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Yes, I can do negative pull ups. I haven't tested how many I can do, but I was doing them at the Tough Mudder so I could have a controlled "fall" from the ten foot walls we had to scale with no ropes. The only issue is the pull up bar at my gym is super high and I can barely reach it just to hang. Btw, thank you EVERYONE…

What a joke of a trainer! It is suggested you weight lift (and lift HEAVY weights 12-15 reps) twice a week on off days from cardio. Research has found that weight lifting burns more calories over a 24 hour period than cardio alone and helps lean out muscles. I also read that it is good to weight lift first and then do a…

Right now I'm trying to get rid of all my cereal and once I have that all gone, I'm planning on switching over to oatmeal with a scoop of my favorite protein powder for every other day and scrambled eggs and greek yogurt with honey when I am not eating oatmeal. I'm starting to really get bored of the things I eat and these…

In 3 months, I want to have control of my sugar cravings and get back down below 140lbs again. In a year, I hope to be at my goal weight of 130lbs... as I have found... goal weight is hard to achieve and takes some amazingly hard work! Also, I'll have completed my second Tough Mudder with my team and recruit a few newbs…

MFP sets you at an automatic deficit IF you do absolutely no exercise that day; however if you workout, you are burning calories and putting yourself in an even BIGGER deficit. Thus, you should at least try to eat back some or all of your calories to make sure you are not depriving your body too much.

I always eat about 45 minutes to an hour before my workout (I workout in the early evening after work), but it is usually something small like a cheese stick or apple with one or two glasses of water. Then after my workout, I immediately have a low cal electrolyte drink (40 cals and barely any sugar) and a protein shake…

I eat chocolate and cake (moderation) and stick to my cals and don't gain. It's okay to reward yourself. If your birthday comes around, go ahead and have some cake AND a drink!! One "bad' day won't undo your hard work. It's when they become consecutive bad days.

I stalled as well for awhile and found that it was a combination of the two things. I was a) not eating enough AND b) eating WAY too many carbs. I was eating 1500 calories and doing 700-1000 calorie burns at the gym and not eating back my calories and I was eating about 300 grams of carbs a day. Now after plateauing for a…

The paint is actually powder and doesn't stick around very long. My car is back to its original color, but you can always cover the seats just to be safe :)

I thought the guy was hilarious until I saw these side by side. I damn near choked on my food. As for the move more/eat less diet. NAH... totally doesn't work. I drove for like 8 hours the other day and didn't lose a single pound!! And I was moving at like 70 mph! I'm gonna go stuff my mouth with cheetos and chocolate and…

I'm 5'3" and my goal is 130-135, but originally it was 140, but now that I am down to 144lbs, I've readjusted that goal. I have a really muscular frame too so 130 will be the bottom line for me and my weight loss as my sister who is only a 1/2" taller than me got down to 125 lbs and looked anorexic and worked out WAY too…

The only reason why they say to never snack after dinner is because too many times people go towards desserts and other high calories, sugar, and fat foods. I almost ALWAYS eat after dinner because I know that going to bed on an empty stomach for me makes me super cranky in the morning and even MORE hungry. If you are…

Excellent question!! I always wonder the same thing!!

Another thing, if you have been eating at 1200 calories, if you do choose to up the caloric intake do it slowly. Your body isn't used to taking in so many calories so you have to get the body used to the higher numbers slower. Like up to 1300 for two weeks, and so on and so forth. Otherwise, your body, which isn't used to…

I hear ya dear, but there is a way out!! In February of this year I had lost 23 pounds, then I took my niece into my home, my busy time of the year came around, AND I suffered an achilles tendon injury on top of it all stunting any working out that I could really do because I had to heal it. And achilles injuries do not…

It sounds like I have the same body structure as you as I have muscular legs and it's a family thing. :) Here is scoop. Elliptical- you are good- resistance is good as well as it strengthens the muscle but doesn't build. For the treadmill, I would not do the incline and work on adding speed. That will help torch calories…

I drink on average a gallon a day. I find it helps me keep hydrated through even the most strenuous workout sessions. Also, I tend to develop bad headaches if I drink 8 glasses or less a day. With my activity level, I need to drink plenty of water. Pee color is also a good indication. go with what your body needs. Thirst…

Thanks everyone! I will keep this all in mind. I just remember someone on here telling me I eat too much fruit (like 3 fruits a day) because that was what I was doing to kill the sugar cravings, but then I started to cut that out. I do like greek yogurt so I am definitely going to try the cocoa almond butter from trader…

Oh I did want to add, I bought a heart rate monitor to track how many calories I burn in a day and my TDEE that showed up on the online calculate my calories and it and my HRM were almost spot on after I wore my HRM for a whole day. Setting me at burning 2500 calories in one day. (FitnessFrog.com has several fitness…

When I first started MFP set me at 1350... and I couldn't do it without falling off and binge eating because I was ALWAYS hungry. So I reset it at 1500 calories and ate back some of my calories. After doing that I lost 20 lbs in 4 months. It was a slow weight loss, but to be honest, for me losing 1lbs a week is hella…

I agree with the HRM thing. I have the Polar FT4 and it works wonders. :) A little pricey, but you get what you pay for!

If you do TDEE- 20% which is the typical TDEE users method, the amount of calories you'd be eating max would be 1900 as for you BMR, I'd say it would be about 1500 as you caloric minimum. If you've been eating FAR LESS than 1900... then only slowly up your calories. Try upping it 100 calories a week or every two weeks…

^ AGREED. That's one thing I thought about and forgot to post on this. You need to set yourself up for maintenance or you can say bye, bye to to all the hard work.

Usually hit a net between 1600 and 2000 calories.

My face was ALWAYS super red after a workout whenever I started to get back on the band wagon of cardio. I did notice that the more fit I got, the less red my face would get as I got better with different workouts. Now if I run 6 miles or anything longer my face will turn red again, but running three miles (unless I am…

I never thought about that!!! Maybe I'll try this too! lol

Personally, I love to wear boyshorts and yoga underwear that come from Victoria Secret's PINK selection. My problem is that my underwear likes to ride UP as I run though (big butt problems lol), so your case may be different. Maybe try hipsters or cheekies if boyshorts don't work.

I love to make enchiladas and they happen to actually be relatively healthy :) Here my recipe: You'll need 1 lb of 93% lean ground beef 8-12 yellow corn tortillas (these tend be smaller- great for smaller portions 1 cup of Monterrey Jack Cheese 1 Packet of McCormick Enchilada Sauce 1 8 oz can of tomato sauce 5-6 green…

You need to eat a minimum of 1200 calories to prevent your body from going into starvation mode and keep your body from holding onto fat. I've done alot of research on this and if you are working out about 5 days a week, depending on how sweaty you're getting, I'd try NETTING 1400-1600 calories everyday. So that means do…