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I wouldn't worry. The Australian Institute of Sport recommends less than half the amount of protein you're talking about. They don't even recommend that much for elite athletes competing in "power sports" (well, their recommendation is 0.75g/pound for those people, but less than 0.4 for most people)…

As a vegan, the three nutrients you need to be careful of are B12, iron and calcium. Everything else is super easy and abundant in a healthy vegan diet. This ultra restriction you're going on makes things harder obviously. I wouldn't recommend it, but it probably wont cause too much trouble in just a month (obviously…

In layman's terms: you're right. There's no need to maintain strict macro ratios. Maaaaybe if you're an elite athlete with very tight biometric monitoring trying to eek out a 0.01s improvement in your race time then you'd care about the "perfect" diet. For the rest of us, 10%, 20%, 30%, whatever... calories in/out covers…

If you're breastfeeding you should definitely pay extra attention to that sort of thing and consult a doctor, but getting toxins out of the body is the role of the kidney - they mostly go down the toilet. Mammary glands don't have a role in eliminating waste. I would guess if your body has less toxicity, then your milk…

Sydney as well, though I was in Canberra for the last few years.

You're cutting maybe 10-15 years off your life. If you want to see your grandkids you need to get real. That's it. You can be thin even if you eat nothing but the Snickers. But you'll have high medical bills and die young.

In the last year I've only slept the whole night in the same bed as my girlfriend 1-2 times. Neither of us can ever get to sleep. She needs so many blankets I sweat to death, and she needs the windows closed and the fan off, so I suffocate. I've ended up sleeping on the floor a few times because it was more comfortable.…

Half of my friends seem to think I'm gay for counting calories. On the other hand, that's the half who now (at 30) are starting to get fat when they used to be lean. I don't usually tell people anymore unless I think they're potentially interested in doing it themselves. I usually just say something like "lifestyle change…

I burn a bit over 15 / min doing insanity. Workouts go for 40 mins (4 hours / week). That's basically my max burn rate for any time greater than about 10 mins. Obviously Insanity includes a warmup and stretch period of about 15 mins when my burn rate is lower, so for 25 mins I guess its higher, but I wouldn't want to do…

Thank you! Last year I reached my goal and tried to maintain and then over summer ended up putting on weight again and now I'm back at it. I'm about 3-4 weeks away from my goal again, and I'm starting to worry about what to do next. This is perfect, I've got it sorted. Weird how such a simple post can cause the epiphany.

You're absolutely right with both points. On average, if I'm not exercising I need about 90 calories per hour to sustain my lifestlye. If I exercise for an hour and the HRM tells me I use 600 calories, I really should only increase my food intake by 510 (as in, 600 minus what I was already counting for that hour: 90). That…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/279449-a-very-very-simple-thought-on-exercise-calories

Yes, I'm sure you're right. The human body has a lot of chemistry and bizzaro stuff going on that I can't begin to understand. But if calorie deficits account for, say, 90% of the story in most people, then focusing on other things but getting the calorie deficit wrong is probably a waste of time and effort and grief (for…

MFP is a great tool, and people can use it for a lot of different things, but basically you're right: if your goal is weight loss, and you don't fall into a specific minority with some unusual condition, then MFP is set up in a particular way that will maximise results. I don't know too much about insulin resistance. If…

I don't think its really going to matter if you're talking about 1 day a week when you do extra exercise. If you're having rest days, you'll probably go a bit over your calorie goal on those days, so it'll probably balance out a bit. You aren't going to have your metabolism crash through the floor, or suddenly canabolise…

I was 108kg (238lb) when I started uni. Got down to 72kg (159lb) the year after I finished. Have been around 75-85kg (165-187lb) most of the time since then. Right now, I guess I'm around 77-78kg, and I'd prefer to be 74-75kg. Expect I'll get there by the end of July, but staying there is the trick. I think I was around…

I've done a lot of yoga, pilates and taichi in classes over the past 2 years and I'd say at least half the people are overweight (obviously classes attract people trying to loose weight, right?) and there're always about 10-15% that are more so. I remember one women who was really overweight, but insanely flexible. I was…

You could ask them? If its a small town I guess they'd be happy to tell you the main ingredients, how much oil they use, and what the average portion size is. That'd be enough to get a ballpark figure of calories, even if you don't bother with other nutritional info.

hahaha.... "energy drinks!? Those are full of... LOOSER CALORIES!!" bwahahaha

The only thing to add to this, is that it also depends on the rest of your diet and lifestyle. If you've just eaten a salad with olives avocado and lots of flaxseed oil and maybe some nuts, the extra fat is just going to be converted to energy, since you'll already have met your fat requirements. But if you haven't eaten…

You beat me to it!!! (I wasn't going to put an awesome picture like that though, just the name)

The only way I can imagine a sauna aiding in FAT loss is if you love going to the gym because you get to have a sauna at the end of your workout. (obviously you will be 1kg lighter after sweating 1L, but you'll put that weight back on as soon as you eat/drink) [edit: I should add, this is a real way that a sauna might…

Hey, I'm from Canberra too. DIdn't know there were so many of us here!

I measure everything with a digital scale or a measuring cup (liquids only). The best thing about the digital scale is negative measurements: I can put the condiment jar on the scale and measure how much I remove, rather than trying to put toast on the scale and measure how much I add. Well, you can do that with an…

Agree with Chris re the breakfast thing. Breakfast isn't the most important meal of the day. Eating the right amount of quality food each day is the most important thing. There's no general rule about when you should do it (obviously different people may find different timing works well or not well for them, but that's up…

My girlfriend has very short hair, probably the typical length of a man's hair, or maybe just a bit longer. I think it suits her. Natalie Portman looked super sexy with no hair at all. What makes you look sexy is usually what makes you feel sexy. Your actions and body language express your own feeling, and those are more…

1. Sound system 2. Large monitor 3. Computer Even when I go to the gym the only machines I use are the treadmill (for warming up) and the non-electronic stationary bike when I do spin classes. Other than that, I use free weights, fit balls and floorspace when I'm at the gym. For home gym, I'm enjoying Insanity, and all you…

Yes, I've done it a lot. Its a lot of fun, well, depending on the instructor I guess. No need to be intimidated by it at all. Lots of people when they start, begin with zero or very very light (1kg) weights. The basic program is: Warm up Squats Back (clean and jerk, bent-over rows with narrow/wide grip) Chest (bench…

I'm not too sure I stand by this actually. I've just been procrastinating for an hour or so and trawling the message boards here (which I haven't really done for quite a few months), and I think it would be very difficult to participate in discussions regularly without getting abrupt. Just stick to being right!! :) edit:…

Have a look at some of the success stories threads that post before and after photos. Or just google image search "before and after weight loss" or something like that. There are lots of before and after videos as well. Seeing how much other people have achieved brings home how achievable things are.