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Well done sir! Solid sustained effort, excellent reward!

I agree.. being under calories should be something other then green. The green/red just comes off as a binary Good/Bad when actuality is otherwise. If this really really bothers you, I can put together a greasemonkey userscript that will change the color of the bar. Maybe the bar should gradually transition colors when…

I'm 5'11". A year ago I was 260. Food - This one is really a personality thing more then anything. People (male or female) may take advice and follow instructions, or they may resent it and fight it. I'm more of a kid in that I tend to do whatever you tell me not to do. If your boyfriend is serious about this and wants to…

When I first started out, I initially cut out soda, and just kept with plain cold water and coffee. On the coffee front, I switched out regular sugar for sweet and low. Then, a full month later, I tried a soda. A mountain dew. It was so thick sugary sweet that it made me kind of ill. I started trying the diet sodas and…

I feel dirty if my workout didn't leave me dirty. Don't let the weather stop you. Rain just means your more wet then simple sweat.

If it were me, I would ignore MFP and it's 1200 calorie baseline and stick with science. I would look at my gender, my height, and current weight. Then I would learn about BMR and TDEE, and calculate them out to see what my body NEEDS, and what it can WITHSTAND for reasonable losses. For some people, reasonable losses is…

It would depend on what you weigh now, and how serious you are about either gains or losses over that period of time. Ignoring your friends wedding, how much effort are you going to commit to over the course of a year for yourself? According to your profile, you claim you have 80 pounds to go (5 pounds lost). Or is it 70…

I've got to chime in here and agree with this... I found that I can eat pretty much anything I want, as long as I watch my overall calories. Some days I'll be over my calories, and others I'll be under, but in general, my moving average is close to my targets. My body ends up with cravings for "good" and "junk" foods, and…

Meh.. Dr. Oz is a flake. My advice to you is to not watch that show. I know you didn't ask for the advice, so feel free to tell me to butt out, but I suspect that deep down you know its true.. watching that show is a waste of time that could be better spent doing anything else (cleaning the house, going out for a run,…

I disagree with this. They care about your health in the same way that cigarette manufacturers and the general health (not to be confused with fitness) industry (big pharma, health insurance, hospitals, etc) does. That is, no self-respecting business wants their clients to get unhealthy and die off. They want their…

I don't have much problem eating at restaurants. But nearly everything I order ends up being modified. I often order sandwiches without the condiments. Sauces that are fat/sugar based are akin to drinking calories IMHO and add minimal taste explosion for the calories they take up. I'd rather enjoy a snack later.. When it…

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^^^^ this is rediculous. I'd stick with the 1200 if you feel fine with it. If you're hungry, go up to 1350, but meticulously track (and weigh with a food scale) for accuracy. There's no reason to go up to 1500, and likewise no rational reason to be wary about 1200 despite MFP and the mythical warnings about "starvation…

Please tell me you're trolling. Obviously you are either very old, or grew up in a very secluded area to not have the concept of either "free" refills or all you can eat buffets (started over 200 years ago). The reason fast food joints offer free refills is because its more cost effective and gives the impression that…

1 x Filet-o-Fish with cheese but no tarter sauce 2 x Bag of Apple Slices 1 x Side Salad, no dressing. 1 x Diet Coke or Minute Maid Light Lemonade

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Your body will tell you if its too intense. If its too intense, its unsustainable and you are pushing your limits. if you don't listen to your body and blow a heart valve, lung, vessel, etc, then that's not good. if you are uncertain, then consult with your physician prior to starting a new program.

Sounds like this guy is a tool. Good luck.

Controlled Breathing To me, this is more important then worrying about breathing through your nose vs your mouth when starting out. It took me 3 weeks of running before I learned this. The key for me was figuring out the sweet spot that was the fastest I could go, without slowing down. Consider the following...ignoring…

Woohoo! Sometimes it feels great to be "overweight" !

There are so many ways this topic could be responded to after a review of your other postings, so I will simply say that I enjoy unique snowflakes. Good luck.

- Bowl of Oatmeal (150 calories) - Banana (110 calories) - Pack of Lance Peanut Butter Crackers (190)

MFP so grossly overestimates calorie burn that I'm surprised when people who exercise and track here are successful. It usually requires some modifications to keep things on track.. For example, here's my exercise from this morning.. For a 13.1 mile run, at a weight of about 185 .... The calorie burn of 2378 is what MFP…

I believe your numbers put you just barely on the underweight side. But BMI can be misleading. As yourself seems to believe and others are indicating, you appear to exhibit anorexic conditions. Seeking medical help with this should be on your list of things to consider. Or, you could just ignore it and keep doing what…

Make sure you're getting adequate time for recovery, and have proper shoes. If you've got both of these and routinely have knee issues, it may be necessary to spend some significant time in the gym on both the elliptical (low impact cardio) and strength machines focused on strengthehing your calves, quads, hips and torso.…

I started with MFP in June of last year as a smoker at 260 pounds. I did the C25K and ran my first 5K in August, and at this point I was down to 225 pounds Less than a week after that 5K, I quit smoking under the hopes that it would allow me to regulate air better for improved running times, and of course the health…

I started in the spring (June) of last year with the C25K app. I wrestled with that (it has bugs that start a few weeks that persist to the end) and AccuTrainer (lets you train by time or by distance) and by the end I think I had switched to just using RunKeeper because it supports custom training plans and has the audio…

I don't cut anything entirely from my diet, but I do refrain from eating treats and things as often. I make sure I log everything so that I'm accountable to myself. This is also good to look back on the days eating and realize - OMG, I ate that much junk? I need to eat better, and this mentally sticks with me for the next…

Between the fitbit and the loop, I would take the loop. The advantage of the fitbit is going to be integration though, so if you want to use its default data and have it talk to MFP then this is likely what you want. This was a big deal to me when I first got on MFP, but since all the calories for activities are out of…

Do you have the 220s or the 240s? I've had the 240s since September and so far sweat (and rain and snow) hasn't caused them to fail. I've just assumed them to be a consumable and when they go I'll likely replace with the same unless something better/cheaper comes out. What symptom are yours experiencing that I should look…