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You should be proud of losing over 18lbs... keep up the good work. Certainly exercise would help accelerate your goals but with an injured hip it does make things challenging. One suggestion I have would be swimming even just casually, the buoyancy of the water lessens the impact on the joints but swimming is a great way…

Muscle is denser than fat is the better way to look at it... it more like measuring volume not weight. A pound is a pound regardless of what it is but a pound of muscle is denser and therefore appears smaller. Its like the old pound of feathers vs pound of bricks comparison. Both weigh a pound but visually there are a lot…

Using resistance training whether with weights or boot camp style (own body weight) is very important to fat loss. As many have mentioned above fat does not turn into muscle. The only way to gain muscle mass is to have a positive calorie intake just as the only way to loss mass (fat or muscle) is by having a negative…

I think the term starvation mode is often just a generalized term not meaning the same to all. To me starvation mode is a term not referring to gaining wait while calorie deficit... that simply isn't possible. Starvation mode to me has been more about the effect on metabolic rate with long periods of dramatic calorie…

Only ones I would consider really decent from a health perspective is mustard and salsa... not together that sounds gross lol. A lot of other condiments just add too much sugar.

Early on you do tend to lose some water weight as well so the scale is impacted more dramatically at first but still great to see the scale moving the way you want it to.... so congrats to you. Only thing I caution is don't get disappointed later on in your plan when you don't see it dropping quite so fast. Technically…

Certainly my pleasure The reference of training your metabolism was an analogy but BMR is affected by several factors... genetics, age, gender are all factors you cannot control, however; water intake is key as during the expenditure of fat there is a by product that is eliminated via ketosis... basically the by product is…

A lot of the appetite suppressants like Glucomannan are just fibre pills, water will certainly help but I'd recommend increasing the amount of fibre and protein in your diet as they will help you feel satiated much longer. Sure takign fibre by pill would have a similar effect but just pick up a nice fibre source and add it…

My last post didn't seem to appear, aplogies if the same information appears twice I just wanted to respond dannip_la requesting some of the scientific data to support eating frequency: Highlighting the positive impact of increasing feeding frequency on metabolism and weight management. Louis-Sylvestre J1, Lluch A, Neant…

Lol travistock care to explain why. My background is as an ISSA (International sports science association) certified personal trainer as well as a certified SPN (Specialist in performance nutrition), as well as REPS certified (Registrar of exercise professional). So I am incredibly curious what information you have that…

Yes the holidays can be especially tough.... especially with the sugary treats. Studies have shown sugar is as addicting as cocaine, so having hard time getting off the treats isn't surprising. But you have to look at it in that fashion its a drug and you are trying to get clean. It isn't easy but once you eat clean for 2…

Being hungrier than usual is not a bad thing... in fact likely a good sign that your metabolism is becoming more efficient and is requiring more calories. Eating small and often is actually a really good way to improve metabolism... just like weight training you wouldn't lift a really heavy weight twice you would do a…

To respond to kommodevaran's comment, saying only exercise increases your metabolism is incorrect. Anything that increases your core body temperature does indeed increase your metabolism... thats why it is called calorie "burning"... its directly related to the temperature in which your body is operating. So by that very…

I work in the fitness and nutrition industry and can confirm 100% exercise plays a key role in fat burning. technically speaking your body can only burn fat when you have a negative calorie ratio... basically you burn more then you eat on a specific day. So if you eat 2000 calories you can't burn a thing until you burn…

Truth be told there isn't enough clinical data to support the information on that article. I work with the international database of clinical studies on a regular basis and these studies they "refer" to simply are not published. If the article is not published its subject to a little dispute to say the least. However that…

The real benefit of the pre determined cheat day is that often people who try to diet and try to be perfect 24/7, are just setting themselves up for failure. Its challenging to go from 0-100, would it be ideal, absolutely but it isn't realistic for most. By setting a specific cheat day you actual improve you odds of…