jfhaskell

Like it has been said before, everyone is different, however I have found by my own experience and others around me it takes a very restricted carb count to actually get into and stay in ketosis. My number is around 20g a day, any more than that and I am not going to get there. Also agree with getting the Ketostix at the…

Wow, sounds like you work at the same place as me!!!!

Usually the reason why most people eat back there work out calories is because your initial calorie goal (1200) already has the deficit built into it for your healthy weight loss. So if you don't eat back your workout calories, then the rational is that you will be losing to many calories too fast and not staying in the…

You are definitely not the only one. I work out at the gym 5-6 days a week and would not trade it for any funny named home program.

I agree, you usually should listen to your body and if you feel like you need the extra energy on a certain day then don't feel bad about consuming those extra calories. If on other days you find yourself just eating extra to meet a certain quota, then you might slow down on that day and not eat them. Every body is…

In know that it might not sound that great, but celery sticks are good for that. They don't have a lot of taste, however they do have a good crunchy texture and they are acutally a negative calorie food (it takes more energy to digest them than they provide).

Try to take it easy the first few times that you go. Get a feel for the particular gym that you are going too because they all really have a pulse of thier own. If you don't like the first gym that you visit don't be afraid to try another one. Of course make sure your Dr. knows what you are planning and has signed off on…

How much sugar does it have?

Just be careful and listen to your body. You more than likely will not be able to keep up those kind of loses over a long period of time so watch your energy levels and be careful what kind of calories you are eating. If you truly are burning that many calories a day and only eating that many calories then your body will…

Everyone is different. That is one of the things that has caused so much confusion and a very disappointing rollercoaster of up and down weight for so many people. I agree with the above post that it is not so much about the calories in and out (though this is important for some) it can be more important metabolically to…

Also keep in mind that unlike most traditional cardio training, when you do resistance training you continue to burn calories at an accelerated rate for several hours after stopping the actual exercise. Try not to stress over getting it exact, its just an estimate anyway. If the specific exercise you are doing is not…

I agree, I have found that the cardio tab has a heading called "circuit training general" that is pretty accurage at estimating the calorie count for strengh training.

Sometimes if I have a bad weather day or just don't feel like going to the gym and doing the treadmill, I use a jump rope. It is very good at mimicking jogging and it is less boring than just running in place. Plus it gives your arms and sholders a bit of a workout also. If your not using resistance training also you…

Be careful about cutting back your calories too much and doing a ton of cardio. Your body will naturally turn to burning what muscle mass you currently have and lower your resting metabolic rate. In effect you will sabotage your efforts. It probably took you a while to get to the point you are at now so don't expect…