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Hi -- you can add the calories burned from X minutes of strength training in the cardio menu. MFP's strength training stuff will track your sets, reps and weights for each exercise, I personally don't care to use MFP's tracker for strength training because I think the interface doesn't remember very much and it's slow to…

I also made this bread (trying to use less refined flour) when I needed to use some extra cottage cheese this weekend: NY Times Recipes for Health: Cottage Cheese and Herb Loaf http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/nutrition/17recipehealth.html?_r=0

I have been eating so much cottage cheese lately because it's so good for BCAA's and strength training recovery! I have made a pretty yummy no-guilt broccoli cheese soup with ff cottage cheese and nutritional yeast. The super duper secret is I boil whole carrots and the icky part of the broccoli without the florets, then…

I love cycling! I finally transitioned off of a client project in which I couldn't make my weekday rides, so I'm starting back up! Yesterday was my first weekday ride in a while, and I was pretty slow, but I think I'll be back to where I was with a little time. I need to get back in the saddle because this is my second…

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I loooove coming up with a good recipe make-over! I will often swap in egg whites, diet coke, pumpkin, apples (or any fruit that is past its counter-appeal prime but still has something to offer), ff cottage cheese, ff greek yogurt, etc. with standard cake mixes instead of using any oil or butter. I also dig some ff greek…

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I am also trying to increase protein, but also branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) to help with muscle repair after workouts, specifically weight training, to increase my metabolism. With the exception of nutritional yeast, the best vegetarian sources of BCAAs are from eggs and dairy. I am now eating a ton of fat free cottage…

I got a good tip for buying a Bodymedia Fit: I paid slightly more than the Costco price due to my lack of membership (5%?) and got twelve months of free membership. It's worth checking out because three months free membership isn't that much.…

I would be really careful when choosing to do breaststroke. The kick can take out another swimmer really easily. I do not appreciate it when the person in front of or next to me feels tired and completely whacks me in the shoulder, head or gut when switching to breaststroke. If you're tired and in a pack of swimmers, you…

I'm debating whether or not I want to drop the $600 to do IMTX for a second time. My first one my bike fit (shoes) were wrong, so my bike was horrible. I'd love a rematch ... but it's so expensive! I'm also wondering if all of the weight training I'm doing will make a difference in weight loss (and my speed) by May.

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Yea! I love nutritional yeast! Would you happen to know how it would rank in that list above (% BCAA versus total calorie content)?

Hi, all! Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I think a light bulb finally went on for me! I have been a vegetarian for 14 years and I really just do not enjoy eating meat (this is not commentary on anyone else's food choices, only mine. Please do not think I am pushing my very personal lifestyle choice on you -- I promise I…

Thanks! I'll definitely try out these options for next time.

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I think this method of subtracting the Bodymedia calorie adjustment by your desired deficit should work. These are my numbers for yesterday (Tuesday) MFP Exercise Diary BodyMedia calorie adjustment 930 calories - 500 desired calorie deficit (I manually removed these calories) = 430 calories MFP Food Diary Totals 1,823 cals…

Okay, folks! I think I have it. What you should do is take your BodyMedia calorie adjustment in the Exercise Diary, open it up and subtract your desired deficit. The BodyMedia calorie adjustment is based on maintenance calories, not weight loss goal categories. For example, yesterday my BodyMedia calorie adjustment was 930…

Also, meshashesha20, you're right! My MFP calorie counts are thrown off due to the Bodymedia number not taking into account weight loss, only maintenance. * I am looking at my Bodymedia Activity Manager, and it's saying that I'm expected to burn 2,406 calories today. * Instead of seeing the programmed 1,550 calories net on…

For tracking everything in MFP, it wouldn't be good if the Bodymedia burn counts were lumping together metabolic/sitting-around/calories-from-just-staying-alive burn into account along with our additional physical activity. I'm not sure if this is the case or not. MFP is showing a Bodymedia adjustment of 934 calories for…

Hi, yes -- I adjusted my calories from the MFP default a while ago (1,550 calories a day net versus 1,200 net), but as of today with syncing with Bodymedia's activity manager the calories are way, way off. Right now, my daily goal is listed at 2,401 calories. I didn't go in and program that; it's something new with syncing…

Hey, thanks for the input. We bit the bullet and set everything up. I personally think it's great, but my (as of Sunday) fiance is still warming up to having all this equipment in our living room. He's being a champ about it, though. I used the squat rack for the first time this morning, and the burn was so worth it! I…

Today was Day 1 for me, too. I'm not new to lifting because it was a twice-a-week thing for swim team in high school and I also did P90X. However, I did finally get a new-to-me squat rack from Craigslist, so now I'm really excited to get some challenging leg work in (P90X's leg stuff didn't always do it for me ...). The…

I'm in! I'll shoot for 400 miles by the end of the month. Also, if you're worried about the dark, please check out Magicshine lights. They are affordable and reaaaaally bright! I ride at night a lot during the week, and these things light up the road, well ... like magic! My cycling friends have commented that my light is…

My two favorite sites for budgeting are www.learnvest.com and www.mint.com. Learnvest they both use your online credit card / bank accounts to track your spending (scary, I know ... but no probs so far for me) and then create a budget. My sister told me about Learnvest and I really love it. Learnvest is marketed towards…

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I had a question about this a while ago, but it was for lifting vs. push-ups: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/456885-right-arm-noticeably-less-tone-than-the-right-what-to-do I'm still noticing my right arm is stronger, but leftie isn't too shabby, either. I forgot I was going to use my 1-lb weights to help even…

Yep, I'm vegetarian! Feel free to friend me. :)