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Lean mass Lean mass expends 7-10 calories per pound per day. Fat mass expends 2-3 calories per pound. Imagine you had a company and the economy was tanking. Now imagine all of your employees were equally productive. Who do you layoff ? The most expensive employees obviously (your muscle mass). Now... say your more…

Well, your body will always want to go after the lean mass during a sustained calorie deficit. But lifting heavy weights will tell the body you don't have much lean mass to spare (you need it). You will still probably lose *some* lean mass. Just less if you lift.

When losing weight your body will want to look at lean mass as an energy source. 1) lean mass can fuel your body 2) your lean mass is economically more expensive than fat Your body thinks theres a food shortage and needs to prepare for possible famine (as has been the human experience for 200,000 years). You have to give…

Second this. I have no issue with carbs... i simply find some carbs make me feel full... and some carbs add calories and leave me hungry. I find complex carbs tend to have more staying power. If you don't feel hungry and hit your goals... eat whatever you want. If you struggle... I say swap out the simple carbs for more…

I wouldn't advocate heavy drinking. However, I think somewhere between heavy drinking and abstaining is a healthy place for a person who doesn't suffer from addiction. I include beer in my diet without any problems.

Yeah... "Active" is more akin to construction worker or a UPS truck loader. 90% of people tend to over estimate their activity and under estimate their food. When in doubt... over estimate your food and under estimate your activity. You may feel "sedentary" is a vast under estimate.... but when your under estimates of the…

Your body will lose fat where it chooses.... there are no exercises/routines that will allow you to choose where the fat will come off. If you add core strength exercises, however, it can go a long way to making you look more fit. Dead lifts and Squats.

Just saying... :) http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2017200,00.html

He may not have picked the best words.. but as a guy whose gone through this.... (not to say this is everyone or even a majority) but i've had many women downplay my weight loss journey. Dieting is not seen as the most masculine activity. I've had some women just say "Oh, you can just stop drinking beer and drop 20 pounds"…

What I wish someone told me in hs was that in order to gain strength you need to get your body to release growth hormones. You only do this by stressing your largest muscles. Want to get huge biceps? Don't do curls... Dead lift and squat to get the hormonal release and your body will add the muscle everywhere. Skip the…

Squats and deadlifts and sled pulls in the gym 3x a week. Make sure you're getting enough protein with all your amino acids (being vegan could be hurting your protein intake). If you want to gain muscle... Aim to eat enough to gain .5 pounds of body weight a week. Gain 10 pounds or so... Then switch to losing .5 pounds a…

When you work out hard... Your muscles get sore/inflammed and take on water. If you just started an intense exercise routine... I highly suggest you throw out the scale for a while... It will only mislead you.

Basal metabolic rate is the calories your body uses if you're in a vegitative state in bed all day. Your bodies actual calorie usage on a normal day is a bit higher than that. Going below 1200 calories a day can be dangerous... You will get nutritional deficiencies and put your health at risk. At 127 pounds... You're…

I aim for losing 2 pounds a week in mfp with the expectation I'll likely under estimate my food intake. Sometimes I go over the goal. As long as I'm losing... I don't care. I'm trying to drop 15-20 by may or june. I usually end up losing 1pounds a week. I call that a success.

I can't help but wonder if this pill is teaching the wrong habits. I completely modify my diet to lose weight. I eat salad with dinner to increase my stomach fullness. I switched to plain cheerios instead of the sugar laden cereals I ate before. Plain cheerios are far more filling than the sugar cereals. I switch rutabaga…

This is meant it jest... But it always seems like there's the 5 stages of MFP.... Stage 1. Unrealistic weight loss goal Stage 2. Log indiscrimanately weight stays the same.. Come to conclusion you have a thyroid issue Stage 3. Log consistently... Lose weight for 4 months and it stops... Blame "hitting the wall". Relent to…

It's a mixed thing. On one hand... You could have lost more... It likely indicates your food estimates are low or your exercise estimates are high. If you were goaling for 1 pound per week... Goal for 2. If you're already goaling for 2... Get a food scale and check your estimates... Start getting honest with yourself.…

Id say the number one thing you could do is ask for boxes at the START of dinner. Box up half of the girlfriends dinner (and whatever you shouldnt be eating in advance). Out of sight... Out of mind... Some time in the middle of your dinner... Simply stand up and walk somewhere... (Go to the bathroom... Anything). Sometimes…

I correct myself. Most CHAIN gyms are like this. I've found the YMCA's and community gyms to not push anything.

If you search for "used garmin edge 800" they can be had for around $200. You will need to add an mini sd with maps... but there are ways to get the maps for free as outlined here: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/download-garmin-705800810.html IMO thats the best bang for your buck you can possibly get.

Strava seems to be what everyone uses. It has route features (though I have never personally used it). I highly recommend you give it a try.

I hear you can lose weight if you don't eat anything past 12 AM .

Each olive garden bread stick is 150 calories. I say pass...

I try to keep it simple. Baked potato. Grilled chicken. Vegetables... Avoid bread. No turkey burgers (some of them are worse than hamburgers). Sandwiches.... No sauces... No cheese... Make sure bread isn't grilled... Salads.. Dressing on the side... No cheese... No nuts... Finally... Guess the calories and add 50% to that…

You'll hear this a lot... But buy an electronic food scale. It makes a huge difference in learning proper portions. Incidentally... I used to have spells where the weight wouldn't budge. I kept tracking and kept at it. I'd find sometimes I'd go 2 weeks with no change... And then boom... 10 pounds would drop. Our bodies are…

Thanks dear i know its great but from 7 years when i was 23 yrs i lose about 40 kgs in only 4 months that's make me want a rapid losing.[/quote] How long did you keep it off though? Easy come... Easy go...

10kg lost in 3 months is fantastic. My advice would be to stick with it. There are no quick fixes. MFP is not so much about losing weight as much as making a lifestyle change. Once the weight comes off... You have to keep it off... I've been on MFP for 4 years now and find myself back here constantly to work towards…

I used to enjoy power yoga.

You will see that most of the MFP success stories didn't involve quick fixes or novelty diet programs. They involve people counting calories for 6 months to a year until they reach their desired weight. It sounds bad.... But once you get your routine... It's like brushing your teeth every day. A necessary nuisance.

A big difference maker for me is knowing WHAT to weigh.... I guesstimate things like lean meats... Being off half a serving of lean turkey lunch meat won't make a huge difference. I guesstimate or ignore lettuce and vegetables.... They don't add up to much even in large quantities. The oil you fry your vegetables in…