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If you open your diary (and assuming your diary is accurate) we might be able to help more. General advice though: Careful portion control. Some people have better luck when they weigh everything. Overestimate calories consumed, under estimate calories burned. Talk to your doctor about the effect of your medication on…
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Circuit training
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100 reps is fine if you're wanting to burn off some fat and not really do much for muscle development.
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I love Salma. I would crawl through a mile of barbed wire to listen to her fart into a walkie-talkie. Seriously.
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A chest strap version is so much more awesome than the touch type. The touch kind is good for one thing: checking your resting HR first thing in the morning. The problem with the touch kind is it reacts to things like a drop of sweat hitting it, or high humidity. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to get my pulse and…
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Not eating below your RMR is a general bit of health advice. Your body needs X number of calories to function properly. Remember that it's a complicated thing (your body). Making hair healthy and strong takes energy. Creating the balance of hormones that's best for you takes energy. Cognition takes energy. Bone density…
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It's amazing what fresh vegetables combined with great preparation can do for vegetables. Most people way overcook their vegetables or steam them, bleh. Here's an awesome carrot recipe. Not saying it's the healthiest, but... GINGER CARROTS 2 - 12 ounce cans of Canada Dry Ginger Ale (lesser quality will be markedly…
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One: Weight train before cardio. The reason is that weight lifting is an anaerobic exercise. It uses glycogen as it's fuel source. If you do some heavy exertion during cardio you will be using some of that glycogen. What most people call cardio is a form of heavy aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise combines oxygen with fat…
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It is a big range, and will always be. Unfortunately, many of these places don't tell you how they calculate the calorie burns, so it's hard to determine which is accurate. A HRM isn't going to be much more accurate for a variety of reasons (HR too low, unknown VO2 Max, etc), so I wouldn't stress that at this point anyway.…
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It's a function of what the HRM is designed to measure. The first major hurdle to understand is that a beating heart is not what burns more calories. I mean, yes it's a muscle, and so will burn more calories, but we aren't talking Kilocalories here. You can test this yourself by sitting perfectly still, and holding your…
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The Minnesota Starvation Experiment would prove otherwise, I think. Your weight loss will slow as your metabolism slows. You will probably have long term mental and physical health issues. Look forward to hair loss, a decrease in bone density, bad nails, moodiness, depression, anxiety, and a loss of mental ability. Your…
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Check out these groups: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1240-sahm http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/70-sexy-mamas-unite http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/639-post-partum-pack http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/972-mom-on-a-mission One of them should be what you're looking for. If not, look through…
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I look silly no matter what dress I put on! Congrats on your NSV. Honestly, I don't know why we call them that. The scale is about the worst indicator of progress there is. It's like calling people who don't smoke "non-smokers". But that's the natural state. We should call smokers "non-breathers". NSVs should be "Health…
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http://www.jefit.com
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Are you regularly washing the strap in cool water as directed? Are you wetting the contacts before the workout? That being said, I've had two different polar straps go bust on me as well. Polar just sucks, particularly their low end models.
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Remember that what you don't do can often be as important in lifting as what you actually do. Muscles don't get bigger in the gym. They get bigger resting after the gym. You can overtrain if you aren't careful. It's a bit of a rant, but remember there is no such thing as toning muscle. Muscle either gets bigger or gets…
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In many smoothies the sugar comes from the fruit (fructose). For those where sugar is added, you can typically replace with splenda or honey for some extra sweetness. Of course, dumping that much sugar into your bloodstream can have some negative impact, so I wouldn't do it every day, or certainly not the large smoothie.…
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It would really help if you opened your diary. That being said, depending on how long you've been at it, this is probably normal. When you first start exercising, particularly lifting weights, your body will retain lots of fluid. So weight can go up and inches can go up until this period normalizes. Give it a month and see…
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Short answer is: Yes, that will work. Long answer: One of the problems in this discussion is "what is cardio"? Some people say that cardio is any exercise that elevates your heart rate. However, this can lead to lots of ambiguities. It is best to think of cardio as an exercise designed to improve your cardiovascular…
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Bottom line: it depends on your goals. Do whichever is most important to you. That being said, understanding the fuel paths may help. When it comes to exercise there are two types: aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic exercise is when your body mixes oxygen and fat to creat fuel. Anaerobic is when it uses the glycogen…
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Depends on what youre doing. Curls, skullcrushers, etc curl bar. Squats, bench press, deadlift, rows, cleans, shrugs, well basically everythi g else, straight bar.
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Hard to really say without being able to see your diet. One week will be tough to see weight loss in a week. Remember body weight can fluctuate by 3 lbs in a day for a variety of reason (most of which is water related). So you could have lost a pound of fat but gained a pound of water. General advice is 4 weeks minimum so…
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Some studies have shown that not eating sugars too close to bedtime can have a positive impact on not putting fat back there. Of course, there's also plenty of studies showing we can't control where fat goes. A little research on this topic may provide more guidance.
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On strength days, please don't do actual cardio (HR above 65%) as that can limit your muscle gains. You will already by low on glycogen, so your body will turn to muscle for fuel if/when it runs out. On non-strength days, go for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). You can do some research and find a program that you…
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You can create your own exercises. On the app it's at the bottom. On the webpage its under the Exercise Tab -> My Exercises.
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If you log the walk as cardio exercise, you are sedentary. If you don't log the walk, go up a level.
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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/987513-lifting-is-the-most-horrible-thing-to-a-woman-since-twiggy
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Stronglifts 5x5: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women Use this one if you believe that form and technique are important, you like seeing observable measurable progression, and feeling like a total badass. New Rules of Lifting For Women:…
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Don't want to bulk up, huh? Please read this post about women bulking http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/987513-lifting-is-the-most-horrible-thing-to-a-woman-since-twiggy.
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HRM or estimate. No way to tell really.
