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for 40 minutes straight and no sweat? Is this in cold weather or a fan blowing on you?

Just get back to it when you feel up for it. If you have been doing cardio, you're probably good to go. However, set your expectations - your first day back, just go do higher reps at lower weight. You will probably feel a little weak. This is not because you have lost a ton of muscle, but more because you ARE a little…

this. OP, you look great and based on the pic could probably stand to gain a little muscle if anything. You definitely need to be careful losing more weight.

even if you are used to the activity, activities burn calories nonetheless. OP - do you break a sweat? Like, dripping cardio style sweat? Not talking a little bead of sweat on the forehead. If not, I probably wouldn't worry about it. If you need to consider a shower, then I probably would! Bottom line - all activities burn…

Thanks. This was my point. We are what we are. If you are happy that way, then that's great. However, why would you want to change most of your body except part?! How would people react if I decided that having an overweight arm (just one!) was sexy so I wanted to lose weight down to 120 lbs but keep this arm that belongs…

I love how you read my post as completely black and white stereotyping... If you re-read it, I never said that all people with big boobs are fat. However, if you have large boobs and lose weight and don't have large boobs anymore... then you didn't have big boobs, you had fat boobs. My point was, why would you want every…

depending on the BMR estimation equation used, BMR can be calculated directly from muscle mass. Look into the Katch-McArdle equation and similar. I, for one, always use a bmr estimation that accounts for muscle mass. So to answer your question - depends! Oh, and for what it's worth, these equations are not…

you read my quote backwards. we are saying the same thing - "slow" and "fast" are regarding metabolism, not weight loss rate - so the high end of the calorie window would be when your metabolism may be faster and your physical performance is better, i.e. you feel better and have more energy.

I still see plenty of regulars responding to posts on the forums. Avoiding them altogether seems a little draconian... To the OP - I've been around for a long time and I've never really accepted the eat more to lose weight and break plateaus concept, and I've been fairly vocal about it in the past. The thing is, most of…

I don't have anything useful to add, but that statement just about made me faint... although I think a saw a similar porno once! Seriously, go see a doctor - don't rely on the internet for medical advice. The psyllium seed husks sound like a serious no-no, tho. From what I know about them they absorb a ton of water and…

From a guy's perspective - just buy a bra that fits. I see these threads on MFP all the time and I usually just shake my head. I guess I'm bored this morning! Here goes - the thing is, yes they will get smaller as you lose weight, but they will actually fit your body proportionally. I don't understand why anyone would want…

My aria scale shows me different weights with multiple measurements. Usually takes me 3-5 measurements before I get the same number twice.

most of the higher end ones do. What you are looking for is one that you hit a button, it tells you to wait a sec, then tells you to step on. The "wait a sec" is the scale zeroing out before you step on.

you won't find a digital scale that outputs "raw" data. The number would change too fast. Even your kitchen scale uses a moving average or delayed polling to smooth things out some. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to read the display. Just get a good scale, like a tanita, that zeroes every time it takes a measurement. That…

all the digital bathroom scales I know of measure for a period of a few seconds then average that and display the average. I'm not aware of any scales that save the previous measurement and just keep showing you the same number no matter how many times you weigh yourself. That said, the bathroom scale is going to have a…

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well, you have said twice that you still don't eat back exercise calories AND you come in under calories usually. so what have you been NETTING the last few weeks?

well, if you aren't eating back your exercise calories, eating 1200 calories, and burning 500 6x a week... you aren't eating enough to fuel recovery.

or sleep, stress, or a cold... Your body needs rest and food to recover after a lot of exercise. Sometimes it takes a few weeks to run down or it could be some other small thing that changed that pushed your body to need a little more recovery time. Maybe you stayed out late last weekend or work has been a little more…

Just as a secondary, I DO think it is somewhat rude to ask for a bunch of dietary concessions a friend's dinner party - either eat their food or don't, but don't be a PITA and ask for a custom meal... I still say it isn't rude not to eat their food though. Usually there are options that you can deal with and if not - as in…

There is not a way to really estimate that on a general basis because there are too many variables - the speed of weight loss, the nutritional plan you are on, the exercise plan you are on, your genetics, your diet history, your current weight, etc. Understand that no matter what you do, that as you are losing weight, part…

Your calories stop "accruing" at midnight. Fitbit tries to estimate your calorie burn from the time it syncs until midnight based on your typical activity level. However, if you are less active than it estimates, it makes that adjustment. So, if you sync at 6pm and have burned 1800 calories at that point, the fitbit is…

If you are truly steaming them, as in liquid in the boiler, meat/veggies up top not touching the liquid, then no, it won't change the carbs. The sugars, oils, and salt will stay in the liquid and only the steam will contact the food. Incidentally, I doubt you will get any flavor at all by using broth or juice with this…

Why worry about politeness? You are talking about eating something you do not want to eat just so someone doesn't judge you? I agree about eating in moderation, but only the foods you WANT to eat. If you don't want to eat it - either because you don't like the food or because it doesn't fit your choices that day - don't…

It can help. We typically tend to overestimate calories burned and underestimate food eaten. A fitbit helps with one of those issues.

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Here is a good guide to help figure out your macros (aka how much protein) http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981 3500 calories seems high at first glance, but go here, enter your stats, take a look at your BMR and TDEE. To lose weight you want to eat under your TDEE. To stay healthy (long term - you can…

Bottom line - you don't need them. Do I use them? Sometimes. So, a quick nutrition lesson - there are certain essential nutrients that your body can't make on its own. These are mostly proteins, but also a few fats. As long as you are getting an ample amount of these proteins and fats, you really don't need anything else.…

Honestly, maintaining one out of every 4-5 weeks probably won't slow you down even 20% if you go at it right. Since you have already lost ~80lbs, you have been at a deficit for a long time now and chances are that you don't really have THAT much more to lose. If you just maintain on travel and then get back to a deficit on…

I don't mean to be rude, but 20-25% travel is 1 out of every 4 or 5 weeks. Your 10lb gain didn't come from traveling - it came from not making the right choices while on travel AND not making the right choices at home. As long as you don't go crazy on travel and are "good" the during the home weeks, you will still be fine.…