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I was this person back in the 90's. I took part in a relay for the Big Sur marathon and smoked up to the minute before I ran my leg of the race. BUT...I've always wondered what I could have done back then if I didn't smoke. During the peak of my physical potential smoking didn't prevent me from running, but I could have…

Walking, running, and any kind of body weight resistance training is free and doesn't require a video to do. The public library will have books you can check out if you feel better having a plan.

I'm a similar height and weight, but almost 20 years older, and I'm losing on more than 1900 calories per day. I burn about 2800-3000 per week. It's slow, but sustainable, which is important because this is the way I will eat for the rest of my life, not something I'm doing temporarily.

Nobodies' fat will turn into muscle - you have to lose fat to reveal the muscle and perhaps build up the muscle you already have. If what you're doing isn't getting results try shaking up your routine. Work out 5x a week, add some strength training if you're not doing any, and add more general activity into your daily…

It's not impossible, just tougher than it used to be. It's vital to unhook from what you used to be able to do.That 5 pounds a week isn't feasible anymore - or even advisable. Every move you're making to eat better and move more is beneficial, so don't feel like your effort is wasted. Every day you start to look and feel…

There was this study recently where a professor set to out to prove that a calorie was a calorie. He ate nothing but junk and still managed to lose weight. The key was he stayed within his calorie goal, which is why he was able to lose weight. I bet it was really hard to stay under the calorie goal while eating nothing but…

I saw Mexican food, donuts, olives, and absolutely no water. The weight won't come off until you clean up your diet, unfortunately. Not that you can't eat the occasional donut, but you probably can't have four and expect weight to come off, especially in combination with everything else, at amounts that put you well over…

I can make dinner for four with $5 and have leftovers for 2 days, or buy one subway sandwich. Check out the blog Poor Girl Eats Well to get some ideas on how to eat healthy on a very small budget: http://www.poorgirleatswell.com/.

The log rolls over to the next day at midnight, but you can still add to the previous day's record and finish the day before you go to bed. I do this on the occasions I stay up really late.

Has anyone tried hemp milk? I keep seeing the Tempt brand in the stores but haven't braved trying it out. I usually do Silk Light Soy, but I'm almost out and I think I'm going to check out the almond/coconut blend.

TDEE stands for total daily energy expenditure, so yes, that includes exercise and all your normal daily activities. BMR is your basal metabolic rate, so your bare minimum for keeping all your organs functioning. It sounds like you have 1000 calories between your BMR and TDEE, so plenty room to create a reasonable deficit.…

It's water and glycogen weight from lifting and it will go away shortly.

I have arthritis in my knees and I find it more comfortable to run on trails. When I run around my neighborhood I try to keep to the gravelly shoulder instead of running on the asphalt. I've also noticed that I have less pain when I start out with a fast walk to warm up. Treadmills are good, too, provided I run after my…

I run, lift heavy, and do other cardio like Zumba and the elliptical machine. Lately I've been scaling back on the weight training because I've been having a hard time recovering while eating at a deficit, and I'm now walking every day.

Total sales pitch, and unless you were tested using a hydrostatic tank or a bodpod, it's unlikely to even be accurate. Plus, $600 a month is a ridiculous amount to pay a trainer. Do ou have the option of hiring a trainer for one session and see if you even like working with somebody? Personally, I don't need someone to…

I've gone without medication for the last 5 years because I don't experience ANY symptoms when I'm not in a flare, and the side effects weren't worth it. If I was experiencing even a fraction of what you're dealing with on a daily basis, I would have been on medication - those are things I only experience when a flare is…

It's a perfectly reasonable goal for someone who is 260+ pounds currently. She will need to adjust downward as she loses, but it's fine place to start. To the OP: As for eating the exercise calories - that's the way MFP was designed. The 1910 is your 2 lb a week goal without exercise - the deficit is already built in.…

That's great to hear - the side effects of the injectables are part of why I've been off meds for the last few years.

That's because you don't need to stay vertical - the movement of sitting in a chair requires you to lean forward as well, which is why it's the best analogy I could think of to show that a squat is a perfectly natural movement. I always have my feet angled out a bit as well because it feel more comfortable. You got some…

Can you sit down in a chair without using a chair? That's a squat. I wouldn't add any weight until you can do the movement with just your body weight. Practice that "sitting in a chair" movement until you can easily do it with no weight, then add hand weights until you get to 20 pounds in each hand. Only then are you ready…

In doing some reading today I realized that they are the same thing - Gilenya is just the brand name. My doctor talked about it like they were two seperate things. I've got my eye test scheduled and I'm waiting on the EKG and dermatolgy appointments, but it sounds like Gilenya is going to be it. Thanks for sharing your…

I dropped mycholesterol into normal ranges in one year mostly from exercise and adding more fruits and vegetables. I only lost about 4 pounds, so the exercise seemed to have the most impact.

Summer dresses can get you through for a few months as they're not as form fitting. You can wear them into fall with a cardigan and tights, too.

I've been wearing that style for years, even at my heaviest. I have been going shorter and shorter as I get smaller, though - the cut has to be proportionate. I had a lot more volume when i was bigger.

Nothing? You've never worked before in any kind of capacity? Never volunteered? Never worked on campus? Never helped out a student club? If you truly don't have any experience then it's time to get some - again I recommend the temp or staffing agency as a starting point.Surely you'e answered a phone or two? Created…

What can you do? Employers don't care so much about what your degree is in so much as what are you able to do for them. Are you good with customers or interacting with the public? What about dealing with numbers and data? Can you write well? How are your persuasive skills? What kinds of technology tools have you mastered?…

Pistachio, Pistachio is my favorite, which I never get because my husband always stakes a claim on it when it gets in the house. Next up - and all mine - is Coffee Heath Bar Crunch. I highly recommend all the greek yogurt flavors, too they're all good.

MFP's suggestion of 1350 would require you to eat back your exercise calories. The deficit is already included.

Check out videos on how to do the moves for Stronglifts - you may not need to wait 2 weeks for some trainer who doesn't listen to you. Deadlift: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBDeadlift.html Squat: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBFullSquat.html (if you can't do the 45 lb. bar, work…

I used to have a candy bar every afternoon, plus a latte in the mornings, sometimes with a muffin or scone. Then there would be the frequent dip into the M&M jar on my colleague's desk. Given I'm eating 2200 now without doing any of that, my guess is I was eating 3000-3500 every day.