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Take the MSF course. Now.

It's a solid program but I wasn't able to do it because the yoga workouts were too demanding of motor control for me. That and because of my low ceiling height I was not able to do either the pullups OR the band modifications in my home, so I had to quit.

My father has one. It's "okay," but the way it works makes many exercises awkward, and the way it works forces poor form on many of them. For a similar (and cheaper, and more compact, and just plain BETTER) system, look into suspension trainers. Far superior.

The way it affects you in day to day life is an indicator of overall poor health.

I went to Ozzfest 2005 and the headliners were Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath. On that night I was treated to both the best and worst live performances I'd ever seen. Best = Iron Maiden, BY FAR. Now here's the bad part... Ozzy had apparently fallen very very ill with some sort of flu but decided to go ahead with the show…

I don't log anything that has 0 calories. No point since the numbers are all that matters. EDIT: I also don't log when I go out to eat at sit-down restaurants (which is very rare). It's too much of a hassle considering the lack of nutrition info available and one day in 2 months doesn't matter.

Part of doing this in a way that is healthy, safe, and sustainable, means learning to be okay with the fact that you're not perfect and you will go over every now and then. You have to learn to look at it and go "Oh well" and move on, next day, like normal.

For things like rice and pasta it's ALWAYS dry unless otherwise specified.

In order to ensure a full serving of pasta is big enough to constitute a proper meal, I make my own sauces and use chunks of vegetables, such as tomato and mushroom. It really adds to the density.

If the goal is a full body workout, you should be doing compounds, not isolations. You can get in a full body workout with just 3 basic exercises.

If a suspension trainer won't do, sandbags in place of weights. I use ones made by Ultimate Sandbag. Great system.

If money isn't an issue, I recommend investing in Powerblock dumbbells (the ones that go all the way up to 50 lbs--not the ones that stop at 20, 24, 30, or 45), and the matching foldable sportbench. If money IS an issue, a suspension trainer or sandbags. Though I'd probably do the suspension trainer regardless.

Your fixation with high intensity workout programs is not constructive behavior for someone in recovery from an ED. You need to scale that back and become emotionally comfortable with the idea of resting, and with eating food that isn't "clean." Fitness can wait. The psychological aspect must be addressed first.

The soreness gradually gets better as you continue with a workout program. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with how effective of a workout you're getting. That being said based on the specific home workouts you mentioned your options are limited. Your best bet is to try to stray away from using DVDs.

You Are Your Own Gym is the defacto leader in this particular market.

3 days a week lifting, 3 days a week cardio, 1 day rest.

You can't spot burn. If you're trying to remove fat from those areas specifically you can't do that. Just keep exercising and eating at a deficit.

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Two completely different tools for two completely different purposes. HR for workouts, Fitbit for day to day activity.

Telling them to STAY AWAY from foods because they're "unhealthy"--Do you not understand the concept of recovering from an ED? The idea is to mentally get away from the concept of demonizing foods, something they've taken to a borderline psychotic level. Stay the hell away from anyone seriously attempting recovery with…

The FitBit is not a HRM. It's a pedometer. It uses the info you put when you set up your Fitbit to translate that into calories burned. It's not for monitoring exercise specifically but for day to day activity. For exercise HRM is superior.

One thing I want to add: Morning workouts aren't for everyone. Some people are just naturally way too groggy and disoriented when they wake up for a while to be able to do anything that would constitute higher intensity exercise. Don't force yourself to do it if you're just fine doing it in the afternoon. I know I tried it…

If you do well working out in the evening, why switch? You found something that works. Stick with it.

Quest bars have additives to raise the fiber content to the ridiculously high amount that it is, and not everyone can digest/process them so well. My favorite flavor is the Cookies n Cream. However I don't buy Quest bars. I find that they tend to be too tough/chewy for on-the-go use. You have to warm them up in the…

Power 90 is a solid choice too. And it deserves mentioning that out of all of the programs out there that CLAIM you can substitute resistance bands in place of dumbbells, Power 90 is the only one (out of all the ones I've tried, which include P90X, X2, X3, and ChaLEAN Extreme) where you really can do it without giving much…

If you have access to a range of dumbbells then my best suggestion would be Rushfit. It has 3 different schedules you can follow depending on your current fitness level, and when you follow the beginner schedule, it removes the only high impact workout from the rotation. I think that for most people it's the best option…

Oh I do =P lol. I just suck at detecting sarcasm through text. Not my strong suit. But yeah it does bother me when people by default recommend that as a piece of workout equipment for your average joe trying to work out at home. It's making a LOT of assumptions about a person's financial situation and housing situation.

I don't count a barbell and power rack as a single piece of equipment because you need the barbell, the bench, the plates, the rack, etc... It's many pieces of equipment. Not only that but for most people's living situation (large number of apartment dwellers, and many older houses don't have ceilings high enough to make…

Love suspension trainers.

If you're looking for just one single tool that will give you the most complete workout you can get, a pair of adjustable dumbbells or a good fitness sandbag kit. No workout regimen is complete without both strength training AND cardio, regardless of your goals, and circuit training style workouts that revolve around…