hellodmo

I heard someone recently say that you can't workout your way into a six-pack, you have to eat your way into it. In other words, at least in my experience, 90% of weight loss is more about what you eat rather than how you work out. I'm not saying anybody should follow my example here, because I'm fully aware that I would be…

I have an iPhone 5S, and MyFitnessPal does it automatically for me. I just stick it in my pocket and go. When I run I use RunKeeper.

"If you keep eating like this, then _this_ is what you'll look like in 5 years. You sure you want to go there?"

So to figure this out: 1. Get your BMR: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ 2. Find your multiplier: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/518677-bmr-and-activity-level. Note that the multipler should be the activity of your job, your daily routine, EXCLUDING your exercise. Your exercise sessions are entered on…

To reset MFP's calculation for you, on the website, go to My Home -> Goals -> Change Goals -> Select Guided.

Start trying to convince them they should eat meat... how tasty it is and how much their mouths will thank them if they just eat bacon. Remind them of it frequently. Eventually they'll get the point.

I have an iPhone 5S, and it can track my steps without incurring extra battery power, so I use that.

Full fat unless the lower fat option isn't filled up with unpronouncable chemicals. In other words, full fat on everything but milk.

How are you getting much of the nutrition information. I'm noticing that you're measuring lots of things in cups, and it also looks like recently you're simply skipping meals or not logging meals entirely. On April 14th, you listed bacon in teaspoons. Was this bacos or something? Bacon is usually not measured in teaspoons,…

Just my opinion, but I don't put much stock in the "nutritionist" approach that says you should have X amount of Y and W amount of Z in your diet. As long as you feel better and don't see many adverse effects, and your doctor is fine with it, I say eat what you like in moderation. Remember, it wasn't until this century…

Weight fluctuations are normal. Give it a couple of days. Even for a guy it goes up and down. It's not a fully linear process.

I am on about 1650/day. I try to leave around 1000 because I'm never quite sure what my wife has planned or when a trip to the frozen yogurt place is in order.

When I was reading In Defense of Food, Pollan mentions this. A few rules for eating include things like: 1. Don't eat anything your grandmother didn't. 2. Don't eat ingredients your grandmother wouldn't recognize. 3. Pick your food from the periphery of the grocery store, and not in the middle. (Most of the things in the…

Yes, that's what you go by. Just do your best to give accurate measures of your food. I tend to admit there's some fudge factor in my estimates, so I tend to leave a couple hundred calories on the table at the end of the day just in case. (I always eat more than 1200, however).

It's possible. The first time I lost weight, I lost 60 pounds over a six month period when my job required me to travel all the time. A few practical pointers: 1. Eat a high fiber cereal for breakfast. Assembling a bowl of cereal isn't really preparing food. It'll take less time than running out and grabbing something, I…

Enter your exercise calories into the app, and then pay attention to the big green number that says "Calories Remaining". That's all you should have to do.

Yep. This morning I woke up 2 pounds less than my weight two days ago, right on schedule. Whoosh!

You CAN keep it there. Maybe 2.2 is too fast right now for you. Start at 1.6 and stay there. Climbing stairs is hard no matter how slowly you go. That being said, if you can maintain 180 bpm for 30 minutes, and you recover rather quickly you're probably fine, and you'll find that over time 2.2 mph ends up easier and…

I started by reading Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food". Excellent book.

Congrats! Not sure about the hormonal thing. I'm a dude and this is exactly what happens to me. My big loss is almost immediately followed by a gain. Sometimes as big as it was before, and sometimes not. Usually I peak on a high again before losing a significant amount. Believe it or not, some of my greatest whooshes have…

Hi Everyone! David here. 35 in four days. I have about 30 lbs left to go. My main motivation is my son. I don't want him to grow up embarrassed that his dad is overweight. His mommy cooks so well! I'm just having to learn to eat less. I'm not an emotional eater, just a volume eater, and as the youngest of three boys, that…