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OK, here's another issue: there is a big discrepancy between the Covert-Bailey body fat % scale and the Military Body Fat % scale. the first says I'm 30%, the second says 37%. That's a big gap. One measures thigh and calf, the other measures neck. So which do I go with? This is the difference between eating 1200…

I'm only 5'0" and was not over 120 until I turned 30. It's been all downhill since then... I changed MFP to indicate I want to lose up to 120 lbs and lose one pound a week, and it still says to eat 1200 calories. Still confused.

My son is 2.5 and still nursing. We're working on stopping. I did find that the adjustment of eating so much food to keep up my milk supply, then still eating that much after he stopped nursing all the time, was hard. I lost all my baby weight and then some, then gained it all back and then some. I would say, don't worry…

Just did measurements. Waist and hips are the same. Lost an inch off each thigh and half and inch off each calf. Sadly, my legs were never really fat in the first place, though the inner thighs had some flab. The places I really want it gone, butt and abs, no change whatsoever. Thus, I still don't fit into my favorite…

According to Fit2Fat Radio, I am not eating enough. I feel like I am eating a lot! Should I really be eating 1500 calories a day plus exercise calories and not 1200?

OK, some answers: I am 40 and I weigh 140, down from 145. I want to weigh 115 when I'm done but would settle for 120. My BF% has varied depending on which website I use but I'm going to approximate 30% (an average of the 3 I used). I am a short but stocky person-- my thumb and index finger don't touch when I circle them…

I used three different body fat % calculators (the military one, some other one, and Fit2Fat radio) and all three were different, with a spread of 10% points and one in the middle. Those apparently are not very reliable methods of determining your BF%.`

No one knows anything about this?

I am doing them right now to strengthen my transverse abdominis. Mostly they are sucking in your gut with your abdominal girdle muscle and holding them. They are surprisingly hard to maintain, but you can do them anywhere-- in the car is my favorite, but I also do several different types on a mat. Also, all my muscle…

Not necessarily the same exercises whether you have a baby or not... if you have a separation in your diastastis recti after having a baby, you should do exercises to strengthen your transverse abdominis as well as whatever else you are doing. I wish I had found this out sooner post partum. I discovered it when my son was…

Wow, those look deceptively easy. I am definitely going to follow that plan! Losing two inches off my waist in 3 weeks seems pie in the sky, but hey. The mere possibility of it is a great motivator.

There is no reputable source who would tell you that 600 calories a day is enough for an adult to live on, much less one who is exercising vigorously. She was being insulting to the OP, who I think was very patient.

I have a few goals: overall greater strength is one. Keeping on muscle while losing weight from lots of cardio is another. And lastly, what every woman wants, Michelle Obama arms. I am doing lots of hard cardio (30 minutes a day 6 times a day for ~300 calories) and have been losing about 2 pounds a week. But I am also…

In the past, things like squats, lunges, and push ups have been painful on my joints. Free weights done while my legs are stationary are preferable.

Asked this question on another thread, but this one seems like a good place to ask too: can you do compound lifting with dumbbells instead of a barbell? I have the hand weights that can hold plates of varying weights but no long barbell. Also, is a 15-20 minute circuit of various lift and curls with hand weights which…

OK, so here's a question: I am doing about 30 minutes of cardio six times a week. I work my arms 3 times a week with what I have, which is free weights that weight about 3 pounds (because I am weak, have arthritis, and am just starting-- I will add plates as I stronger). I spend 15 minutes doing curls and lifts from many…

Am I the only one who gets dizzy on the treadmill? Something about the disconnect between the body's experience of walking and the visual field not moving. Then, when I get off, I feel queasy. Thus, I have an elliptical and I love it. No joint pain, no dizziness, lots of calories burned in the half hour I allot to do…

They are quite vigorous but I do them quickly to keep my heart rate up, so it only lasts about 5 minutes. According to the database, 5 minutes of "calisthenics" are worth 43 calories. I guess that's a lot for so short a time. I do not want to over-log exercise calories and use that as excuse to eat more when I shouldn't.…