FitAgainBy55 Member

I have the MaxiClimber XL and it's a great workout and I don't consider it flimsy -- but I'm only 5'7" and 169 pounds so for someone larger it might not be great. I'm a runner and can easily run 7 miles but I have trouble sustaining more than 5 minutes on the MaxiClimber.

One thing I would point out is that my weight loss seems to lag my calorie deficit by 1 or 2 weeks, so just keep that in mind. When I first reached my ultimate weight loss goal and increased calories to maintenance I continued to lose weight for 2 weeks. Not sure if that is a consistent experience for people, but does seem…

Eating at a slight deficit requires a high level of precision. You probably need a couple of months of data and consistent routine to find your true TDEE. It can be done but it takes a lot of patience and ability to crunch all the numbers -- both calorie intake and weight trends. After 3 months of consistent data I've…

It looks like you've only been tracking your food consistently for 10 days. How often have you weighed yourself during that time and what were the results ?

@callsitlikeiseeit just because you find my opinion annoying, doesn't mean I'm not right 98% of the time :smile:

Twice in my life I've gone from fit to fat. Both times I let excuses get in the way and I let one excuse day lead to another. And then one excuse week lead to another excuse week. Then a month. If I never miss a day, it will not be possible to miss a week. When I've been successful at maintaining fitness for several years…

That's the key. You have to pick the correct intensity level. If a long walk causes severe soreness then you need to start with regular short walks. How short ? Whatever leaves you with manageable soreness. Once you can consistently go on short walks without too much soreness then you can slowly increase the length each…

For me, the awareness and the consistent feedback on my body weight scale are the most important parts. I lost weight 10 years ago and maintained it for 5+ years (3 logging, 2 not logging) using this method. Unfortunately I stopped weighing myself and working out ... shocker ... the weight came back. I tried several times…

I find it annoying because I know most people aren't going to read it because it is so long. Why is it so long ? Because it address all possible root causes. If you read what people post you can narrow it down to a much more succinct list specific to the OP.

Even if I did measure everything out, it would only cover 2/3 of my meals. My wife is in early retirement while I still work. She cooks all of the dinners during the week and I cook dinners on the weekends. She doesn't track calories and I was never going to ask her to measure things out for accuracy, so I've always had to…

I don't understand your "calorie deficit of 1970 kcal/day" statement. Do you mean that you are eating 1970 calories per day ? If you just started running again you might need to give it another week (total of 3 weeks) before your body adjusts and stabilizes. When you start a new routine (even if you hard run a lot 1 year…

I don't use MFP for tracking but I'm sure it's based on the same models that I'm currently using. This is my actual weight loss versus a linear 1.5 lb per week weight loss. The blue line is linear projected 1.5 lbs per week. The dots are weigh ins. The redish line is my trend weight. I discussed this in another thread but…

I must admit that I find that form letter response of the flow chart annoying. A high percentage of these 'trouble losing weight posts' aren't issues with logging -- they are issues with patience. In my opinion, there are more people that misunderstand how to measure weight loss than there are people that misunderstand how…

I consider myself a very good cook. I don't follow recipes because I think part of the enjoyment of cooking for me is the creativity. I HATE following recipes and so trying to weigh everything when I cook would completely take the enjoyment out of it for me. I'm a man, so I hate following directions :smile: I've personally…

Right now it is my only strength training. If I had a bench and squat rack I would probably just choose one or the other for my full body workout that day (or week). Many of the moves are compound moves so it might not be advisable to do kettlebells one day and your strength training the next -- but it really depends on…

You do know that 107.5kg is less than 107.7kg, right :smile: You are not gaining. You are still measuring progress in days which given water weight fluctuations is fairly meaningless. Here's what happened to me a week or so ago: Over a week with no loss, even a 2 lb gain ? Do you know what I did to fix it ? Nothing. I kept…

I don't use MFP -- I use a different site but came here just because the forums are more active. I logged everyday from June 11, 2011 to Nov 20 2015 (1616 days). First 9 months was weight loss and then 3 years of maintenance where my weight always stayed +/- 5 lbs of my goal weight. I then decided I didn't need to log to…

Almost all of the kettlebell moves can be performed with a single kettlebell. You are better off spending money on different sizes than buying pairs. There is some added value (more stabilization required, higher calorie burn per minute) in doing some of the moves with pairs but it's more advanced. Some of mine are vinyl…

The pain is definitely reduced if I keep my weight more on my heels than toward my toes. The pain is behind my knee, however, which I think is behind the patellar tendon (according to google images :smile: ) but I don't claim to actually know a patellar tendon from a quadriceps tendon but it appears to be more toward the…

Yeah, that's another example of 'good pain.' I'm very in-tune with my body and I know the difference between 'good pain' and 'bad pain.' I think this is something that comes with experience. I'm sure as a good trainer that's part of what you do to help your clients. I mostly learned this the hard way. Another thing that I…

So this is very nuanced. An exercise shouldn't hurt while you are doing it ... that part I agree. If you are strength training, however, it should be uncomfortable. It should be hard. Your last rep should be difficult -- not all the way to failure but very difficult. Is that pain ? No. But it is pushing yourself to the…

I actually had my RMR tested previously -- it was 10 years ago -- I was very close (as I recall it was actually roughly 50 calories lower) to the predicted value. After that point I definitely added muscle but then due to lack of working out the last few years I don't think I retained much of it. Here's my back of the…

If more people did this there would be less frustration. Unfortunately, many (most?) people don't have sufficient knowledge of the process to do this on their own and they draw conclusions based on small sample sets in terms of days instead of weeks and they don't understand water weight fluctuations. I wonder if the…

Your point about fitness trackers and adjustments is also true for me. When I lost weight the first time 10 years ago I didn't have a fitness tracker. I simply used sedentary activity level as a base and then subtracted my exercise calories. I have also plotted that data over 9 months and it matches perfectly. This time…

Like others, I'm puzzled. My only explanation is you've under-eaten for so long that your body/mind is not giving any priority to your strength training. My best guess is you are making 3 mistakes that are compounding:* You are undereating -- even to maintain you should be eating more. Your body has adapted by reducing…

Same for me. I personally don't think I could sustain weight loss if it were based on diet alone. A sedentary me would have to eat 1136 calories per day to match my current weight loss rate of 1.5 lbs per week. Even if I bumped it down to 1 lb per week that would be 1386. This wouldn't be safe so I would have to resort to…

Your weight loss is a function of CI - CO ... in math terms they are equal. I could lose weight eating burgers and fries every day as long as the equation holds true. This afternoon I will go for a 6 mile run and burn over 700 calories (excluding my BMR calories). That is my entire 1.5 lb per week deficit for the day. Math…

As I predicted, after 9 days of no weight loss (even a 2 lb gain) the swoosh happened where I had a huge drop. I have no idea how or why this happens but luckily I'm experienced enough to know it does and not worry about these weekly 'stalls' when they happen.

Ok, this is a reverse myth :) In other words, it's a saying used to combat the "myth" that exercise leads to weight loss. "Weight loss happens in the kitchen, fitness happens in the gym" A calorie is a calorie. A calorie burned in the gym is equal to one not eaten from the kitchen.

Your goal is not outrageous but it is aggressive. The general recommendation for safe weight loss is .5% to 1% per week. Linear weight loss throughout means you would be losing 1.3 lbs per week. That's a starting rate of .6% and an ending rate of .8%. I also have a goal of losing 40 lbs and expect to reach my goal in a…