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It's nothing crazy, but I like to add cinnamon, ginger, and/or nutmeg (sometimes all three) in with the shake when I mix it.
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I have to admit... I do weigh myself every day. Sometimes more out of curiosity than anything but you just can't put too much emphasis on it. When you look in the mirror you'll see some changes and when you put on clothes they'll fit a little loosely. Something to remember as well is water... one 8 oz. cup weight about a…
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Great posts all around! I don't know if this is good/bad/ugly, but what I've been doing is entering 80% of the calories that the elliptical/treadmill display into the calorie box in exercise section. I figured this would be a good rule of thumb since you're not burning 100% fat (probably closer to 20% at best) while you're…
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I usually go by the gym equipment since part of the calorie calculation is the resistance (like level 1 to 20) and incline that you're at on the machine and there's no way to enter that specific information into MFP or HRM.
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From a bunch of research I've done, when you start exercising you're primarily pulling glycogen (energy) from your liver and muscles. Once you're warmed up about 20% of the calories you burn come from fat. Based on this I figure that you need to eat most of your exercising calories back (MINIMUM 80%) because your body…
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Whenever I see my parents (even though I'm 36) they load me up with food and soda. A lot of it is loaded with sugar (AZ Iced Tea, cereal, lots of chocolate and candy from Christmas, etc.) so while I do eat and drink some by reducing the portions I take most of it to work and share with everyone else.
