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The law of conservation of energy is an inescapable law of nature. It ensures that if you burn off exactly x calories, then consume and metaboize exactly x calories, your weight will not change. However, as you convert fat into muscle, the muscle is metabolic and will burn more calories than fat even when you're not…
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You should continue to do weight training, and increase the weight loadings to continue to build stronger muscles. About 4 years ago I changed my nutrition and lost about 45 lbs. Then, I did light excercise, and lost another 13 lbs. My weight was down, but my body shape was still "Pear". Finally, I did the Body-for-Life…
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I think it depends on the nature and intensity of the excercise being done. I do BFL, wherein there are 3 high intensity cardio workouts weekly, and 3 intense weight training sessions weekly. The cardio helps burn off fat, and the weight training builds muscle. Now, fat and muscle are hardly equivalent, and one of the key…
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This seems to be a female prone condition. It' difficult for me to perceive the conditions under which I would do such a thing, because I am BFL Warrior. I know what I need to do every day, and I'm going to need adequate nutrition to do it. So, my message is to plan activities you enjoy, and focus on gettting the energy…
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Take about 6 oz. plain Greek Yogurt. Add thinly sliced strawberries or blueberries. Sprinkle one packet of Splenda unformly over the yogurt, then mix and crush the fruit up to release the flavors into the yogurt. It will not be too sweet, like it would be if you added some sugar. This method merely reduces some of the…