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There are a lot of exercises that you can do that will do a lot for your "fitness". A pull up bar combined with push ups, situps and exercises with your dumbbells are plenty to make a big difference.

I'm not really "maintaining" since I'm trying to slowly gain back 10 lbs of muscle since August. I went from 177 lbs to 160 lbs and then decided to hit 150 lbs just to prove that I could. Now I'm trying to get back to 160 lbs. I set my intake to gain 0.5 lbs per week. What I found is that it was difficult to eat what I…

You can't look at a 24 or 48 hour window and make too many judgments. What did you do the day earlier? Lifting the day before is a good way to retain water the second day (especially if you drink a bunch) but it will go away in day 3. Could depend on what you ate the day before. Could be a lot of things. Most people say…

NSV = non scale victory. It means any kind of improvement in your life based on weight loss that doesn't involve numbers on a scale.

At the end of the day, beer is food, although not very healthy. I personally believe that as long as you understand that drinking beer is a compromise and that you won't ever have a perfect body if you drink it....and you are fine with that, feel free to have a few beers a week. If you can make it work with your calories,…

We've shopped at the Aldi in Wichita for years. They have great prices and their Fit-&-Active 100 calorie snack packs were one of the basic parts of the diet that I used to lose almost 30 lbs. Their whole grain ham & cheese pocket sandwiches are much better than you'd think and, as someone else mentioned, they have great…

Congrats on your NSV. Same thing happened for me (although I was on cholesterol meds). I'm off cholesterol medication for the first time in a decade. It's amazing what happens when you are dedicated to a fitness program.

I know that everyone is different but I was losing about a lb per week on an 1800-2000 calorie diet (1400-1500 net) when I was losing weight. I was in the 150's at the time (still am).

Is it damning that there is a McDonald's sign in the background of your profile pic? :smile: I have to agree with those that are saying that your diet blows. I'm not as good as I should be about the veggies but you need to do much, much better in that regard. Also, make sure that you have a varied exercise routine. You…

As long as you work at it and are patient, you will reach your goal. I started out with an intial goal to lose 17 lbs and was shocked at how easy it was once I applied myself. And that was after spending 10 years yoyo-ing up and down 10 lbs. I went ahead and lost 27 lbs just to prove to myself I could do it. Your goal is a…

I'm trying to do the same thing and it's been harder than I thought to gain weight back. (Who would have ever thought that?) I went from 180 to 160 but went on down to 150 just to prove that I could do it. I'm trying to get back up to 160 lbs and I'm at 151 lbs after three weeks. Part of the issue is that I've conditioned…

*kitten* = cigarettes

One thing to remember is that you don't always have to be overweight and you are working on it. The person who yelled out for you to hear is always going to be an *kitten*. The other thing is to just use those kinds of moments as motivation. Getting away from that feeling is a big reason for you to keep working. You…

I take a 1200 mg Fish Oil Pill with Omega 3 and my doctor was very excited to hear that I had started on it. She recommended that I take two pills per day.

As others have said....give it time and don't worry about a couple pounds in the short term. I hit my goal weight and went from 1500 net to 2000 net. In the two weeks since I've switched it up I'm only up 1.5 lbs and that includes a weekend where I let things go and drank 16 beers over two days. If I really stuck to the…

If you want to get in better shape.....gotta start lifting weights. Good job so far and good luck finishing it out.

First, I don't have many MFP friends but I've never had anyone complain about my foods. Second, you can go to your settings and quit tracking sodium. Personally, I try to drink a lot of water and just not worry about the sodium and haven't looked at my intake in months. If you don't have the sodium listed......they can't…

There is a rule of thumb out there about age that says that the younger person must be at least the following: (age of the older person divided by two ) plus seven. So, the oldest person that an 18 year old girl should be dating is 22 years old. A 21 year old girl shouldn't talk to guys over 28 years old. A 30 year old…

As others have said, how you feel about yourself is more important than any number. BMI is a very good guide for most people. I'm going to agree with one of the posters above that thought that BMI was total crap when I was 30 lbs overweight. I couldn't imagine getting down to 150 ever again and I thought I'd look like a…

Your own body provides plenty of resistance for most exercises. I would say that a guy should have 15 lb, 30 lb and 50 lb pairs of dumbbells if he doesn't want a full gym. You can do just about any exercise that you would do at the gym and be able to get good results with those. As far as the weight goes, it all depends on…

As others have said, without knowing the full picture, it's hard to say too much. One suggestion that I would have is that to find some ways to have some small victories. If you use a treadmill, set some improvement goals over the next month and try to hit them. Don't be ridiculous but don't make them so easy to the point…

I'm going to agree with those that say that having a day of indulgence is good for your sanity. It does require willpower and I would try to limit it to once a month rather than once a week if it is going to be a truly epic cheat day. If it's a day where you eat your normal calorie limit rather than your MFP goal…

An important distinction. I've been re-evaluating what passes for "cheese" in our house and I'm pretty if it says "cheese food".....it's not really cheese at all.

Agree that there are factors beyond effort that affect heart rate. They are still very good at helping you estimate heart rate. One thing to note is that newer monitors estimate calories differently than older ones. I have a Mio watch that does a good job of estimating heart rate compared to my new Garmin GPS watch with an…

I was being melodramatic with the "eat like a pig again" but I was just wanting to point out the problem with any kind of radical diet plan. They aren't developing sustainable habits.

This is one of the more ignorant posts on the subject. Here's the deal for people who can't comprehend it. First, for the person who started the topic. If you weren't happy with your weight loss and you ate more, you probably gained weight initially but what you did was what some people refer to as a metabolic reset. What…

I just bought a garmin forerunner 110 GPS watch with the heart rate monitor chest strap. I don't think I did a good job of "moistening" the sensor to start with, so it didn't do that well initially on the heart rate, but did better once I started to sweat. BTW, it was on sale at Amazon for $149 earlier this week and I'm…

First, remember that a lot of the people there were probably not all that fit when they started. Many of them will respect your effort and some may even offer advice. The biggest thing about trying to use free weights is to follow the rules. Put your weights back when you are done, wipe off equipment that you use and don't…

Good for you. I will say that you need to be clear with him that trust is important and that if he ever displays a lack of trust in the future, it will be the last time. I do think that you've got to give someone a second chance but there should not be a third chance! My wife is unsupportive about MFP but not in a…

My boss works out every day at lunch because he doesn't feel that he has time in the evenings. If you have an hour for lunch it might be an option.