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If the calories it adds are within your calorie goals, why would it make you gain weight? Eating more protein can help with losing weight (for reasons like increased satiety and maintaining muscle mass), but it still has to stay within a reasonable calorie goal. What nutrient macros are aiming for? For example, I aim for…

I've been on MFP for more than 6 months now, and I've lost a total of 13 pounds. That's it. And yet, I come here every day, I track all my food and i continue to exercise. Why? Because the alternative is to keep gaining weight as I get older and finding it more difficult to tasks I used to be able to do easily. That's not…

You can do a good strength training workout completely wth body weight exercise. Pushups, squats, lunges, and dips will go a long way, and with a set of handweights (at a weight you can do ow and one that's a stretch) and an exercise ball you should be able to get a good routine going. Check out www.bodyrock.tv for ideas.

I use it in lasagna instead of ricotta. You can lighten up lasagna significantly by using vegetables instead of meat filling and half the usual shredded cheese. It's also good as a snack with fruit (I prefer strawberries or blueberries).

I've seen a significant difference in my strength in the 6 weeks I've been doing it, and while the scale hasn't moved much (okay, it went upward for a while, and then finally back down), my posture is different and people have commented on how I look. I'm tracking my measurements on a monthly basis and taking pictures…

I track daily because I'm fascinated by the fluctuations and I'm looking for patterns over time (how geeky, I know). My routine in the morning has become much longer because I get on after using the toilet and stripping down. If the number seems high for no reason, I get off and use the bathroom again (I've been surprised…

I discovered last week that I was doing the pushups incorrectly. I thought I could go right to the full pushups because I could manage a couple sets from the get-go, but when I watched my form in a mirror I realized I wasn't going down nearly enough and my arms were all winged out to the sides. Last week I stepped down to…

I track everything on a spreadsheet so I have this info at my fingertips. My target is 2100 calories per day and I average 2024. My net average (total minus exercise calories) is 1698.

I have one last week on stage 1 and had not lost any weight during that entire time (maintained, though, which is good) - until this morning! I dropped 2.2 pounds this morning and I got on that scale 3 or 4 times just to be sure. I'd been taping and not seeing much shrinkage in size, but I can see it all over in the places…

Fage is the only brand I like.

What happens if you quit now? You give up on eating healthier and exercising and the weight starts to go up every year? Where will you be then? Perhaps the part you should quit is weighing yourself. Get a measuring tape and see where you are now, track your calories and exercise for a month and then tape yourself again.…

I just tried the PowerBar Recovery bars and really liked them.

More protein can actually help with getting the weight off. It helps you feel fuller longer and curb hunger.

You can eat waaaay more protein than the default settings allow. Don't sweat it.

Is there an astrological sign diet, too? It seems it would be about as effective as it takes nothing else into consideration but one characteristic and tries to offer nutritional guidance.

I was diagnosed in '99 with relapsing remitting MS. I haven't had an exacerbation in 5 years, and every one I have had has directly connected to stressful events in my life. I participated in a fitness study for MS patients trying to determine what kind of intervention methods will best help MS patients get exercise in…

With the two elevated ones the difference is the position of the foot. In the Bulgarian Split squat the laces of your shoe should face down, while the other has you on your toes.

The doctor can't make you do what you know you need to do - only you can motivate yourself to take the action. A nutritionist might be able to help you come up with an action plan for eating, taking account the foods you like and your lifestyle, and a personal trainer can develop a plan to meet your goals, but ultimately…

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Thanks for the comments about the Smith machine - so glad I didn't try it yet! I did try the deadlifts with the olympic bar and 30 pounds worth of plates and all was well. I felt all powerful for using the "big boy" toys.

I don't know how to set the stops. I'm hoping the staff at the gym would be willin to show me - the guys who lift there are all young and military, not so interested in helping out a 40 year old woman.

I vaguely recall reading that the calories from food eaten are absorbed within 30 minutes.

I'm scared of the olympic bar. It may be irrational, but I am. And the smith machine. I'm afraid I won't be able to lift the weight and I'll drop it and make a big, loud, clunking noise, or else I'll break something. Like me. Unfortunately it's time. I've gone past what I can lift with the smaller dumbbells and small bars…

I've tried to unhook from food as a reward. That's not to say I haven't had things like onion rings, but I stopped thinking of it as a prize to be won but rather a food item I can have as long as it fits within my nutrient needs (or that I'm willing to work off).

You could try serving him a plate and not having the option of getting more - that has to apply to everybody, or it won't work. If controlling food intake is the option, you will probably have to exert more control over what goes on the plate.

When I looked at the body fat percentage I needed to be considered athletic - I'm aiming for 18%, less than 10% from where I am - I figured out that my goal weight was way too low. If I I actually achieved my goal weight of 140 pounds, within a "healthy" BMI, I would have lost 30 pounds of lean muscle! Instead, I adjusted…

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html According to this I am nowhere near where even the novice level on my squats and deadlifts. I started doing no weight at all with the squats, and am now up to 22.5 dumbells in each hand, and I can use the 70 pound barbell for the deadlift. According to that…

I've been coloring my hair at home for 23 years and refuse to pay ridiculous amounts of money to a stylist to do it. I've used Feria and loreal excellence and liked both. If you are in the red shades, like I am, you have to find the balance that works for you - I switched to L'oreal's warm brown to get just the right shade…

I restricted my calories for the first two weeks because I was burning less calories. I gained 4 pounds that I have to assume was water weight. This week I upped my calories to where they were before starting this program, and the weight is drifting back downwards. It's still a deficit, just not a 1 pound a week deficit.

You don't have the testosterone to get "hefty" -lifting heavier weights, the heaviest you can do for 10-12 reps, will push your muscles to do more and build strength. Lifting small weights repeatedly just increases your muscle endurance. There are people on here who can be more specific about why heavier weight should be…