Jjames1978 Member

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Your body is designed to keep you alive, so when your calorie intake is next to nothing it goes into "starvation mode", this is what kept us alive during the winters and the famine back in the day before life was so easy. What happens is your body basically runs on as very little as possible to so you don't burn your fat…

It looks like you are taking the first step, It is a hard road to travel, but well worth it! It's great to get a support system to help you through the ups and downs! I wish ya luck, and if you need a friend you can add me, I try to help out when I can!

I agree first thing and stay consistent. I even go as far to line my scale up with the tiles in the bathroom so it sits in the exact spot every time, LOL:laugh:

I am working on month #3 in about a week, I bounce around the same 5 pounds. I have increased the intensity of my workouts and have also started taking supplements when this plateau started. I can definitely tell a difference in my body composition, but I also haven't lost anything on measurements or the scale. I have a…

I know it sucks, but honestly MFP will help you significantly so you can make sure you are meeting your calorie goals. There are a lot of foods out there that are totally deceiving. I am not going to say it doesn't work people have been doing it for years before MFP, it just makes it easier to see where you lag and be able…

look it up under cardio, and it should have it in there. That is how I keep track of it. I don't even enter in my individual lifts anymore, I keep track of them on my own spread sheet just for progress sake. I can hook you up with the spread sheet if you want. I print it out and fill it in while I lift, I find it a great…

I have to disagree with the 8! I'd give ya a 10, (sunglasses and ball caps!) and the Jazz hands aren't doing it so I am going to say 8.5

You can add me, I love watching peoples progress and helping motivate them, but forewarned I may chew your butt a little! Good job on your progress so far, you apparently are already moving in the right direction!

I would have to say 1, I am not really that into dogs!

I agree, pick up the pace, and make sure you are staying within your calories. Sometimes you gain muscle mass that cover up your weight loss. The goal is for better health not be a super model. Trust me stick with and fight extra hard through plateaus it will pay off. Rome wasn't built in a day, you didn't gain the weight…

Exactly!

I have over the last 10 weeks bounce around the same 5 pounds. It gets discouraging. I can tell a difference in body composition and I know I have gained muscle mass, I can tell myself by the way my clothes fit and the new notch I had to make in my belt. I have on average lost 1.5 to 2 lbs a week. 10 weeks ago I hit my…

I have been doing a tour de pain program on the treadmill that changes the incline from 1 to 7 through out the workout, my speed stays consistent through out though. I just tried a rolling hills program the other day where the incline stays at 0 and the speed changes .5 mph every 30 sec for 5 speeds up and 5 speeds down, I…

Well you have taken a great first step by deciding to fight, that is half the battle. All we need to do now is stay dedicated and focused, it is really easy after you get into routine. I would advice to try and plan ahead a little and try to make your exercise and diet something that isn't going to be difficult to do. Set…

Good luck to the both of ya, I got your back! Just remember its a life change not a diet and try to make things as automatic/easy as possible, it will add to your success. You can add me I won't be afraid to chew your *kitten* when need be, just kidding, I don't have a lot of friends here either! PS: fore warned I will…

I am thinking about doing this also, they have one close by in Colorado in August, but I have never competed in any kind of race period, so I am a little nervous. I think I am going to try and talk someone into going with me to help ease the edge a little. It looks like it is a terrific time!

Welcome, I wish your luck on your life change. This site is the greatest tool for reteaching us the proper way to eat and take care of ourselves. It is amazing at how much we have let our automatic lives destroy us and have been taken over by the Super Size Me Mafia. I Would like to congratulate you on deciding to fight…

I had to quit my Thirsty Thursday's with the guys from work cause they all would hound me about not drinking and indulging in the bar food. I would get ridiculed at lunch for my healthy Turkey sandwiches and fruit, and how girly it was. Sad thing now is they are all asking me for advice and trying to follow in my…

Patience, It is an emotional ride, be ready for it! I love Turkey, Chicken and Salmon, I like to eat Pork Chops, but my fast food fix is hard shell taco's. Exercise is key, also. You have to be persistent with it, get yourself a HRM and a cardio program. I rode an exercise bike for ever. I then got brave enough to hit the…

It will only suck to get started, once you've started it will only get better. Then you won't hate yourself for missing it!

260lbs = 117.93kg 117.93 x 4 = 471.72 that is on the flat off of the formula, so add the unknown incline for 2/3 of the way that is only adding 150 calories for the incline, so if it was even half that it still would be closer. I think I would believe the HRM, myself. That is going off your own formula. The complexity of…

Well obviously I can't compete with that, I never claimed to be an expert or know it all, but I do believe it is more accurate then going off MFP wich is giving you a calorie burn for someone else. I think a 260# man walking up hill fairly briskly is for a half hour (2miles @ 4 mph) is closer to the 620 calorie mark then…

I strongly disagree with your HRM as being way over, It is the only accurate way to tell calories burned. Have you programmed it with your max and min heart rates or just avg? People also forget that a heavier person actually burns more calories doing the same exercise, they need to look at it as if they were to strap on…

My weight can change up to 5 lbs throughout the day, I agree once a week at the same time. I even go as far as line my scale up on the tiles in the bathroom so it is always in the same spot. I don't know if you have to go that far but I get a little OCD every now and then.

The sad thing about it is the beating yourself up will probably help you to not do it again, so it is a good thing, The thing you must remember is you are human, you are allowed to make mistakes. You just need to try and stop the cheating before it turns into a binge! Don't put so much pressure on yourself so it pushes you…

You know, you need to look at is as not a diet but as a new way of life. Think of it as correcting the habits that society has mistakenly taught you through deviant marketing techniques. It is almost like big tobacco but it is The Supersize Mafia instead! There are always going to be slip ups, the key is to stop them…

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I have just started taking CLA and have also looked it up everywhere to see what the side effects are from taking it, as I do everything I decide to try, and have not seen any side effects whatsoever. I read an article in Men's Fitness about it which intrigued me. I have been stuck on a 2 month plateau and decided to try…

I wish we had a like button, cause I love this comment, I say the same thing all the time!