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This website can help for (almost) all acronyms. http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Posted by mnbarnum: in this discussion thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/2408-the-trouble-with-trainers

I'll second what reesejd said. Settling with one's own demons sounds like a good advice, especially in this case.

What you accomplished was quite impressive. Hope you reach your goal soon!

Thanks for the info.

Question to mnbarnum: Could you provide additional info about downloading personal training to ipod? From which website?

It is important not to exceed your diet goals while you are gaining muscle mass with resistance trainings. Depending on how much you exceed you caloric goals, not only is it possible to retain all your fat but you can also gain even more fat.

Hi Jeff: I don't presently have a personal trainer since my trainer moved to another city a few months ago. Therefore, I am experimenting on my own to get a proper weight (muscle) gain. At first, I thought just custom-setting 500 calories above Calories Burned From Normal Daily Activity for nutritional goal, combined with…

Hi Jeff: Welcome to MFP. What is the optimum combination of exercise and diet that will increase muscle mass without gaining fat as well? Thanks in advance, San

natashav: In addition to the resistance setting, how much calorie you burn depends on your current weight. Did you enter your weight correctly in the machine's setup? Did your cross-check the machine's number with this site's number like uh1 did? Follow his method if the two numbers agree to a certain degree. If they…

Some people are just lucky. Their metabolism allows them to eat what they want. You are learning the hard way that for people like you and I, we have to watch what we eat. Our food intake cannot exceed the energy expanded by exercises and other activities. Same principle holds even if you exercise 5-days a week. Have you…

If protein is not important, here are 20-calorie snacks that I use: 6 baby-carrots 12 grapes 1 peeled cucumber (6-3/8")

Thank you Mike and happy Thanksgiving!

littlespoon: I am interested in 'Low GI snacks', but I don't think I have seen that here in California. If those snacks have low/no carbs, what are they made of, nutritionally speaking? Can you describe the nutritional contents of those snacks?

Some useful info about scales and body composition measurements in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1610-gaining-body-fat-but-losing-weight

redalee and Cheryl: You guys are funny :smile: My bright idea came up when I saw all those people in the know about MFP and fitness in general, WITH talents and enthusiasm. Unfortunately, I do that fit that category. I think I'll keep quiet now, San

I saw a lot of members willing to contribute their talents and time to an "MFP Magazine," perhaps a fun idea that Mike can consider. In the mean time, new members will benefit tremendously if we have an "MFP User Manual." Any volunteers out there willing to compile a manual?

Hi, Brenda: icus1969: Perhaps, you should ask your trainer to use a caliper method. I have a Tanita scale, and my experience with the body fat measurement capability of that equipment has been rather disappointing. As ariannedavis pointed out, the measurement method itself is sensitive and influenced by various factors. To…

I went to that page and saw a lot of topics. Which is those topics is the 'article' that you are referring to?

hisangle: Off topic, but original posts are easy to find now. Just click on "My Topics" under Community.

Hi, pamelawh: Cheesecake is one of my 'weaknesses' :) I recently got a big 82oz one from Costco, and sliced it into 16 pieces. According to MFP's database, each 'small' piece (5.13oz) is still 466 calories! How big a portion is your 104 cal cheesecake?

Hi Kbrain228: Welcome to MFP. My personal belief is that if you are not hungry and not feeling weak, you should be fine. Make sure you drink plenty of water, supplements, and be truthful about the portion size of your meals. Quite a few members here will urge you to eat more because they believe you are or you will be in…

Hi, Mike: Thanks again for all your efforts. If you think my original post has too many links to other sites, please feel free to edit/delte. Keep up the great work. San

I am having a sore throat and taking a day off today. I thought I would chip-in about the info on crosscrunch website. I do not know pamelawh personally, but I do believe her that she is enthusiastically sharing the food menus that work for her. At the same time, I understand other members' frustration about…

Hi CM: Here is an article from Harvard that says a high-protein diet is effective as a short-term diet (a few weeks), but can cause bone loss in the long run. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/protein.html This article from Michigan provides some useful info:…

You change that in My Home > Goals > change goals > custom. Keep in mind that Protein/Carbs/Fat = 40/40/20 is a very protein intensive diet. I believe MFP's recommended numbers are 15/55/30. For my case, I use the ratio 25/45/30. Even to meet that, I have to eat so much protein (KFC, canned tuna, etc.)

Don't worry. You just follow MFP's recommended calories for weight loss, and keep doing your weight training. Since you are not providing enough building materials to build new muscles, you will not gain more; but your weight training will help to retain the muscles that you already got while you lose fat. I've gone…

Hi Angelle: I don't quite understand your situation. Sounds to me like you, between you two, you are the one who wants to control the weight gain and eat healthy, but he is not happy with healthy food; am I right? I am not being rude here, but will follow the weight categories accepted by CDC. From the stats that you…

Here is a trick that I learned that can give you a little extra push, especially for those last 10 pounds. Schedule your exercises in the evening (before dinner). For dinner, have lettuce and meat (zero-carb meats like chicken, fish) and lots of water. That means you will have to schedule your high-carb foods earlier in…

This is an interesting topic. I have read the following article at weightwatchers.com, which says the starvation mode is just a myth: http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501&sc=801 On the other hand, many nutritionists teach and people believe they fail to lose weight because they are in…