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  • Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter is my favorite. They are 250 cal. For a mid PM snack, the Kashi bars are good-- only 150 cal. Both have sugar, but are low glycemic and high protein.
    in Protein Bars Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • I am one of the few men with Hashimoto's. I am on 125 mcg Synthroid, recently upped from 112. I have been taking Synthroid for around 10 years now. As far as weigh loss, once the thyroid meds are stabilized, it should not be an issue. I gained weigh with poor eating habits. Now I am losing weight with good diet and…
    in hypothyroidism or hashimoto's - need diet suggestions Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • The principle is so simple that I screwed it up! It should be 3500 calories= 1 lb.
    in Calories - I am stumped Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • Great work!
    in Progress pics... 88 pounds down and ?? more to go. Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • Well said! Getting up early has been great for me. I was never a morning person, preferring to stay in bed for an extra 10 min than get up. Now I am at the gym at 6 am, 6:30 am or 7 am (Wed, Mon & Fri, Sat). I have to go to bed earlier, but I am doing fine with it. And I don't have to worry about fitting exercise into my…
    in How important is exercise? Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • I would say it is more of a slow and steady wins the race mentality. Reasonably, "they" say that more than 1 lb a week is too fast. I have also tried lots of different plans. The idea of varying what you eat with your level of activity just never really clicked with me until now. But at its core, the principle is simple:…
    in Calories - I am stumped Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • I think you are setting yourself up for failure. Start with the recommended 1 pound per week. That will give you a higher daily calorie allowance. Stick to that. If you exercise (always a good idea), log your exercise (heart rate monitor is best for this). The calories burned in exercise get ADDED to your daily allowance.…
    in Calories - I am stumped Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • The thing is that it takes 15 minutes of riding to warm up and get your body into the aerobic phase of exercise. Cycling can be great exercise, but I think you need to spend more time on the bike. The hills will only make the workout harder. But if you keep doing them, you will feel your conditioning improve.
    in Cycling? Comment by aviduser February 2011
  • SMOOTHIE!! This beats all the rest by far. My super-secret recipe: 1.5 cups Silk Regular Soy Milk 1 cup frozen strawberries 1 cup frozen blueberries (the berries are eyeballed, and the ratio can change) 1/2 banana 1 TBSP natural peanut butter 2 scoops Nature's Life Soy Protein - Super-Green Pro-96 BLEND! This breakfast has…
    in Filling breakfast ideas... need em Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • I typically eat most of them. But some of my workouts are huge--like 1000 calories. So I still have a deficit of 200-400 calories, but I don't feel hungry. I also figure that part of learning to eat right (so that I can keep the weight off once it's off) is learning that you can eat more on days you work out, and less on…
    in Calories lost from excerise....should I...? Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • Eat a piece of fruit instead.
    in Quick! Talk me off the ledge! Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • The thing about breakfast is that it elevates your metabolism early. I have a strawberry/blueberry protein smoothie for breakfast everyday--about 700 calories. The high protein keeps me sated for a long time--I can make it to 2 PM before lunch if I need to. I was not a morning person, and I mean really not a morning…
    in Eating Backwards Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • Trust me, being a vegetarian is not the answer to losing weight. Eating healthy is. Do not go crazy on the Quorn--I have read some things about it. Eat tofu, tempe, seitan, beans, quinoa and eggs (if you're not vegan) for protein. But just remember, cupcakes and cookies and ice cream are vegetarian! (my particular problem)…
    in Vegetarian Experiement Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • You can usually tell if the battery needs replacing. With mine (also Polar), it usually has trouble registering the heart rate on the watch (in which case the chest strap battery needs replacing) or the watch goes dead (in which case the watch battery needs replacing). I am not surprise that your HRM only shows 38 calories…
    in STUPID HRM! Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • I wear a heart rate monitor (chest strap) for all my workouts. I put my personal trainer workouts, which include weights, in as Cardio/Weight lifting/Strength training for the duration (60 min) and then I put in the number of calories that my heart rate monitor tells me I burned. I really like the HRM because it tells me…
    in working with trainer Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • I have not done P90 or P90x. Heard they are tough workouts though. My suggestion--given your current weight, I would try light cardio for 1 hour, 3 to 4 times a week. Bring a book or newspaper and ride on the recumbant bike, walk outdoors (or on a treadmill) briskly, or use an elliptical trainer. Get a chest-strap heart…
    in P90, P90X, Turbo Jam, or something else??? Comment by aviduser January 2011
  • A chest strap heart rate monitor will also tell you how many calories burned no matter what you are doing.
    in Zumba Comment by aviduser January 2011
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