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Get a Polar FT-40...Its a few bucks over budget but it is a better device. It will personally evaluate your VO2 Max(Fit Test) Allow you to put in all your stats including VO2 Max, height, weight, age and HRM. Using the correct above data...it will give you an accurate calorie burn. HRM are only as accurate as the data they…

You are correct...most bodybuilders are not concerned with the GI of individual foods...but will pattern meals such that the overall GI is low. (Combining a lean protein with fiberous and starchy carbs at each meal.) Barilla is great...tasty and if you are careful and enjoy al dente' pasta....its fine to enjoy in…

FDA gets involved when someone makes drug like claims on a food product... FTC gets involved when there is information or misinformation on product packaging in attempt to defraud the public. For instance if someone can disprove that only 5 grams of carbs are absorbed out of 40 then the FTC will ask that dreamfields cease…

Would not go back to being fat for any reason but..... I am no longer able to brave cold weather like I used to... I have constant joint aches and pains from working out.. I am more tired since I physically torture my body on a daily basis. Maintaining my weight is like a second Job...Your body always wants to find its way…

Two Points.... One...the GI of this pasta is by definition...accurate if you DON'T overcook it...... The Article in question was retracted by the Journal Diabetes Care...because the experimental protocol and data were challenged by peers in the scientific community that govern this journal....so I wouldn't run a muck as of…

This is consistant with what my doctor had told me...it won't spike your sugar....but the decay curve is very long....so yes it just takes longer for all the carbs to be digested and the way the GI of foods are calculated......its the area under the curve for the first 2 hrs.....its easy to see how they used the lab data…

[ I have been there! Look for a Physician that practices Metabolic Medicine..... Have you had extensive Blood Work?? Looked for Food Allergies? Vitamin/Mineral Deficiencies??? Endocrine Issues??? Had your Cortisol levels Checked?? Have you had a Glucose Tolerence Test?? Had your BMR measured by Respirometry?? Had…

Driving to the gym...its about a mile from the house.

Biggest difference...(For Me anyway) spin will help you develop CV fitness....but I found is inferior for loosing weight....Road Cycling will help you loose weight and truely work your core and some upper body because the bike is NOT nailed to the floor. Some will disagree...but I have been spinning 3-4X a week for 4 years…

Infinity.....Since you divide by Zero!!

My Daugthter calls em Nothin Noodles....You rinse off the Lime water there stored in and they p[retty much take on the flavor of whatever you put on em. So there pretty good if you know what to do with them. They can be used like traditional spaghetti with say sauce and meatballs or put into broth like Udon or stir fried…

I may be the minority here...but my advice is to not eat exercise calories back until you have a 100% understanding of energy balance. Many folks here undersestimate calories in and overestimate calories out. When you do that....you get stuck...then if you "Eat your Exercise Calories Back"...you gain weight. Its called…

You are an inspirtation to this entire community! Congradulations! You look at the before pic in the wheel chair and the after photo of you crossing the finish line...all you think about is... So Whats Your Excuse???

For me its ice cream with STUFF in it. Flavors like Chunky Monkey, Cookie Dough or Moosetracks...I will follow a vain of chunks until they are all mined or I hit the bottom of the carton. Dangerous Stuff!!

I have metabolic syndrome..AKA insulin Resistance...and I may add have lost over 80#s with a combination of Meds, An Low GI/GL Diet and Exercise , most days of the week.(on averaged 6 days/week) Tried it without the Meds and the weight loss was painfully slow...once I hit 1500 mg of Metformin ER the weight flew off in…

I wait for Shoprite to have Melitta on sale and stock up. I also use a Melitta Pot to Brew in. My Personal Favorite...Blend 1 Can of European Roast with 1 Can Hazelnut Cream. 36 grams of Coffee...water just off the boil (I add 3 ice cubes to the kettle to stop the boil)...Best cup ever! If you don't have a gram scale its 6…

Are they Hot???? They are great sauteed in garlic and Olive oil or Pickled.

Two Options..... Either Prefatigue your legs with leg extentions, leg curls, and Lunges, then do smith machine squats slow and controlled with lighter weights so you don't blow out your knees.... Or You need to do squats with dumbels in a way that adds instability and recruits more muscle with less overall weight like…

Very Cute Pictures...The Baby is getting bigger while the mom is getting smaller...and the Baby is growing up while mom is getting younger! Congradulations!!!

I just bought a Book Called "You Are Your Own Gym" by Mark Lauren. He trains Marines Special Forces in the Military. It is amazing what you can do with your own body weight!! I bought the book when the Best Trainer I know told me that Body Weight Resistance that is Multi Planar recruits more muscle than Machines or…

Hey Folks: I used the Body Simulator Software....It concluded that based on my current BMI loosing the next 20#'s would require a deficit of 4578 cals to loose a pound. I guess that included enery adaptation that needs to be overcome or compensated for. This flys in the face of current wisdom. So I ram the program in…

I spent 9 months in the Netherlands....Food is expensive! Eating Out is very Expensive(not to mention time consuming, 3hrs minimum, Sheesh!), People don't waste food, nor do they cook enough to have leftovers or second servings(again $$$$), there are almost no Diet Foods, people consume full fat dairy, real beer,…

Trust your HRM#'s....the numbers they quote on this site are from a fantasy land where everyone has a high metabolism. I "ate my exercise calories back" based on those numbers and gained a pound a week....until I bought a heart rate monitor(Polar FT40), measures and entered my V02 Max, HRM and BIO. Now I am loosing…

Honestly....from personal experience.....It depends on how you set up your calorie requirements. Your BMR doesn't change much with exercise or starvation....Its Leptin Downregulation/Adaptive Thermogenesis you want to avoid at all cost. So lets say you workout 5-6 day a week so you multiplied your BMR by 1.5 or 1.6 to get…

I set a goal for 100 miles a WEEK of cycling to burn calories. After that everything else I do is about core strength, Resistance training and flexibility. I take exercise classes at the local YMCA....the social aspect and having the instructor push you through it with a little music helps you to be consistent.

Phentermine is really great if you work out....you sweat like a pig and burn calories like a furnace. The BIG problem was discontinuation. I was on it until I hit my Goal weight and it took a long time to wean off. As soon as I got off of it though....I gained weight back and there was no amount of dieting or working out…

One of the things I learned the hard way is...If loosing weight is controled by energy balance...then before you attempt to utilize anything here....you need to get your measurment system right. Some of the generic reccomendations on this site have folks either over reporting exercise calories or under reporting food…

As sad as all these comments are....just think about the ones that don't have the nerve to say these things to your face. For every hurtful comment you hear, there are likely 10 that you don't.

Karenjoy....Based on your picture...he must be blind!

The one that come to mind... My Boss....."I am so glad we don't pay you by the pound!" My Wife....Where do we go next to shop for clothes for you....."Omar the Tent Maker??" My Ex Pulmonologist....After telling me that dropping some weight would help with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Me: When do I schedule my follow up appt??…