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This. It isn't exercise that causes weight loss, it's cutting calories.

At one point I had quite a few, but now I'm just down to Zombies, Run! 5k (I'll switch to just Zombies, Run! when I complete the 5k app) and MFP. I'm currently in KISS mode, so I cut out a bunch of complicated apps and such.

Toning is a myth. You can't spot reduce, you can simply use cardio to burn overall calories and strength training to recomp body fat. Personally, I would recommend adding in strength training now, since it preserves muscle mass to help specifically lower body fat %. You can strength train in a number of ways, but you'll…

Um, what? The difference between a Stiff Legged Deadlift and a Romanian deadlift is in the knees and the movement, not in whether or not the bar is on the ground. And since you should never round your back during a deadlift, it is advised by most trainers to put the bar on steps or the rack to get the correct height if…

Your logging is completely inaccurate. Sorry, but you aren't eating close to 1200 calories a day and you aren't burning nearly as much as you think you are on the elliptical. This is why you aren't losing weight.

Before I started counting calories, I could do a fad diet and lose weight because the fad diet changed my calorie intake without me really realizing it too much. Part of that was cutting out high calorie/low nutrient food and part of it was that when I was in the mindset of "I'm on a diet", I naturally ate less because I…

All of this. You don't need a different shoe for the treadmill than for the road, but you do need a shoe that works for your specific foot and gait. Each brand has it's own fit and each style within that brand provides different things. Asics and New Balance tend to run wider whereas Nike and Mizunos seem to be on the…

Running shoes come in a variety of styles designed to do different things. Basically, they are all various ways of protecting your body from injury and the kind you get is based on how you run, how much you run, and your personal philosophy on running (minimal vs support, racing vs recreational, correct overpronation,…

That makes no sense. If you order something that comes in a very large portion and don't eat more than half of it, you weren't really hungry? Judging by that, I haven't been hungry any time I've eaten at a restaurant in almost a year now because I pretty much always get a box for the other half or so of my meal.

Please ignore this. There is zero reason to kill yourself with cardio and overdoing it can lead to more muscle loss than fat loss and the dreaded "skinny fat" look. I'm also going to say be patient. When i first started I didn't see any changes for almost 6 weeks. Even now, it's spurts and stops of weight loss, but I'm…

My recommendation is to stop weighing yourself daily. Y our weight fluctuation is well within normal fluctuations. It does not necessariy indictate weight gain. It is very common to fluctuate by 3lbs (for some people more) within the same day. And binge eating will cause some extra weight to stick around from fluid…

Are you fairly consistent within a week's time at least? For me, I'm not very consistent day-to-day, but I know that I workout at least 3 hours a week at medium intensity, whether it's 6 30 minute workouts or 2 intense activities for 2-3 hours. So, I set my level to that and if I get extra activity in, it's a bonus.

It sounds like you need to work on your perceptions and relationship with food. You shouldn't be feeling guilty about adding more calories when you already KNOW you're underfeeding yourself. The big concern shouldn't be if your poor health program is causing you to keep from losing weight, it should be the long term…

Things that are true in that blog... 1. 3500cal per pound is an estimate. 2. The body loses a mix of fat and muscle. 3. Weight loss is not truly linear. 4. The study referenced existed. Things that are false in that blog... Everything not listed above.

You cannot spot reduce, and if you're "skinny fat" more cardio will just make you more "fat", the skinnier you get. Focus on strength training while eating at a small calorie deficit to lower your Body Fat %. You'll lose less weight and it will take longer, but you will look better.

i think her point was that makeup running everywhere looks like *kitten*, and that if your make up is running, you're wearing it wrong. but I could be mistaken.

As someone with a legitimate allergy to a very very common scent component, I'm the first one to say move machines. Believe me, sometimes life sucks because I CAN'T go down the detergent aisle in walmart, into the natural foods store, past the perfume counter at the dept store, etc. I even had to stop using soap in public…

105 is at the very bottom of or under the healthy/normal end for a small frame at your height on most charts. Yes, weight is an individual thing to an extent, such as frame size, how it is carried, etc. But underweight is underweight and there is no medically sound source on the planet that would say you could lose 10lbs…

How's your diet? If you aren't eating at a calorie deficit, you won't get much change.

Protein is too low, but I wouldn't focus on percentages as much as total numbers. Get a good amount of protein, a good amount of fat, and let the rest be carbs. if you search "macros" on here, you'll find tons of threads with advice about the different ways to set your goals.

If you would open your diary so that we could see your logging, it would help a lot.

This. Even if you don't do that program, it's a great straightforward explanation for why women tend to go about working out all wrong.

You don't give your height, but if you're 174lbs and still 35-40 lbs away from a "normal" BMI, then I really don't think it's likely that you're at 25% bodyfat. This is far from exact, but to give you an idea, here is a visual chart of what each body fat percentage typically looks like. I would just keep doing what you're…

I don't get why you are personally hurt by your son not thinking a gym membership is a good investment. Perhaps for him, it wouldn't be a good way to motivate working out but for you it would. That's perfectly fine. As far as your workout plans go, here's my .02. a. Personally, I love the gym. It allows me to mix up my…

Well, your science is utterly flawed, but that being said, since the body is all about average intake, I doubt that your occasional binges are hindering your weight loss too much. However, it CAN be hard on your body dumping an extreme amount of food on it at one time, and it sounds like a pretty miserable way to live, so…

You can't really build muscle on a deficit. At best you can preserve what you have, but if you're eating at anything more than a very slight calorie deficit, you can expect to still lose a little LBM even while lifting heavy.

Unless you had your body fat measured at a facility (preferably through hydrostatic weighing or DEXA scanning), I wouldn't trust the accuracy of your results. Things like measurements, calipers, and bioelectric impedance are okay for tracking progress, but notoriously questionable in accuracy, especially when…

It sounds like the problem isn't so much that you cannot resist the soda (you did it before) but rather that you've fallen off the horse as it were. For me, I know that anytime this happens, reinstating my workouts is the best first step. Working out makes me feel like a badass, and I don't want to ruin my work with crap…

I know you're confident in your logging, but given that you have been eating a lot of processed food (not judging, so do I), it's worth remembering that nutrition labels are only guaranteed to be accurate within 20% (assuming you are in the US). So, if you're eating say, 1600 a day, it's possible to eat up to 320 calories…

You don't need to lose weight, you need to work on body recomposition to lose FAT and strengthen muscle. Eat at a small deficit (300-400 calories) and start a beginning weight lifting program like New Rules of Lifting for Women or Strong Lifts.