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Definitely do not run today. Give yourself a few days to recover and ask your trainer to step it back a notch. Being sore is great, but unable to get off the couch without assistance is not normal. Good luck!

Actually, I find that it is close. I use a HRM when I do cardio and the calorie burn I get from the machines is typically close to what my monitor says. The calorie burn in the MFP database is pure fiction.

An app to do what?

This is not how MPF is intended to work. I will not recreate the wheel as there are 100s of threads on this.

I have a HRM also, which I find more closely agrees with what the machines say, versus what MFP says. MFP's numbers are very high. If you don't have a HRM, I'd tend to favor the machines.

I have the same one and that seems a little high. What was your average heart rate? What does the MFP default say for calories burned?

I agree. The bottled, sweetened green tea is garbage. I admit, I like the taste of plain hot green tea, or the fruit infused versions, but feel free to add your own honey and/or lemon. As someone else mentioned, if you don't like the taste, don't drink it. Good luck!

I'm not familiar with that workout, but it's always best to err on the conservative side. Your best bet is to get your hands on a good heart rate monitor so you will know for sure how many calories you are burning. Good luck!

Much like couscous, quinoa will taste like what ever you season it with or put in it.

If you are breast-feeding, I suggest checking with your doctor about your calorie intake.

It will be less motivating to weigh yourself daily when things slow down... and they will slow down. If you can deal with the daily fluctuations that will happen and are normal, then fine. If you weigh yourself on a weekly basis, same day, same time, you are more likely to see an overall loss from the prior week. Good luck!

To be honest, it's a pain in the *kitten* to get there. We are all really busy and a lot of the time, something else has to give to make time for this, but so be it. It's that important that you need to rearrange your schedule to ensure that there is time. Ultimately, once you start seeing results, it gets easier. Good…

Great advice! I'd add that if you have a weakness for ice cream, just don't keep it around. When my wife and I are in the mood for ice cream, we go to a local ice cream parlor and have some. If we had a pint of Ben & Jerry's in the freezer, it wouldn't be there very long. Don't worry about one day, it'll be fine. Good luck!

So, unfortunately, you did not lose 7 pounds of fat overnight! It's not uncommon for weight to fluctuate several pounds from day to day, but if you changed your diet suddenly, it's likely that most of that 7 is water. That's not a bad thing... 7 pounds is 7 pounds. Just don't be disappointed when things even out and your…

Yes it's been asked before! It is totally up to you. The general recommendation is that you weigh and record once per week, same day and first thing in the morning. Daily weigh-ins will reflect fluctuations which can be several pounds and this can be frustrating. Good Luck!

Yes, if you are lifting/strength training, you should have a high protein meal shortly after. If that is not possible, a protein bar can suffice.

Hmm.... lots of big words. I'll have to get back to you on this.

Point taken. I won't click on the Recent Posts tab.

BINGO!

I use a Polar HRM. I really don't know what you mean when you say "if factors in a 70". Factors it in how?

You should be starting light and perfecting your form before adding any more weight. I suggest either following one of the programs mentioned above, or scheduling a couple of sessions with a personal trainer. Good luck!

If I don't have a sustained heart rate of at least 125 bpm, I don't count it as cardio. This is my rule, so take it for what it's worth. To me the point of logging cardio is to ensure that you eat back the burned calories. I've done my share of vacuuming and I really can't see having a bigger dinner because I vacuumed the…

It's important to have sodium in your diet, but too much is bad for you. In addition to causing you to retain water, it impacts your heart and blood pressure. I view my sodium goal really as the upper limit and I try not to exceed it. While the water weight gain is temporary, if you are weighing yourself, you will become…

I hope you are Overweight very soon! Congratulations!

I don't think that anyone could really answer that question without a lot more information, but keep in mind that a healthy weekly weight loss would be between 1 and 2 pounds, probably closer to 1. I don't know how you have set up your MFP settings, but I suggest setting a 1 pound per week goal and follow the recommended…

I love them and usually eat 1 every day, but they are high in sugar and carbs. Perhaps that is why your friend was told to avoid them.

How many miles are you riding? How intense of a ride? That seems like a LOT of calories.

If you can fit a workout in, that's never a bad idea. If not, like someone else said, it's only a day. Tomorrow is a new one. Good luck!

You have set an extremely ambitious goal for yourself and I am not overly optimistic when you state that you can't find the motivation to exercise. You need to revise your goal or find time to exercise. Everyone on here who works full time has the same issue. I personally take about 30 minutes at lunch for a walk on most…

That is not an efficient way to do either a cardio or strength workout. For cardio, you want to have an extended period with your heart rate elevated (60 - 80% of your maximum heart rate). On the strength side, although I'm a newbie myself, you want to have at least 30 minutes focusing on a particular area of the body.…