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To further support Ana and my argument: http://exercise.about.com/cs/weightloss/a/toning.htm

If you're not eating the calories to put on the mass, and you're not working with weights that are challenging your muscles, you won't "bulk up." Your weights are working more for a cardiovascular routine. Make sure you're still netting the right calories if you're working out as much as you do, and HYDRATE!

Rebel is on the money. Ex. 1 breadstick from olive garden is 150 cal, whereas a 4oz piece of grilled chicken breast is usually around the same, if not maybe a bit lower. What will get you on chicken is breaded/fried/etc etc. Easy on the cheese as mentioned, too. Personally, I go chicken with many dining choices just…

Easy to tell the difference.. nice work, keep it up

Yea that's a drag, used to get that and thigh rash all the time in the Marines; just had to remember to use lotion on my inner thighs before running. Some of the other posts like bandaids or vaseline would probably help too.

It does use a pull-up bar, and they show multiple ways to use the bar if you don't want to free-hang, such as the resistance bands, or assisted pull-ups where all you need is a chair. They recommend a mat and some push-up bars too, but I didn't really use the program all the way through; just tweaked the principles and…

If your goal is 1600 and you know you're burning 300 in exercise, you'll probably be ok, but burning any more than that and you probably need to be eating them back. One thing I know is when I exercise and work out, I'm hungry a LOT, so if you're feeling hungry most of the time when you're exercising, your body is probably…

I agree with rfcollins; many sources out there that state fad diets are exactly that: fads. I've lost over 30 pounds just watching my calories. The only people I see messin around with carbs are bodybuilders. All you should have to worry about is putting good, quality, fulfilling calories in your stomach and stick to your…

I think the prior posts already hit it.. the more fit you are, the slower the weight loss will become. Another thing to consider is the type of exercise you're doing and the level of exertion you give. Also, keep in mind that if you're exercising 1-2 hours/day, that could be an additional 400-800 calories you need to eat a…

I'm 28 right now and have never been a super-strong runner. Max 3mi (5k) in the military was around 19:45ish. I just ran a little under 24min a couple weeks ago, and I haven't done much endurance cardio in the last 4 months. I can warm up at 6mph, which translates to a 30min 5k, but that pace is VERY light in my opinion,…

what erickirb said.....

Mind as well get the bang for your buck. Beer adds a lot of extra calories real quick, and Select 55 or Michelob Ultra mind as well be labeled Avian. I include alcohol in my daily limit, and make sure I drink in moderation. Calories are calories. Burn them off. As far as health effects as you were asking, I didn't quite…

For lack of academic resources, here's a link to webmd about the yolk containing much of the nutrients. Yes, the whites have much of the protein, but at 70cal/egg, one or two every other day is not a significant source of calories to where you have to deprive yourself of any flavor whatsoever.…

Here's another link from the CDC for your body weight. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/results_normal.html?pounds=125&inches=62 I think you're just fine.

If you moderate your running, why not go 2-a-day and it won't interfere with P90X schedule? Kind of time consuming, but if you go for a light jog in the morning and do P90X in the evening, that should give you plenty of time to recover throughout the day. There's no rules saying you HAVE to do ONLY one or the other. Do…

I agree with the previous posts about your NET calories need to be above 1200. If you're eating 1200 and working off 200, you're only netting 1000 calories, which is possibly not enough to keep your metabolism from slowing down. Also, what kind of intervals are you weighing yourself? Your weight fluctuates too much from…

Gingers... lmao!!

Work out whenever you want. Personally I HATE the mornings, and never enjoyed it throughout the Marine Corps. If you're worrying about nutrition and exercise, when running in the morning, eating anything before we ran made me sick, and drinking too much water just made me want to pee on the run, which isn't exactly…

There's also a free program called GIMP; do a google search for that or "GNU image manipulation program." Kind of a bare-bones Photochop, but without the $xxx price tag, but it gets the job done. You have to open a new image, drag in the photos you want, and crop it down to whatever your desired size, but it's pretty handy…

Disclaimer: The following may be TMI for some people.. lol First of all, a half-gallon of water never hurt nobody, so drink away! But a good indicator of your level of hydration would be the color of your urine. The clearer, the better. Feel free to google "hydration indicator" to verify... I have experienced…

Most recommendations generally lean towards weighing yourself in the morning as your metabolism has been working overnight, and you haven't eaten anything for the day yet. Weighing yourself every day can be deceiving, as many factors can swing your weight 3-5 pounds on any given day. Once or twice a week should be suffice.…

You're probably going to be hungry at first as your body adjusts to cutbacks in calories. I like yogurt, peanuts, wheat thins, apples and other fruits... small stuff here and there that helps fill the gap between main meals. Hopefully you meet your calorie goals and not cut back too much that your body slows down your…

The right way to do it would be to get a heart rate monitor and search the forums or google on how to accurately calculate the amount of calories burned. Either way, 10-minute this or that isn't going to burn much of anything, so I'd almost recommend against just using a general aerobic burn. I'd hate to see you sabotage…

Not sure about the green tea, but if it doesn't contribute to being over your calorie intake for the day, tea party it up! Diet pills? Save your $$ and buy good, healthy food and stay away from the fast food. Honestly, I think 30lbs is kind of pushing it for 8 weeks of healthy weight loss, since most of the recommendations…

Welcome to the site. I agree; entering your food on an app and being able to scan bar codes is AWESOME. I could never drive myself to get a notepad and jot down what I ate, go search how much calories it was, and add it up at the end of the day. Way too much effort. Same thing happened to me when I started using the app -…

It should be a crime the way it costs so much more to eat food that isn't total crap for you. My mom actually just helped me lower my grocery bills by going through all the fliers and finding the best deals, and taking them to Walmart since they will price-match everything except other store coupons. I'm a bachelor, so…