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I am *THIS* close to dropping MFP and just using Fitbit to log foods. This issue happens way too frequently.

Couldn't agree more. There's no secret magic bullet program. In general, if you want to look like you spend hours each day in the gym you're going to have to spend hours each day in the gym. Yes, some routines are more efficient than others, particularly those that focus on compound lifts, and you can maximize the results…

While it's good to be frugal and try not to spend money frivolously, some things are worth the cost. If they contribute to success on your health journey, then they're not an expense, they're an investment.

Pork is generally quite lean, so in terms of fat and calories and their impact on blood pressure, it's not a bad choice. It doesn't have any more sodium than, say, an equivalent amount of chicken. It's the processed pork that gets people into trouble: bacon, sausage, ham are all generally loaded with salt.

No matter how nice the view, no matter how many distractions like shows and music you have, you still have to do the work, and it's hard to start that habit. It's a mental thing we all have to overcome: "Sure, I *could* watch that show on the treadmill...*OR* I could watch it on the couch. Welp, that's a no brainer, couch…

I'm not sure how much scientific basis there is for those "zones" anyway. Working in the "fat burn" zone still has cardiovascular benefits (particularly if obese), and working in the cardio zone still burns calories (and thus fat). Don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good by trying to stay in a certain zone. Work…

Depends by how much. Go over by 100 calories? Practically meaningless. Go over by 3000? Problem.

Sort of. I'm using bodybuilding techniques as I try to recomp. I've seen that a few bodybuilding shows now have a "transformation division" and I've set myself a goal of at least signing up to compete in one by the time I turn 40 next year. (The initial goal was COMPETE before 40, but COVID closed my gym and screwed it all…

Restarting (again) at three fifty. I'll add ya, even though you're a Vikings fan, or appear to be based on your pic. lol.

If your concern is "feeling full" rather than actually hitting the 3k calorie mark, maybe increase your eating frequency but decrease your meal size. Instead of 3 1000 calorie meals, do 5 600 calorie meals, or something like that.

There's an announcement about this in the support section. Fitbit syncing is down for pretty much everyone right now.

Good advice but keep in mind that progress on measurements will be slow and occasionally stall, too. If she's reacting like this to a brief plateau (5 days? Come on. Chill.) imagine how frustrated she'll be if she doesn't lose an inch every week!

This might be the dumbest thing I've read on this website, and I was once involved in a 50+ page Dr Oz thread. By your logic, someone eating something made with wheat flour isn't "natty" because, after all, that's a powder.

Just multiply your daily deficit goal by 7. The real answer to your question as far as wrecking the week's progress depends on how the rest of the week went. If you only had a calorie deficit of a couple hundred calories a day, then, yes, going over it by something like 1000 calories in one day will pretty much wreck that…

If you're comfortable with the free weights I'd suggest Stronglifts 5x5. It's incredibly simple and hits all the major muscle groups. https://stronglifts.com/5x5/

It's fine to start with cardio if that's what you're comfortable with but the sooner you mix in some resistance training, the better.

Stronglifts has a "deload" procedure for when your progress stalls. Follow that and then see if you're not able to resume your progress.

If you're doing Stronglifts you really need to try and find time for that 3rd day so that you can go A-B-A and B-A-B over the course of two weeks and keep everything balanced.

Depends. If you go over by a couple hundred calories, not a big deal, you can just correct it the next day. If you go over by 1000 or more a couple times a week, well, that's almost a pound (3500 = 1 lb, roughly), so that's more problematic. But I agree with those who say to consider the total for the whole week instead.

Fever = no gym.

Swim. Burns an insane amount of calories and has minimal impact on joints/feet.

It doesn't have to be weights, necessarily, but some type of resistance training is essential for maintaining muscle mass while losing weight. You run a greater risk of looking, for lack of a better word, "deflated" once you hit your weight-loss goal if you don't make efforts to preserve and/or grow the muscle tissue. This…

So basically, if we don't workout the way you think we should, we're not fully committed? Take it easy there, Jim Jones. Methinks you've had a little too much Kool-Aid.

$80 a month. Pricey, but that includes 24 hour access, towel service, 3 pools, indoor track, dry sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, a swimsuit dryer, and a personal locker...in addition to all the fitness equipment, of course.

Everything is going to feel "completely beyond your skill level" as you put it, until you do it for awhile. Don't let the newness of something stop you.

I'll be watching this Futurama episode...repeatedly. Just like every year.

Dirty, dirty toxins! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1eF6gowSg (This should not be considered an endorsement for Planet Fitness, which is by far the lousiest gym I've ever had the misfortune of joining. But I can't see a post about "toxins" without posting this.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU

Supplements that actually do something: Caffeine Protein Creatine End of list.

I don't have cable (getting rid of it was the best thing I've done in years) so I haven't watched it, but I saw her quoted in several articles about the show and she's really pushing the fat acceptance thing, which I detest. As for the PCOS, this board is full of ladies who've dealt with that condition and managed to…