carl1738 Member

Sweating doesn't do anything but dehydrate you. It certainly doesn't burn fat or strengthen muscle. If that's all that they're supposed to do, I'ld avoid them. Sounds like one of those miracle weight loss products that promises to build muscle and burn fat, but all it really does is seperate you from your money. I'ld…

I usually have a small bowl of nuts. The fiber and protein keep me full, and they're full of healthy fats.

I also agree that you may need to eat more calories. I am also curious about your back issues. There are plenty of strength training exercises that you can do without overly straining your back. Bench presses, incline curls, leg presses, leg extensions and curls, etc. Have you tried a weight lifting belt for lower back…

Probably not. I believe it is usually 75% fat lost and 25% lean muscle mass lost for the average person on a calorie reduced diet or doing strictly cardio. The percentage of muscle lost can be decreased greatly by strength training. Sometimes it is even possible to increase lean muscle mas while losing fat.

By all means, keep switching it up. Each different workout will work your muscles to different degrees and keep you from geting bored with the same old workout.

Try some strength training to build up your muscles and tone your thighs. Squats, lunges, deadlifts and hip raises should help.

You are supposed to eat within an hour of completing a strength training workout, to give your muscles the required protein and carbs to repair themselves. With cardio, it is actually recommended that you refrain from eating for an hour, because you're not trying to build muscle, but simply burn fat. This is according to…

It is impossible to spot reduce. You can not pick and choose where you want the fat to disappear from. Generally speaking, your body burns fat from the last place that it was stored. You can firm up problem areas with strength training (squats, deadlifts, lunges and hip raises should help build up muscle in your "problem…

It's a program where you about $4 for a "meal replacement" shake. I believe you're supposed to drink two of these concoctions per day and eat a small meal and you magically lose weight. I think these shakes are about 110-150 calories apiece, so you're basically starving yourself of calories. Somebody recently mentioned…

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Try measuring yourself to see if you're losing inches. Keep up with the strength training so that you keep your muscle mass. Too mant people think that they should just do cardio, not realizing that they're losing muscle along with the flab, which makes it harder to lose weight. You might even be overdoing it with the…

I usually have a small dish of peanuts and a casein protein shake at night. It's not when you eat, it's what you eat that gets you in trouble with late night snacking. Just try to have something healthy instead of breaking out the Doritos or the Ben & Jerry's. Remember, your body burns calories 24 hours a day.

Eat back some of your exercise calories and try to get more protein in your diet. It will help keep you feeling full longer. Your body burns calories 24 hours a day so I wouldn't worry about eating at night. It's more about what you're eating at night, as that's when most people snack on unhealthy foods like chips and…

When you lose weight, you lose muscle along with the fat and water, which decreases your metabolism and makes it harder to lose weight. Strength training allows you to maintain the muscle mass that you already have, and even gain muscle, which will keep your metabolism higher. Granted, it can be difficult to gain muscle if…

Try going a little heavier with your weight training to put on a little bit of muscle. Alternate your sessions between light weights/more reps and heavy weights/less reps to fully hit your fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. Combine that with your cardio and the love handles should disappear. Make sure that you're getting…

Any kind of upper body workout or core/abdominal exercise should be doable. Cardio might be a little more difficult, but you could try the stationary bike.

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Usually one hour strength training in the morning and an hour of cardio in the afternoon.

Don't worry too much about the scale. Take measurements of yourself (waist, arms, chest, etc.) and let them be your measuring stick. My weight has very decreased very slowly, but I've gained two inches on my arms while losing 10 inches off of my waist. If I was simply judging myself on weight lost, I'ld be very…

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Try a glass of milk. It's got sugar and protein, which you don't really seem to be getting a lot of in your diet (protein, that is).

There is no real protein limit. The default setting for protein on MFP is very low (about 15%), while an active person should be getting 30% or more of their calories from protein (higher if you do a lot of strength training). It has been shown that you can consume up to 2 grams of protein per pound of body weight with no…

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Don't worry about one day. As long as it doesn't become a habit, you'll be fine. Get back on track, get some exercise, and you'll feel better. Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint, so one bad day is nothing to get excited over.

The default setting for protein is ridiculously low on MFP (about 15%). You can quite safely double that number, as most active people are recommended to get about 30% of their calories from protein. If you do a lot of strength training, you can go even higher.

Light cardio is fine on your "off" days. Walking, biking, or a light run are fairly low impact, but still help you burn excess calories and stay active. If you are doing strength training or strenuous cardio (long runs or other high energy workouts) then your body needs a day or two per week to recover and repair muscle…

You should sue the *kitten*! They don't mention that when you sign up! :laugh:

Another alternayive is to simply alternate your workouts so that you do weight lifting one day, and cardio the next. That would help give your muscles a chance to recover from the strength training. Or, as everybody else has mentioned, weights first, cardio second.