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For me (and at 47 my knowledge of workouts goes back a few decades and things change so take this for what it's worth) I found 5 set pyramids to be the best. I typically worked out either heavy or light depending on what I was working at the time (heavy to bulk up and light to cut up). My puyramids generally took this…

Usually when this happens to me (like it has lately but not as bad as sometimes previously) look more closely at protein intake and my cardio routine. For me it's almost always after a particularly tough cardio session or two and when I wake up and realize what's going on I splurge a little on those days and try to…

Mine is open and while I'm not a vegetarian my first two meals of the day are pretty much ;) Though you might find my meals boring! lol Mostly whole grains....feel free to day and peruse.

MFP seems to start out around 50% carbs and 15% protein leaving the rest for fats (35%) if memory serves. Personally, because I know you must get a lot more fiber then most think (women 25 men 38g) carbs must be a large part of your diet and in mine it's 55% (I usually run 50-55%) but they are mostly complex carbs. My…

At nearly 48 (less then a month away) I eat 50-55% of my daily calories in carbs. Almost all the carbs I eat are whole grains (complex) and high in fiber which really helps....but then unlike my days in the gym today I spend a LOT of time either walking, doing pole to pole runs (100 yard jog, 100 yard walk -- usually the…

When I tell people about my days of bodybuilding and eating over 500 grams of protein a day they usually thought I was insane :) but then I was the biggest guy in the gym (without drugs thank you very much). Pete Grymkowski (sp) talks about this in his Body Building Encyclopedia from Golds Gym and I can attest that if…

Whole grains are cards -- try to get all your carbs (or most) with whole grains not simple carbs (which are the ones most think of when they say carbs). A craving for sweets is often an indicator of too low a protein intake -- up your protein and that might ease a lot.

change the goals yourself -- why let MFP set the mins for you when you can adjust them? It sets fiber too low and protein for anyone working out too low and it sets Sodium too high for anyone with high bp etc. So, go in and let it set the goals, then go back and adjust them youself. I set my protein at 25% of daily caloric…

Breakfast -- it fuels my day! I eat a lot of whole grains for breakfast and then work in my protein during snack times (I often snack between meals unless I'm not doing any cardio or working out (which I have yet to get back to).

I would argue that there is nothing wrong with you ;) indeed I'd say your body is performing exactly the way it's supposed to. Having said that: the problem is the food itself. Most of it ISN'T. The issue is that the foods you can buy in today's 'super' markets is often processed and lacking in nutrients so the body craves…

I work from home and often cook but we tend to eat mostly the same things as well as left overs. I find the trick for me is to religiously have that big salad before dinner (2-3 cups with only 80 cal dressing that I measure out) -- this helps me to not eat so much of whatever we're having but we've changed our eating as a…

Agreed. I tend to do the same thing and often check my dietary fiber and protein to see where they are at as well as my sodium -- that way I can adjust as needed.

THIS! I have done that also and it's awesome :D Glad I'm not the only one ;)

Get the movie 'Hungry for Change'! It will explain much of the issue you have and it is completely normal! In essence you are biologically programmed to NOT keep the weight off BUT you can change that. To effect this you can't lose wait on fad diets but rather must change the way you think about food (it isn't for…

Only time I don't is when I'm at our cabin and there is no internet. At those times I just try my best to NOT overeat! But If I do I note it on Monday when I weigh myself (I keep an offline log that I started before MFP).

I adjust my goals every 5 lbs I lose. Helps keep you inline with what's required to keep losing.

Great work! To lose that five pounds you need to eat 17500 calories less of burn off 17500 calories without eating it all back. Staying at one weight for three weeks is perfectly normal if you ask me! Just stick with it and you'll drop -- but always look at your log/diary during those three weeks and ask yourself: what did…

Tell yourself and your friends: I don't want that. The problem with friends is they can (specially guys I find) work to sabotage you and they think it's funny. STICK to your guns! and log your cals anyway -- be insistent. And if it matters a lot then don't go out so much ;) It's a life change that makes the weight come off…

I'd think vigorous myself. I bike regularly and my fastest pace (with intersections slowing me down) is 13mph. When in doubt, however, you can take the lower of the two (just add them both and then remove the higher one) or do an online search. Problem with stationary bikes is they have different levels of resistance I'm…

Normally (meaning when not doing a specific challenge etc) the body does need rest to recuperate and heal. When I was lifting there were times we'd go 7 days in a row for one week as a 'blast' week to really tear the body down but then we'd rotate back to a 5 day week to give the body two rest days. During that time I…

I believe you must think of it not as 'losing weight' but as 'changing your life'. Re-evaluate what it is in your life that is causing you to gain the weight back and take a closer look at how you lost the weight (fast weight loss and fad diets almost always end in gaining all the weight back plus some). Try first with…

OH lord -- time o bow out clearly. I never once said 'women don't enjoy sex'. Nor did I say 'women don't want sex'. You read into my posts far too much and clearly I need not continue.

You cannot have respect for a woman and be a misogamist. It is simply not within the scope of the words used. Just because I think it is 'lady like' to express the feelings some of the women here have (about NOT 'putting out') does not make me a misogamist -- again, you too don't understand the actually meaning of the…

Nonsense. I do no such thing. Rather, I'm honest about the male sex drive. It appears that many people today have no idea what the words and expressions they use even mean.

Not in the same way -- it is a male fantasy that women are driven to have sex as much as men are. In fact, testosterone, which is 10 times greater in men, is not being used as a way to INCREASE female sex drive. Doesn't mean some women don't have more then others but by and by most do not even come close to the male sex…

Using the word 'slut' is shaming. I merely stated that those ladies who were being up front and not 'putting out' (as some here put it) on a first date were, well, ladies. Those who do on the other hand are not 'ladies' in my book. Perhaps you do not understand the word Misogyny? I revere women, love my wife and daughters…

By your post I'm getting that you think that if you make mistakes when you are young then you should encourage your children to make the same mistakes later? That's silly. When I say "men are pigs" I'm being honest about the male sex drive. That's all. Anyone who thinks men don't want to have sex (almost all the time) with…

Bull crap. Suggesting that I hate women because I believe a lady doesn't have sex on the first date is childish and naive.

That's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying that I believe in honor and honesty and if you ABSOLUTELY do not want a relationship then be honest about it. People get hurt all to often because they date people that want sex and no recourse for their actions -- I'm just being honest here.

I think that men are more likely to just want sex so perhaps my statement needs a little clarification: men more likely just want sex and maybe a partner. I think women more likely want a partner and maybe sex ;) I think it's biological.