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Everyone is different. Some folks the belly is the last place to go, others it is the first. Just depends on where your body stores its fat. Got a woman at work who lost a ton of weight... above the belt, but is hanging on to all of it below the belt, as in medium shirts, XXL pants.

Cardio burns more cals, helping strip away fat. Lifting heavy builds up muscles and firms up what is under the fat, so that once the fat is gone there is something to see. I got slightly different numbers than sijomialsi or YosemiteSlamAK. 1 liter of muscle weighs 1.06kg (2.30lbs) -- 1.1 g/mL 1 liter of fat weighs 0.90kg…

Because I like to offer different advice... https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/fat-loss-blunders-8-reasons-youre-not-losing-body-fat.html https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/brewster26.htm https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/6-ways-to-reduce-body-fat-while-increasing-muscle https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson175.htm (I…

Try this for an interesting comparison of you versus others at your body weight - https://symmetricstrength.com In the chart at the bottom be sure to set it for 5 rep max... or even take a day off from the norm and just do 1 set at your normal weights and push to failure, and then after that is done, work on getting in the…

If you are aiming to get stronger, or bigger, that means really lifting at the max you can handle (lower reps = stronger, 8-15 = bigger, over 15 = more stamina. Now, if you are talking doing a set of chest, followed by a set of legs, with no rest between, repeat multiple times, that might work... but I think you are gonna…

2 guys both 5'10", both weigh 180lbs, so by BMI they are overweight. One is 40% bodyfat, the other is 10% bodyfat (Around 12% bodyfat is where you start really noticing if a guy has a 6 pack). Do you like what you see in the mirror? Then that is right for you. If you don't like it, what needs to change to make you like it?…

The good thing about PF - Always clean, everything is put back in place, all of the machines are in great shape, I see a lot less of the new folks there looking worried they are getting judged (Don't take me wrong. They still are, but it is more on the things they do. But they feel more comfortable there. And that makes…

What do we use to determine if one is obese/overweight? BMI is out, as my friend who came in 2nd in a body building comp is borderline obese per BMI. If I hit the weight I'd like (175lbs), I will still be overweight by BMI, even if I am only 12% body fat. And hey, lets see how this works out in real life... Person is…

Bill and Bob are twins, both 5'10" tall, both weigh 183lbs. Bill has 8% body fat, Bob has 25% body fat. Bill has a 30" waist, Bob has a 39" waist. If the only thing you are judging by is the scale, maybe it is not telling you the whole story. Clothing (My belt was my favorite one, as it is pretty obvious when you hit a new…

They have it written out in a really stupid way. Easy way to think of it is (Daily goal + exercise) - Cals eaten So... 1200 goal + 461 exercise = 1661 total cals available to eat 1661 - 1083 already ate = 578 left to eat

Never noticed basketball players in high school skipping the gym.

It gave you an additional 850 cals, which it then spreads out according to your macro goal... 9cals for a gram of fat, 4 cals for a gram of protein or carbs. If you are set to 33% for each one... that is 31 grams fat, and 71g each for protein & carbs.

96 cals per day = 35,040 cals per year 10lbs of fat = 35,000cals. It is up to you if that is plus 10lbs, or minus 10lbs.

Or, let your smart phone do it. Not 100% accurate, but it lets you have a clue as to how active you were each day. Lots of free apps that will count steps, track workouts, etc. Meanwhile, I want to get a fitbit again. Destroyed my last one when I smacked it on something while on a river. Broke a seal and it got water in it.

It makes sense when it is things like Spring Cleaning (we moved all the furniture, scrubbed floors by hand, hauled boxes of stuff out to the curb, etc), or cleaning out the garage, or when I used a floor buffer for 3hrs (And felt it for 2 days). But for stuff you do all the time, which is what you said you do, it is…

It is really a simple thing: Cals in < Cals out. How many cals are you eating? How many cals are you burning? (Do not believe what MFP says about it. I've seen people get stuff like 'burned 1,031 calories doing 48 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Elliptical Trainer"'... no friken way). Here is a fun thing: Go here:…

Maybe this will help: 1 liter of muscle weighs 1.06kg (2.30lbs) -- 1.06 g/mL 1 liter of fat weighs 0.90kg (1.98lbs) -- 0.9 g/mL 1 liter of water weighs 1.00kg (2.20lbs) -- 1 g/mL (So fat floats, muscle sinks) 1lb of fat uses 2-3cals per day just as a normal part of functioning. 1lb of muscle burns 7-10cals per day just as…

Try something like a running belt. There are cheaper ones out there, but this gives you the idea. https://spibelt.com/

Lets put it this way... if you are eating at a 1000/day deficit, it means that you are not learning to eat to maintain yourself at goal weight. This is why so many people yoyo diet.... they lose all the weight and then stop watching what they eat, and often stop being active, and have no idea how to eat to stay at the…

800 cals a day is great... if you are 3'6". Realistic long term goals: Losing 0.5% to 1% of your body weight a week (So if you weigh 700lbs, then 7lbs a week might be ok, but if you weigh 250lbs then 2.5lbs should be your max, and on either of those you are losing so fast your skin can't make the adjustment) And the closer…

Depends on what I have for a floor. If it is hardwood/vinyl, I need traction, so some kind of shoe. If I am in a carpeted room, barefoot/socks. I often do those kind of workouts on my phone, so I am mobile. And sometimes in hotel rooms, so I never knew what I am going to get. And if you are travelling, check out EVEN…

A good weight/exercise tracking site is Fitocracy.... but in no way does it link up with MFP. And Fito has an amazing supportive community. Under Armor's Record (https://record.underarmour.com/) links with MFP, but just records the time you spend, and gives you a cals burned value based on that.

All I know is, deep fried Poptarts are amazing! They go from being sugary cardboard to some delightful French pastry. And will kill you in the long run. The things you learn when you are friends with the Funnel Cake guys at the Ren Faire... And they bring fryers with them out to Burns...

Gluten free waffles Friend can't do gluten, as in 15+ yrs of docs telling her not to. She cooked breakfast for the group one morning while we were on vacation.... Gluten free waffles rock! The wife and I now buy gluten free mix just for making waffles.

That is your BMR *** Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating. *** Your BMR does not include the calories…

Yep. Every time I start a new gym and the trainer ask what my fitness goal is/what I am training for my answer is "Surviving the zombies"... most of them look at me funny. The guy with his own Spiderman suit said "Then you are in the right place".

I made some guesses that you are a 49yr old male, 210lbs, 5'10"... Which gives you a BMR of 1824cals. [Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR); the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day.] So, if a day spent lying in bed would burn 1824 cals, and you eat 1500 cals... In 13 days or so you would lose a pound. Getting…

Ultra-processed foods -- Examples of ultra-processed foods include mass produced soft drinks, sweet or savory packaged snacks, packaged baked goods, chicken or fish nuggets and other reconstituted meat products, and instant noodles and soups. "Many of us simply don't eat much ultraprocessed foods" -- Yes, yes we do. How…

Negative calories are not a real thing. What they mean is "Something that you eat and it takes more cals to process and get rid of than the item has in it". The only real one is Water... you use more energy to get rid of it than you get out of it. The other things people claim have negative cals (celery, grapefruit, lemon,…

Suggestion of checking out Fitocracy. It is basically MFP for tracking workouts, and has groups for people doing bikini competitions, who could likely give you far more insight into such than your average MFP person.