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So you are saying that, if I want to increase my protein, I need to reduce something else? As I posted I am presently set up for 45% carbs, 15% fat & 40% protien. I am "intensely" strength training (almost everything to failure every time) and I just discovered protein supplements. Amazing results in just a day: More…

Doesn't matter so much. Especially if you are exercising. Judge accordingly, but I would call the amount derived on this site to be for diet only and does not account for exercise. My personal protein target is about 70% greater than what the site would allot me by default.

Honestly, I find anything that didn't come from a *Real Home Kitchen* is high in sodium. Salt makes food "taste better", so they just dump it in. It should be friggin' illegal to put 50% of a days value in a single serving. I mean, this is something that affects your health! They sued the tobacco companies. Maybe the *#&%…

I wish I'd taken measurements when I started. I must resort to mirror judgement, beltability and feeling myself up. :laugh: It's true about the muscle. And, maybe it's a case for weighing more frequently then once per week? As some may know, I'm an advocate of the daily weigh. Had that been done, you'd know better if it…

Speaking of trees and sawdust... Ever read the ingredients on some of the "Smart Breads"? Give you one guess what alpha celulose is.

Bah! Mushrooms grow in poop. You can't have everything. :wink:

30% carbs sounds low. I never even thought how increasing protein would affect carbs/fat percentage wise. Duh! I reset my goals and am presently at 45% carbs, 15% fat & 40% protien. 40% protein puts me at 146 grams, which is about where I want to be. I'm thinking percentages are a bit less important then quantity, maybe?…

It's a general guide and works pretty well. It depends on what you are doing, though. If you are doing intense strength work then you will want more protien but not at the sacrifice of carbs or fat. You need both of those. My settings are 55/20/25 but that only wants to give me 92 grams of protien and I am trying to hit…

"They" say you'll hit plateaus adn eventually start losing again. Changing routines will help. 2000 calories does seem like a lot, yet you have lost more than a pound per week according to what you say. I guess I would also advise maybe dropping a couple of hundred calories as well as changing your routines up. I agree…

From what others have posted, initially you will lose weight more quickly. It was the same for me. Think of it as a Getting Started bonus. :smile:

From Wikipedia... Treatment The immediate treatment for shin splints is sleep. Running and other strenuous lower limb activities like football and other sports which include flexing the muscle, should be avoided until the pain subsides and is no longer elicited by activity. In conjunction with rest, anti-inflammatory…

Tons. Try this site: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.htm Under the SuperSite heading in the left bar, click Exercises. Don't be put off by the muscle-y folks on the page there :smile: Click on a muscle group and you'll get a list of pretty much every known exercise for the body part using various - and no -…

Strength training can be pretty cheap. A set of 1 - 5 pound dumbells is around $25. For Cardio, just Google "cardio no equipment". I got lots of hits.

The Drama seems to have increased like 600% since the private email was implemented. I'm not entirely sure the Profile/Friends/Email thing is having a positive effect on the board. Since then, things seem to have gotten a little personal.

Good one :smile:

Well, I'm definitly a supporter of The Rant. :smile: I guess I agree with your post. Life is a journey and should be enjoyed. 2.5%, even statistically, is a little unbelievable to me, but that wouldn't change my efforts even if it were absolute truth. It's all about the Self. The journey begins within and nobody knows me…

Are you doing a lot of exercise? You might be replacing some fat weight with muscle weight even if you don't see the scales going down. In any event, don't give up! I doubt anyone here hasn;t hit a plateau of some kind. Speaking for myself, between the plateau effect and the holidays, I think I've been around 200 for 2…

Wow, we have Internet in Canada now? :laugh: Halifax, NS

It's true. We're all *kitten*. :smile:

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First off, you should find strength exercises under the Cardio Section. If you can't find yours, then find it on the web and enter it. Pretty sure you can share them with others. The reason to enter them under Cardio section is that is the only one that adds them to your Food Diary as calories earned. After you start using…

Put a mirror by the TV. Facing you. The person you see should be your motivator. I'm joking. A little. To me, you must have your own motivation. My motivation is the image of myself. I see it in the mirror (though I don't have it sitting by the TV :smile: ), I see it in pictures taken of me. That is my motivation. For…

You need fats for certain things and a certain amount of your calories should come from fat. 20 - 30% is a good target.

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'Fraid I can't advise you on making soups :) Maybe the powdered broth bases are better. Would have to check the label, I guess. Or start buying chickens and start boiling. :smile:

You can't teach an old dog new tricks! ....no, wait...

Sodium was a real eye opener for me. I gave up a lot of stuff I liked after I started tracking it. But after a couple of weeks, it was clear that anything pre-prepared (such as chicken broth) was going to have craploads of salt. One would have to eat only home prepared foods to control it. I try to do that and easily stay…

You are better off IMO. There is lots you can do without equipment and some minor investments will result in a Lifetime Membership in your own gym :)

I agree with the stretching. I disagree with the working out if you are sore the next day. Maybe it depends on what kind of exercise. I really couldn't say much about cardio specifically, but I would apply the same advice anyway. For any kind of weight training, working out the next day when you are sore is exactly what…

Personally, I like to put the cardio at the end. Basically for the same reasons deanea mentions.