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  • Recent studies have shown that you don't have to eat breakfast in the morning, BUT it highly increases your success rate if you do. It's not necessarily a metabolism thing as much as a behavioral thing. If you skip breakfast, you are much more likely to binge or make bad choices once you get hungry. Everybody is different,…
    in Do you need to eat breakfast? Comment by schicksa August 2012
  • I like doing quick sprints where I really crank up the speed (5 minutes), then hit the weights for a quick circuit, then back to the treadmill, then weights, etc. My gym is set up great for this. However many cycles you have time for. I find I can really push myself that way. Also, always kills me when cranking up the…
    in Treadmill tweaks.... give me your best workouts! Comment by schicksa August 2012
  • MFP is like Weight Watchers but not as simplified for beginners. And it's free. It breaks down your caloric intake based on the ratio of different types of calories (ie carb, fat, protein, etc) so it helps you control your food quality a little better. User-experience wise, it's a little slower loading than WW but all the…
    in MFP vs Weight Watchers? Comment by schicksa April 2012
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