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I made it a habit to keep a glass around me when I'm at home, and just absentmindedly drink from it and refill it whenever it's empty. It not only increased how much I drank in a day, it also got me used to the taste to where I don't care. The part I *don't* like, that also helped, is something I got from a…

Giving up will get you nowhere. Saying, "Well, this isn't working--what do I need to change?" and sticking with it will always get you somewhere. Plateaus can last quite a while, especially if you aren't balancing diet, exercise, and sleep. All three of those things factor into your health.

If you weren't active before, it's going to take longer for your body to turn around and go from, "I'll barely cooperate with you" to "I can't wait until we exercise again!" If you're close to your goal weight or within a healthy weight range, the last pounds will take more effort than the first. All of it involves…

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If it's weightlifting, I need to concentrate on the form. In all exercises though, I just pay attention to my body and try to tune everything else out. Otherwise my mind would wander all over the map, and that's distracting from the goal.

On a side note, my daughter is extremely skinny, and my family comments on this all the time. The thing is, she's not hit puberty, and she does a LOT of sports and she eats healthy--she's the only kid I know who only likes sweets once in a while (and she was the only baby I'd ever seen where broccoli was the treat she'd…

I'm 5' 11", I've been 168 before, and no one's ever called me 'too skinny'. My goal weight is 180 (and right now I'm 188), but when I hit that, it's my personal decision: doctors would rather see me at 175 or 170, but you tend to get a feel for what's a healthy weight, and that won't always match up to a chart or a…

This is why there's no magic trick to healthy fitness and weight loss and it has to come from diet, exercise, and sleep. I've known at least one person who had the bypass surgery, but he also changed his eating habits and became more active at the same time. On a side note, I've known some ER Physicians and we've talked…

Bump-worthy. And this gives me a chance to express my jealousy at those of you lucky enough to do the P90X: keep it up! :)

I've been struggling with the last 15 pounds (you can see me gripe about it in my profile), so when I point you to this article, I hope you'll take in what they're trying to tell you: that how much you can lose depends a lot on how overweight you are and how much of what you're using will be fat:…

First of all, many congratulations to you on a fantastic achievement, going from 207 to 150! Next, I can tell you that your goal weight of 145 does not sound unreasonable: it is similar to my wife's own goal weight and she is your height as well. She is very healthy but not extremely athletic. When it comes to BMI charts,…

Every single day is a small step, and while your body loves its old habits, every time during a day that you can say no, you should congratulate yourself. Positive reinforcement and reasonable goals all help. Look around at all the other people going through the same patterns, and find encouragement from them. However old…

I've been doing traditional Japanese Karate for about 22 years now, so I've fallen into a bit of a routine--hope what works for me helps you. If I have a 5:30 or 6:00 workout, then I try to be done with lunch before 1:00. I don't have a heavy lunch on the days I work out, but I do try to make sure lunch has a good healthy…

You know your body better than anyone, but I will suggest the following (and you can take it with a proverbial grain of salt): - Be sure your weight loss goal is reasonable before you look at anything else - Give yourself a bit of slack when it comes to family--because remember, you're supposed to take on weight during…

Heh...loaded without pictures the first time, didn't realize the profile posting the article isn't the same person as the author of the link. I'll check out the source as you've posted it--and hope the future articles are equally informative.

All protein powders are definitely not created equal. I use GNC's Pro Perfromance whey protein and have also had good experience with Naturally Preferred Whey Protein powder. Some points to ponder: - I eased myself into extra protein, but I use the MyFitnessPal pie chart to double-check that I don't go ridiculously over…

Fantastic article! On multiple levels. I've followed the 'count calories, exercise more, and consume less fat' concept and it's not quite working...I lose weight a bit at a time and I tend to see a 2-3 pound yo-yo effect. I think this will help me make smarter choices. My wife and I are both blackbelts in a hard style…