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It does sound to me like your diet is a little too carb heavy. As soon as I read 'Subway', I thought 'uh-oh' I spent a couple of hours in recent months, talking with a dietitian at my health club, complaining about belly fat. He told me to follow the paleo diet (which I treat as a guideline rather than a rule). You're…

If you're used to running on the flat then treat this as more comparable to interval training and you should find that it makes a massive difference to your times when you subsequently run on the flat again. The big thing when starting to run up hills is small steps and I mean small till you feel that you look stupid doing…

Easy on the eggs too, that's a lot of cholesterol. Other than that, more dairy. Your body does need fat and dairy will slow the absorption and make you feel full for longer

Don't panic, Less than 500 is ok but don't do it for more than two days in any given week. A nice healthy deficit is about 500/day. That way you can lose weight and not worry about your metabolism. 3000+ calories - you'll store some of that until you go back into deficit. None of it will be permanent. I aim for…

I'm going to respectfully disagree with this. I found cross trainers to be great as an alternative to running. I run 10k three times a week but sometimes I'll knacker an ankle/knee/blister etc which can keep me off running for a couple of weeks. Depending on the injury but if it wasn't too bad, interval training on a cross…

+1 Alot of people think they stretch enough and, in fact, don't as much as the body would like. I thought my stretching routine was good until I started to go over 10k. After awhile I'd be limping for a week. Now I do a full five minutes of leg/back stretches before and after. Any less and I'll be limping for a week and…

Acupuncture has been around for 1000s of years (allegedly) and if this worked like you claim then MacDonalds would've doubled down from day one and franchised Macupuncture clinics next door to every restaurant. I'm guessing that there are at least as many 'Get thin quick' schemes as there are to 'Get rich quick'. Now I…

I too think there's some confusion here. "Starvation Mode" Is a well understood physiological response to prolonged (and dangerous) energy deficit whereby the body will start metabolising lean muscle tissue as an energy source. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation_response However, note the extreme circumstances by…

I've had this now and again, back - lower left side and usually notice it a few hours after exercise. I'm testing the hypothesis that I'm not doing the right kind of stretches before and after. I'm trying this currently: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Backpain/Pages/low-back-pain-exercises.aspx Seems to be working soo far but…

For me personally, after years of trying different approaches to lose the belly fat, it was: - Backing off the weights in the gym - Alot more cardio - A little more protein in the morning and fewer carbs after lunch That's what did it for me

I'm going to fundamentally disagree with the OP as well. Given a balanced diet, nothing dropped the fat for me as well as running and cycling at a moderate pace for long distance. As others have said, a simple case of a good calorie deficit. But it's still 90% eating right and 10% exercise (Just my own personal experience)

Generally shouldn't worry about it. The maths says mine shouldn't go over 153 and I peak at 174 according to my heart rate monitor. Sometimes I use that as que to ease off so I can run for longer but sometimes do it on purpose for the last 15mins just for the burn. If, however, you start feeling any of feint, weak, dizzy,…

+1 I used to be 40mins for 5k and now, a while later, I'm 51min for 10k and I WAS the kid who always came last in school at distance running. I only stuck with this because I built up very gradually. My own personal view is that there are two golden rules for running (which have worked for me): 1) Start every run at what…

Just a thought, drink half a liter of water and then see if you can even face the idea of putting anything in your mouth afterward. Works quite well for me.

Hi, I'm Andrew from the UK, I'm 40 and I'm a Financial Analyst for Ericsson

Don't be religious about this or beat yourself up over it. There are days, weeks even, where this whole MFP is just something to keep in mind rather than live by. Being overly concerned about it will just make you miserable I was really good yesterday, I'm at my lowest weight for the last twenty years and still, I got up…

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"You look fine" "What are you talking about, don't lose any more" Luckily my best friend will greet me with, "Hi mate.... I thought you said you lost weight?" I go by what he says...

The last tattoo I had, I applied tegaderm which looks like cling film. Normally used to heal cuts and abrasions because it stops any scabbing or scarring and the bonus is it's completely water proof and stops itching completely. Can get it from the pharmacy. One of the perks of three medical practitioners in the family,…

I use a Suunto ambit 2 HR but mainly because I run outside and wanted the GPS for route tracking and way points. Great package and very reliable but not cheap and maybe overkill unless you enjoy going out and getting lost

Have you looked at the published information about reversing type 2, if and I stress "IF" it's caught early enough? I came very close, enough that I started to lose my eye sight, crash after meals etc. It was actually the optician who sent me to the doctor and I was borderline. Afterward I cut sugars, simple carbs from my…

Guess, I've just been unlucky then. I push heavy weights, I bulk up quickly. Learned that over 26 years of gym. I have wondered if it's because I used to bulk deliberately, years ago and if, therefore, it makes it easier to repeat later. That is a complete guess however. Either way, the red muscle goes on quick if I push…

Good point. From a guys POV it's annoying how quickly I bulk with heavy weight so I stay away from them. Never tested this as a woman.... /:-|

"Good post" - not sure. Entertaining, definitely, Anyway, some references: http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/269/2/E309 http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-06162005-142747/unrestricted/Piattoly_thesis.pdf http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/how-glutamine-benefits-training.htm…

Good spot, which reminds me, I try to run around 10k every other day but if I don't take glutamine then I, point blank, can't sustain it. Not specifically about LBM retention per se but noteworthy

I'm still jealous....

Gotcha, will see what I have (really hoping I saved the links now...) Be a damn shame if you only had my word for it since it's been wonderful for my own goals.

BTW, I presume you don't mean stop lifting and do naught (sorry, being slow)? For me, injury recovery notwithstanding, the glutamine means I don't lose white muscle while just doing cardio rather than weights. e.g. once a month I might go jump on a leg press and make sure I can still do ten reps of 200kg or some other…

lol - Google is your friend! Sorry for the brush off and no malice intended, I'm already too undproductive this afternoon and I have one more report to do before I leave. If I've got my old bookmarked links at home I'll post them. BTW, interestingly in America, hospitals can actually prescribe it after surgical procedures…