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This often means you do not get enough protein in your diet. Try upping your protein and see if that works.

Don't cut carbs, cut BAD carbs. Whole grains are good -- processed grains are not. Simple carbs should be used in moderation, processed grains should be avoided. So cut out WHITE anything (white bread, white rice, white sugar etc) -- when liften we called that 'White Death!'

sore muscle = up your protein. Is it 30% of daily caloric intake? If not then consider increasing it to around that (by the way MFP sets it at 15% so you have to change that setting).

Darts and cabin building:) I run one of the worlds top dart websites (www.sewa-darts.com) and have played most of my life.

Haven't read all the posts so if this was mentioned already I apologize. I believe, and I'm not an expert, just someone whose done a lot of reading and research, that binge eating CAN be caused by a number of factors among which is lack of nutrition in the foods we eat. The body KNOWS you need micro nutrients as well as…

Not slow at all. I'm now 8 months (almost 9 actually) into my weight loss and have lost 52lbs (been there for a little while now but I know why). While there were times I was dropping 4+ lbs a week for the most part I've lost between 1/2 - 2lbs a week and I've also gained on some weeks -- or, like the last two months I've…

I think so -- but then when I was serving the country in Korea she had her last affair on me (they started soon after we were married and I was in the Marine Corps but I won't get into that). Truth is some people won't help themselves and that's her. She's a classic "victim" or what I like to call "oh whoest me" syndrome.…

When I was in my mid 20's and working in construction it was not uncommon for me to come home and pass out in my chair waiting for dinner. My wife was a stay at home mom and dinner was around 5:30pm. Sometimes she could not wake me for dinner and she and my daughter would eat alone while I slept in the living room. Later,…

Our work schedules (I work from home, she's a retails sales manager) make it difficult to do so every day but we do try to walk and workout together as much as possible. We enjoy the time together and it makes us both feel better :)

Not MFP doesn't say anything about exercise -- it's all about your day minus what you do for exercise.

I respect your weight loss greatly, please don't mistake my debating as anything other then a discussion. It is my understanding that the reason MFP adds calories burned back after cardio is because it does not include these in the initial calculation. Therefore you do not include them in your determination of how active…

This :)

on the other hand doing 5 sets of 10-12 reps may actually involve LOWERING the weight each set in order to be able to push to the last rep (12) on each set. But this isn't something I did very often because I was never happy and wanted to lift more so I pretty much ALWAYS went up in weight in the 2nd and 3rd sets.

I liked doing pyramids though admitedly I started lifting in the early '80's and times change. Having said that this is what a pyramid routine looks like: Bench: 5 sets of 8-12, 6-8, 4-6, 6-8, 8-12 reps. Set one: 135lbs 12 reps (12th rep should not be to fail as this is warm up set). Set two: 165lbs 6-8 reps (6th, 7th or…

The reps amount is based on your ability and not a specific total. Example: 1 set 10-12 reps with 200lbs on bench -- lifter fails at 9 reps. Set ends. Now evaluate: 200lbs was too heavy, drop to 185lbs and try again. Lifter does 11 reps -- set ends. Evaluate: correct weight.

An HRM is still a guess -- don't kid yourself. Without VO2 calculations you are guessing regardless what you use.

Nothing in the OP says she isn't sedentary and most who gain weight (like we all did or why are we here) didn't do so working in construction. Furthermore, exercise is not counted when determining your daily activity level which is why it's added back in later if you choose. TDEE is different in that it gives an average…

5 sets of 10-12 reps takes 1 hour? How long are your breaks? When I was working out I'd do squats, leg extensions, thigh biceps curls and calf raises -- 5 sets each and do it in an hour. Breaks between sets usually ran 60 seconds unless on heavy days then as much as 90 seconds. A set takes less then a minute so 5 sets = 10…

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without measuring VO2 (I believe that's it) which you cannot do, you can't really be sure. Knowing this I go with the lower off the two in order to 'under estimate' my burn.

Stand for two minutes looking into a mirrow with your hands above your head in the 'victory' pose. This has been proven to raise Testosterone and lower cortisol with both will help. Alternative you can use is the 'wonder women' post. Next, eat whole grains. The low carb fad has deprived a lot of people of the benefits of…

The science is not failing you and don't listen to those espousing ditching cardio -- sheesh, whole lot of 'ex - spurts' here!!! I've lost 52lbs since I started and I've done it based on MFP's system not TDEE (which many here are trying to tell you to do). Both systems work if you stick to them but don't expect a whole lot…

Oh how I've eaten my share!

Tell your dad he is an A-Hole and most likely the reason you must now work so hard to get healthy and feel better. Oh how I want to smash (Hulk Smash!) people like that!!!!!! Most often those of us who have eaten too much for too long do so for reasons like which you describe and while I WILL NOT use an excuse for my own…

I might add that I stay away from the usual high fat monsters and high simple carb foods. eating ice cream is not what I'd call 'healthy eating' (specially since it's 'bulked' up with wood fiber -- I know, i used to work in a pulp mill that made the stuff) and sugar. I stay away from refined/processed foods as much as…

I am a routine eater and use my daily food routine to hit my macro's more often then not. Breakfast: oatmeal, bran or cracked wheat, chia, granola, honey or agave (not always), milk (not always), coffee with cream and agave or honey. Example: 1/4cup cracked wheat, 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/3rd cup granola, 1 scoop chia, 1/3cup…

Great job!!! I love these stories!

Here is my example: I'm 48yrs old, male, weight 230lbs and my BMR is 2080.55. I work from home on a computer all day so my Daily caloric needs are: 2080.55 (BMR) * 1.2 (sedentary) = 2496.66 calories per day. For me to lose 2lbs per week I need to eat 1496 calories per day, every day, unless I workout and burn off some…

Actually eating BMR rather than daily caloric needs should technically result in weight loss -- albeit SLOW weight loss that's likely prone to be depressing and not work too well with most. Then eating back exercise cals would be ok as long as you actually recorded them accurately (do you have a heart rate monitor?) and of…

LOL I married up! :D My wife is amazing (not just the way she looks) and I'm the first to admit that I'm a lucky guy!