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Thanks for the posts!

I read it a few years ago. I found the information interesting, but not all that helpful for me. The theme seemed to be if you just restrict fat, sugar, and salt, your eating habits will somehow self correct, which was not the case for me (I always ate healthy, I just always overrate). While I think that certain foods give…

Sweet potatoes are very healthy. Regardless, as long as you stay in a calorie deficit, it doesn't matter if you eat starchy food or not.

1. Divide the minutes you were walking by 60 to convert it to hours. e.g 40 mins / 60 min/hr = .667 hours 2. Divide the distance (in miles) you walked by time (in hours) to get mph. E.g. 2 miles/0.667 hours = 3 mph

Losing weight is easy, keeping it off is the hard part. To lose weight, you only need to be vigilant about your calories in vs calories out in the short term. To maintain, you have to be vigilant indefinitely.

5k is a short enough distance you can run on an empty stomach without much of a problem. I usually try to eat a banana before my early AM runs (~5k), and that gets me through just fine. I've also noticed that I run about a min/mile slower in the early AM, compared to PM runs (for what that's worth).

Don't reduce time spent exercising, trade out some cardio for strength training, and increase calories to maintain.

As long as you are logging what you eat, there is no such thing as a cheat day. You either end up over or under for any given day or week. Consequences are easily calculated.

I have the FT4 and love it. I use it primarily for running. It would work just as we'll for cycling. I'm not sure it would be worth wearing for weight lifting though, no HRM would give you an accurate calorie burn estimate for that.

IMO it's actually easier to lose weight without excersizing (personally, I'd rather just not eat an extra 300 calories, than burn 300 calories with exercise). The purpose of exercise isn't really to lose weight; it's to improve health and fitness. It's important (almost everyone SHOULD be exercising), but for different…

I live in Texas and jog outside in the summer. Trick is to wear sweat wicking clothes (no cotton), and stay out of the sun. Ideally I try to wait until it's in the low 90s, no earlier than 15 minutes before sunset, and try to be back before it gets too dark. It's not ideal, but it works.

I grill salmon and chicken seasoned with "kickin chicken."

Jogging for me is like corn torillas. Something I always hated in my youth, and I now can't get enough of. Start by getting a walking course down, then add in spurts of slow jogging. If you can only go for 20 seconds, fine. Next day try to go for 21. The trick is to always progress. It won't be long before you can jog a…

First make sure you are calculating calorie burn correctly. Apps will usually overestimate because they don't subtract out the calories you would have burned had you not exercised during that time. My HRM seems to grossly overestimate my calorie burn (I think because I have a high max heart rate, and my cardio zone is much…

It doesn't matter as long as you are consistent. Your lowest weight of the day is normally in the morning, after going to the bathroom (#1 and #2 if possible), and before eating. That's when I like to do my weigh in (naked). I usually weigh myself most mornings but only log my weight once a week (on Mondays).

I would recommend setting your net calorie limit a little higher than what you feel comfortable maintaining, but low enough to still provide a minimum 250 calorie a day deficit (half a pound a week). Don't limit yourself, e.g., if you can handle 1200 net calories a day, don't be afraid to do it. You may find that as you…

Just finished another run (same course as before) where my average HR was 181, with a peak at 193. Based on my "perceived exertion" I'm guessing my max HR is around 220.

I just wanted to follow-up post on this, in case anyone else has similar issues. After taking it bit easy for a week and a half I was pretty much recovered. Recovery involved the typical RICE stuff (Rest Ice Compression Elevate), and I also did a lot of stretching and squats/lunges to strengthen my quads and hamstring.…

At 5' 5" a "healthy" weight range would be 111-150 lbs, based on BMI standards. If it were me, and I couldn't seem to get below the high end of the healthy weight range without making myself miserable, I'd probably just be happy with that, and try to maintain.

I try to stay away from processed foods. I can't stand lean cuisines. Not that they taste bad, but they leave me feeling starving. I feel more satisfied if I cook my own meals using whole foods.

Since starting 4 months ago, I've lost on average 3 lbs a week with a net average of 1700 calories a day. Currently, I'm losing an average of 2-lbs a week, at that same net calorie level.

My standby office lunch is a deli sliced turkey sandwich w/ a slice of cheddar on whole wheat bread, with a cup of carrots, an apple, and a banana. I toast the bread at work before assembling. Usually around 600 calories total, and gives you one veggie and two fruit servings for the day.

I would not eat a week-old hard boiled egg. Try making them twice a week. Spacing 3-4 days would be safer.

If you could take all of the benefits from exercise, condense it into a pill form, it would be the wonder drug of all time. I wouldn't stress about joining a gym at this point, especially if you have a history of injury. Walking is pretty low impact, easy, and free, and just happens to be phenomenal exercise. Exercise is…

Having trouble meeting your net calorie goal due to lack of appetite is one of those good problems to have if you are trying to diet. I would listen to your body, and continue to log everything. Make sure you are being accurate (weigh, measure, etc.), and don't worry about your daily net as much as your weekly net. If you…

If you are exercising more and eating less calories than you were before, assuming you were previously maintaining your weight, you will start to lose weight, that's just a fact. If you start a new exercise routine, especially if you were previously sedentary, your body will retain additional water the first couple of…

Soup tends to be filling due to the broth. You'd get the same effect if you drank a complete glass of water with a solid meal. A soup diet may help with appetite suppression, but it's still all about calories in/out, no matter which way you slice it.

Eating slowly just gives your brain some additional time to realize you are sated. If you know exactly how much you are going to eat in a particular meal before starting (and you should if you are dieting), then it doesn't matter. If you scarf it, you may feel "hungry" when you finish, but give it 20 minutes, and you'll…

For losing 28 lbs, I wouldn't do it any faster than 1-lb a week. I'd slow down to 1/2 lb a week for the last 10 lbs.