigh daily, first thing in the morning, but that's an old carryover from my Crew days. Once or twice per week should be fine, but it depends on one's goals. I don't weigh when traveling.

I'm confused. 27% body fat is better than, say, 33%, but it isn't exactly the stuff of Adonis. So in this case BMI and body fat % would actually both confirm that one does not have to lose muscle in order to drop weight or BMI categories.

BMI is in fact pretty generous. Most Americans are not Greeks God and Goddesses or Olympic class athletes and it is *not* muscle mass that drives them towards the higher ends of the scale. Where there are real exceptions, provisions are in place to accommodate them. This is a false argument.

My insurance company warned us that in a year we'd be screened for 5 metrics. And then at 6 months allowed us to take a test run so we could get our proverbial houses in order, if necessary. And then at that one year mark, screened everyone. Those who failed on two or more metrics paid higher premiums. As I recall, the…

Actually, after having just buried my 32 year old cousin who was obese from day one thanks to his (rest in peace) perpetually obese mother (died at 52), ruining your child's health because you don't know how to quiet him or her down is not an acceptable response to the challenges of parenting. Obese children more often…

Pretty much what everyone said above. And pay attention to your ratio of carbs, fat and protein and make sure your nutritional requirements are being met (not popular on here, but essential for complete health, which is one of the primary goals of weight loss, no?). Also exercise for real, not just casually. Figure out how…