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Thanks for the thread link Travistock. I had been doing fasting cardio prior to this that had really helped me lose a lot of body fat in the two months before this craziness started. I actually have entered the highest range of normal body fat for the first time. After reading the linked thread and more linked info in the…

Yeah, Samantha32, I guess I will try that. Plus with the holidays coming up, I guess maintenance itself will be a challenge.

Cooked and flavoured Soy Granules (Crushed soy nuggets) and Peas in toasted sandwich with some coffee flavoured soy milk. Around 220 cals Yummmmm... Plus Lots and lots of protein.

I am in! I have already lost 82lbs so far. I am around 30 lbs from the weight I want to achieve. However, lately, I have been having real problems with my weight. If I do hard exercise or eat too less, I end up in a binge bust cycle. If I decrease the intensity or increase calorie intake, I plateau. This is a recent…

OMG, so much misinformation going around. 1. As someone rightly pointed out, our brains primarily run on glucose exclusively. The only other thing they can run on is ketones. But like I said, that is unnatural and a fail-safe mechanism to protect the brain during starvation. Ketones, unlike glucose, end up producing…

Well, it is not very accurate. It misses visceral fat completely. Plus, with it, you measure only certain areas of your body and we all tend to store fat in different areas in different amounts. Many areas with a higher fat storage might be missed giving an artificially low reading. Conversely, many areas with lower fat…

HIIT increases VO2 max, long periods of steady state cardio improve endurance. As for cardio zones, they depend on a lot of factors - age, weight, body fat percentage, training, anaerobic threshold, aerobic anaerobic balance etc. Just be yourself and do your best. Let us know the results if you are comfortable with that.

Okay, first you need to know how the keto diet originated. In the olden days (1920's and such), there were no drugs to treat epilepsy. So the physicians used to prescribe Keto diet (yes, the exact same one you are talking about) as a treatment. The ketone bodies that are generated actually cause changes in the brain…

Average recipe of a sort of "healthy" cake made at home 1.eggs (at least 2 whole and 4 whites) - 143 + 200 = 343 2. at least 100 gms of sugar - 387 calories 3.Most cakes contain around 50-100 gms of butter ( 350-700 calories) 4. half cup milk (depending on whether it is full fat or skimmed or something else - 40-100…

Dancing's not a crime - Panic! at the Disco

LOL, to me it looks like Joey's "Ohhh" face.

Maybe these people have been talking to diabetics. For people with diabetes, fruits with higher sugar content like mangoes, oranges etc are bad to eat after 8 PM in the night. It has to do with the daily rhythm of hormones etc. But for normal people, it really doesn't matter. As such it is not "bad" to eat fruit any time…

Well, this is a whopper that you seemed to have opened up for discussion here. See, first of all, emotional eating is not always = eating disorder. People can emotionally eat/overeat once in a while. Just like having a few extra drinks until you are numb after say, losing your job or a breakup isn't actually a drinking…

Hey, congratulation on taking the first step. Let me make one think very clear at 105 kgs almost anything you do will help you lose weight. I started at 106 kgs and noticed that even a small deficit with moderate cardio helped me melt weight. So the idea is not to kill yourself by eating too little, getting confused with…

Just to be clear - are we talking about tight/form fitting clothes, or compression-specific clothes. Yes, there is a difference. Thank you for understanding the difference. A lot of people are not clear on this. I am talking specifically of compression clothing.

Your use of the word prescription is very different to mine. That is to say, I was assuming you quite literally got a electronic or hard copy prescription for a non-OTC product. I'm also used to people needing compression stockings for lymphedema. In their case the pressure they need is greater than stockings for varicose…

Do you realise that they are one and the same thing? Compression Leggings for varicose veins as well as the ones for "athletes" have the same technology and they both come in the same compression levels. The idea for athletic compression clothing was actually copied from the ones for varicose veins and pasted in athletic…

Hey guys, me too! I enjoy helping and trying to inspire others. However, I suck at keeping my own morale boosted. Anyone who wants to have a mutual support through the journey - please add me. Anyone who wants inspiration is also always welcome!

Welcome to the community Michelle. Congrats on taking the first step. The first step is the hardest. Here are some tips off the top of my head. 1. Weigh/measure every little thing you eat. A teaspoon of oil, a gummy bear, a sip of wine - every damn morsel and religiously log it in the diary 2. exercise. Start with light…

For every 10 lbs you lose, your metabolism slows down by a couple of hundred calories because smaller bodies need lesse energy. Make sure that after every 10 lbs, you reset your goals, take your calorie intake down a 100 cal and increase exercise intensity/duration or both to burn an extra 100 cals. You could consider…

Hey, if you weigh 300 lbs, Considering an average 5 ft 10 inches, 20 something years female, 2200 is your BMR. (BMR means the calories your body burns even if you do absolutely nothing throughout the day). You have to eat less than that or burn some calories to lose weight. You don't have to go as far down as 1000. If you…

Regarding the deficit - Depends on if you are still trying to lose weight. If you are, I assume you still are, you HAVE to eat a deficit. Unless you eat a deficit, you WILL NOT lose weight. Trust me, eating a deficit does not reduce your muscle as long as you lift weights. I have been doing cardio and plyometrics HIIT for…

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Started it a month ago. Addicted! Mixing it up with Turbo Fire has really produced awesome results. Love the Fire HIIT workouts. It has increased my V02 max a great deal.

1. Lose my belly fat and arm fat. 2. Being able to do a triceps pushup on toes and at least 50 normal pushups by the end of the year. (Right now, I can do triceps pushups only on knees and about 12 standard pushups). Eventually, I want to be able to do a floating handstand. Then I plan to set small goals to work on the…

That is so awesome. And I thought I had problems. I have never had a smoke or drink in my life and I have always been a fruit and veggie lover but because of my slow metabolism and a penchant for sweetness, I had put on enormous amounts of weight. Club that with a sedentary job and you have the perfect recipe for disaster.…

I am not 50 but my goal was to lose 100 pounds. I am 80 pounds down! woo-hoo! Feel free to question me about any challenges that you might face. I know I faced plenty. I would be happy to help. Maybe I can pick up some inspiration from you guys for dropping the last 20 pounds which are becoming very stubborn. Happy winning…

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A small bale of hay! The trail ride continues! It feels awesome getting rid of it though. I can climb stairs without getting winded out!