SirZee

Nothing wrong with weighing in daily. The problem lies in the emotional attachment to the scale. Emotions cloud judgement, and generally don't produce good results. I weigh in every morning consistently (for the last 6-7 years) and write down the weight and percentage in a notebook I keep next to the scale. If I want to…

Awesome, that is a great start goal, and nothing to scoff at. I started C25K in February, now I can run the whole thing. It is good to recognize and enjoy milestones along the way.

Check my diary for yesterday, that dressing makes the salad taste awesome, costs 30 cal.

Anything is OK, as long as you understand and accept the price. You don't do any of the hard work for us, or anyone else but yourself. You are the boss :) Personally, my goal is too important to compromise, or risk getting on a slippery slope.

Daily fluctuations are NOT weight loss. Drink 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water? Guess how much that weighs? 3-4 pounds is well over 10K calories. You can't possibly gain/lose that much, eating that much would make you sick, losing that much would require you to run a marathon. The reason why you measure in the morning before…

A few years ago I did that for a summer, four days a week, 55 minutes each way for almost two hours a day. AT the time I didn't count calories, its the only time I recall losing significant amount of weight. I was in great shape at the end of the summer.

Should never think "versus". Do both, no shortcuts. Edit: I do cardio, 30 min as warm up to 30-45 min weight sessions, at least four days a week. (Saturday rest day, Sunday hockey day)

11lbs in 10 days is wrong and not sustainable, unless you burned around 4000 calories more a day than you consumed. If thats what you expect, you will fail. Also, and I am completely NOT an expert at nutrition after giving birth/while breastfeeding a baby, but you might want to be very very careful about your drastic…

Yes, you can. thats why there is nobody using this website ;) Now, I am a firm believer of the power of the mind, but I don't think targetting fat pouches is part of its abilities.

Whey protein is high protein, low fat, low carb.

Just do it. (And don't pay Nike for it)

^^ solid post, with a slight error. 100yd dash, your fuel comes from ATP, not protein. ATP is Adenosine Triphosphate, high-energy compound stored right in the muscle (which is why it runs out very quickly). Protein synthesis takes too long for it to be used for short duration activity. Edit: More accurately, your ATP…

Sorry took a while to get back. 220 minus your age is what I was told when I was a college athlete (soccer). I was in superb physical condition at the time. (Boy I miss those days). Now I am a pretty fit guy wearing a fat guy suit (no joke) and I do a number of things that raise my heart rate, but primarily it is playing…

220-your age. Going above it you risk death.

Let me turn this around, by your definition I have never "lifted" weights in my life. Take a look at my pics, those things didn't grow by themselves :) Edit: And they aren't "show" stuff either, I always trained for strength, and anyone who got to experience it always said "wow you are stronger than you look". Includes the…

Absolutely. A hypothetical 300 pound guy doing 5-6 pushups to failure, yes that's definitely heavy lifting, I would think at least 95 out of 100 random people posed that question would agree.

We'd be hypocrites if we whined about sweaty girls. Don't really go to the gym to oogle girls, but I suppose if I walked in and saw one sweaty and one not, I'd respect the former more by default because it gives the impression that she's working out hard, and focused about that, and not worrying about how she might appear…

Disagree, unnecessary restriction of the word "lift". If you do a bicep curl, the bar with weights on it moves up, due to your effort, hence its a lift. If you do an exercise that involves the movement of weight against gravity, its a lift.

Even a light lifting session should wear you out. I start my chest workout with a light lift. 225lb 12 to 14 reps for three sets. I usually decide around the 11th rep whether its a 12 day or a 14 day. Once I am done with the 3 sets, I can definitely feel it, and since i push for 3 of the same ex, 14, 14, 14, --I don't…

If you can lift the weight more than six times, it aint' heavy lifting. 7-12 is lifting. 12-15 is light lifting. 15+ is pretending to be lifting, but really just wasting time. :)

Lunch workout : I do half hour "Warm up" cardio (5K on threadmill or 30 min on elliptical) followed by 30-45 min weights (though I often have to squeeze it into shorter amount by removing hte rest periods--and using opposite muscle group exercises for "rest") Evenings: I coach kids, I do kickboxing for an hour twice a…

That too. I didn't want to say it earlier, but a girl that lifts appears smart :)

I don't ever see anyone stare, or I don't stare, mostly because I do no (or minimal) rest workouts, but if someone with a really nice body is doing something with weights (like squatting), well that sort of catches the eye without any conscious effort. For me that's limited to women, although if some guy is lifting heavy,…

Nope. You still got teeth left ;)

IF you are just starting, you shouldn't lift heavy (heavy being weight that you can't do more than 6 times). First 2-3 months should be all about mastering proper form. It is critical to lifting heavy, because with bad form, you will hurt yourself.

I get all mines (and shoot for 50 every day at least) from food and fruits. Wild Blueberries are awesome for it :)

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Focus on calories, and protein, at least double what MFP suggests.

I gently suckle on each one until fully consumed. ;) Edit: Ah sorry, I only read the title. Edit2: Now that I read it, if you want a massive war with huge number of replies, ask the question like this "Should/Should you not eat back your exercise calories". That's the phase that works really good to prove that everyone has…

Same here :) Also to add, at home if I am working on the computer and got music going at the same time (something with a good beat), I "butt-dance": squeeze butt cheeks while sitting on the chair. LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-BOTH-BOTH-BOTH... and repeat.