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I like happy hardcore =/ which is 180 bpm electronic music with cheesy lyrics about love and rainbows, and also some trance. Right now my warmup song is 'Bang 9' by Recon, it's fast and loud and gets me going. Runtastic picked the "Double Rainbow Song" as my power song. For some reason. It might be a good choice, it makes…

I run at night because I'm oddly self-conscious about running. I used to be really, really bad at it (I forget to breathe) and I'm still not anything close to good...but I ride skateboards anywhere the terrain is suitable, any time. Including on multi-use trails. I never thought a thing about anyone else on the trail,…

That sounds like a great motivator. Look at some pics and imagine yourself there, then remember that you actually will do those things and you'll be able to remember it forever. I almost did Dunn River Falls (I'm not going to get into my Ocho Rios story... though I'll recommend you use a reputable tour agency even if it…

You may know this but you can put the Fitbit in Exercise Mode whenever you go for a walk, then it will recognize what you did and (I think) create an entry automatically. On the Charge HR that was done by holding the button until it vibrated and showed a clock then a stopwatch. Finish by holding the button until you see a…

Alli is over-the-counter but does work. I have never tried it but I encountered it in my work as a chemist. The molecule has a very unusual piece to it, so it was interesting enough to read more about. There's real research supporting its use, and it's an actual FDA approved drug, not an herb or supplement sold at drug…

I have some social anxiety issues, I'm mostly ok with talking to instructors and exchanging a few words, but no detailed conversations so far. Where I go, there is very little conversation except between low-intensity cardio exercisers and high-intensity strength trainers using the free weights... on the machines there…

The best form of Splenda I've found is a yellow box of small tablets. They would also contain some maltodextrin but they are not 1:1 volume equivalent to sugar. Plus it's quite concentrated and compact enough to carry with you. The liquid might be more compact, but carrying it in your pocket is a bad idea. (FWIW I mostly…

I have a Vivoactive HR and love it. Much more than I did my old Fitbit Charge HR. I use the smartwatch functionalities a lot for weather and notifications, as well as heart rate and activity tracking. As for "true" HRMs, heart rate monitors that strap around your chest, they do have some use at a gym. I had (and lost) a…

I wanted to point out that cell phone use only applies to talking on your phone. It's the noise, not the phone. So texting is okay if you have it on vibrate or use earphones. I use my phone all the time, for music, for entering activities and sometimes for looking things up. If you feel anxious about starting remember…

I do like having the historical data, but it also imported all my badges, meaning I don't get a new one on my vivoactive HR until I've done 700,000 steps on it.

57 grams just happens to be 2 ounces, if you're not aware. Try weighing what you have left, then subtract that from the net weight on the container. That will give you the amount of raw dough you used, divide that by the serving size then multiply the calories etc. by the result. It'll be easier to do in ounces. So if…

I agree with the above, if it didn't work for you then it may not work long-term. I have a friend who lost some weight (no idea how much) on Atkins. He was on CPAP for sleep apnea and decided to lose weight. He followed Atkins until his sleep doctor took him off CPAP (a rare occurrence). Then he switched to tracking…

I have a Garmin Vivoactive HR and I love it, the more expensive Garmin watches have even more features. It's much larger than the others discussed here. I used to have a Fitbit Charge HR. I liked it, but didn't like having to press a button or move my wrist to see the time. Something to consider is that Fitbit has more…

I listen to electronic music and pick either trance or happy hardcore for lifting, depending on my mood. Happy hardcore for cardio, especially running -- it's always close to 180 bpm so it really helps with running in short, fast steps (high cadence).

Thanks again for all these replies. I'm not really in a rush, if it takes 3 years I'm fine with that. And I know it's really a lifelong process, anyway. I do enjoy it all a lot so I do see myself continuing for 10 years... indefinitely, really. My main sport is skateboarding, I started in high school and still do it…

Practically every Chinese restaurant will have a menu of authentic Chinese dishes, if you ask for it, as others have said. And those dishes are much healthier than a pound of fried rice. (You'll get a small portion of steamed rice, usually.) Any time I've seen the "real menu" the names of the dishes were in Chinese with…

Very true about spot burning, it's one of the biggest myths people have about weight loss. You lose fat from everywhere at the same time. Now, you often don't notice weight loss yourself, because it's so gradual. The easiest way to tell by yourself is to notice when your clothes start becoming looser. But, a more…

I can get up to 185-188 when I run. Thanks for clarifying that that's normal, it's a bit above my max zone. The way I thought about it went like this: if my heart rate can go as high as a younger person's can, then it's probably okay.

There's a few reasonably accurate ways to measure bodyfat at home. Some scales will do it, though I'm unsure of the accuracy. Look up the skin fold test, that is a fairly accurate way and cheaper than getting yourself weighed underwater... I'm a pure mesomorph... I get my thumb and finger touching exactly in the wrist…

The most reliable source I've ever encountered is William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch - Essentials of Exercise Physiology. It's a college level textbook. It's well-written, supported by lots of scientific references, and it covers everything from nutrition to exercise to supplements. It's not for everyone, since it's a…

Diet soda drinker here, too, since high school. My favorite is Coke Zero since it tastes like regular Coke and, if you didn't know, Coca-Cola hit on a brilliant idea by marketing it as Diet Coke for men (since it doesn't have the word "diet" in it). Sometimes people laugh about having a big fast food order with diet pop,…

No, certainly not. I've read an extensive report about them and edited their Wikipedia article a bit to make it more neutral (less positive). Since I do edit there I tried to be neutral when replying on here as well. They have a lot of lawyers... I don't sell anything, and my only real-world connection with Herbalife is…

Well, if they work for you that's fine. There never was any ephedra in the protein shakes, just the energy/weight loss products. And perhaps you're able to get a good price through a friend or something. Since, as far as I know, most proteins are similar in quality, if Herbalife works for you there's nothing wrong with…

By "fit" I just meant how long it takes to look like one of the muscular guys at any gym. Not any kind of professional level, but also not just "in shape." Since I also run and like doing cardio, endurance is a part of it as well as strength and general muscle size. I have definitely noticed some major changes in 6 months.…

I suppose I shouldn't say anything that might be construed as slander, but Herbalife is not a product I'd ever use. It formerly contained ephedra until the FDA banned it. Herbalife was one of the main companies fighting to keep ephedra legal. (I got this from McArdle and Katch's Exercise Physiology, an excellent book if…

Just pepperoni and cheese here, maybe extra or double cheese. Just want to say... on Saturdays we play airsoft (running around and shooting at each other, kind of like paintball) and every week we order pizza. It happens to be a good place any time, I ate there a lot in high school, I've always thought about a foot of my…

36 here. I went through a phase where I was limited by calf and shin pain. It does go away, it took a few weeks, but now I'm mostly limited by heart rate and to a certain extent, breathing and water intake. Quitting smoking was hard but the single best thing to improve my running and my health in general. I'm not fast, I…

Canadian too here. I forget all the brand names, can look them up if someone really cares. -Whey isolate -Casein protein at night -BCAA -Creatine (loading stage right now) -Preworkout (also contains creatine, BCAAs, caffeine) My question to all the fit people: do you drink LOTS of protein every day? I just used MFP to go…

I'm a scientist today and I owe my decision to go into that field to an experience in my late teens. Back in high school, I was fortunate enough to get involved in a special program where high school students teamed up with a real scientist to do a research project. We were responsible for the idea, and the supervisor…