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Set an eating schedule. If you work in an area where you don't have time to eat "when it's time to eat", keep meal replacement bars with you.

The only thing harder to lose than the 1st 10 pounds...are the last 10 pounds! You will get there!!!

If you have access to a gym, you can still workout with machines.

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These presets are just guidelines. You have to adjust them to meet your needs. If you adjust them and are getting the results you want, then great. Otherwise keep tweeking it until you get it right!

We all started 1 day at a time. Great job!!!

Check their credentials and ask for references. I get most of my new clients b/c of referrals. If they just hold the baseline certification for training, then I would look on. My specialty certs are in endurance training and advance sports nutrition. So I wouldn't expect a body builder to hire me b/c I don't have a…

Focus on being fit, not losing weight. People who just diet and don't exercise are not losing healthy weight. It's kool to have a scale goal, but you should also have a body fat % goal. If my goal was 180 lbs and I started at 300, just reaching the goal didn't mean I was healthy. I could be 180 lbs and 35% body fat.

When counting, remember that 1g protein = 4 cals 1g carbs = 4 cals 1g fat = 9 cals

This is just the beginning. Companys are starting to hire/fire people based on their weight. This is one of the primary reasons I started a non profit nutrition company. I use government grants to allow me to help people combat this obesity crisis. Obesity is a significant contributing risk factor to 5 of the 10 leading…

For weight training, your muscles "NEED" protein and carbs. For cardio your body uses fatty acids. But, during cardio your body also burns muscle, fat, carbs, protein etc. If you do cardio before weights and deplete your muscles of the carbs and proteins they need, then your workout will be spent in a catabolic mode. Your…

If you are lifting weights 11 days straight, you may be overtraining. Your muscles need plenty of rest. Unless you are training for an event, the most you need to lift weights would be 3/4 days a week. If fat burning is your goal then I would recommend total body workouts. If you are trying to get good definition I would…

Good stuff! Never thought about having people repeating a good week from their journal before! Thanks!

You handled it very well.

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What ^ she said!

Use that to fuel your motivation and be a goal for next summer.

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You gotta find your motivation source. People like myself love to offer motivation and advise, but your primary motivation has to come from within. Mine was health related. I didn't want to spend my life in a hospital or taking pills and shots.

When I was 300, I just avoided those exercises until I lost more weight. Or you can try the hack squat machine if that works better for you. The only leg work I did from 300 lbs to @ 225 lbs was alt pace walking. Would get on treadmill and make the incline steep to get a lil more resistance in walking.

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You don't have to have a health issue. No 2 people have the same metabolism. However, when determining total caloric intake based on client goals, there is a hidden factor that will make or break the effectiveness of a seemingly perfect diet; the client’s individual metabolic rate. There are three general categories of…

Just about any exercise that makes you lift your arms over your head and behind your neck. Overhead tricep extensions are one of my favs. Also consider the major muscles surrounding that area. Most people go for the chest and forget about the upper lats and read delts.

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I'm interested in knowing why they recommend 8 reps. That's a rep range that a body builder or strength training individual would lift in. If a person's goal is to "tone" or even build endurance and burn more calories, they would be lifting in the 12-15 rep or 20-25 rep range respectively. 12 to 15 Rep Sets Training in the…

Fatty Acids, Amino Acids and Glucose (carbs) are essential nutrients that your body "needs". When you deprive your body of a nutrient, it doesn't just substitute fat in it's place. Your body breaks down it's muscles and converts those amino acids to the glucose your muscles need. I train several people who tried Atkins,…

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Feel free to add me. I work from home and am a single father. Putting yourself on a food schedule is no different than putting your children on their schedule. That also helps you from over eating and under eating. Both contribute to fat storage.