TheMannon Member

That can be dangerous. I heard a lot of talk from people that MFP was too generous on the calories so I went with a much more conservative figure. Via the scale and feeling weak as hell during and after workouts I figured out that MFP was pretty accurate and I hadn’t been eating near enough. Frankly, the only way to really…

I lift four days per week – you could do it over four days – just avoid using the same primary and complementary muscles consecutively. So, e.g., don’t do back and biceps back to back. 1) Back 2) Legs 3) Arms/Chest with rest day thrown in or 3) Biceps 4) Tris-Chest

I know several women who have gone to their gym in ATL (I used to live there) and several who have used the DVD – all have had positive things to say. There really isn’t anything new or unique to the DVDs. The #1 takeaway I’ve heard is that they about business – no fancy ish and no superfluous content.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/TheMannon edited to add that the recipe doohicky on MFP has screwed up my chili recipe - the sodium is off by a factor of like 9

I love pizza – there’s a good ny style place where I grab a couple of slices for lunch or dinner once every other week or so. Once every 6 weeks or so after a long Saturday or Sunday work out where I have ~2400 calories left after breakfast, I just eat a whole pie. To each his or her own but Pizza isn’t one of those things…

no need to go to this extreme - why would MFP delete some 'joe schmoe' added item that has 100 confirmations? I agree that it'd be nice if stuff could get purged if there are no confirmations after X period of time.

I assume you're talking about not a sugar free one? And I know exactly what you're talking about re: feelng light headed after squats (and leg press)

I either make an excuse, make it fit, or just go enjoy. If the wings are from the 'right' spot I'm eating them. But i'm also in more of a maintenance phase. If you know it'll spiral you into going HAM for the rest of the day (or worse) then avoid. One way or another, these are the type of things that happen that everyone…

I exercise specifically to eat more only on a few occasions – what I have found, however, is that working out allowed me to eat a ‘normal’ amount of food every day and still lose weight – so I don’t feel deprived in any way. That’s been incredibly important to my success. In fact, people at work kept asking me how I was…

Mostly regular food - I don't count ground turkey as diet food. I do eat a lot of shiritaki noodles. And like some others, I drink Mio and crystal lite and diet sodas.

$48/month at the local JCC - great facility with all the amenities, well-maintained, and never overly crowded.

The dominos calculator is very useful - be aware that they're in the camp that veggies like green peppers are net negative, i.e., they take more calories to digest than they provide.

I get to the gym between 0530 and 0600 during the week. I do cardio outside on weekends, basically whenever i wake up. I'm not a morning person historically but my compliance rate is way higher when working out first thing, for various reasons (**** comes up during the day; brain has more time to come up with reasons not…

A friend used a head (sweat) band to connect the straps

~40 minutes on the treadmill, brisk and on a grade Lat pulldowns Seated Rows Lower back extensions

I bought pro since it was just $6 - it works great with my HRM and syncing with MFP. I also like going to my.digifit.com and reviewing my workouts in more detail. I haven't done the assessments as of yet.

digifits is called iCardio and syncs with MFP

I do a whole lot of eating healthy, or healthier, versions of the foods I love (thanks Jenno O). And the food database on this site is a great tool for planning – you’d be surprised at what you can eat and stay within your calorie goals – I had a half rack of ribs and mashed taters the other night for just about 700cals,…

What app are you using with it? Digifit, for example, has www.my.digifit.com where you can log on and see more detail on your workout - e.g., you were in Zone 2 for 10 minutes, Zone 3 for 20 minutes, etc.

I don't get the big mystery - the scale will tell you how accurate your HRM is, assuming you're accurately logging your food intake. And FTR, I burn about 1000 cals/hr on the treadmill (brisk pace with incline)

I used my HRM to get a gauge on it a few times. I don't log them but I factor it into my base MFP activity level. Its important if you do significant weight training that you have an idea how much you're burning. One way or another, your body will tell you. I made my adjustment because my body was telling me that I wasn't…

I think Costanza said it's a lie if you believe it. Tests from the same lab used by Today: http://www.arcticzero.com/documents/EMSL_Results.pdf

Thanks - some great sounding options to try here -

Like several others, I just replace ground beef with ground turkey. I prefer 93/7 to the 99% - 30 more cals per 4ozs, but I think the extra flavor and moisture are worth it, especially for burgers.

For the record, not being able to handle certain foods is not remotely close to not liking them. And people claiming to no longer like cheeseburgers and pizza are frontin'. I don't have any foods that I don't like anymore, but there are certain foods that my body rejects - primarily very rich sweets. The most painful…

Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends? 44 - lost about 240 lbs a few years back - gain back about 40 - currently about halfway through re-losing the 40. Feel free to add me - i'll reciprocate.

As others have said it's a personal question of whether it's in appropriate. For me, 'cheat' days are very necessary and they help me stay focused and disciplined the other 13 days (i generally do one every other saturday or sunday). You can also use MFP to plan these days in a way that don't crush your diet. For example,…

I do cardio and lift in the mornings Quickness is key for me - definitely not cooking anything, and I can't drink coffee hot. I have gone the banana route before - might not be able to improve upon that

It really varies, by machine, and by person. I think they're especially inaccurate for smaller guys and females. As a [cough] stocky guy, i've found the high quality machines to be pretty spot on (as verified with a HRM). For my 140lb ex, on the other hand, the machines were WAY off - like 30-40% off. For some reason she…