darrenw74 Member

Good day folks, I'm Darren. My goal starting after new years was to shed 20 pounds, but I'm almost there already. I'm going to set a new goal of an additional 10 pounds, then switch from mostly cardio to a muscle building program. I want to be in top shape for a cruise coming up in April. My wife and 13mo daughter and…

If you are not able to do 1 or two with good form, you are probably better off seeing how many you can do with your knees on the ground. Once that becomes easy, you can switch back to knees off ground and recallibrate.

I second the recommendation for swimming. Also, those rowing machines in most gyms are great.

If you just started your calorie deficit, this is normal. The same thing happened to me, and many other people in the forums. It does pass, once your body adjusts. Also, make sure you're drinking plenty of water.

How ironic, I just started this this morning! I calibrated at 22 push ups, so I'm on week 3 day one, but I was so sore from calibration that I could only do the first two sets. Adding myself to the list: Nsueflorence slimkitty sundaysurf loriefolk Burtonrah rnroadrunner Metalhead187 CarolHudson11 Tuckersn MsImperfect0…

Couldn't agree more. I wish there was a way to mod up posts like you can on sites like slashdot.

I'm trying the hundred push ups program at http://hundredpushups.com/. There's also an app for the iphone that helps with a counter. I calibrated to week 3 of the program, and started day 1 today. All I can say is ouch! I can't wait to be able to say I can do 100 consecutive push ups though.

I weighed in at 204. 5 pounds till my first goal.

Pull-ups are hard! Some gyms have assisted pull-ups with counter weights, but if you're at home, you can find a small stool or block to stand on and give yourself some assistance with your legs. Think of it as training wheels until you build up enough upper body strength.

So you ate a serving size equal to 1/4 of the pizza? The nutrition suggestion is 1/3 so multiply that by 3 to get the whole pizza. Now divide by 4 to get your portion.

I wouldn't call it healthy per se, but if you have the calories for it, it's not terrible. I do the exact same thing btw, a couple times per week. I even allow myself half a tbsp of melted butter.

This is actually not true. Try not to think of it as calories that are going right back into your fat stores. Your body needs the fuel from the food. The calories you burned are already burned. Also, consider that your body is using energy to process the food, and it's keeping your metabolism going. The calories you burn…

Ok, but does that count as beer? :laugh: I agree with the guy above that said if you're gonna drink, you might as well drink what you like.

http://bit.ly/ijCHpl You can pick any brand, but I usually recommend polar, since it's prolific enough that if you go to a gym, for example, it most of the treadmills will recognize it. Edit: I shortened the long google link

Much like the above posters said, it may be ok for you to eat some higher cal foods. How about a slice of toast in the morning with peanut butter. Maybe add more cheese or bread with meals. As mdeguzman said though, choose the things that you are under target for the day on your food page. That might be fats, or carbs, etc.

I cut way back on soda and alcohol, but I won't give either up completely. I love my morning coffee, and I love my occasional glass of wine after dinner. Life is too short to deny yourself the simple pleasures. Good luck on your quest for a healthy life.

Dehydration most likely. Drink all 8 8oz glasses of water every day.

The ones with the chest strap tend to be more accurate, or so I've read. Either way, I'd say the one you want should be able to give you an average heart rate over the course of a workout, at a minimum. From that, you can figure out how many calories you burned. If the HRM actually tells you how many calories you burned,…

It's said that it takes 21 days to form a habit. That's 21 days without interruption. I'd focus on just making those 21 days, then let yourself have occasional go-out days, high calorie days, or whatever. Maybe even use that as something to look forward to. But if you can make that first 21 days without cheating, you have…

If you're at your goal weight, and flipped to maintenance mode, then sure. If you're still in a deficit and trying to lose, then I'd continue to post the weight regardless. You can also decide to do measurements instead. Weight is only part of the story, after all.

I agree that weekends are tough. My wife and I made several choices over the weekend that I'm proud of. 1. We went to Cheesecake Factory at the mall on Saturday, which could have been a disaster. I ate a white bean chicken chili soup, and only half of the serving size, which came out to only 440 calories. 2. On Sunday…

1 week does not a trend make, and 2 pounds is well within the standard error for water retention or muscle mass increase. If you are convinced you are doing the right things, look at 3 week trends to make sure you are going in the right direction. It's also somewhat useful to get a scale that will tell you readings like…

Well I just had my week 3 weigh in and have lost 15 pounds so far. I have at least 4 glasses a week. It won't feel as much like a diet if you allow yourself some of the small comforts. Stay near your target and exercise, obviously.

I can't say whether it made me lose faster, but I went from drinking 4 or 5 cans of diet coke a day to maybe 1 per week. There's no way I'd be able to drink my water quota if I was still drinking all the soda, so maybe focus on that. They say the water should help flush all the impurities, like sodium which makes you…

I believe all the nutrients are calculated as a percentage of your daily allowance of calories. Your daily allowance increases when you log exercise, so I think the proper behavior is that it goes up, as reflected on the website.

SW 219 GW 199 Currently 209

Your body could still be changing behind the scene. Get one of those scales that monitor your percent fat. You could also do measurements in addition to weighing. The pounds will come off eventually, but sometimes your body needs to do other things to adjust to a change in your diet.

This is one of the things I intend to do for myself, particularly the day before my weekly weigh-in. It's also been posted in the forums that drinking more water helps flush out all the sodium. So drink water to lose water weight!

Are you saying you want to adjust to have more daily calories? There are a few ways. 1. Change your goal weight loss target from 2 pounds per week to 1 pound per week. It's slower but you get more calories. That's under My Home->Goals->Change Goals->Guided 2. The easier way to get more calories and still lose is to add…

I find that fascinating. Most mornings I wake up and feel like I'm absolutely starving.