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Teaching rant to my fellow teachers :( Assigning grades. Worse part about teaching. I hate it. I have students that come see me several times a week for extra help, and my conversations with them make me feel that they know the material well... and yet their tests don't show it and it makes me sad. Then I have the student…

I think you should use the strategy that is most likely to result in you sticking with a work out program. For example: if you are less likely to go to the gym than to work out at home, you should choose the Dumbbell set.

I am usually on the 'eat more' side. However, I think that people are way too quick to jump on the band wagon without actually thinking about it. It reads to me like the OP is having problems with weight loss and has been working with health care professionals for some time to determine what is going on- blood tests have…

Bump.

Opps :blushing: Yes. I was thinking injury for some reason when I replied. Not soreness from strengthening muscles. But yes, makes sense that the lower back would need strengthening too... I don't remember that being an issue for me, but I'd already been doing conventional dead lifts for a while before adding in the SL…

Hamstrings is good, lower back, not so much. I used stiff-legged deadlifts specifically to strengthen my very weak hamstrings before I could do squats correctly and effectively. However, you've got to be careful and keep those abs tight to protect the back.

Strongly linked does NOT mean causation nor does it guarantee that the OP is insulin resistant. Before anyone on MFP starts doling out prescriptions, they should really consider the consequences of their advice. Suggesting a drug that improves insulin responsiveness (and coincidently aids in weight lose for SOME, not all,…

The thing about eating back exercise calories that you need to be careful of is that MFP is overly generous about the calories burned in each exercise. So, based on MFP's recommendations, you might think you are burning 850 calories, but you really are only burning 425 calories (or something like that). If you eat back all…

I disagree with those condemning the doctor. Prednisone and PCOS is going to make it very difficult to lose weight, and under medical supervision (KEY WORDS: MEDICAL SUPERVISION) a 600 calorie a day diet can be safe for a relatively short time. Its not something you want to make a life out of, but there's not really any…

This. I'll add only that as you increase the amount of weight you lift, that balance is going to be super important. You might be squatting fine now in heels... but that won't last and you will hurt yourself. I actually squat barefoot (yes... scary... might stub toe or drop weight on foot). It helps me spread my toes and…

Physiology teacher here, undergraduate. :)

Question... how do you know the abdominal fat is coming from excessively high cortisol? Have you actually had your cortisol levels tested or are you just assuming that it is high? I'm not asking to be rude or nit-pick. But storing fat in abdominal area is not always because of a cortisol imbalance. Often, it's simply…

Yay!!!

My mother-in-law once got upset when I told her I lifted because lifting would "rupture my uterus". I thought her concern was pretty cute, actually :) Probably wouldn't have been cute if it was coming from a different source.

Protein helps maintain muscle mass while dieting, so if you aren't getting enough, you'll lose more muscle mass than you would have lost if you are eating plenty of protein. But... the world isn't going to end and you probably aren't going to notice any negative effects. It makes a difference for body composition. Oh...…

Keep doing what you are doing. Find a different therapist, one that fits your personality and that you feel is beneficial (might take a lot of "shopping" to find the right one). Get some exercise. Get some sun. Take time for yourself every day, even if it is just half an hour, to do something that you absolutely enjoy no…

6 Beers? I'm not against a few beers now and again.... but.... you might be better off cutting back on the alcohol and eating some real food. Hope that doesn't sound too judgmental; I'm not trying to be, but that's a lot of liquid calories right there with minimal nutrition.

A couple more quick things: 1) If you are not losing weight, then you are not eating at a calorie deficit even if you think you are. You are probably underestimating your calories consumed and overestimating your calories burned. It's a pain in the butt, I know, but if you aren't already doing it, you really need to…

This has been my experience as well, though I'm not an expert like SideSteel :) I'm not really anything but a lazy novice who has lifted in the past. I've just gotten back into a lifting routine after being a slacker for almost a year, and yes, I "gained" approximately 3 pounds after lifting for the first time and at least…

Yah... at this point, there really isn't anything to worry about... no doctor needed, he is not in a pathological state. BUT OP, if you are worried, pick up the phone and call your Doctor's office. He/She will set your mind at ease.

Exercise strengthens the heart and helps it to pump more efficiently. Small changes in heart rate (and really, from resting of 60-65 to resting of 55-60 is a very small change) are common as you become more active. And resting heart rate always varies throughout the day as your alertness and hormone levels fluctuate. All…

Yah.. the resting kinda stinks. But, you can rest and heal somewhat quickly (a few months, probably), or you can be stubborn like me and not rest and battle PF for the good part of a year. Add golf-balls to your water bottle trick. You can stick those in the freezer too. They won't stay cold as long, but they work miracles…

Congrats on you weight loss. Keep up the good work! Unfortunately, however, you really can't make your body lose fat in a certain area by diet and exercise. Your body shape is dictated by genetics and if you tend to store fat around your hips, then its going to stick around for a while. Sorry.

Yah... that's a toughie. I'm sorry you're struggling with it! I've been there, done that, and it's no fun! Best bet is exercises like swimming that reduce the weight on your heel. Squats are going to bring the weight down onto the heel and outer foot, so that's probably no good. But upper body weights shouldn't hurt. Also…

Thank you!

I use it because I don't like it as much as I like milk. Silly, I know, but if I have milk around, I will drink several glasses in a day. 8oz of skim = 80 calories. Multiply that by three or four, and that's a healthy chunk of my calorie budget. And the macros aren't that good. At least not good enough to justify the three…