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Show your wife this article - https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/ And this article - https://liamrosen.com/fitness.html If she is anything like my wife, best way to convince her is to send these links to *her* friends and have them send to her. My wife and I deeply love each other…

What is your goal? You may also be burning calories at a higher rate than someone else with your age and height but lower weight. However, weight loss happens mainly in the kitchen. You need to make sure to eat less than your TDEE and not eat back those exercise calories. Any form of cardio is good. It should improve your…

The meal is a bit carb heavy and useful if he is in a physically demanding job. Create an MFP account for him and track his macros. If he wants muscles, he needs to eat an estimated 0.6-0.8g of protein per lb of lean body mass and do a weightlifting routine like Stronglifts 5X5 in the gym. Hf he simply wants to get leaner…

Reduce your target calories by couple of hundred and do not eat back exercise calories. The combination will help you even if you with your guesstimation. Once you start tracking, if your log shows you are within your calorie deficit and you are still not losing weight, reduce the target further. If you are losing weight,…

Did you congratulate all your 108 friends for completing their diaries?

Weight loss is 80% eating less and 20% exercise. Set a calorie target and try to stay within it for couple of weeks. If you still gain weight, reduce your target. If you lose weight, you know you are doing something right and continue. Very important to log all your calories, with the right meal portions. Eat more protein…

Eat more protein, vegetables and fat and fewer carbs.

Let the scale decide. If you continue to lose weight while eating back calories. feel free to do so. If you gain weight or stop losign weight after 2-3 weeks, cut back.

Both cycling and running develop your leg muscles. What upper body exercises do you do?

You will benefit from the book, "New Rules of Lifting For Women"

You should try to weigh yourself under similar conditions - same location, same scale, same time, wearing same clothes etc. So far as the weight loss is concerned, you could weigh yourself and keep track of it as a 7-day moving average. That way, any daily variations will be smoothed out and the longer term trend will be…

You should not set a calorie goal without considering the associated items - hunger and satiety. Hunger defines how many calories you need to eat before getting a full stomach, while satiety is that feeling of pleasure you get once you feel you had enough. I used to overeat at every meal and snack in between while trying…

Willpower.

Get the SS book by Mark Rippetoe. It explains the proper technique for every lift and some useful assistance exercises as well. That book and the accompanying DVD are money well invested. The Stronglifts program is a copy of Bill Starr's 5X5 program and the person is very good at promoting his site on the Net.

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You need to stop the cardio and increase the intensity of your weight training. Look up interference effect. Cardio gets int he way of the effectiveness of building muscle.

I saw this and the supporting explanation on Nerd Fitness. There are much less flattering pictures of her from the "Before" phase there. 3000-3500 calories are the right amount for her, considering she is leading an active lifestyle and lifting weights. THat may not be the right amount for you. Bottomline is simple - - If…

Beans, quinoa, kale.

Check "Starting Strength" third edition by Mark Rippetoe. The book gives a basic routine for weightlifting and even more important, provides information on how to do it safely, with proper form. For women, there is the book, "New Rules Of Lifting For Women" I would strongly recommend buying the the SS book since it…

You would do better if you ate more protein and less carbs and sugar. If you are vegetarian, that means much more beans, especially moth beans, tofu and milk.

Do your binges have to be about chocolates and chips or are they simply about eating? Next time you feel a binge coming, eat fruits, vegetables or protein rich foods - carrots, apples, almonds, peanuts and so on. Your binges are most likely brought on by a diet rich in sodium, carbs and sugar and deficient in proteins.…

Bodyweight fitness. Google "Convict Conditioning" You could also take a look at the book, "Overcoming Gravity" by Steven Low.

Treadmill is designed to provide support for your feet. When you run outside, especially on concrete, there is much more force applied on your legs. Learn to run on the balls of your feet.

I did. Soda and six cups of coffee a day. Given up cold turkey. The headaches are due to caffeine withdrawal. You will also likely feel very sleepy and tired for some days. Drink lots of water and stay hydrated. Sleep a lot if you can. The headaches go away and you will feel much fresher and energetic.

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That quote is from "Starting Strength" by Mark Rippetoe. A TERRIFIC book. Check it out.

Start lifting heavy weights. Check out this book - http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lifting-Women-Goddess/dp/1583333398 New Rules of Lifting for Women.

If you are feeling hungry all the time then as others have said, eat less carbs and sugar and eat lots more proteins and vegetables. Avoid all processed food as much as possible since they contain lots of sodium and result in your body retaining water. In the macros you are tracking, you might want to track sodium as well.…

If it tastes fishy, you are cooking it wrong. Pomfret is the best fish for those who cannot stand the fish taste but it is best fried or in a curry.

The only way to lose weight is by eating fewer calories. Carbs, proteins, fats etc all come in the picture after that. Carbs and refined sugar are to be avoided because both cause an insulin rush and make you feel hungry after a while, resulting in eating more. Carbs are to be avoided only if you are sedentary or doing…