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You say that you used to enjoy exercising when you were younger and lighter. You will likely find that you will really start enjoying the exercise again when you get back to your younger weight and you'll possibly find that you WANT/NEED to exercise when you get to that point. If you don't do any strength training, I would…
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Follow up to the other post. I personally do the following routine when I go to the gym: 1) 20-30 minutes running (I like getting my heart rate up and do cardio before lifting) 2) Chest Press 3) Lat Pull 4) Butterfly 5) Reverse Butterfly 6) Calf Raises (give those arms, shoulder and back a break) 7) Tricep extensions 8)…
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Definitely start lifting ASAP. A few thoughts from a fellow amateur. 1) Don't try to lift too much. For starters, you should only lift a weight that allows you to do 3 sets of 10. By the end of the 3rd set, it should start to feel difficult. Don't overdo it at first. 2) Do complete extensions. I hate watching people do…
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Here's the deal. If you have a day where you just let it go every once in a while.....knock yourself out. It's your life and you need to be happy in it. The key problem that some people have, and when I say some, I mean most, is that once they start to "cheat", they don't have the self control to make it infrequent enough…
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You will absolutely lose weight no matter what kind of food you eat as long as you stay under your calorie goals. The kind of food that you eat and the exercising that you do while you are losing weight will determine how you look. Eat a bunch of carbs and the wrong types of fatty foods and you are more likely to keep that…
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Lighting, angle, posture, time of day, etc....can all be factors in how you look in a picture. I don't remember where I saw it, but some male model did some before and after pictures and he went from looking like a flabby out of shape loser to a baywatch candidate and all he did was tweak a few things on how he took the…
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No offense, but a post like this makes my head hurt. Someone asking if a 230 calorie breakfast is a cheat meal is about as misguided as asking if they should count the calories they burn while inhaling and exhaling. Find a real issue to obsess about. That kind of question makes me wonder if the OP shouldn't be seeking some…
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There's nothing wrong with using slimfast products in a pinch as long as you are consciously looking at the product and why it works. In the long run, the problem with any of the "fad" products or diets is that the people who use them don't have a plan for how to maintain their weight once they quit using them. It takes…
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I certainly have not trudged through the whole thread but the reality is that studies have shown that women tend to want nice guys as friends and have sex with the jerks they meet. Of course, a lot of "nice guys" who get rejected by women often overlook "nice girls" while they are chasing after a hot piece of *kitten*. In…
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I manually set my sugar target at 70 g per day. The problem with MFP's target (and this is just my opinion) is that it doesn't (and can't?) differentiate between natural sugars and added sugars. In November, the American Heart Association released a report recommending that men limit their added sugar intake to 36 g per…
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Everyone is unique and there are certainly people that do have medical issues that create problems. On the other hand, the point about people eating more than they think is valid more often than not. For instance, I know that when I pour a bowl of cereal in the morning, the serving size is 3/4 of cereal and 1 cup of milk.…
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For the vast majority of people on this website, the 500 calorie deficit will work just fine. It worked fine for me and it's worked for 100's of people. The key problem that the study highlights, which is a real world problem for most people that go on "diets" is that anytime you use a system to lose weight, most people…
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Good plan right there.
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http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/thinner-portable-digital-scale-by-conair/1016546313?device=c&network=g&matchtype=&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_bath_&gclid=CL3Q6dqIiLwCFexFMgodJ0sAgw That's a link to the scale I own. It's been dead on consistent for years. EDIT: After linking this, I noticed that it got a lot of…
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Some estimates are pretty good. Others are not. For me, it slightly overestimates calories burned while running but probably only by 5%. It severely underestimates what I burn while working out. It significantly overestimates what I burn on a stationary bike. At the end of the day, if you just use their numbers, stick to…
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On top of the bad service, I found it hypocritical to read signs about not being judgmental when they were clearly being judgmental as a company all the time.
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I just abandoned Planet Fitness last week. They inadvertently used the wrong expiration date when they submitted their pay request last month and they told me that I had to pay the $10 penalty for it not going through, even though they used the proper date for the first 11 months of the year. When I told them that I wanted…
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An important thing to remember is to make sure to that you pick foods that you'll be willing to eat in the long term. The biggest fallacy in the world is trusting weight watchers meals or other similar methods to lose weight. Might work great in the short term, but can you eat healthy without them? You've got to make sure…
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Congratulations on getting started! I went from a high of 182 lbs down to 150 lbs using this site. It's an incredibly powerful tool when it is used properly and faithfully. Good luck! If you notice that I'm over 160 now, it's because I've gained 10 lbs while lifting trying to build muscle mass and now that the new year has…
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There is nothing wrong with checking the scales every day as long as you maintain perspective about it.
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This site can do wonderful things for you if you give it a chance and really try. Everyone that I personally know that has used MFP for an extended period has had good results. Good luck!
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I have to agree with those that are saying that the focus on the BMI is stupid. It's a terrible measure of fitness. If he has a huge gut and thighs at his height and weight, he is obviously in a situation where he has very little lean muscle mass and a lot of fat. Running for 30 minutes twice a week and standing at work…
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Congratulations on taking the first step. My only comment is that you should try to avoid thinking of this as a diet. If you do it right, it's a lifestyle change and by the time you reach your goal, you will have developed sustainable habits that will keep you from getting to the point where you need to "diet". I have a…
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For one thing, you may have been wearing your clothes a lot tighter than you thought?
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The irony of your statement is that I'm sure that cocaine in moderation probably would have some positive side effects. Alcohol in moderation has positive side effects. Of course, all of the potential problems associated with both of those and the tendency of humanity to take things to excess makes it not worth the trouble…
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The world can be a harsh place (even when it is nice). A couple of comments above show a misunderstanding of the situation. A lot of people who aren't necessarily bad people "discriminate" against people based on appearances when it comes to being in a relationship. I used to have to deal with that because of my height.…
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Everyone is different but whenever I was stuck in a rut, it seemed like I had a week where I didn't do well (vacation, conference, just not eating healthy). I would gain 2-3 lbs pretty quickly. Once I got serious the next week, I would shed those 2-3 lbs plus an extra one and it would keep me on track for another 3-4…
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As someone else said, everyone is going to be different. I have found that I burn about 50% more calories than MFP estimates for strength training. If MFP says I burned 120 calories, I'm actually burning 180 calories. That's based on two things. My HRM and empirical evidence. Back when I used the straight MFP numbers and…
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Probably the right way to look at it. Unless you are hanging a ridiculous amount of heavy clothes, doing laundry is only going to burn 20-30 calories. If you want to log it....fine. If you don't, same thing. It isn't a big picture item worth stressing about either way. For those that say don't eat back your exercise…
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As you age, there is no doubt that you need to acknowledge that you will be unable to keep lifting AS heavy as you were. If you are able to bench 200 lbs at 35 years old, it wouldn't be surprising to see you able to bench 175 lbs at 45 years old without injuring yourself. The average person would still think you are "heavy…
