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I tried jumping rope but I was not coordinated enough to do it. I could never get more than one jump before I got tangled up in the rope.

Eat lots of crisp raw veggies. Get lots of fiber and lots of protein. This lets you feel full on fewer calories, and stays with you longer. And remember, 1200 is your NET calories, not your TOTAL calories. Don't starve yourself. That is self-defeating in the long run.

Some carbs (such as simple sugar) have large glycemic effects and other carbs (such as fiber) don't. People on low-net-carb diets often subtract out the carbs that do not affect glycemic levels. In your case, someone who eats that product and is on some low-net-carb diet has input an entry that removes the sugar alcohols…

I cut them to 2.4 ounces, wrap in aluminum foil, and bake. Then I toss them all into the fridge. As a snack, I just eat them cold.

Today's tip on how to turbo-charge your workout: Get chased by a bear!

I don't consider it a snack. I have a meal at 5pm, and another meal at 7pm. A big chunk of my daily calories occur in the afternoon / evening. Once I see it as a meal, then I plan it as a meal and take into account my macros. If I am going to have 300 or 400 calories, then I would rather have some main course (beef,…

This was an episode of The Simpsons. Homer needed to lose weight but couldn't. So instead, the doctor fattened him up so he could have the surgery. But your friend was really saying that she doesn't have the willpower to lose weight. It was not a comment about you; it was a comment about her own weakness. There is no need…

Don't go to the places where you don't want to be. Skip the gym. Skip the pool. Go for a walk around the block. Later, you can walk around it twice. You can walk around it faster. You can walk around 2 blocks. You can walk up and down some stairs. Walking is a wonderful way to get started. Walk in the park. Walk up and…

Iowa native, but lived all over, currently in Las Vegas. Pop Dagwood or Hero Sandwich both Lightning Bugs and Fireflies Davenport, not couch or sofa

When I had lost 18 pounds, even *I* didn't notice it. No one else commented until I had lost about 40 pounds, and then the query was "Did you lose a little weight?" By that time, I needed new pants unless I wanted to look like those younger guys who wear their pants down at their knees.

Graham crackers crumbled into a bowl with milk. I would eat a whole box of graham crackers in one sitting. Blocks of cheese. I can eat a half pound of sharp cheddar in one sitting. Donuts. Muffins. Ice Cream. Bagels. Chips. Cake. Pie. The usual suspects.

Wildebeast. Gazelle. Shark. Saber tooth tiger. Woolly mammoth. I think those are all paleo-friendly. Of course, it helps if you live in a place where you can hunt them. I can't hunt any of that near me, so I often buy a bunch of protein sources and bake them all on the weekend and put them in Ziploc bags. One weekend, I…

I've gotta go with Super Kate because she can hit the high notes. http://www.myfitnesspal.com//OperationSuperKate

A friend of mine had the opposite experience. Her nutritionist suggested that she should eat pork rinds as a snack. When she mentioned it to me, I was shocked because I thought they were just junk fund. But after she read the label, she realized that her nutritionist was giving her some advice she might use. So…

When you exercise, MFP allows you more calorie consumption, so it automatically scales up all of your macro and micro goals at the same time -- more calories, more carbs, more protein, more sugar, more sodium, more fiber, etc. On days with no exercise, all of your targets are lower; on days with exercise, all of your…

Does one of you understand the science of weight loss better than the other? (My guess is that YOU do!) Does one of you understand what the "normal" weight is for your height? (My guess is that YOU do!) Does one of you need to disregard the other one's opinion? (My guess is that YOU do!)

Your boyfriend should run behind you and hold your hair!

Stuff that is easy to clean. Better yet, stuff that cleans itself. I HATE cleaning kitchen gadgets.

When the TDEE calculators ask about life style, you should just include your sex life. That's why I always answer "sedentary." :tongue:

Most bodyweight calculators give a range. E.g., I'm 5' 10" and the normal range for my height seems to be about 135 to 170. So if I were at 174 (not there yet!), I would not think of myself as 4 pounds overweight. I would instead think about how much muscle I have relative to how much fat. If I have more muscle, then I aim…

I usually try a whole lot of little amounts of stuff I do not normally eat. I figure they probably have nutrients that I don't normally get, so even if I go over on my calories on one meal, I think I probably make up for it nutritionally. Also remember it takes 3500 excess calories to gain one pound, so unless you really…

Government should mandate the death penalty for MFP trolls.

Just get up RIGHT NOW go for a walk around the block. Tomorrow, go for a walk around the block. The day after that, go for a walk around the block. If you keep doing that, you will find yourself walking a little faster, and then one day, you will just decide to walk around the block twice. Keep it up. You will eventually…

I prefer to think of the problem as poor portion control. That makes the solution simple: better portion control. I try to buy things that are already portioned correctly, or that can easily be portioned correctly. A half gallon of ice cream has no obvious portion, so I binge on it. But a Lean Cuisine dinner is already one…

Step 1: Track everything. When you track everything, you can start to see exactly what your consumption patterns are. Step 2: Make small, simple changes. With your tracking, you will see some places where you can make a few simple and easy adjustments that might make a big difference. For example, one pat of butter is…

400 calories is about 1/9 of a pound,or about 2 ounces. If you lost 2 ounces of water while sweating, they could reasonably claim that the pod's effects on your weight equate to burning 400 calories.

Your boyfriend should do this on Valentine's Day.

Cheseburger and Fries

Hulk

For years, the more I worked out, the fatter I got. After working out, I was starving, and would eat a ton of food, confident that I was burning it off. Once I started counting calories, I realized that I was eating back about 3x my exercise calories. Exercise alone, without knowing about consumption, made me fatter. If…