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and also don't skip workouts, because if they're included in your TDEE then you skip them, you'll be burning fewer calories than your TDEE number I use this method, lost lots of weight, maintaining it without difficulty :) another piece of advice... calorie calculators are based on averages, and not everyone is average,…

I get this, it's postural hypotension. When you stand up, your blood pressure falls. There's a mechanism to prevent it from dropping too much, and ensuring that enough blood gets to the brain, however if you have postural hypotension, that mechanism doesn't work so well and so it takes longer for your blood pressure to…

^^^^ this cravings can indicate a nutritional deficiency. It's a survival instinct. The body craves what it needs. If you're deficient in fat, you crave fatty foods. If you're not getting enough carbs you crave sweet things, etc. A lot of people blame cravings on psychology (which it can be in some cases) when actually…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI ^^^ light humour which I hope everyone can appreciate :flowerforyou:

It comes from a professor in mathematics who has not studied human sciences or anthropology and he does not seem to understand how variation in human populations works. Has he even tested his new formula on real people and measured their body fat percentages to see if his formula is giving accurate estimates? And I'm…

He's made the assumption that smaller people are scaled down versions of taller people. However this is far from the typical case. Many shorter people have similar sized torsos but shorter arms and legs than average people. Also, frame size does not correlate with height. Yes some people are short and small framed, and…

If your calorie levels are set for sitting down all day kind of sedentary, then log cleaning as exercise. if your calorie levels are set for lightly active, then don't. it's maths, that's all.

^^^^ this. One problem is that it asks you to put in how many lbs you want to lose per week, then it gives you a calorie recommendation based on that, so long as it's no lower than 1200 calories. Because it's just a caculator and a computer, it hasn't got the ability to say to someone that how much they're hoping to lose…

I don't usually take a siesta after lunch, today is no exception :)

I eat several small meals a day (no specific number, can be anything between 4 and 7) and this works for me. It doesn't work for everyone. What's important is eating less than you burn off, but still eating enough to support your body and the level of exercise you do, and also providing yourself with all the nutrition your…

my usual protein powder recipe: 50g frozen strawberries 50g frozen mango any other random fruit you happen to fancy 1 scoop protein powder (vanilla or berries flavour works best for this) 100g of laban (arabic milk drink - you can use milk or yoghurt) mix in a blender I can't remember the exact calories for this, it's high…

I think women with muscles look great, and so does my husband, and no-one else's opinions matter. Your opinion is your opinion, not a universal truth. Maybe the OP wants to look like a female body builder and isn't in this for you to find her attractive?

some things that help me: regards starting gung ho... I try not to do this (and I do tend to be a gung ho kind of person at times) - but if you run out of enthusiasm (as we all do at some point) then what is going to keep you going? I focus on making changes that I know I can stick to, and then build this up over time. It…

1700-2100 calories seems very low for a tall man with a lot of weight to lose. I've known big men to eat probably 1000 more than this and still lose weight. Go to the "in place of a road map" thread and use those instructions to calculate your ideal calorie intake to lose weight at a healthy rate. Also, you need to ensure…

to gain muscle you need to eat at a surplus and lift heavy (i.e. 5-8 reps to failure). If you're doing 2-3 hrs cardio a day and eating at a deficit, that's why you're not building any muscle. to get more definition you need to burn fat, which means eating at a deficit but you still need to lift heavy to protect your muscle…

^^^^ this 27% is in the healthy range for body fat percentage which means you don't have to lose any fat if you don't want to, but it's right at the top of the healthy range which means it's safe for you to lose more fat if you want to. Most women can go right down to 18% and still be healthy, some very athletic women can…

Your comment wasn't just criticising the OP though, it was criticising everyone who doesn't write perfect English implying that the only reason for mistakes in written English is a lack of intelligence or education. I'm dyslexic, (and intelligent and well educated) and really I'm quite dismayed at your whole attitude. Not…

when I was pregnant I cried at the Simpsons. Twice. Pregnancy hormones do that to you lol

peppermint tea, lemon and ginger tea if it's aeroplane food you're worried about, maybe he can take a packed lunch of things that he knows won't cause bloating and just skip the in flight meals. Plus a few snacks as well. Also most airliners are good at catering for special dietary needs, my younger daughter's allergic to…

wrist and elbow measurements are not all that reliable as they don't always correlate to the size of the rib cage, shoulders and pelvis (and those three don't always go together, hence the inverted triangle shape with big ribs/shoulders and a smaller pelvis). Body fat percentage is much better for everyone, regardless of…

the above/below the neck rule is quite helpful sick above the neck, i.e. cold (without a fever), sniffles, maybe a mild cough or a runny nose kind of thing - training is usually okay and some people find it actually helps sick below the neck, i.e. fever, chest infection, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea - rest and recover…

^^^ this. and someone who says "women CAN..." is a negative nellie, but someone who says "most women CAN'T..." is not....? however did the human race survive the palaeolithic era if most women are too weak to do a single push-up....?

I used to be able to do no push ups. Now I can do about 18 with my feet on a chair and my hands on the floor :) Stick at it, and look for ways to make slow progressions. Also do lots of planks. A lot of people can't do full push ups well because of being unable to hold the position more than because of arm strength.…

I'd like to gain 10lb of muscle too :)

No-one on this thread said that big bones make you look fat. "big bones"/larger frame/heavier build (as in skeleton and muscles) makes you heavier, and makes BMI charts an unreliable indicator of how much you should weigh. The OP was asking for advice about what weight someone of this build/body type should go for. My…

I used to have this problem, ^^^ this fixed it. And planks are great. (not heard of dolphin planks before will look them up)

This is all the more reason why people should go by body fat percentage and not scale weight. There are people who use "big bones" as an excuse, and then there are also people who actually have big bones/a large frame/heavy build/whatever you want to call it. I'm 5'1" and 22-23% body fat and I weigh 130lb. I've seen women…

I agree with this totally. I have PTSD and also have had depression. Personally I find that really strenuous exercise has a big effect on my mental health for the better. Regards weight gain from meds, depending on what it is either it's slowing your metabolism a bit or increasing your appetite. If you are careful about…

water retention. don't worry about it, it's not fat. It means you worked your muscles hard. Don't focus on the scale so much, focus on inches and how your clothes fit and what you look like in the mirror. Most weight gain you see on a day to day basis is water weight fluctuations. Look for a trend over time. You lose and…

There are different kinds of wheat. My daughter's allergic to wholegrain durham wheat but she's fine with bread wheat. So she can have bread and weetabix and white pasta, but not wholegrain pasta. It's also possible that you're allergic to something else they're putting in the bread besides wheat. Look at the ingredients…