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You guys are missing the other obvious potential problem here. You're so concerned that their portion size is wrong for the weight. Have you considered that the calorie count could be off by weight thereby compounding the problem. There's nothing a food scale is going to do about that. If it says 40g is 400 calories the…
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This guy. I like this guy. I have a more sensible (and easier to live by) concept at home. I call it the Laura Ingalls Wilder or Little House on the Prairie diet whenever I talk to my wife about what I eat or what WE should eat as family. Forgetting seasonal availiabilty for a moment I tell her "If Laura Ingalls didn't…
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Wow. Now I REALLY stand by my previous post. I'd start gym shopping right away. Take advantage of places that offer 1 week trial memberships or something to judge the crowd at your typical time.
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Belts have their place - and that place is on your last set IMO if you're performing a pyramid. You get the core strengthening benefit for the first 2-3 sets and for that last set where you're really working the target muscle take the core out of the equation. I use the same line of thought for straps. There are guys that…
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Those two attitudes sound like they're coming from two totally different people. I'm veyr strict - but if a piece of equipment isn't available I give up alltogether? I know you're asking for alternates and I'm "not helping" but my advice is to strongly consider switching gyms. I switched gyms and it has made a ton of…
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Pray tell.........why?
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1.42 mph is very very slow. I walk easily 4 mph. Yes that's a brisk pace but it's also something I can do at my lunch hour without coming back sweating like I ran. You need to check that actual distance and barring any physical maladies - pick up the pace. At first I read 81 calories and thought, that's basically sedentary…
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Along those same lines - don't be surprised or disappointed if you put some or all of it back on after a full week back at the gym. Your muscles will be used to the time off - and then require some time and glycogen stores to repair themselves.
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Ditto. I have some plastic calipers at home - I picked them up at a ****'s Sporting Goods or something years ago for less than $20. Check Amazon. They aren't dunk tank accurate - but you stated you don't care about that level. On a related note, I - and other around me believe my BF to be lower than what my calipers are…
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Honestly - don't concern yourself. Eating a smart deficit, you're going to lose fat...and yeah, a little bit of muscle. Given your loss goal (95 lbs according to your ticker) ignore WHAT you're losing, and just focus on eating right, exercise, and that 100 oz of water your drinking. Pay attention to the weeks not the days.…
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I have a very relevant recent experience. I've been eating Egg Beaters a lot over the past 4 months. In fact I prefer the Costco Kirkland substitute just for cost. Well, wouldn't ya know those jerks changed their stock and now only sell pure egg whites in place of their egg substitute. I was adding one whole egg to my 3…
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Step 1. Go to college. Eat like crap. Gain some weight. Step 2. Graduate from college and actually earn a decent paycheck. Realize a whole rack of ribs for dinner and ice cream in the fridge every night is now affordable. Fool yourself into believing you're "getting old" and metabolism slows down so buying bigger pants is…
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I do this as well. It's affectionately referred to as Breakfast 2.0
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Wow. So many wows I can't get over it. This will not end well. 1. No one NEEDS access to CHEAP or FAST food. It is a convenience pure and simple. 2. For food to be so CHEAP and FAST it HAS TO BE grossly overprocess and mass produced. Think widgets. 3. Comparing not poisoning people to providing wholly nutritious options is…
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Umm......lifting to failure IS in fact a great thing. I'd recommend training every muscle group to failure on that muscle group's last exercise of the day. There is a lot of debate, but let's be honest - people like to argue. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ask-the-muscle-prof-training-to-failure-helping-or-hurting-me.html
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Dumbbells. Never need a spot (safety-wise), plus you get the benefit of working all those stablilizer muscles due to the isolation of not having the bar connected.
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The BMI figure you were given was for an average person. I can assure you that whatever you did with lifting weights, cardio, eating right would improve your BMI and general overall health. My BMI is like 31 right now. I'm 5'9" and 200 lbs with a a great deal of muscle mass due to very heavy lifting over a lifetime. My…
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The "added sugar" I take issue with is where it's not necessary. I've got a 3 and 9 year old that love applesauce. Healthy right? It's fruit you say. The calories difference between "applesauce" and "no sugar added" applesauce is 110kcal vs 60kcal. You know what "no sugar added" applesauce tastes like? Apples. Shocking I…
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Ditto on logging the cheat days - especially if it's going to be a regular occurence. You, I, we - need to be honest with ourselves. That's where demotivation and regression comes from. You're "good" for 6 days, go crazy on any given Sunday with anythign you want, then get frustrated with things "aren't working". I've been…
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Based on WHAT?!?!?! That's ridiculous. My diet is 40% protein 40% carbs 20% fat based on my heavy weightlifting regiment, interest in retaining muscle, and general personal preference. Some may say I only need 1g per lb of lean body mass which should put me in the 28-30% protein range - but at least that's based on…
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I get a funny look when I unpack my lunch bag and put it in the fridge at work. It's typically comprised of: Mid morning and mid afternoon snack: Two containers of grilled chicken breast and 1/2 cup of brown rice Two bags of mixed raw veggies Two 2% fat mozzarella sticks (365 calories per snack) Lunch: Homemade grilled…
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Kelly - another good tool for you is to record your measurements. I work with some women that are having big time body composition changes with very little weight change. I've had to give them a motivational shot in the arm here and there. Who cares what you weigh if you're losing inches? Only you and your scale know what…
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As everyone has said - find representative things and log that. A tip I can add is to try and reverse engineer the recipe for what you had, it's not that challenging if you're just looking at macros. When I go out for Mexican at a small local place I get a dish that's chicken, onions, chipotle in adobo, and - I'm not…
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I've lost over 29 lbs since mid-January aiming to lose 2 lbs/week for the first 10 weeks and then slowing my loss to 1 lb/week since then. No crazy fads. 60 minutes of weight training + 30 minutes of cardio four days a week. 2 mile brisk walks on lunch hour for gym rest days (I lift very heavy). That exercise, plus a…
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mom2kpr is absolutely right. I tried this when I got my Fitbit Flex. I quickly noticed it doesn't make a difference, and that goes for weight lifting, elliptical, shoveling snow, ...you get my point. The Fitbit gives you a calorie ADJUSTMENT from what MFP is saying you burned based on actual activity. I'm an avid weight…
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The general population won't say much to either a man or woman for a number of reasons. My boss, a man lost an incredible amount of weight - probably 50 lbs without saying a word. Turns out he was in Weight Watchers. No one has ever said anything, we just gossip "hey have you noticed _______ looks like he's losing a lot of…
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Explain please? Every Chipotle I've been to is incredibly clean and they've very open about the quality and content of their ingredients. They source as locally as possible and publicly avoid genetically altered and hormone injected food. Tell me where the gross is? Are you sure you're thinking of Chipotle? I can't imagine…
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You cannot sculpt muscles, you cannot remove LOCALIZED fat (like unwanted belly fat...stupid commercials). Muscles get bigger or smaller. Women do not have enough testosterone naturally to look like a man no matter how much they lift. Look up Christmas Abbott or watch a CrossFit event on ESPN. Those are the fittest women…
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I have a lot of real estate tattooed. I'd venture to say it is no longer a rebellion thing nor is it about fitting in. It's about personal expression. If there's one thing I can't stand it's when people ask me what my tattoos "mean". They don't MEAN anything any more than the $80 wall hanging you bought at Kohl's means…
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It is my favorite, I've been using their Double Rich Chocolate for years. I tried Cytosport as it was a good deal at Costco but I didn't like it. If learned anything about eating healthy is that I won't eat healthy things I don't like just because they're healthy. Better to opt for healthy things YOU LIKE than fall off the…
