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In order to get to the next level you have to beat the boss of this level.

^This Not so much this. I have found that MapMyRun (same people as MapMyFitness) way overestimates my calorie burn, more than MFP by quite a bit -- a hundred to hundreds of cals depending on the length of my workout. You can use MFPs estimates for calories burned but only eat back half of them.

I gained 6 lbs just before mine this past month and then lost them directly afterwards. Sooo frustrating! Don't let it get you down, though, stalls and even gains around TOM are completely normal.

When my PT noticed my newfound upper arm definition and asked if I had "cleaned up my diet." ETA: That was this morning.

ran 36 minutes including 5 1 min intervals at 1 min/mile below race pace. lifted for about 30 minutes.

29 and I don't even consider running my primary mode of exercise...

Usually at my gym there's a good mix of people in the free weight section: mostly men but some women, old and young of both genders. This morning the bro concentration rose above critical and weights were dropping, bouncing, and flying all over the place, as loudly as possible. It made it very hard to concentrate on what I…

You might want to ask your questions in the IF group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/49-intermittent-fasting.

This. This. This.

9/1 -- run 90 min 9/2 -- run 35 min, lift 40 min = 75 min 9/3 -- kickboxing 50 min, bike 120 min = 170 min 9/4 -- run 35 min, lift 40 min = 75 min 9/5 -- kickboxing 50 min 9/6 -- lift 40 min, kickboxing 50 min = 90 min Total so far 550 min, 890 to go...

I was wondering the same thing, so thanks for asking!

Log your food for the day in the morning. Then you will see how many calories you have left over for treats.

Good idea. Let's all switch to beer! Fizzy, cold, tasty. No caffeine, but you can't have everything.

I'm in again. August was good. 9/1 -- run 90 min 9/2 -- run 35 min, lift 40 min = 75 min 9/3 -- kickboxing 50 min, bike 120 min = 170 min 9/4 -- run 35 min, lift 40 min = 75 min Total so far 410 min, 1030 to go...

-- break through my OHP stall - I'm stuck at 50 lbs -- squat 120 with good form (did 5 x 5 @ 95 today) -- deadlift 130 (did 1 x5 @ 115 today) -- get closer to figuring out what's going on with my weight/what maintenance calories are going to be for me.

Heh. Heh heh heh. Heh. <My inner Beavis (or Butthead)>

8/1 -- run 30 min, lift 30 min = 60 min 8/2 -- rest 8/3 -- run 105 min 8/4 -- rest 8/5 -- run 30 min 8/6 -- bike 105 min 8/7 -- run 40 min, lift 30 min = 70 min 8/8 -- kickboxing 50 min 8/9 -- lift 30 min, kickboxing 50 min = 80 min 8/10 -- bike 230 min 8/11 -- lift 30 min, run 30 min = 60 min 8/12 -- run 75 min 8/13 --…

Lol. Sometimes the owl is very appropriate.

Ditto on #2. If I don't deadlift in the cage, I will be deadlifitng on top of someone. Not cool. I also do my OHP in the cage. It's fine to do some pushups or whatever while you're resting for your next set, but... No curls in the cage. Ever.

There was a thread about Chipotle on here recently...

I'm also just crazy hungry this week. I decided to try to eat at maintenance and I gained 5 pounds in one week! I was just one pound from my goal weight going into the week <tear>. I know this is water, glyogen, etc. and also probably TOM-related, but it's driving me kind of nuts. And I'm still *really* hungry. I've been…

+1 This is such a wonderful, warm reply. And true, too.

Um, if you're a 55 year old guy with bad cholesterol and a family history of heart disease, you should go to the ER. If you're a 25 year old woman with no medical problems, you should just slow down. So it all kind of depends on context...

The question I have about awareness is, are people actually more aware of what ALS is or what it means to be diagnosed with it, or are they just aware that there are a bunch of people dumping ice water over their heads in the name of something called ALS? I don't know much about the foundation this campaign is raising…

8/1 -- run 30 min, lift 30 min = 60 min 8/2 -- rest 8/3 -- run 105 min 8/4 -- rest 8/5 -- run 30 min 8/6 -- bike 105 min 8/7 -- run 40 min, lift 30 min = 70 min 8/8 -- kickboxing 50 min 8/9 -- lift 30 min, kickboxing 50 min = 80 min 8/10 -- bike 230 min 8/11 -- lift 30 min, run 30 min = 60 min 8/12 -- run 75 min 8/13 --…

I still do lots of cardio because I enjoy it, not to lose more weight since I'm pretty much in maintenance. I tend to do it on off-days or after I lift to minimize the impact on my lifting.

Lol. I think that's a mesa.

8/1 -- run 30 min, lift 30 min = 60 min 8/2 -- rest 8/3 -- run 105 min 8/4 -- rest 8/5 -- run 30 min 8/6 -- bike 105 min 8/7 -- run 40 min, lift 30 min = 70 min 8/8 -- kickboxing 50 min 8/9 -- lift 30 min, kickboxing 50 min = 80 min 8/10 -- bike 230 min 8/11 -- lift 30 min, run 30 min = 60 min 8/12 -- run 75 min 8/13 --…

You can also let it sit for 5 minutes and then freeze it. Tasty and ice-cream like, then.

Protein powder orange chocolate "mousse:" 1/2 scoop ON Platinum hydro-builder chocolate protein powder 2 tsp cocoa powder 1/3 c plain fat-free yogurt 1 packet Trader Joe's Effervescent Orange (vitamin drink mix, like EmergenC) Mix the first three things together -- may need a little water to get the consistency right, then…