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The most productive thing I can say right now then is to add some friends that are willing to go over your daily entries and provide feedback for a few weeks. Since you've tried everything be prepared to try something different. There is a mentor list on here I think you may have already seen. I think finding some friends…

You know, looking at your height/weight/age you really aren't "fat", even by BMI scale results. I almost went off on my daughter's MD when she told her (a swimming and volleyball athlete) that at 5'6" and 142 lbs that she should start watching her weight. The girl had a 4 pack set of abs going, low body fat, and honest to…

Open your diary to public so people can review what you have been doing and make sensible recommendations. :bigsmile:

But you really can't trust the machines. Time and time again a HRM will show you a large difference between what a piece of gym equipment or a smartphone app will say you burnt. A good HRM's are more accurate of showing calories burnt walking, jogging, running, swimming than anything else out there. Case in point, the…

The thing about weight loss and "gaining muscle" is this. You're not really gaining muscle. I won't say that it's impossible to gain muscle mass when you are eating at a caloric deficit but I'll say its highly unlikely. What is happening is that you are training your muscle to actually work better, thus the "strength…

+1 for great advice! I'd like to add that when I decide to record my weight I tend to do so after a two day recovery so I don't have the added water retention that can come with hard exercise. Along with watching sodium and sugar intake, it helps eliminate the crazy "I gained 2 lb this week!" type of scenarios that people…

I disagree. All calories are not equal. High Fructose Corn Syrup is just calories but should you be eating food that contains it? Based on what some reports say probably not. Highly processed carbohydrates probably don't need to be completely avoided, but you should be paying attention to ensure you are getting more of the…

What is wrong with me?

:flowerforyou: There is no slap emoticon so here's a flower. You can stop freaking out now. If you can get a nutritionist then by all means do so. It's hard to offer advice when there are not enough diary entries to show any trends that need changing. The biggest thing that impacts my weight loss is eating at a too much of…

Oh how I wish more people understood this. It would de-stress so many people. +1 for you.

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One piece of advice, don't spam your question across all the groups. :) ( I already put my response in another group you posted in)

I love the sound of everything except the sodium content. I try to keep my sodium intake at less than 1600 per day and it can be pretty difficult unless I prepare all my meals myself. Never had chickpeas before. Are they supposed to be that salty or is it just the way those were packaged?

Based on your diary entrees from yesterday you are not eating enough calories. I don't see any other entries so I have to go off from what is there. 1100 is way too few for an active person to be healthy and lose weight. No special diet stuff required. Eat fresh fruits/meats/veggies in the recommended amounts and always…

This pretty much sums it up. http://authoritynutrition.com/is-fruit-good-or-bad-for-your-health/

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Massage is an awesome way to recover. Can't afford a session? How about one of those foam rollers from walmart? I have a Rumble Roller and oh it hurts so good to break up the knots and tightness and get the muscle groups sliding over each other like they should. Search Youtube for some ideas. I also made a stiff roller…

"I'm big and I flip tires" Soon to transition to just "I filp big tires" :bigsmile:

I plan my meals too, along with the type of workout I'll be doing. If it's a rest day then I know what my calorie goal is for that day. If it's a workout day then I know to plan for the extra calories throughout the day instead of trying to cram peanut butter in me at the end of the day. i'd rather spend a couple of hours…

I weigh myself daily but do not let it influence my habits for the day. There are too many factors that can cause a daily weigh in to not show progress. Those same factors can also influence a weekly weigh in. For example, when you have a strenuous workout you create micro tears in your tissue that fluid rushes in to fill.…

Still looking for more friends. I subscribe to the "Eat back your calories" theory and would like some like minded pals on my friend list.