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Not much at all. I have been doing small things over time to get healthier and over last couple years it has been a slow weight loss. Instead of focusing on a weight I try to stick into a weight range of 3 to 4 lbs for fluctuation. I think I have only had to adjust up once if that. I know 25 lbs. over 3 years isn't much to…

You have different ways to lift weights. You have different muscle fibers in body composition with a slow twitch muscle fiber for endurance and they are leaner. You have fast twitch also which is for intense bursts of strength and speed. You also have a fast twitch muscle fiber that is good at both for some versatility.…

Excellent work on your recovery. Health means so much more than a number on the scale and you proved it. A little copy and paste for photos and new you looks SOOOOO much healthier and attractive. I hope you find the right balance for you.

Potassium has many benefits involving muscles like building them and cramping among others. Potassium accumulates in plant cells so many good fruits like bananas or potato w/ skins with high dose of it. From what I recall too much can cause problems with heart but I think that rate is around 15,000 or 20,000 area. Don't…

Amazing. You are an inspiration. I love the video idea.

It has been a bit since biology classes in college but mainly it does come down to genetics. People have a genetic disposition to either have better make-up of fast twitch muscle fibers or slow twitch muscle fibers. If you look at an Olympic sprinter they probably have about 80% fast twitch muscle fiber while top marathon…

Don't worry about the weight. Set non-scale goals like distance or speed using equipment. Much better indication if getting healthier than an arbitrary number fluctuates frequently based on water retention. And many when they start changing consume much lower amounts of sodium which decreases water retention. Water…

Yep as before hunger doesn't always mean your body is craving calories. I don't know the specifics on how it works, but my trainer explained to me that after a good workout you should consume some protein right away. The sooner the better as impact on muscle recovery is best in first 15 minutes but still good if within an…

Do meal plan, figure about 1/4 plate your protein. 1/4 starch like potatoe or rice or noodles and half fruit/veggies. I found out canned veggies loaded with salt so get frozen with 0 mg sodium. Carrots or celery and some peanut butter make good snack. Banana, apple, pears whatnot good snacks too. I found it hard not to get…

Oh forgot to mention it but BodyMedia links with MFP and adjusts MFP exercise level to track calories burnt on MFP. And MFP sends over all my food tracking over to BodyMedia app so I only have to track food once. Tracking food once and not worrying about tracking exercise at all (says it records calorie burn over 90%…

I got a BodyMedia Link armband a month ago. App works with my smartphone and the LINK model has bluetooth to send all readins to phone live for quick feedback. It tracks calories burned all day along with steps and moderate/vigorous activity. Monitors sleep at night too. It say only wear for 23 hours a day at most so I…

I'm in Cudahy just blocks from the bacon plant. Lol good thing park is close by and has a wonderful bike/running trail. I plan on using Oak Leaf Trail much more this year than I did last year.

Thanks, you know I have never been allergic to anything so checking contents usually doesn't occur to me. I am curious now what kind of chemicals are in some of the stuff. I did look into a sodium detox and nothing seemed to agree with anything else. Had drinking water anywhere from 100 oz to 150 ozs to an oz per lb of…

Oh I talked with one of my instructors and he told me he ate between 4000-5000 calories a day. He did about 17 classes a week though and burnt off a lot. He would do jumps and do splits in air to touch toesabout 6 feet off the ground. He would also go so low to ground his back was almost on ground and then go back up. Talk…

It is very effective depending on you. No prior experience needed. Classes I have went to start out with a warm-up song then a mix of moderate and fast followed by cool-down song or two last 5 minutes or so. First couple times you will mess up here and there but main thing is keep on moving. After a bit you will have steps…

I have been switching out the fat-free items now. Guess so much hearing fat is bad had me blinded to cutting out as much fat as possible. Never really paid attention to sodium or much else on labels until tracking on MFP recently. Now if I miss my goal by a tiny bit I think if I had that fat free item instead of a low…

I have same issues. I track my food on MFP and use BodyMedia armband to track my activity and calorie deficit. I have been doing this little over 3 weeks now with a goal of 1000 calorie deficit. I am finding my sodium intake from low-calorie fat free items I was eating before was killing me on scale. The sodium is causing…

Hi, I just joined recently too and 1 thing I am finding out is that calories don't matter that much. Before here I thought I was eating healthier and I was eating less calories but nothing was moving much. I started tracking here and was surprised at how much sodium I was getting (hate salt and never use it) because it is…

41 and father of 2 young boys (5 and 6 1/2). Work in call center and on my butt for way too much time tethered to a phone. I started MFP recently but unfortunately internet access restricted at work so got a smartphone and for the last 3 weeks doing good with that and BodyMedia armband to track activity. Add me if you…

Hey from Cudahy (Milwaukee suburb by lake). Can't wait to get outdoors again to exercise.