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First thing each morning after I evacuate. If I eat a lot of sodium (sushi, soup, ravioli, etc.) the day before, I'll wait a few days before weighing. If you weigh yourself daily, I recommend only weighing yourself once per day as your weight can increase throughout the day and never weigh yourself right after exercising…

I recommend putting a tablespoon of peanut butter on a flavored rice cake. Rice cakes used to be nasty, flavorless, styrofoam tasting pieces of crap. Thankfully, over the years, they now come in great flavors like chocolate, cinnamon, caramel corn, and butter pop corn. I personally prefer the chocolate. Spread a table…

Soft gloved answer: You need to look at this as changing your nutrition plan from your current unhealthy one to a healthier one. You've been consuming this unhealthy nutrition plan for a while and you've become overweight because of it. Direct answer: Stop consuming the Iced coffe, soda, candy, ice cream, and cheetos on a…

I guess there should be two comparisons. 1. Difference between when I was younger (and heavier) vs now (older and lighter): There are obvious benefits to being older and in shape vs younger and out of shape. I dont think this was the question you were asking. 2. Difference between when I was younger (and in shape) vs now…

Warm Over

Welcome back. Remember, no eating after 7 pm (or is it 8 pm). Unless it contains "negative calories". Warning, this may create a dilemma as you should train on an empty stomach so your body burns fat instead of digested food, so please complete all exercises then finish dinner before 7 pm.

For me, back when I weighed 235, I switched from regular to diet soda (to get rid of the extra calories). I selected diet cherry coke (I think it's now called cherry coke zero), and diet sierra mist (tasted most like the regular stuff). Once I got "used" to the aftertaste, and began walking, I was able to lose weight (easy…

I weigh myself first thing in the morning (after evacuating). I prefer to know each day how much I weigh. However, I understand as I lose weight, the numbers will bounce back and forth as they trend downwards. For example, I know that if yesterday's food choices contained a lot of sodium (sushi, soup, ravioli, etc), my…

I would encourage to him to discuss this with his doctor. A 22 yr old 5'10" male (who doesn't exercise) who weighs 122 lbs has a BMI of 17.5 (I understand that BMI numbers can be misleading for those of us who exercise, but given that he doesn't, the following applies). According to an Actuarial analysis conducted a few…

I take fish oil (as I only eat 1-2 servings of fish/week) and CoQ10 (I've been told that as we age (I'm in my mid 40s) our bodies may not produce as much CoQ10 as it needs). "CoQ10 is enzyme produced naturally in the human body, found in every cell and tissue. It is involved a number of biological functions including…

Let me see if I follow this correctly. You've spent the last 10-15 years of your life gaining a total of 20 lbs. You've spent less than 3 weeks losing 1/4 of that weight and you are complaining that it isn't coming off fast enough?? Really? My advice, give it more time. In the long run, plan on losing about 1 lb/week.…

The first time I lost weight (from 205 to 172), I didn't use MFP. However, I didnt eat healthy and ended up "skinny fat". This time, I again lost weight (from 205 to 171) but I used MFP and made healthier nutrition choices and understand portion sizes (and their respective calorie amounts). Please keep in mind, this site…

I record all the FOOD I eat. I dont record gum, tic tacs or supplements (pills, liquids, etc. I'll record the protein drinks). If I feel like eating almonds, I will eat 1 serving size of them. I just make sure I have enough room to accomidate them. You'll find that after your basic 3 meals (if you are one to eat 3 meals…

First off, if you are hungry, you need to eat. Second, some of what you are listing here has a lot of room for calorie differences. Let me explain roughly what I would guess you are eating and where the difficulties that our replies may have. Bowl of cereal - How many cups are we talking about? one cup? two? You need to…

Could be caused by a variety of things (most likely an excess vitamin B intake). Here's a link discussing the possible causes: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/green-urine-causes.html

For $300 a month (I'm guessing they pay month to month), having a full time personal trainer who helps one with their exercise and nutrition plans is not a lot to ask for. Given that personal trainers charge $50-$100 per session to privately train clients (less if at a franchise gym). I'm guessing that once a client…

At the end of the news story it states: "And in case you're wondering, members who do lose weight are welcome to stay, to inspire new recruits." Which means that in order to join, you have to be at least 50 lbs overweight. You can continue as a member after losing the weight "in order to encourage new members". However, if…

Let me see if I can put things into perspective: You lost the last 5 lbs in 4 weeks. No matter what you do, at worst you'll gain the 5 lbs back as you fine tune what you eventually settle on doing. I would cut back the frequency of exercising in half. Most likely, the cardio is what is burning the most calories, I doubt…

It has been 2 weeks. How are you holding up?? Still working both jobs?

I agree with dzarello. Go with your hubby to the gym and lift. I recommend alternating lifting and running for 5 days week. Running 5 days a week sounds very boring and by your original post, you wont be motivated to keep it up for very long. Either run for 3 days and lift for 2 or lift 3 days a week and run for 2. For me,…

Add a mile for me.

I too live in the south (Houston) so I understand what you are getting at. At work I say Happy Holidays as I dont know the religious orientation (or lack thereof) of my coworkers. To my family and friends, I say Merry Christmas to those that have a Christian faith and Happy Holidays to those that are Atheists. As an…

I'm not a video game player (xbox, ps3, nintendo), but I love fantasy rpgs for the computer (single player, not MMORPGs). I grew up playing the Ultima, Bard's Tale, Might and Magic, and Wizardry series so I prefer the old school type games. I prefer a stronger story and am willing to sacrifice on graphics if the story is…

When I lived in Chicago, I would set the heat at 68 and the air at 72. Now that I live in Houston (and my blood has thinned), I set both at 75-76. The heat rarely kicks in. These are the temperatures during the time I'm at home. With a programmable thermostat, I set the night time and daytime (when I'm at work)…

It's always better to wait until you are fully healed before returning to weight lifting. The last thing you want to do is aggravate an old injury and be out another 6-8 weeks. The weight room will still be there when you return.

If you are worried about MFP not changing your caloric intake, you can go into the "Goals" section and update it yourself.

If your personal trainer has a website, most likely they'll send out "inspirational" emails or post something inspirational on their website. If you are looking for cell phone to cell phone text messages for inspiration, I doubt many, if any, trainers do that. (I understand that one can send a message from one's email to…

Bump

I'll take an analytical approach to answering your question (as an actuary, this is what I do): The people who know you know that you've gained weight during your pregnancy and therefore understand why you've gained weight. The people who do not know you couldn't care less about your weight. Therefore, leave the baby at…

During my week off, I do no exercising whatsoever. Which means that I have to more closely watch what I eat as I dont get the benefit from eating some of the "Exercise calories". However, I would rather gain a pound and be able to resume my workouts fresh and rested (which will allow me to lose that weight) than to worry…