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  • I agree with the poster above. Just keep up with your healthy eating and exercise. As you continue to lose those 50 additional pounds, you will lose fat in those areas but in other areas as well. There are no exercises that will burn more fat in the thighs and hips. When you burn calories, you will burn them equally from…
    in Please Help With Losing Stomache AND Hip Area Fat.... Comment by drczr February 2012
  • 28 lbs in 16 weeks is 1.75 lbs of weight loss per week. This should be doable but may be harmful for your long term weight loss efforts. You see, when you lose weight too fast, you risk losing muscle and this is not a good thing. The amount of muscle you have will determine your metabolic rate. Therefore, if you lose…
    in Is this achievable? Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Hello. Let me first tell you that it is EXTREMELY HARD to lose weight eating out at restaurants all the time. Losing weight and sustaining that weight is all about changing your lifestyle. And for most people, this lifestyle consists of preparing your meals at home for the most part and limiting restaurants. I think I'm…
    in Help for restaraunt dieting Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Wow! Thanks Azdak for such an extensive answer! Your knowledge about these things is unbelievable. Unfortunately, the one I have at home (X9i) is the older model. Do you have any suggestions? Can they somehow upgrade the software? Or should I just multiply the calories burned by 0.7? Thanks!
    in Are treadmill calorie counters correct? Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Thanks guys! I will bring my running shoes and try to run on the beach or use their gym frequently. Eating salads before the main meal is also a great idea.
    in Advice Needed for Cancun Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Here is a recent study that shows that ELITE ATHLETES can gain lean body mass while losing weight IF they try to lose weight SLOWLY. The group that only lost 0.7 % of their body weight per week (SR) both gained muscle. The group that lost 1.4 % of their body weight per week maintained (but did not gain) muscle mass. I'm…
    in Legit question regarding building muscle and calories Comment by drczr January 2012
  • This is a nice article about heart rate monitors calculating the calories burned. http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5700177_heart-monitors-calculate-calories-burned.html In the past, I've used heart rate monitors when running outside. The monitor helps me because it informs be if I'm over-exerting or under-exerting myself. I…
    in Heart rate monitor? Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Azdak, do you have any comments of LifeFitness ellipticals (or any ellipticals)? With a treadmill, you can set your speed and incline and then change either the speed or the incline manually as you go along. But with the LifeFitness elliptical, it seem that you need a heart rate because the machine will vary the resistance…
    in Are treadmill calorie counters correct? Comment by drczr January 2012
  • It really doesn't matter being exact with your initial calorie goal. Just follow one of the recommendations and then see how it goes. Then adjust it as you go along. If for example you are finding that at 1430, you are losing the weight that you want, then continue doing it. Then increase or decrease it depending on how…
    in Calculations are just all over the place.. help! Comment by drczr January 2012
  • This is what I do. I get a Hershey's kiss and let it just melt in my mouth without chewing it. It's 2 minutes of pure chocolate heaven! One trick to sustaining your weight loss is to not deprive yourself and eat the stuff that you like once in a while (in smaller portions of course). I love steak and once in a while, I…
    in Chocolate Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Going over protein is not bad. In fact, if you read about protein and strength training, you will learn that others are of the opinion that you should eat quite a bit more protein when you are strength training. Too much protein can be harmful for people with kidney failure but for healthy people, it is okay to exceed the…
    in Always over on proteins. Is this a big problem? Comment by drczr January 2012
  • I'm a physician and let me just say that there is no scientific basis for juicing. Drinking blended juice or vegetables will does not "clean" your body. We normally eliminate waste through our kidneys and liver and for a healthy person, these organs should do do job, juicing or no juicing. In the same manner, there is no…
    in 10-Day Juice Fast Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Carbs are not "bad" per se. Your body needs carbohydrates to function. But I wouldn't necessarily try to eat all those 800 calories with carbs. And as always, moderation is the key. As you hinted, brown rice is probably healthier than basmati rice. It has more fiber. But at the end of the day, it's calories in, calories…
    in how bad are carbs? Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Hello. I feel for you. But please don't give up. I've been listening to a great podcast called Fat2Fit radio and episode #62 talks exactly about your dilema. First of all, congratulations. You are not at all very far from your goal weight. Many people (me included) need to lose a lot more. You didn't exactly list what your…
    in New and VERY frustrated Comment by drczr January 2012
  • Wow! This is a very active community! So it seems like the consensus is to eat my exercise calories because the deficit is already built in the net calorie calculations. But I'd like to hear people's opinion on eating the exercise calories on the day of the exercise vs spreading it out throughout the week. I'm exited to…
    in Net Calorie Goal Comment by drczr October 2011
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