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Weights do a body good, and after a few months it will start to help with weight loss. Beware of the typical goal of the six-pack, though. It takes a strict diet to maintain, so it's a hobby in itself.

Both coaches are great motivators, so you'll be excited and moving even if you don't nail the movements exactly. The only issue is that those are not programs you can stick to for years like hiking, running, weights, or organized sports. The programs are great primers for moving on to something more lifelong.

Always. I don't want to get involved with friend collecting or other MySpace nonsense.

I work out at home because I'm too shy for the show-off environment of the gym. But, you have to either get the equipment you need or improvise. I bought a huge set of weight plates and bars on Craigslist from an old guy who had decided to stop lifting. Maybe you can find luck on Craigslist also.

I feel it only in the muscles, and only if they're being stretched. If you have symptoms in your stomach or head, then something is probably wrong, and you might really be sick.

If you can climb a few flights of stairs without breaking a sweat, then whatever size you are is good. For the average height, size 12 sounds about perfect.

Be conservative and set it at sedentary. If you set a higher level of activity, MyFitnessPal will assume that you're that active every day.

I do believe that genetics determines how efficient our bodies are, more efficient being bad. Genetics also plays a role in the type of ecosystem living in your digestive track, which also affects what your body absorbs from your diet. Bodybuilders already accept that genetics affects efficiency. Two guys can use the same…

Thick legs with some muscle tone can conquer all other imperfections (physical).

Cheers. It's like comfort food.

If you can't run, you might have to accept a smaller diet from now on. The only people who get to eat whatever they want is runners. The only other high-calorie activity I can think of is swimming, if you have access to a pool.

Wow, that's an amazing waistline you've chiseled. Great discipline. Congratulations!

Wow, that's a tight budget! My list is probably the same as others': Dry beans, rice, oats, pasta enriched with fiber with plain canned tomato sauce (salt and olive oil is all the flavoring you need on a budget), eggs, and frozen vegetables to avoid wasteful spoilage. If you want treats, get yourself a good cookie recipe.…

I often stall breakfast because hunger is not an issue when I wake up. As soon as I eat anything, though, I'm hungry for the rest of the day.

Yes, it's water. But, don't give up the fight to limit soda.

I think burpees look cool if someone's watching, but I'd rather focus on whatever muscles I want to target. But if I want a cardio workout, then sure, they're awesome.

Those workouts are great if you can do them, especially for your heart. But, I'd rather have an exercise habit I can continue for life, like walking regularly. I think a lot of the P90X people will be in trouble when they're not young anymore and never got around to changing their diets.

Walking is more of a lifelong health activity. If you want a heavy calorie-burning activity, try an aerobic routine DVD. I think the dancing routines like Zumba are the best.

I've heard all sorts of causes for cramps, sort of like all the different methods people suggest to cure hiccups. Calcium deficiency, water deficiency, sodium deficiency, the muscle is too weak compared to the opposing muscle, etc. I get pretty bad foot cramps, and the calcium method seems to have helped some. I snack on…

That's a lot of weight, so good job. But, weight training is about competing with your previous self, not with other people. Trying to match or beat other people's records will get you injured. Just make sure you're always doing a tiny bit better than you were last week.

I trust the Subway website over anything in the MFP database. The database is just full of wrong numbers that people never double-checked. Even so, the employees aren't going to give you exactly the same amount of ingredients every time, so even the company's own numbers are an estimate.

This is the way to go if you can't give up the nicotine. At least you'll recover your lungs for jogging. The nicotine is the stimulant that keeps most smokers skinny, so you don't have to worry about gaining weight when you switch to E-cigs.

Everyone has a different approach. My goal is my BMR, because it's a stable number. TDEE is too hard to estimate because it changes from day to day. So I eat my BMR, and I let all of my little daily activities cause the calorie deficit, walking around my office, walking around the grocery store after work, washing dishes,…

My favorite quick breakfast is a protein shake with one of those high-fiber bars to help stop the protein from passing through too quickly. Depending on brands, it's about a 260-calorie meal in about one minute.

My biggest problem with veggies is that they must be cooked, unlike fruits. But when I have the time to make broccoli, sweet potatoes, or beans, they're delicious!

Counting calories is not enough to solve psychological issues with food. It's more for people who already have the capacity to eat well, but need the information to know where they stand. It's like those speed limit signs that show you how fast your car is going. Some people are surprised by the information and slow down.…

This is true. If your hands are the right distance apart, pushups are mostly chest. You could start a bench press with 5-pound dumbbells in each hand and gradually increase weights if it's too easy. Also, the floor is the safest place for dumbbell press. If your gym's weight area is full of gorillas, then you can start at…

You have a lot of discipline with calories, especially first and last meals. Maybe too much. Your BMR is around 1500 based on the body stats you gave, so your goal already has a big deficit built-in even before you do any activities. I'm not a professional, but my coach says that 80 percent of your total daily calorie…

I agree that you should be conservative with your calorie estimates. If you're not sure, underestimate your exercise and overestimate what you eat. Err on the side of weight loss.

If your calorie goal is low enough to help you lose weight before factoring in any exercising, then you can eat all your exercise calories back. On the other hand, if your calorie goal already assumes that you're exercising every day, then don't eat those calories back.