mullaneywt Member

Daily, but track the slope of the line over 30 days via excel to see how I'm doing.

Because you eat too much of it.

I'm pretty sure the entire reason one would be on Nutrisystem would be to not have to count calories, so I'm calling a troll a troll.

Yes, google it (8 fluid ounces (or tablespoons to liters, 5 ounces to grams, 3 inches to cm) and it will calculate and give you the answer. You can also ask for things inside the imperial system, like tablespoons to teaspoons, (fluid) ounces, cups, pints, whatever.

There are a couple of issues here. First, a tablespoon is a volumetric measure, like a liter. A gram, like a pound ( sorta, I think it's really a "slug") is a measure of weight (technically mass, a newton is force or weight). A compactable matter, like flour, can have a different density and thus there is not a strict…

Perhaps I'm misreading this, but I would say those values do not seem to represent my experience (though they could represent your accurately). I'd say for me (mid 30's, male, clydesdale rider), depending on intensity, I believe an accurate burn is somewhere around 500 to 600 calories an hour, based on moving time. Clock…

Probably not a completely accurate statement. A combination of both is probably the best. If you do resistance based training, you can build muscle mass which should increase your metabolic rate vs the same amount of fat. That said, it would be difficult, if not impossible to obtain the same calorie burn from resistance…

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You may be able to swap fat knobby tires for thinner slicks without much of a cost, assuming you want to mostly road cycle. I have a hybrid and can go from slick 28c's to knobby 45's (I did build a second set of wheels to make it a bit easier though, but that's not required if you practice tire changes. My 2c.

Awesome work, welcome back to the sport, and keep with the skiing as well!

But but but???/ There's nothing in this post about making *kitten* up regarding the person above you!!?!?!?! My commute is from my bed to the desk in the next room over, with occasional detours via the bathroom or kitchen, so cycling for me is exercise/recreation/stress relief. 1 - 15mi 2 - 34.9mi Monthly total so far:…

+1 on avoiding the doctor to not hear what they wanted to say, eventually going, and finding out it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I did end up having to have surgery (hernia), but even that was somewhat unremarkable.

Theoretically, if you ate 3,500 calories ABOVE what you normally do, you gained one pound that day, two at 7,000 calories above. That said, it's unlikely you did that, and even if you did, so what. Just go back on your diet. If you really want to make up whatever you ate that is extra, then lower your calories over several…

In fairness, you're probably doing quite a lot of skating and actually practicing at hockey and what not, which is essentially a cardio work out inside a sport. But otherwise, yes, agree on all points.

From my HRM, it's pretty easy for me to cycle at 145-165+ BPM for hours on end. That's real road cycling with some incline and whatnot, so some strength building there, but largely cardio. No matter how fast I can go between various exercises (super-setting), I can't get ANYWHERE near that, not if I'm doing the reps…

Right or wrong, most people DO judge one-another. I've judged the thin guys who are doing a workout that, to me at least, looks ridiculous and not productive. I'm sure that they judge me for my weight and struggling through what would be easy for them. Etc Etc. That said, I probably spend about 10 seconds doing that, and…

Welcome to the sport!

Overall, NO, wrong. Do some research, maybe half of this is half correct.

Not exactly sure what the question is here, but I usually take 1-3 liters of water with me while alpine skiing and can finish that in a day (in the cold) plus usually a Gatorade or something like that. Biking for a few hours (2-3) in similar conditions, though a somewhat shorter ride, I can go through about 30-60oz of…

That really depends on how fast you're going on the treadmill (and the incline settings), along with things like your weight. At 300lbs, according to my HRM, I burn about 2 cal/min just sitting around, and about 10 cal/min cycling vigorously (150-165+ BPM). I've found MFP's exercise database tends to over-estimate most…

Ok, can you please provide the scientific basis to that statement..... because I'm quite sure there is not any. I suppose it would be inaccurate if you somehow were weighing yourself while the bag of sugar was falling, and different still if it was at terminal velocity, or perhaps if you had been holding it up with an arm…

Most people don't recommend more than 2 lbs per week, even if you're looking to lose a lot. People who tend to drop it super quickly seem to often have either more regain, or other medical issues. I think 3 lbs is probably fine, you didn't gain it in a month, so don't expect to lose it in a month.

Here's my 2c. Number one, what I was told was that as you start eating less and exercising more, your glycogen stores get depleted. Those normally require/use/hold on to/somethingoranothertechnical water, so thus it would be common for people who suddenly increase their activity level tend to see a huge initial loss, often…

Yes, or buy it flavored, or add juice/whatever. Just be gentle if you shake it to mix it. :-)

I used to drink several a day, be it something that came with lunch, a can, or out of the bottle. I'd be probably 500 to 700 calories a day just in soda, pretty much every day, almost always regular Coke (never diet anything). I had tried to cut back before to a glass a day and then every other day, but until recently…

I'm just getting started on all this, but one think I'm not looking forward to is losing my advantage on the ski slopes to all those lighter guys. Inertia was my friend! :laugh: