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The secret to mfp 1. Set activity to sedentary and log exercise or set correct activity and ignore exercise.... Don't set a high activity level and log exercise 2. Exercise calories tend to be overly optimistic... If your weight doesn't budge for a long time.... Reduce the estimates 3. A food scale. Most people have no…

For me... Amnesia and routine. Amnesia to forget about what happened or what I did... Don't obsess over your failures. Routine... I work on establishing daily habits to get myself on a routine. It's a lot easier to say no to the office donut if you build up a routine of eating the same way every day. But if you eat the…

Monounsaturated fat is good for you. Fat is not bad for you... In fact... You need fat to efficiently absorb some nutrients. Don't sweat fat if you are getting it from quality sources like avacados, fish, olive oil.…

Your low calorie intakes and eating disorders make you high risk for sleep eating disorders. There may be thyroid issues... But the laws of thermo dynamics must be obeyed. Either way... A dr visit is due.

You may very well have a thyroid issue. However, 14 days times 1000 calories = 14000 calories / 3500 calories = 4 pounds of fat. So assuming your body burned absolutely nothing to keep you alive... Your fat gaining potential was at most 4 pounds in those two weeks if you measured everything precisely. I highly suspect,…

I Use a food scale... You will be SHOCKED to learn what a real serving size is. The fact that you are a vegan might actually make your journey a bit more challenging (not easier). It's very easy to get too many calories from a carb rich diet and they tend to not make you feel satiated for a long time. Try incorporating…

Theyve all become like this now. When I joined Xsport years ago they forced me to do the same thing she described. I knew it was just a gimmick to sell personal training walking in though. They pull out the scale, calipers, and make you do exercises only professional athletes should consider to try and shame you into…

Swimming just tends to not be a good way (for average people) to lose weight. You really have to be a talented swimmer to get a good consistent burn going. (3000-5000 yard workouts). You also have to be sure you are pushing yourself... one of the problems with swimming is that for your calorie burns you have to be quite…

Open up the diary and make it public. That can allow us all to look and see what might be going on. Otherwise, I will also add a suggestion on top of some of the others. Start adding some interval training in your workouts. Our bodies were designed to gain weight back after weight loss and part of that can be manipulated…

The place i go has a nice "pollo asado" which is basically a grilled chicken breast. Look for grilled chicken where you can, avoid tortillas, tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese. Substitute black beans for refried beans (refried beans tend to have lard where as the black beans usually dont). Substitute black beans for…

You can perhaps lightly mention it (as in say "hey, do you think your husband might have a problem?"). But only do this if you are prepared to hear the answer "no" or have her change the subject and are capable of accepting that answer. A good friend will accept this answer, remain quiet, and be there for her when things…

Have you changed or increased the intensity of your exercise recently? You mentioned that your heart rate was at around 170 in your workouts. an average 170 heart rate indicates to me a VERY strenous workout. This coupled with the lack of food (you dont appear to be eating much back) puts the body in a lot of stress.…

yeah.. hard to say. If its working, I'd just continue what youre doing. I must add though... I bike about 150 - 200 miles a week averaging about 20 mph and my weight remains pretty stable eating 2500-3000 calories (measured with a scale). Have to add what others might have mentioned... either you log your exercise and set…

I'm sure a very well insulated cooler with a lot of ice could do the trick... otherwise... try food that will heat itself: http://www.heatermeals.com/default.aspx

Assuming the above is correct, aiming for 25mins and below would be a good goal. You are doing a lot of mileage. Start tapering your mileage back 2-3 weeks before your 5k (if you're making it your goal to get a best time). so.. 3 weeks before the race... start reducing to maybe 20 miles a week give or take (try and make…

don't do it this way... you're setting yourself up for disappointment. For a female first time 5k... anything under 30 mins is fast. Run your first 5k and let that be your benchmark. There are SOO many parameters that would go into setting a goal. if you run 5-10 miles a week... i'd set your goal for 30 mins plus 30…

Its hard to know anything for sure... but one thing I notice... Every study seems to me to be fundamentally flawed. Especially for HIGHLY motivated individuals. Yes losing weight likely will lead to lean body mass loss. However, I don't see too many reliable studies around individuals who do INTENSE cardio (Interval…

There really isn't such a thing as loose muscles. There is visceral fat (inter organ fat) that is below the muscle that can push out. There are cases such as distended stomachs (where nutrition is so poor that the muscle in the abdominal wall is completely depleted - you see this in pictures of areas in famine) this is…

Part of it is likely a body image thing. It takes time to get used to your new weight. Even the skinniest of people can let a gut pop out if they push it out. I think you look great the way you are. however, If you want a tighter stomach... there are only really two ways to do it... Add muscle or lose fat. Adding muscle…

1) set a calorie goal in MFP 2) recorded everything I ate... EVERYTHING... EVERY DAY 3) I used exercise as my carrot to substitute carrots for carrot cake 4) A food scale for accuracy 5) being a pain in the *kitten*... Not going to restaurants that didn't have healthy options, making 5 substitutions to bring a 1500 calorie…

The best time is whenever is easiest for you. You simply wont commit long term to an exercise routine if you are rigid about finding the right time. Sometimes ill exercise in the morning on weekends because i have family events in the evening. On week days I exercise either in the afternoon if there is plenty of daylight…

Just 2 pounds ago i was at an "overweight" BMI. I am still by waist measures over weight. I also run 5k's in 23 minutes and can average around 22mph on a 25 mile time trial on a bike. Breaking records... no.... but not bad for a chubby man. Give them a chance...

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Bum wrap... Sorry it happened. training for and running marathons tends to be very hard on the knees.... I know this might not be a popular idea... but in the future maybe consider doing something shorter like half marathons and replace some of your run training with other types of exercise. I know how hard that is for…

We all have trigger foods. Mine is pizza... i just cant stop eating it.... Ill be full from eating pizza and still want to eat more. I literally can't control myself. I therefore try to make sure its not around me as much as possible. I like chocolate too.... what I found helps is going for the high end chocolates. A…

I think the most important thing you can do is purchase a digital food scale and start measuring things. Make sure those portions are what you think you are. Looking at your diary... you otherwise look pretty darn good. Working out as much as you are will cause your weight to go up or sometimes stay the same. It takes a…

Glad to help... I haven't studied how accurate the Polars are. Honestly... the best method i've found is to use the MFP estimates as a starting point. I weigh all my food to get the input side as accurate as possible. so... if i aim for 2 pounds a week and achieve only about 1 pound a week... i can tell more or less there…

You cant really draw conclusions about eating a pizza and losing a pound the next day. I do a lot of intense cycling. If i sweat hard.. it sometimes takes a day or two for my body to normalize the hydration levels. The big thing you have to be careful with is double counting calories. MFP already counts your basal…

That actually reminds me.... Occasionally ill try Cucumber slices and salsa if i have absolutely no space. Practically no calories and it gives you that same crunch along with flavor (from the salsa).

I have a cuisinart easy popper. I found oil popped popcorn as a snack is really not that much worse than regular popcorn so long as you measure it out. Half a tablespoon of oil and 1/4 a cup of popcorn kernals comes out to 200 calories and its a lot. The popcorn maker keeps stirring it for you so you can get away with not…