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I've always read and heard that running on the treadmill is "easier," because the tread moves for you, without you propelling yourself forward. But... I've felt more like this: Yep. I am running 20-30 minutes outside, no problem, but I have to walk for a few minutes every 10 minutes or so on the treadmill. I think it's…

That has nothing to do with it; a BUCKET of apples weighs more than the same BUCKET of bananas, and that's where the example would be relavent to the statement made in this thread. *I don't think it matters here, in that the OP's issue isn't muscle gain, here. But I don't get why people drone on this point,…

That, & a day off here & again, are a great plan. :) You're doing well, keep up the good work, you will see those results!

Of course people know that. :) We likely couldn't form a sentence if we didn't get that-- the statement "muscle weighs more than fat" is assuming an equal size of both. Sorry I didn't specify when I repeated it, I assumed people would get that. (Of course, I don't think it's relavent here, OP is very unlikely to have…

:) Focus on this. Think big picture. Do you want to look and feel better, or do you want to look at the machine (scale) and see a specific number? I bet you'd rather look better and feel better. My opinion, sometimes unpopular, is damn the scale. :) Muscle weighs more than fat, and that probably doesn't play into this…

Whenever you use real vanilla beans, instead of throwing the beans away after using the seeds, toss them in the sugar. :) I use it in anything. In your case, I'd just drop a bit of extract in the dish, along with one cup of sugar. it doesn't have to be an exact science, have fun. If your recipe has wet ingredients, I'd…

I'm not for appealing the Second Amendment, or anything to that effect, but no, I would never want a gun in my house. I have 3 kids, and by far more people are accidentally injured by guns than lives saved in deadly intrusions (which would be the only reason we'd need/want one, since I am not and didn't/wouldn't marry a…

I love cottage cheese. But if you don't..........Well, a previous poster said it best: just don't eat it. It's quite alright. It's always funny to me that people sometimes seem to think that Greek yogurt or cottage cheese are steadfast, unbending, absolute REQUIREMENTS for a healthy diet and/or weight loss. LOL I don't get…

Also, to say, on my phone when you go into just the general text area, to write a new text, you see a small "preview" of the 10 or so most recent texts. So yes, you could get into this scenario without actively snooping, absolutely.

I can see some bits of truth in it-- I would be upset with my husband after a trip to a "gentlemen's club," so maybe a hint of that would lead me to say something mean. But it manifesting in that kind of text to a girlfriend is stretching it. I think you sound like a level-headed guy; you're not a guy who imagines drama.…

I would think it would be more about women naturally storing more fat, rather than the structure of the muscles themselves, KWIM? Since you need to have such low body fat for ab definition to really show. (At least, in most of us). Anyway, to post again, I don't want a 6-pack, or a 4-pack, or really any visible definition…

I like having a flat tummy better. I think 6 packs look great on a lot of women (& men), but no, it's definitely not what I have (or want) on myself. (Which is good, because although I like having the muscles, I'd have to be much more careful with food than I am interested in being, in order to get my body fat low enough…

You're a soldier? You're definately right, they don't need or deserve thanks anyMORE than you do. LOL I think you both deserve our thanks, because unlike my job negotiating contracts & hiring, there is no element of personal danger or risk in my job, so even though we pay you and you chose to take the job and accept the…

I'll answer. :) I think mine is public, 1. because it's the automatic setting (it's the status quo, until I started seeing these types of threads, it didn't occur to me that those were publically viewed, or that they could or would need to be changed), 2. I don't care if people read it, anyway. I think it's silly to think…

I think honesty is answering your truth when someone asks you a question. I think just throwing out "hey! You're not doing this good enough!" is more about the self-esteem boost for the person saying it, than it is about "honesty." If someone asks you to critique their diary, by all means do it. But if you're reading their…

No. I like sea salt better (& exotic salts, like the pink & black, Hawaiian salts, etc), because of the taste and texture, but it's not like one has less sodium, it's still the chemical makeup of the mineral salt. Some of those colored salts might have more trace minerals, but I wouldn't at all factor that into my decision…

Bingo. Thank you, Cops, Firefighters, EMS, Soldiers, all of you. :) Even if a person once knew a firefighter who was a jerk, I'm going to go ahead and apply common sense to the situation here, and thank you for your service in protecting our lives. To respond to a couple of other posts without quoting, I actually do like…

See, here's my thought-- ever drive a car? Then yes, your decisions do have the potential to impact the health & lives of others (& smokers of course have the potential to impact the health of others, too). (And I just mean immediately, potential for wrecks, I'm not even talking about the long-term potential the waste from…

Wow, THAT is an interesting point! Raises the question-- in addition to the glares thrown the way of the mom who has a cigarette while pregnant, should we also be judging the mom who quit cold turkey, if that in fact is a threat to her blood pressure? I can't tell you how many blood-pressure raising foods I must have…

Sorry-- I didn't phrase that as I meant. That's an answer comparing smoking in the general population, and the long-term affects to smokers (& I assume second-hand smokers). I meant smoking as pertains to a pregnant woman, and the effects on her unborn child.

No, I'm an at-home mom (for the subsequent pregnancies), and in my situation I didn't "need" to work when I was pg with the first. I also didn't NEED to take my baby to the gym this morning in the car. That's what I'm saying, do you see what I mean? I CHOOSE to take that risk. I drove her to the gym, I tried to mitigate…

I posted before, I never did smoke. But I took other risks' just for fun' essentially (my example before was driving). How do you feel about all of the other risks associated with pregnancy? How about if a pg woman in line in front of you at Subway eats a cold cut sandwich without microwaving the cold cuts first? Is she…

Do you know that that's true, or do you assume that to be true? I'm asking without snark. I don't know that I buy that line, TBH. I haven't seen scientific evidence supporting it, I've only seen people assume it. It may be true, I'm just asking, b/c it seems like one of those common internet assumptions, but I'm not…

You know what? I'm not really a judger on the "Mommy Wars." I'm just not. Of course it's bad to smoke while pregnant. I never did (wasn't a smoker anyway). But I took other risks. Maybe worse risks. I got in my car, and QUITE LITERALLY risked my unborn children's lives most every day of each pregnancy. Sometimes I only did…

I don't care for it, either. It's not like it's REQUIRED in a diet of healthy eating. :) BUT, it shines as a sour cream sub. I don't eat it straight like I would yogurt, but I always use it in dips, etc. Delicious that way.

Totally, but that means those people are 1. misguided, 2. "morons," or 3. creating a strawman argument. It doesn't mean "starvation mode" itself is not real in terms of slowing metabolism as a very real physiological response .

I believe "starvation mode" to be a slowing of metabolism resulting from the body expecting to have a really low caloric intake, and I don't believe 1200 is necessarily a magic number, one-size-fits-all.. As such, I don't at all think your experience disproves it, in the least. But, claiming that 1200 is magic, and…

Yep! I mean, confidence is what's attractive, and yadda yadda yadda, but if you're talking just in one picture, facial beauty alone? I'm prettier with 10-20 extra lbs than I am without them. Not worth having, though! I'm not pretty enough one way or the other, that it would impact my life, so it's worth being slightly less…

I also follow "above the neck." If my body hurts, I rest. If there's snot running, I RUN! It actually helps drainage for me.

I agree with the others. First, are you sure you're burning that many calories? If you are (knowing that gym machines lie to us... --sigh--), then EAT UP! You need more fuel to work that hard! I know those are frustrating numbers to see, but also keep in mind how your clothes are fitting, and take measurements. Keep up the…