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Hello Everyone This is Juan from Mexico. I started running last year as part of my get fit plan. Running started as somethin I had to do. Now it is something I love doing. It was definitely a big part of what made me lose my excess 50 kilos. I haven't done many races, only (a 5k a 10k and a half marathon last year). My…

I use the adidas app (micoach). I like that it lets you track your mileage, pace, time and calories. It also lets you create and track a specific training program tailoed to your needs.

13588 + 50 = 13638

As you said, there is no definitive answer. The human body is very flexible and can be healthy with very different macro distributions. The WHO RDI for protein for instance is around 0.7 grams per kilo of body mass. Athletes most likely have much higher requirements, specially bodybuilders. The number of 1 gram per pound…

New and improved Ironically (as in “Ironically, he played with matches and burned himself”) Irregardless

I have the most basic of the Polar models. It's one of the chest strap thingies. I chose it for price. It only measures heart rate and saves one workout. While a more advanced gadget would certainly be nice, I use my phone to track speed and routes when running outdoors, and I use online calculators to figure out calories…

I haven't really thought of goals other than completing the races. I did my 5K in about 26 minutes, so I guess completing the 10K in under 55 min would be nice. The truth is since I have just one race in my record I don't have a very clear idea of what to aim for. Pointers?

¿Are you resting enough?. Back when I started I began running every day. Big mistake. The only thing that got me was knee pain and a couple of weeks of doctor mandated rest. Your running speed could be a little too high. As others have said, you should be able to carry a conversation at your training pace. Finally, I think…

http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/24/body-fat-percentage-men-women/ With enough muscle, 20% is really athletic for a female

I don't know if it's doable, but if it is it will be hard. As has been said befor going from 40 to 30 is way easier than going from 30 to 20. In my case I went from 93kilos at 32%BF to 85 kilos at 27%BF in about a month. It took a little under five months to get to 70 kilos at 17% BF. Losing weight gets harder as you get…

I'd guess about 600. 200 from the bread, 150 from the chicken and 250 from the cheese.

50 pound metamorphosis

Weight fluctuates naturally from day to day. Sodium, glycogen, stress, temperature, undigested food; they all cause this. For instance, here's my weight for the last 15days 02/01/2013 156.4 02/02/2013 157.1 02/03/2013 157.1 02/04/2013 159.1 02/05/2013 159.5 02/06/2013 157.3 02/07/2013 157.5 02/08/2013 156.4 02/09/2013…

A lot of the entries in the database are user submitted, so there really is no way to make sure they are correct. The entries with an asterisk next to them are user submitted, the ones that don't have it come from the USDA database (methinks). You will find a lot of items have multiple entries in the database, each…

Sparking rose wine, rye bread and brie cheese.

Congratulations on your decision to eat healthy! As phil said the key is moderation. In my case I found the foods I had to be more careful were bread, cheese, honey, jams, and cooking oil. I almost completely cut chips, pastries and cakes, but I do have them sometimes. I think the decision to broil instead of fry is great.…

What weight loss goal did you set on MFP? It sounds like your TDEE is around 2100 cals, if you set MFP to lose 2 pounds per week, the deficit would need to be of 1000 cals. That would put you at 1100 calories. Since MFP takes 1200 as the absolute mininum it puts you there. With TDEE -20% your deficit is about 400 cals. In…

That would be about 160g or carbs. Probably around 30% of your diet. That doesn’t seem too drastic but is below the official recommendations. In any case I’ve seen a lot of people claim to go lower than that with no adverse health effects. What does additional fats mean? I really don’t understand the concept. What is your…

I weigh daily, not to see progress from day to day, but because I want a record of my weight and fluctuations. I plan on using this information to figure out a more accurate calorie requirement for myself.

A low or very low carb diet could make you lose weight more rapidly from glycogen depletion. Glycogen is a substance that the body uses to store energy in the liver and muscle. Each gram of glycogen is bound to 2~3 grams of water. As glycogen stores get depleted, the water bound to it is lost as well. A low carb diet could…

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_935_eng.pdf page 125-126 My summary of the summary: The average requirement for healthy adults is around .66 g/kg per day of protein There is considerable uncertainty about the true between-individual variability. .0.83 g/kg per day protein would be expectedto meet the requirements of…

MFP will not put you at under 1200 calories, since that is what is considered an absolute minimum. The more you weight, the easier it is to lose the extra pounds. As you get thinner your calorie requirements get smaller too, and maintaining a calorie deficit is harder. It is easy to create a 1000 calorie deficit if your…

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Thanks for the replies! So, summing up.. I could lower my bf% with a small deficit or even at a surplus, I need to make sure I’m getting enough protein and I must make sure my exercises are hard enough. With that in mind, my strategy will be: Keep calorie deficit of 250 cals (10% of my TDEE). Aim for 30% calories from…

First, congratulations on your wedding! To the best of my knowledge, for weight loss strictly, it most likely won’t matter what your macro distribution is as long as you eat at a calorie deficit. A lot of people disagree with this, you will surely get a lot of anecdotes saying otherwise. As far as I know the current…

Are you really losing weight by just counting calories and exercise? Well, technically... by exercise, counting calories and eating below maintenance. Tracking my food has also made me learn more about not only the calorie content of different foods, but also about their nutritional value. That has definitely led me to…

That paper looked at 48 hour starvation, in normal weight individuals and it only included 11 subjects. The metabolic increase was only 3.6% ( that’s less than 70 kcals for your average bmr). Not nearly enough to say that a 16 hour fast will likely result in a significant or sustainable metabolic increase.

For me it was: 73Kg to be in normal BMI, but I don’t want to be in the border of overweight, so I aimed for the next lower nice round number: 70Kg. That is also what I weighed back when I finished college. A while later I figured I want to be 15% body fat. At that time I did the math and it turned out that If I’d lost fat…

As a regular diet soda drinker (about 4-5 cans a week), I have tried to educate myself on what the research actually says about the safety of Aspartame. As far as I know it all points to it being safe. As for diet soda being the reason that you can't lose the last 5-10 pounds, I have never heard of diet sodas interefering…

In fairness, this seems to be a problem with BK’s supplier rather than with the BK itself. I guess with the globalization and industrialization of the chain supply it becomes easier and easier for quality controls to fail somewhere. I’m sure this problem affects not only fast food chains, but any business that sells…