slicko

Hi, I'm don't fit the target demographic for this question (I'm a 5'7 male), but I wanted to jump in to warn you about walking at 4.0 mph. Basically, I've been walking on the treadmill 5 out of 7 days a week for a month total for about 45 minutes each time. I've progressed from 3.3 to 4.0. After a few sessions of pretty…

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Hi all! Sorry to bump this conversation back to the top without having any new information to post. I was away this weekend and just wanted to reply to thank you all for so many informative and helpful answers. I have learnt quite a few things and the difference is quite clear in my mind now. Thanks again!

I'm very interested in speeding up the metabolism as well. I saw a lengthy article someone posted a few days ago, and saved the link as it contained a lot of useful information and ideas for exactly this. Here is the link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/717424-how-to-repair-a-damaged-metabolism-and-starvation-mode…

Sounds good, thank you both for your help, I really appreciate it. Cheers.

I checked that page that Dontletmeeat mentioned, and it shows the following percentages instead: Carbs: 55% Fat: 30% Protein: 15% I guess I calculated these percentages wrong originally (I realized now that I should be calculating the calories from carbs/fat/protein proportionate to the total calories). Other than the…

Weird. I just posted a reply and it didn't come up.. am I doing this wrong?? This is my first forum.