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This is the real deal here -- from Ms. WaKay, who not only has the wisest advice, particularly if you're serious about losing weight and life change. At some point you have to be honest about all of the exceptions (I'll only do dessert this one time, becomes two, three and four and then you can't go without dessert...).…
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Wow! Love that you're open to relationship advice... This same quality is what saved my marriage when most crumble and disolve. Don't ever lose this strategy! My advice is more for your next relationship, as this one should be over. The important thing is learning from this experience so that it doesn't happen again. #1.…
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Steamed Broccoli, without butter. You can eat a ton and it tastes great... Low calorie, high in protein, and packed with essential nutirients. If at home or if you can take it with you, Butter Buds is a great way to add seasoning without sin.
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Simple stuff, really. 1. Being consistent and honest, logging every day for over a year 2. Eating far more foods that are actually track-able. This cut down on restaurant eating, where you have to guess/estimate calories (love the barcode scan feature) 3. Daily/regular exercise with a quality Heart Rate Monitor to measure…
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Ah, the tale of cholesterol, and other often hidden health matters (e.g. like Ostiop.), plague all of us, thus throwing a lot of water on the, "I'm skinny and no longer need to work out", mantra. Add to this the psychological benefits that come from endorphins which far outweigh the benefits of pharmacological…
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Just curious, but where does this "fine" go? That's a lot of money. Is it going into counselling for the victims? Surely the NCAA isn't planning on pocketing this money, are they? I get fines/financial punishments for breaking the law, go back to providing law and other enforcement, but what in the world is the NCAA going…
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This is so smart -- this quote here... There's a terrible myth out there about "Carbing up" the night before a big run, only to suffer the ills of the need for a bathroom break in the middle of your run. The real strategy is to carb up two nights before your big event, then eat about a 1/4 of what you ate for the carb up…
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One more thing is that GNC can be a little on the pricey, hard to believe what you're getting front. I went in there recently to buy some glutamine and was talked into a month's supply of whey+AA combination powder that barely lasted me a month and cost over $50. Not only was this frustrating but I gained weight from…
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I have taken a cue from my marathon training partner, whose taken this idea from the last 3-5 years he spent in Germany and that's the combination of yogurt and a sprinkling of granola. There are some great options out there on the yogurt front -- e.g. that combine yogurt with whey protein for less than 150 calories. Add…
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In MHO, reduced carb diets and ones that require a lot of complicated rules to follow and different foods to eat, not eat, etc., is simply too difficult for the common person to acheive or to stick with for any appreciable amount of time (e.g 12-36 months -- where real life change happens). This is the beauty of MFP, where…
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I did about 30 minutes of fairly intense, not crazy intense weight training today and burned close to 80 calories -- and know this because I was wearing my polar with heart rate strap. To make the best use of and get the most of MFP, the 80 calories are added to my (or your) daily amount and need to be consumed. ExCals…
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Garmin 305 is a great solution... GPS, HRM, decent software for your PC. Also includes cadence attachment for biking, but you don' t necessarily need it. Watch has all kinds of settings -- e.g. for tracking run, bike, other. I've had my 305 for 5 years and it works the same today as it did the day I bought it. Garmin has…
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One other thing is to "slow down". Going from non running to runninng consecutive days is a major shock to the shins. Work your way into running consecutive days by switching it up... I actually walk on off days and or swim laps. In the pool you can "run" in the water, thereby simulating the running motion, but with zero…
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I would suggest visiting a high quality running store -- e.g. and I don't mean ****s or some other chain, but a smaller, local runner's 'store', where runners work, who are also trained to make cogent recommendations on the type of shoe that will be best for you. They can also sell you a hiqh quality inserts that will…
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I think Protein helps to rebuild muscle tissue, but it does not eliminate the lactic acid that comes from strenuous muscular activity... That, "good sore" as body builders call it, is the price for admission when conducting muscular activity that hasn't been done in a while... OTOH, Glutamine is one supplement I've found…
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1200 + XCals is the only sustainable way to do this. Always, always, always eat your xcals. This is "the" secret to success on MFP; which is candidly why the site/tool/app is called, "My-Fitness" Pal... It's not my low calorie pal... Everyone knows, Diet + Exercise = success. Diet - exercise leads to failure and short term…
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Ang' Cool that you know about Starvation Mode. Not only is this a real response to too few calories, but it also wreeks havoc on your internal organs and brain function. Always, always always consume your xcals. Also 2Lbs per week is the safest maximum weight loss amount. Any more than this is probably from either…
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I share your curiosity about this... and vividly recall eating mass quantities of just about everything the day of my last marathon earlier this Spring... I truly believe it's the one day you can nearly binge eat, simply to keep up your necessary calories. My body punishes me big time when I don't eat all of me xcals, so…
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I tried the P90 diet for "one day", as my wife pleaded with me to reconsider... The food choices were quite obscure and not at all normal items -- hence one day's worth of food cost me $90 USD for one day... I quickly dashed this diet as too obscure and way too difficult to follow in the real world. Most if not all…
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After years of pretty heavy and regular drinking, I quit to support my wife, who was having our first child. 9 months later, I realized that I had learned to live life without it... 15 years later, I haven't missed it much. No AA, no recover groups, just alcohol free. No hangovers, no $30+ extra charges on my bill for nice…
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This is a total nit, but 1500 cals per day looks like a feast when I add 900+ XCals to my day... Couldn't live on a raw 1500... As Dana Carvey once said as President Bush, "Nawt gunna dewww etttt"... : )
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OM Gosh -- ask for help making the right decisions at BW3's and embrace myriad responses... A wise move is always to google any chain's nutrition guide ahead of time, vs. asking the waitress or less focused MFP respondents. This way you know before you get there, what to order. I did this once for BW3's and went for the…
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Hello Gidget, One guy I'd recommend you leverage as a supplement to MFP is Mr. Zig Ziglar. He's been my hero for the last 6 years or so, as down to earth motivational speaker, I've benefitted from his wisdom in many ways. One of his axioms is, "Changing the picture", or the picture or vision we have of ourselves. He…
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Nice response, not. I'm not Debbie, and I'm far from a "downer". I'm an adult and know how to communicate. This starts with using english. If you're excited, there's all kinds of words to use. OMFG is dispicable.
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Why must peopled use, OMFG? Are you serious? Can you kindly spare us the inappropropriate acronym use? How about, Wow, look what I did? or, I am so happy that I've accomplished, xyz progress?".
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There's a mildy easy solution to this, provided you're able to add this "box" to your life, and that's the box of, "Do not compare yourself to anyone". Once you make this your gospel, life gets a whole lot easier. What's super cool is what you're doing, and how good you feel about you and what you've done and where you're…
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And the general consensus is, HRM are more accurate than say, MFP's database is. A quality HRM will measure your specific results, vs. an estimate. Without this level of scientific knowledge, accurate calorie counting will be challenging and not recommended. My most recent Polar HRM allows me to wear it in the pool, doing…
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There is a revolution happening in running these days, brought on by former US Olympic Marathon runner, Jeff Galloway. Galloway's method involves intentional run-walk throughout the entire run, whether or not you're running in a race or simply doing a few miles around your neighborhood. The process is very simple -- walk…
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The "Kindle" app is tremendous. Buy once and read on many different devices... So if I'm on a plane or at lunch somewhere and all have is my phone, I can open up the same book I was reading the night before at home on our family Ipad. Plus it saves your last read page, irrespective of what device you're using. This virtual…
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1200 cals per day is not at all easy to do. The key is exercise plus MFP. With a conservative amt of ex each day, e.g. walking for 60 minutes, you can burn 300+ calories, thus giving you 1500 for the day... Eat every last one of the ex cals and then see what happens. Also, up your water and your fiber for as the cal…
