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Hey all, thanks for all the comments. I kind of loaded the title to see how many responses it would generate. Note to self... add "NUDE" and some sort of judgmental tone to the title and the comments will fly in. :drinker: I do a weight loss contest at work... and it's hilarious how they deal with the scale. I hear all the…

I would just assume your original starting weight was 9lbs higher than you thought. So you still lost whatever you think you lost, it's just that you aren't as low as your old scale showed. That may sting a bit, but it shouldn't undo any of the good you did by losing in the first place. I think you are on the right track,…

I have my iPad mounted on a C-stand just above the brain to my Rower. I can't say that it hurts my workout at all, unless it's a super slow movie. But that being said, watch movies like the Kick *kitten*, Crank (1 or 2), The Avengers, etc... and there are parts that will help you get your heart rate up to those upper…

I think this thread just found the secret to losing weight and eating anything you want. Just eat items that are under 10 calories, but eat a whole crap load of different <10 calorie foods. You won't have to log them because alone each item isn't worth logging because it's under 10 cals and thus FREE!!! ;-) BTW, my mother…

Is the weight of the food exactly the same? I would imaging the frosted version is actually a slightly lighter product... that would be my guess anyway. 2nd guess would be the frosted version is different than the non frosted one. Meaning, maybe they put more sugar in the non-frosted version, but reduced that for the…

I wasn't going to chime in as it seems like most people are in the "let them eat what they want camp." However, speaking from a child who ate a lot, but tended to like healthier things than other kids, it's probably not good to let your kids eat what they want because their bodies can handle it RIGHT NOW. That stuff will…

Actually... your first part is the correct answer, assuming you know you are eating 3000 calories a day. So yes, if you are currently eating 3000 calories a day and drop that to 2500, that would be enough to lose a pound a week. However, if you don't know for sure that you are eating 3000 calories, then you may need to use…

I have boxes of them at my desk at work... I love to dunk them in my coffee. I love the Cinnamon Swirl (which is hard to find, they may have stopped making them), some of the others don't work well in my coffee. That being said, 2 pastries aren't very filling at all. I would rather eat some oatmeal or a protein bar. I…

What is MPG? Miles Per Gallon ;-) Anyway, I'm not sure what that is. My HRM calculates in Average Calories Overall and Current Calorie burn. Generally, mine probably runs like this for calories per minute burned: ROWING: 10 - 20 cpm BOXING: 9 - 16 cpm WEIGHTLIFTING: 8 - 15 cpm STEPPING: 12 - 20 They say you burn fat the…

I have my own gym in my garage now... so no. But when I did workout in a public gym, I always had to have music playing. As a matter of fact, I normally used the shape of the music to guide my intensity. For example: - When a song is slow, I'm resting - When the song is building, I'm readying myself - When it climaxes, I'm…

I'm not sure if you should be hitting your carb macro goal or not. But if you aren't paying attention to Sodium and Sugar macros, why not replace one of them with Fiber. I think as people get older, they need more fiber... so it would be interesting to see if you are getting enough of that considering you don't get a lot…

You shouldn't need to cut/reduce any specific thing. Just replace crappy foods with better ones and watch your portion sizes. If you are counting calories, just eat balanced and you should be fine. When I started, I didn't worry about cutting this or that out. I just increased protein and fiber... so if you increase those…

My take is... pick either one. Just stay consistent on which on you pick when logging. The number shouldn't matter that much until you hit some kind of plateau. Many people have said that's it's not an exact number... it seems as if most of the numbers we play with on these sites are all pretty much just close or ballpark…

I think the thing most people don't realize is that these "numbers" are just ball park numbers. I'm regularly 100's and 1000's of calories over my NET each week. What does that tell me? It tells me that I'm probably not setting my activity level correctly (too low). So basically my daily goal is about 2200, but I regularly…

First off the guy/gal who did the website F'itdiet.com where the OP got the article doesn't say he/she is having any success not worrying about dieting. So I'm not sure why anyone would quote anything from that site. The site is basically Atheism for food. But although I agree (and post often about it) with the point on…

I think goodtimezzzz has it right. I think when you lock yourself into X amount of exercise, and X amount of food, you will have some trouble losing at times. I eat like a crazy person some days. Shoot Saturday I think I was close to 6000 calories. I'm not suggesting that everyone eat that much, but I tend to lose more…

I almost bought the Flex, but then read a lot of reviews saying it was off on it's counts. Since I didn't care to wear it on my wrist, the ONE looked like the best bet. I love it. It works great. And I do much the same as you, in terms of taking it off and using my HRM for workouts. It is just a pedometer with some extra…

It's funny, I have this argument with a buddy at work all the time. I would much rather go to Chinese than Fast Food. Chinese food just looks so much better... and it's real food in most cases. I mean, chicken nuggets are gloops (is that word?) that get squeezed out of a tube. Sure, it was chicken at one point... but…

I think the OP's post is SPOT ON! Now lets see if I can deflect some anger from her onto me... Chopping an arm off is a form of weight loss... but it doesn't mean it's healthy. I don't understand how 20 year old females think that it's healthy for them to eat 1200 calories... I mean, are they 4 foot zero, 130lbs and…

The best way if you don't have an Olympic pool or out in some body of water to practice is to get a Swim Trainer Tether. They range is cost and how they mount. But I had one years ago and I loved it. I'm actually going to get another one, as the belts have disintegrated (they sat out in the sun unused for about 4 years).…

People may disagree with me, but I'm a fan of actually doing cheat weeks. I feel like it tricks my body into thinking I'm fat again, and then I just go back down to the normal (healthy) food intake and exercise and I will usually see bigger losses. I may gain 5 - 10 lbs back during the "cheat week" but then over the next…

I have had some seriously bad days over the past two weeks. And although my goal is slowly getting away from me, I still have plenty of time to get things back in line. So I don't stress about it one bit. And the only reason my goal is time sensitive is because I'm doing a YouTube series chronicling me shedding 100 pounds…

It's tough to help if you don't have a public diary. We can't see what you are eating or if you are eating enough on the days you exercise. Most people will tell you to eat more... especially if you are exercising. 1200 seems low for days you workout. So at least raise your calories on the days you workout.

I'm not a fan of limiting yourself everywhere you go. You can easily become "that person" if you always have to have healthy stuff. I'm not saying it's the right thing health-wise, but I'm all about eating popcorn and drinking soda at the movies. I will mix in water, or replace the soda with water if it's late or I think I…

You're probably not going to be able to change them. They have to want to change. But, without spending a lot of money, pick out items you can fill up on before their main meal. Like, have a bowl of oatmeal. Then even if you do partake in what they are eating, you won't be as hungry and won't eat as much of the bad stuff.…

Sounds like you may not be eating enough. BMR is the rate you burn calories when you are in essentially a coma. Basically, the formulas workout to your BMR, plus your Activity Level, minus your desired loss. So if your BMR is say 1000, and your activity level is low, call it 1200. Then you shouldn't try and reduce anymore…

Good info... It's interesting to see how everyone does it. One thing I probably didn't mention is I ONLY log exercise/workouts when I'm actually performing a workout. Meaning, I don't treat long walks, or anything else I do daily or semi-daily separately. I play Ping Pong almost daily, and twice a day many days. But I…

What if you want to lose your "booby fat" as Sexymuffintop calls it? I need that program! ;-)

But wouldn't foods that are more calorie dense, and many times less filling be technically not as good for your weight loss program. I mean, I can eat like 2 lbs of my cabbage soup and it costs me less than 500 calories. Now if I eat 500 calories of candy, I'm eating the same amount, so true the weight loss (or gain) would…

I can't really speak to the "doesn't cause blemishes" thing... But I did do research on sunscreen many years ago and found out that most of the ones you find on the shelves have all kinds of crap in them that isn't good. I don't know if this brand is still good... I hate wearing sunscreen (I will pay for that later in…