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Good for you in cleaning up your diet!!! For me I've found it takes 7 to 10 days for the cravings for sugar to decrease and 14 days for them to go away completely. 1st week is tough but it gets better and better! Besides sugar and white bread I've found that I have to give up all high glycemic carbs at least until I get my…

So I was in a similar position a couple of months ago and actually was gaining weight. I was working out 2x to 3x a day and mostly was under my calorie goals (or thought I was) but I was eating out 80% of my meals. I hired a trainer/nutritionist and they did the following: #1 - asked me to prepare my meals at home at least…

Well I took a quick look at your diary and would say your eating too much pre processed high carbs foods (banana Muffins) which for me anyways really stimulate my appetite. When I cut out ALL the pre processed foods and go only for high fiber carbs such as Vegetables and load up on chicken, beef, eggs, and other high…

Flex didn't work for me as I don't move my arms around when I'm walking or doing the Eliplitical. So the Fit Bit one is best for me. And check out Craigs list. I've purchased my last 2 fit bits there for $70 instead of the $100 from the web site and no shipping or tax.

Just back to good habits and you'll be back to where you were in no time. I've done yo yo weight gains so many times but I always found the sooner I worked on taking it off the easier it was. If I left the weight gain on for several weeks or months then it was just as hard to lose as the 1st time. But if I got after it…

99% Diet. A friend of mine is a competitive Bodybuilder and has unbelievable abs (when in contest shape). A very old gym saying is Abs are made in the kitchen not in the gym.

awesome!

I speak from experience as I used to have Chronic Sinus infections (until a doctor found I had nasal poloyps and I had those removed) and when I kept trying to workout instead of resting I just got sicker and sicker and it prolonged my illness and really hurt my progress. Best thing is to rest and get your body healthy…

So I love to lift heavy and had overtime developed Chronic shoulder and joint pain but I wouldn't let that stop my workouts. Well....about a year ago while travelling in the UK I really hurt my shoulder in a tiny gym. Net net is my shoulder got progressively worse to the point where I had Shoulder Reconstruction surgery 1…

Something that works well for allot of people at least shor term is a low carb diet. No bread, no rice, no crackers, no cookies, etc... But do eat as much veges as you can as you'll need he fiber. One of the reasons Low Carb jump starts diets is it tends to help you drop allot of water weight which does help you appera…

to answer your 2nd queston glycogen is not needed as much by the muscles after a hard workout. They need protein. so a Low Carb diet goes along with lifting fairly well. Where the lack of glycogen is going to hurt you is you won't have as much energy for your next workout if your glycogen stores are depleted. It will…

I'm going to disagree with most of the advice here but only becuase this is what I found works for me. It very well might not work for you so please do what you will. For me a little treat everyday hampers my progress or adds weight even when I am under my calorie goals. That's because I'm very sensitive to sugar. If I…

KIonsyl Fiber...do a teaspoon in the morning and one in the evening. Several doctors have recommended this to me as a daily regimen. Keeps you regular, reduces your cholesteral. Fiber is very good for you especialy if your doing reduced calories and not allot of carbohydrates

Hi there, Well after looking at a few days of your Diary low carb might be something you want to try. your eating a bit of bread and bananas and these are high glycemic. That means it could trigger your insulin which removes sugar from your blood and puts it into fat Less bread and more vegetables would certainly be…

Actually in my opinion and experience Heavy Lifting won't help your belly fat. I mean I love to lift and it's great to build muscle but as my friend who is a Masters Bodybuilder (won the over 50 Silicon Valley 2 years ago) keeps telling me...Abs are made in the kitchen not in the gym (this is a very common bodybuilding…

FANTASTIC Progress! Congratulations on the success of all your hard work!

Your VO2 test should be allot more accurate for YOU then the overall average estimate that MFP will give for a person of your height and weight so I would go by that. But be aware that as you lose weight you need even less calories. If your eating 2000 calories a day and still losing weight then stay there until you stop…

There is an old saying...Abs are made in the Kitchen not in the Gym. A friend who is a competetive bodybuilder told me abs are 90% diet and 10% excercise but he thought he was probably over emplhasing the excercise.

Woman's fitness competitors is similiar to the Swim Suit competetion in a beauty pagent. In Fitness there are a set of pre arranged poses. They are looking for a balanced physique that is super fit but not huge and bulky. you should be able to see a figure competetion on you tube. I knew a couple of woman who did this and…

nope...but only because I've never seen one! :)

I've done VO2 several times and my recommendation is redo your V02. But when you redo it ask for someone who is experienced and at the same time be sure you do it when your not over tired or stressed. Even take off the day before the test from any hard exercise. Being tired can definitely affect your VO2 score. The whole…

Best thing would be to get some time with a trainer and work with a standard barbell. Smith Machines force you to move in only one way and it might not be the best way for your body. I'm going to have to have shoulder surgery and it's because of shoulder presses I did on a Smith Machine at a new gym I went to while…

If you can find a Pilates class. I can't believe how much doing pilates has strengthend my entire core and increased my lifts. I've got lower back issues from a bad accident at the gym many years ago and my pain is greatly reduced. I've since learned that allot of professional athletes especialy in football now do Pilates…

You really need to increase your Fiber. eating green vegetables is key. But a good supplement that you can get on Amazon or Costco is Konsyl Easy Mix Formula Psyllium Fiber. Put a teaspoon in a glass of water in the morning and another with dinner and it wil hellp you quite a bit. This was recommended to me by a Colon Dr…

try drinking a couple of 8 oz glasses a day of water with Konsyl fiber (costco has it or on line at amazon). I've had colon surgery due to acute Diverticulitis and this really helps me and was stronly recommended by my doctor. Good luck!

If you can join a spinning class you will definitely get a great workout in depending on the instructor. Getting bike shorts and bike shoes also help you keep the intesity up while staying somewhat comfortable. If you can't get to a spin class then try High Intensity Interval Training HIIT. Lots of articles on the web on…

easy answer...Not much! :)

I have had the DEXA scan done 2x and about to do my 3rd. I did it when I weighed around 245 and again at 215 and will do it again at 195. It's really cool. It gives you a full body color scan of your body and shows where your fat and muscle are bodypart by bodypart. So you can see how much is in your arms, legs, trunk etc.…

I take a liquid form of Vitamin D that's in suspended in an oil. Just 5 drops in my morning water and it's really been effective at keeping my levels up with no gas or anything. I've talked with 3 different doctors, 2 nutritionist and a health practioner. ALL of them recommended Vitamin D Supplements as a way to reduce…

You look fantastic! Really healthy and full of energy. Great job and thanks for the additional motivation for the rest of us!