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Just start by logging everything you eat. Everything. If you put mayo on your sandwich, log it. Studies show you are 80% more likely to lose weight if you just measure something, anything. As you log things, you sill start to see what you are eating. You will start to see what you need to eat less of, and more of. Other…

Couch to 5k is a formalized program that does this exact thing over a 9 week time period. My only concern is with the OP doing P90X at the same time. C25K has specifically designed the break days, and doing P90X as well might interfere with their scheduled recovery time. You don't necessarily get a lot better results over…

I go to an Indian Buffet every Saturday. Most stuff is in the database, just make sure to find something that looks close and log it. You can look at my log... I usually only eat the one meal on those days, but I am not hungry for the rest of the day. :) Chicken Tikka Masala is mostly tomato sauce at most places, but some…

1 stone is 14 pounds

You shouldn't be concerned with getting extra protein. In my opinion, MFP has too low of a percentage of it's macro nutrients for protein.

In the U.S., nearly everything that is mass manufactured and has any sweetening at all will use High Fructose Corn Syrup, since our Corn industry is so heavily subsidized by the government, it is extremely cheap. In other counties, Cane Sugar is cheaper and used more. A lot of fruits have a high fructose level, but the…

I don't know anything about the 17 day diet in particular, but if you open up your food and exercise diary to us, we might be able to give more specific advice. In my experience, the weight loss comes in spurts, and is not at all consistent. IT is common to lose a lot on the first couple of days, then start to even out.…

I wouldn't buy a set, I'd pick specific knives that you will need. America' Test Kitchen does reviews of specific types of knives and would help you pick the best for your buck and help you know when it would be best to splurge. Even on other pieces of equipment as well. America's Test Kitchen is a TV show on PBS.…

http://www26.netrition.com/now_mac_oil_page.html You can also find it on amazon. I have a bottle of this, but have not used it yet.

I put this formula I researched about calculating specifically for a treadmill with an incline: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/206965-logging-treadmill-with-steep-incline?hl=Rox#posts-2733700

I've had my Body Media Fit (BMF) for only a few days now. So far, I have noticed that the Burned Calories seem to be 200-300 higher than MFP's estimate, but I do exercise a good bit, so it's possible that my fitness amount is higher now than I reported for MFP. I have not lost the weight that the BMF says that I should…

You will be healthier doing the exercise, though, you will not lose as much "weight". You should measure your inches instead to monitor your "Fat loss" instead of "weight loss". Exercising will definitely add muscle with the amount of protein you are eating. That is a good weight to add. You can eat *some* carbs. That…

My understanding is that there is no way to get the data off of the device except to upload it to the website. I don't own one, though, so I could be wrong.

You can eat carbs and still lose weight, just not as fast. Low carb doesn't work for everyone, but if you stop losing weight, I would say you should experiment for a few weeks by restricting your carbs down and see what happens. I think the science is clear that you will lose weight faster if you cut out carbs, but where…

Salt also is half chlorine, but without salt, you will die. Aspartame has only shown to be harmful in huge quantities. Normal quantities have been enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people for 50+ years, during which time life expectancy has gone up instead of down.

Eggs are a good way to go, perhaps try doing 3 Egg Whites and one Whole Egg for taste? Really, to get high protein without fat , Egg Whites, or protein shakes (selective ones) are the only ways to go, however, maybe you can moderate things like nuts, which are also high in Protein, but have fat. Non-animal fats are really…

I've been weighing this decision for several months as well. I was hoping your thread would give some motivation one way or the other. I bought a nice HRM (FT40), and it seems to do well for exercise. The main thing to remember with HRMs is that it only works when you are exercising. The BodyMedia/Bugg things can help with…

Self experimentation is a good way to find out for yourself. Try upping your calories for 2-3 weeks, and continue your measurements. See what happens. Above all, please come back to us with your evidence one way or the other.

As olag said, if you are doing that kind of heavy exercise, weight is a poor way to measure your success. You will be building muscle to counter the loss of fat.

The research that I have seen says that the glucose spike in your blood happens 1.5-2 hours after you eat, so that might help you to time eating to get nutrients to your muscles for exercise. Exercise is also an appetite suppressant for me, but I have plenty of body fat to provide energy. I find that exercise does make me…

IT's not as unhealthy as other choices, but the others are right, the meats in the italian flavor are all very high in sodium. Turkey or chicken would be a *better* choice. Less bread would be better still.

Carbquik! I'm loving this stuff. It only has 3g of protein, but just 2 net carbs (14 fiber per serving). Make some biscuits or pancakes with this stuff, and top it with nut-butters or cheese for extra protein. http://www.carbquik.com Can't really find it in stores yet, but you can order it online.

60 hours per week is not really that much that you can't find the time. If you work 13 of every 14 days like you say, then you are averaging 9 hours 15 minutes of work a day. You sleep 8 hours, so that leaves 6 hours 45 minutes a day average. Since you work a 2 different places, I can assume you have a reasonable amount of…

Is this chronic, or it only happened this one night?

I for one have seen no real evidence that supports the "eating lots of small meals boost metabolism" theory, only a lot of hearsay. I am not saying it is not true, just that I have not seen any real evidence presented anywhere. Edit: I'm not recommending that you stop doing this, I think as long as you are staying in your…

I put this in another similar thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/278367-trying-but-always-over-carbs Oh, this is something I have discovered recently, and I love it... Carbquik. It's like Bisquik, but it has only 2 net carbs per serving and huge fiber. You can make pankcakes or waffles or biscuits with it.…

Oh, this is something I have discovered recently, and I love it... Carbquik. It's like Bisquik, but it has only 2 net carbs per serving and huge fiber. You can make pankcakes or waffles or biscuits with it. http://www.carbquik.com and here are a lot of recipes that can use this stuff:…

An egg substitute like Egg Beaters, or Egg Whites scrambled is almost pure protein. make it into an omelette, add a wedge or two of Laughing Cow cheese, and some veggies.

If you are at a local place, jsut ask them. Explain that you are tracking calories, but you love to eat here. They will likely be glad to give you at least approximate quantities of ingredients so that you can make a recipe or meal in MFP. In this economy, they don't want to drive away potential repeat business. Edit: Do…

I think it is ridiculous that the recommendation is a flat number, which doesn't take into account how large you are, how much you eat, how much water you consume, and how much you sweat. This flies in the face of all logic.