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If you have hit a plateau try doing things a little differently. If you are worried about sodium, and can't find a way to cut it down lower, try increasing your water intake. Try changing your macros. Maybe you should try less, or more carbs. Change your exercise routine. Lift weights, or try to add some bodyweight…

Look up tabata workouts on youtube. You can download a tabata timer for your phone if you have a smart phone. You could always get a cheap set of adjustable dumbbells, and get a pretty decent workout in that way too.

I get dizzy a lot too. I think most of it is due to what you ate, or what you lacked eating before working out. You may just have gotten a good enough workout in that you depleted your glycogen stores. When I do fasted cardio, I can get dizzy, and Usually if I've gone over my 1 hour limit on weight training I also get a…

One day of under eating probably won't kill you. Just like one day of over eating won't kill you either. It is when you are consistently under-eating, or over-eating that you will develop your problems. Try following MFP's guidelines as best you can, Plan in advance, if you can, You will probably get better results that…

It all depends on the effort you put into it. How much rest between sets, if you superset, or do it in a circuit training style, which muscle groups you work, if you use free weights, or machines, How heavy you lift, number of reps per set, etc. I have noticed that Mfp's numbers are pretty close to what I get with my heart…

Unless you have issues with your kidneys, going over on protein is a good thing. There are many advantages of protein in the diet. As far as sugars go, as long as you are close most days you should be fine. If you are insulin sensitive, it can mess with you if you consume too much sugar, but for most people, just watch…

I have found my relationships have hindered my weight. :laugh: It seems like most dating revolves around dining out. It makes it really hard to stick to a diet when you are eating at restaurants a lot.

Protein shakes aren't necessary, but they do help give you the right kind of protein for post workout. They also usually contain branch chain amino acids that are supposed to help with absorbsion, and recovery. 50 grams seems a little high, you may want to only use half that, and add a carb to it if it is just protein. You…

Many bodybuilders recommend more protein than what you've seen. They will do a minimum of 2.2 grams per kg of lean body mass. Many recommend twice that. For most people having numbers in this range won't hurt them. Protein is harder to digest than carbs, and will help to maintain, or build muscle mass. I have found MFP's…

We have a fitness center at work now, but before we had one, I would make sure I did extra work, I do a physical job though, so I can get physical activity quite easily at work.

Another motivator is to set goals. If you are already at your weight loss goal, try setting goals like, " I want to run this many miles in this amount of time", or I want to be able to lift this much weight for this many reps.

There are some physical activities that you can do that don't feel much like exercise, but still burn a good amount of calories. Find something you like to do; shopping, hiking, going on walks with your child, Taking your kids to the park, and playing with them, hiking, biking, golfing, soccer, basketball, baseball,…

That's a natural result of beets. I don't believe it is harmful, in fact it is a good way to see how well your digestive system is working.

It's my understanding that the machines base calories burned upon the formula of work = mass times distance. Without your weight, it will base your burn on a default weight setting. (probably around 150 lbs), I believe the age setting is to get you into certain cardio zones based upon your heart rate.

I've read a few articles on paleo type dieting, where they mention the way the caveman ate, and a lot of it makes sense. The only problem I see is, if you look at the primitive tribes in Africa, South America, Etc. These people follow similar ways of eating that the caveman followed. Do they have 6 pack abs? Do they have…

There are a lot of nutritional benefits in the yolk. Like others have suggested, do one whole egg with a few whites, it doesn't taste much different from regular eggs that way, and you still get some of the nutritional benefit that is in the yolk, with less fat, and calories, than you would have with straight whole eggs.

I did that this last weekend. It will probably take me a couple of weeks to get back to what I weighed two weeks ago. If you are ok with that, do it. The whole Idea is getting healthier, and following something you can do the rest of your life. Vacation is a vacation to me, and I don't worry about my diet, or losing weight…

When I followed Body for Life, I never tracked a single calorie. As long as you keep track of your portion sizes, and have learned how to eat clean, it can be done. Plan your meals ahead of time if you can. It should be easier.

Do both. Try to incorporate all your muscle groups in your workouts. How you do it is up to you. Some people like full body workouts, some like to split the body parts up into seperate days. Whatever way you decide to do it, make sure you give your muscles at least 48 hours to rebuild before working them again.

For variety I usually just use different fruits; I use either frozen peaches, cherries, strawberries, applesauce, or bananas mixed with some splenda, and cinamon. add tablespoon of chopped walnuts. sometimes I will also add cottage cheese, then top off with fat free cool whip. I will also make it time to time with peanut…

Pizza sauce is 17 calories per serving. 4 servings for that type of pizza. a cheese pizza of that type is 330 calories per serving, so 1/4 of a pizza would be 313 calories without sauce.

When I was squatting to parrallel, I was doing around 300lbs squats, I had to cut it in half when I started doing *kitten* to grass. I discovered a whole new set of doms after that, I couldn't go back to parrallel squats after that either. ATG all the way!

I read an article on T-nation.com about different sugars, and how they affect the body. According to the article, some convert to glucose easier for better post workout muscle absorbtion. Of course, they were trying to get you to buy their supplement, telling you it was the best way to do it, rather than through taking a…

I'm going to hopefully be in a Hotel in Portland having fun with my girlfriend.

I'm going to hopefully be in a Hotel in Portland having fun with my girlfriend.

The idea of working out is more for health benefits, than weight loss. Weight loss is just a bonus to working out. Most people just figure out their maintenance calories, then use their exercise to give them a deficit. Mfp gives you a healthy deficit before working out, therefore if you set your goals for weightloss in…

You'll get varying answers from different people. It all depends on your goals, body type, and workout routines, or if you are truely "sedentary". I believe recomedations are about .7 to 1 gram of protein per kilogram of bodyweight.. I would imagine that is in your range. Most people will be able to follow mfp…

If you can do more than 15 reps, you should increase the weight.

All weight lifting will "tone", whether it is High rep, or low. High rep is more for endurance, Low rep for strength, and muscle gains. Women don't really bulk either. They lack the testosterone to get bulky, plus you would have to be in a caloric surplus to bulk. Weight lifting will help boost your metabolism, so the…

Look up fool yourself cookies. They are healthy, and you can pack them in a baggie to snack on.