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I agree with this completely. I've been taking the prescribed amount of caplets for 3 weeks and haven't noticed much of anything. Just going to finish the bottle I have and not order more. Not sure why my brother swears by the stuff...
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I don't track my calories down to the calorie, since I know it's such an inexact science (even with a monitor). I use MFP's numbers for my exercise, aim to be a bit under (don't eat back all of my exercise calories), and only use my heart rate monitor for one reason: to make sure when I work out, I'm in the zone I want to…
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I never thought so at first, but my brother (who is less fit than me surprisingly) really pushed the idea on me. I did more research and realized that I run too hard for the weight loss I'm looking for. (See fitgirl4life's breakdown.) It makes sense... I was becoming the fastest non-skinny guy in the races I run, and…
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What this guy said. I'm having success with something similar, although I don't make it that structured. Here's what I do these days: 1. I have two "lifting" days. One day is chest, shoulders, and triceps. The other is back, biceps, and legs. I rotate these, but never lift 3 days in a row. 2. I do cardio more often.…
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Love Greek yogurt, I'm a fairly new convert to it. It's a bit more expensive and chock full of protein, and therefore much more filling to me. I have Chobani in my fridge, haven't tried it yet. But I usually eat Fage. One of my favorite healthy meals here at work is a big salad with some grilled chicken, feta, some veggies…
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I'm not sure, but I was in a similar boat to start. I used to drink about 2 liters of regular Coke or Pepsi a day. I'm now down to 1 (or sometimes 2) cans of Diet Pepsi a day for a little caffeine, since I normally don't drink coffee. This is how I got there, very slowly. 1. Started drinking diet instead of regular. (This…
