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Here's some perspective. This first chart shows my weight for the first two months or so after I decided to get my weight under control. I weigh every day because I love data. And here's my weight loss after just about a year: Those fluctuations I was seeing every day don't matter as much when you're looking at the…

Generally, you are considered overweight if your body mass index (BMI) is above 25. According to my favourite calculator (http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/bmi/), your BMI is 29.5, which is in the overweight category. Others prefer to categorize themselves by body fat percentage (BFP) instead, since BMI doesn't take into…

I've toyed with the idea of starting a kettle bell workout, so I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say.

I like the Special K Cracker Chips. They're pretty tasty and low-cal.

My boyfriend has an epic beard and the only product he uses on it is a special beard oil. Right now he uses "Wild Man" which we got on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/listing/79196292/man-gift-beard-conditioner-oil-wild-man), but he's also used Moroccan oil (also called argan oil), which is quite nice.

I'm 5'2" and have 16" calves. Since joining MFP, I've gone from 190 lbs to 140 lbs, and I haven't lost any inches off my calves at all (despite losing 8 inches off my waist). My calves have always been huge… Even my mom, who I think I inherited them from, has smaller calves than I do. When I was a teenager, I would cry…

From my personal experience, which isn't much, I found that increasing the distance of my runs also helped improve the speed of my shorter runs.

I think that one of the key differences between refined sugars and sugars you get in fruit is the fibre. From the same Huffington Post article quoted earlier: "Plus, whole fruit has a lot of fiber, which actually slows down your body's digestion of glucose, so you don't get the crazy insulin spike (and subsequent crash)…

I've been reading "You Are Your Own Gym" by Mark Lauren and I'm finding it fascinating. You can do all sorts of bodyweight exercises at home which are great for beginners and advanced lifters alike. More here: http://www.marklauren.com

If I understand correctly, you're fasting for Ramadan right now. That doesn't mean that you should be eating so little every day, it just means that you aren't allowed to eat while the sun is up. Still try to get enough calories (like, at least 1500 for your height and weight) during the sundown hours because as others…

To put things in perspective, here's might weight loss chart after a couple of months of dieting: And here's my weight loss chart today: I weight myself every day because I love data and I actually like understanding how my weight fluctuates. You have to understand that it's not the individual measurements that matter, but…

Yup. I got the same as you. Used the calculator on Fat 2 Fit Radio: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

I'm curious about this too. It makes sense to me that drinking water would counteract the effects of having too much sodium. Sodium makes you retain fluids, while drinking a lot of water does the opposite.

Nothing revolutionary... but these are things that work for me: 1. Don't deprive yourself. Try to enjoy the foods you like, but in smaller portions. I have a sweet almost every day, be it a cookie or a piece of chocolate. Depriving yourself just makes you want those forbidden foods more. 2. Think of the calories you have…

Hi there! So I'm not at all in the same situation as you because I'm over a foot shorter and trying to lose weight (I eat around 1400-1700 cals/day), but you gave me enough information that I was able to plug your numbers into the BMR calculator on Fat2Fit Radio (my calculator of choice):…

I have some adorable pet snails.

Based on your height, it seems like you're already at a healthy weight. Someone your height would have a healthy BMI from 115-145 lbs. Maybe your body is done losing weight? If you still feel kind of flabby, it might be worth building some muscle by doing weight training. Do you know your body fat percentage?

I usually log stuff like that as calisthenics.

I have about 20 lbs left to lose (maybe less, but I'm still trying to figure that out), and I upped my calories to be losing at 0.5lbs/week instead of 1lb/week. I found that at the larger calorie deficit, I was getting hungry all the time and my weight loss had in fact slowed down considerably. So I upped my calories…

Right, probably not worth quibbling over, and it's way off topic. The point is, he didn't die of a heart attack, but he did have one, which may or may not have had anything to do with his diet.

You just referenced a wikipedia article......... [/quote] Ok, fine. Here's a news article about his death: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/apr/18/2 And another one about his heart attack: http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-25/health/atkins.diet_1_atkins-diet-cardiac-arrest-cardiomyopathy?_s=PM:HEALTH

Actually, Atkins died of a head injury after slipping on icy pavement and hitting his head. He did suffer a heart attack a year before his death, but it was due to a chronic infection. His doctors said he was in amazing cardiac health for a 71-year-old man, and that his diet probably had nothing to do with his heart…

I've been doing the 30-day shred by Jillian Michaels at home and I don't need much floor space to get it done (and the DVD is pretty cheap). A lot of people have had a lot of success with that video. Besides that, you can do circuit training with various body weight exercise and exercises that take light weights (you can…

Weird... I'm not sure I believe it, but it makes for a good headline. Heck, who doesn't want to eat chocolate cake for breakfast?

Yes, that's too little. According to the BMR calculator on fat2fitradio.com (check out some of their calculators, lots of useful info), your basal metabolic rate is 1358. That's the minimum number of calories you'd need to maintain your current weight if you were in a coma. If you're completely sedentary, then you'd need…

So 56 days is 8 weeks. I've heard that it takes about 6 weeks to see changes from any kind of new routine. Ideally, you should make a change and then wait that long to see if it has an effect... though I can understand how frustrating that would be. I don't really have any experience with plateaus myself (so far! *fingers…

I've actually found quite a few really cool makeup and hair tips on Pinterest. You can see my board here: http://pinterest.com/ilanam/make-me-pretty/ There's a lot of inspiration on the internet if you look around.

I did 23 this morning without having to stop. And that's full-fledge push-ups, not from the knees :D

I weigh myself every day, but I also take every weight measurement with a grain of salt. My weight can fluctuate as much as 3 lbs in either direction from one day to the next, and this can happen because of anything from water retention to bloating because it's that time of the month to not having had a bowel movement in a…

According to my dictionary: - Run: move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time - Jog: run at a steady gentle pace, esp. on a regular basis as a form of physical exercise - Sprint: run at full speed over a short distance So running is a broad category where the only…