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Unfortunately at your height and weight it is almost certainly wrong, though it is *POSSIBLE*, you'd be a very high level athlete running or climbing hills for that burn and with your recent injury, almost certainly its wrong. HRMs do a horrible job measuring burnt calories if its not steady state aerobic exercise over a…

Garcinia seems to be a relatively mild laxative in many people at higher doses, but other laxatives are cheaper. Cleanses are good at lightening wallets in general. I would advise don't do it unless you don't mind both of these effects. "Cleanses" *usually* cause you to lose some weight by changing your diet and…

I'd be highly suspicious of that burn for what you describe as a "stroll", even though your weight puts you out of range of most people's experience and estimations. If I were you I'd take MFP's estimate, and only eat back half the calories from it. The reason is twofold: HRM can easily overestimate for many activities…

Well, 15% is easy to do. I was sleepy this morning and put cereal in a bowl, then started to wake up a bit and took it out and measured: it was actually 1.67 of a portion. Oops. I also just remembered I didn't log a chocolate I was fed by someone in my office yesterday. This is after doing this kind of tracking for over a…

That's pretty close to my daily average, but I also average about 1.5hrs /day exercise, and I probably have significantly more muscle mass than you, plus I am taller and weigh a little less and I'm a guy. Activities like 1 hr+ hikes (up significant elevations) or swims, or hours of walking and weightlifting daily will get…

Yup, but not much increased burn as you seem to think. Try bouncing your leg when you sit as a weight loss method, they are probably doing something else too or have another factor going on. :) However, I think all the people denying it exists are missing two points: 99.9% of people who are supposedly in this category are…

Try a couple hard boiled eggs (even just the whites) and a small bit of oatmeal for a cheaper, better substitute under a buck?

I lift weights, and at times I hike enough to burn 3,000+ calories. But walking at at least moderate pace is how I create a deficit to lose weight: hiking with a pack and weight lifting both make me so much hungrier I tend to eat back all the calories burnt and then some. Walking however, does not cause me to over eat. So…

Sure you are, its normal social etiquette for chaste women to basically post "Help! My boobs are too big!" in public forums. Just know that next, when some guy is sure to post "Help, Mr. Winkie is too big, can I spot reduce him", its all your fault. ;)

That IS results, its just that the bigger you are the harder it is to see. People will probably start to notice at about 260lbs and then notice smaller poundage changes after that. Good job, keep it up!

Wow, good job! Makes me feel bad about doing only 1.5x that for reps, and I'm a male, relatively regular lifter with 40lbs on you! I wouldn't focus on doing that much max weight though, go down and work on a weight you can do 10-12 reps x3 sets or you are likely to hurt yourself some time in the future.

Yup, error margins in these scans are MORE than the percentage points people fight over here in this topic...just a waste of money. I'd just work towards re comping since you have more fat than you'd like and forget an "educated guess" of a body fat analysis.

Can I come back when I get to 8-10 reps instead?

Depends on how much muscle you have, how heavy you are, how long term you are looking and how much time you have. I lost 10lbs in a week mostly due to exercise for a competition. But I wouldn't even attempt that now that I don't have the time and I'm looking to change long term. And unless you were in good to great shape…

You can easily walk to lose weight until your wrists and shoulders can bear more of your weight on them too. And maybe go to a good Chiropractor and massage therapist, an evaluation can help you determine what the pain is coming from and sometimes help deal with pain if its irritating/inflammatory pain to do with certain…

First of congratulations to OP and the others who posted their strength gains with loss of weight! I really think that's the way to go if you are starting out losing. Next, I think the issue is the same as in most weight loss topics: that most people are mis-informed on how a body can react to strength training, and almost…

You know I like her, and she looks great. But, really, its a kind of lazy, poorly thought out, self centered rights limiting comment. I mean she has one job other than acting: keeping in great shape to fit into roles, for millions and millions of dollars. She doesn't like to be told her body doesn't fit an image for a…

I'd tend to agree. How about compromise and stay where you are because you said you like it anyways, and not worry about losing more, which seems to put you solidly into underweight? Meaning, keep with the plan, just up tiny bit of calories and focus on weight training, recomp that belly, add muscle, losing fat, while…

Its not a cuss word, if you don't like being fat, lose some weight. I'm currently fat and I'm losing weight. I may not like it or like being called fat, but it shouldn't be illegal just because I'm uncomfortable. If someone keeps calling me fat over and over to irritate me, that can be harassment, but it doesn't change the…

Why do they have to inform you about a workout program?? What do you think is not appropriate for kids here?? The thing about workout programs like this is they allow every kid to get exercise at their own level of ability, and they are much more able to take workouts like this than we are as adults. If you remember back…

I wouldn't have replied again if I saw what she wrote previous, but I notice a mod has cleaned up/deleted all her insult posts. I think they were directed at MrKnight and he didnt even insult her. Its not cool to ask for help and then insult those you don't agree with.

GJ I didnt feel like looking this kind of data up again for posting, same conclusions, different source :) Not only do people eat tamarinds anyways on a daily basis for many thousands of years and have no lore associated with it causing weight loss to my knowledge, but some people have unpleasant reactions (aside from…

Don't do it, so far its just another fad with no convincing evidence it does anything except lighten your pocketbook, and cause stool loosening in some.

Yes you are right, that's probably more than 99%++ of the cases: eating less when not observed, or more active than estimated. But people come on and keep making these blanket statements of "Well because math" kind of stuff which, sorry, how you do your math is wrong if you don't take into consideration some factors of the…

It does exist, think about it, if it didnt, why is there a certain small percent that "dont fit" for metabolic studies for reasons other than illness/medical conditions and are thrown out? The fact is there are other considerations, probably metabolism plus a way some people's bodies can have a "set point" and have more…

Yes, seems to have strong marks of a "trolling" person, and now trolling on MFP too :P

Try going to a good Chiropractor. MDs can screen you and give you painkillers to mask back pain, physical therapists can help you work on exercises while in pain, but a Chiropractor can help you solve a root issue causing your back pain and get you out of pain sooner.

Yes "naturally thin" does seem to exist, despite the best amateur scientist calculations of activity and intake. :) Some people refer to it as having a "body set point" of a lower weight too, and as far as I've seen we aren't really sure why some people's bodies react like this. And I've also seen if they are identified in…

That's great progress! Losing inches is actually preferable to weight, despite the tendency to focus on the scale.

Hiking up hills for 4-5 hours with a back pack on while being a large guy and lifting weights on one day :) Remember, its not a competition or something you should try to do unless you are fit enough to do without injuring yourself! And it doesn't particularly help me when I eat half a whole large pizza and almost all…