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< 1000 calories 5'7" will lower your ability to lift weights, retain lean mass and maintain intense aerobic activity. More mass loss will be muscle vs. fat compared to a slower loss. Weaker workouts = less conditioning. Fewer calories burned. Less benefit from exercise. You will last two weeks, perhaps longer (fitness…

Bureaucratic nannies often begin with feel good, common sense measures. Any law that imposes an unnecessary overhead to businesses in our current economy is morally wrong. Offering calorie counts is not necessary for providing safe or quality food to customers. It is an optional service. It's an expense to the restaurant…

The risk is less likely to be starvation mode, it's more likely to be your body dropping muscle mass, or the extreme dieting leading to a spike in hunger hormone, resulting in binge eating.

Instead of saying "eat clean," just focus on high nutrition foods high in fiber and protein, high in fruits and vegetables, and lower on saturated animal fats. Avoid white flour, white sugar, and simple processed junk foods. If you follow something like that, and if you keep your calories sufficiently low to be in a…

Burgers...fatty steaks...bacon...soft drinks. They just don't do it for me.

Your body would adapt to the low intensity exercise within 8 - 12 weeks and at that point progress would slow or stop. Your body would become so efficient at the activity that it would not burn a many calories. Nonetheless you would probably reap health benefits from it.

I eat meat. I cut out red meat and eat skinless chicken breast. But recently I have been eating any meat I really want. I had some meat loaf last night that was delicious!

Just tell them it's your hobby. You don't need to justify your lifestyle choices to them. My lifestyle choice is to store 9 pounds of cherries in the fridge and munch on them every few hours. I also mix cocoa powder into oatmeal. I don't have to justify this to anyone. That being said,some of the most expensive aspects of…

Strongly recommend whole grains and legumes. Cheapest bang for your buck and you can viably get enough protein (1 gram per lb / body weight for builders) if you eat a decent amount. Go for 100% whole wheat breads, not just the ones that say "honey wheat" or what not. Put some pinto beans in water overnight, rinse. Set on…

I have a relative who drinks almond milk because 40 calories a glass is far superior to the 120 he's getting from the 2% variety, which he drinks several times a day. But he eats a lot of fatty meat, so I don't think he's saving many calories, just eliminating a decent source of leaner protein. Excess calories will cause…

1. blueberries 2. cherries 3. chocolate greek yogurt 4. sliced turkey breast (no nitrates) 5. whole wheat bread 6. fat free cheese slices 7. whey protein powder 8. oatmeal (banana nut bread - no sugar) 9. cocoa powder (added to foods) 10. clementines I know it's kind of gross, but I have to grab and go often so I don't…

If your net calorie goal for the day is below maintenance you'll still lose weight eating back exercise calories. The extra exercise calories are so your body can continue to support intense activity and you won't feel weak the next exercise session. For cardio it doesn't matter so much. But for weight training you want…

Lowering your body fat is really about eating at a mild deficit while lifting weights to preserve what lean mass that you have. Losing muscle along with the fat won't make you look leaner, just a softer smaller version of yourself. At a healthy weight this is called "skinny fat." By preserving or building a little muscle…

I have big bones, a wide back and a stocky structure. I will never be super skinny. I used to think I was naturally big when I was obese. But I dropped enough weight to have a 26" waist and 30" hips, so to me having big bones doesn't mean that a person will be on the large side. We are all capable of losing body fat. It's…

Muscle and Fitness Hers is a close second to Oxygen but frankly I don't think it has as much valuable information. I've been trying to renew Oxygen for a while, alas it looks like no website is allowing subscriptions anymore so they must really be down and out. Not even the magazine's website has a functional renewal link…

I have the opposite problem. I want the modest, ruched swim dresses that you only see in the plus size section - and I need them in small and x-small. They're extremely flattering on every figure. This whole trend of wearing string bikinis really doesn't suit my body or that of most women !

It's probably a heating issue. . Don't waste your money on starter. Ditch the yogurt maker. Buy one single container of plain greek yogurt (1.00) Heat milk on the stove, slowly until it reaches 180 degrees. Take it off the stove and let it cool to 100 - 110 degrees. Set the oven to warm for a minute, then turn off. Leave…

I hear comments from co-workers saying that I could afford to gain weight or don't have to worry about calories. This even on weeks that I gain weight. I think this is because I write down my snacks and meals during work to log into MFP later. I do it down to the smallest snack because I like precision. It must come across…

4 weeks : gained 2 pounds (have the flu, have cut out exercise and allowed myself to eat over calories until I feel normal enough to resume regular activity) past 4 months: down 6 pounds Rate of loss when first starting: 1.5 lb / week (1200 - 1400 calories, 4 x aerobic exercise / week) Rate of loss at tail end of weight…

Fruit is nutritious. As long as you eat within calories you won't gain weight. Don't live on it. Just be sure to get protein and essential fats too.

It bothers me slightly to get hit on every day, and to hear comments such as "you look like a doll" when previously I was invisible. Until recently I had not been on a date in years. I had the same face, the same bone structure, a similar personality (albeit more shy). Not once did I get hit on as a fat girl. And not huge…

22 grams of sugar is pretty high, but it's mixed in with a protein source that slows down digestion. And you know what ? I average way more sugar on account of the sheer amount of fruit that I eat, also combined with a protein source. If it's truly that tasty to you, indulge. I mix plain greek yogurt with splenda and cocoa…

That's a pretty good way to look at it. I had the flu for a few days and probably got around 3,500 calories in on a day that I felt particularly miserable. I ate quite a bit of sugar, ate beyond the point of fullness and felt uncomfortable for hours after. I'll be slowly cutting for the next couple of weeks to avoid weight…

To be on the safe side, you don't want to log every single activity that you do. There is a risk that MFP will put your calorie allowance too high and you'll stop losing weight if you eat back all of those calories and hit a maintenance point. This is especially a concern as people near their goal weight and the calories…

No, they don't work. Those silver jacket things are designed to make you sweat, kind of like exercising in a rubber suit. If you sweat more, you temporarily lose more water weight during a work out, and may look thinner for 1 - 2 hours...until you drink more water. Diet and exercise will do 100% of the work for you. Diet…

Am I an endomorph ? I tend to put on fat but after logging my calories I realize that I used to eat lots of junk food. So I can't say that I'm genetically prone to store fat. Only that I'm not predisposed to be skinny no matter what. Am I a mesomorph ? I can out lift, press, squat, and do more push ups than most of the…

I spent $30 on fresh cherries in the past two weeks ( on sale and in season ! ) and I can't but help feel that I could have indulged in several rib eye steaks for the same price per pound. Nonetheless many healthy foods are cheap. Food price scale: More expensive = many types of produce, out of season produce, processed…

Fat loss itself will not slow down if you are following your calorie goals, so if the scale varies by a couple pounds it should not matter because water weight or muscle soreness will likely throw it off at first. I plateaued at 105 for two months after I started weight training - it didn't feel like I was overeating but…

If I get a ravenous appetite sometimes I'll let myself eat upwards of 1000 calories early in the day before work or exercise, followed by up to 6 hours with only a couple hundred calories mixed in if I feel an absolute need....as long as I hit goal for the day I don't think it would matter all that much. Noticed eating so…

It's a marketing ploy used by exercise fads that claim to lengthen muscles by using low resistance high rep exercises - or stretching.