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If you are basically at a healthy weight, just focus on good choices. Lots of fresh fruits and veggies. When I was in school the cafeteria food wasn't bad. You could always have a sandwich or salad for any meal. And at brunch you could get things like veggie omelets. Just focus on choosing lean protein sources most of the…

You are complaining that you lost 7 pounds in two weeks?

http://beginners.runnersworld.com/2012/05/can-i-run-long-distance-and-still-build-muscle.html

Don't worry, you'll begin catabolizing your muscle tissue in no time - after that, the weight just melts away.

In my experience, my HRM (Polar FT7) calculates about 50-70% of the exercise calories suggested by the MFP database. It is disappointing at first but awareness is prosperity. Just focus on the fact that accurate information is more useful in the long run.

I've use the smaller fixed weight barbells for deadlifts with no problems. I hate waiting for the big barbell to become available.

You look lovely in your profile photo!

You can get entire lines of cosmetics and skin care products that are not tested on animals at The Body Shop. http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/ http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/values-campaigns/against-animal-testing.aspx

Wow, you look great!!!

Yep. Heat can be generated in any number of ways. My gym doesn't offer Bikram or Hot yoga. But, I run or spin before each yoga class so my muscles are already warm and ready to be stretched. In a traditional yoga class, heat it built with sun salutations and the fire breath.

Intervals are great for building cardiovascular fitness. Alternate running/jogging with walking to start. Then, once you can run continuously, alternate sprints with easier paced running intervals.

I haven't watched anything on TLC in years. wasn't that The Learning Channel back in the day?

10-13% body fat is considered essential body fat form women - the absolute least amount of fat a woman should have for healthy physiological functions. Are you in training as an elite athlete? I would highly recommend talking to your doctor before trying to lose that much fat. Edit: Oops... I didn't realize you were male.…

Wow, what an idiot.

I don't think that fast food/restaurant food is significantly worse than packaged food from a store. They all contain lots of ingredients and things you would never include when preparing fresh whole foods at home. Preparing your own food is perhaps the single best thing you can do for yourself. But, I still eat fast food…

Is the beach close by? Perhaps you can get a metal detector and go search for it again? I'm very sorry that this happened for you.

My husband and I are on a budget so I plan pretty carefully. I start by perusing the adds to see what's on sale and taking a look to see what I have on hand. Then I use a spreadsheet where i plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner for each day and then a few things to have on hand for snacks. Then I figure out what I need to buy to…

I don't think you look pregnant, you look very nice in my opinion. That being said, if what YOU see when you look in the mirror isn't what you want, keep working out and eating a balanced diet and it will change =)

When I threw out my French Vanilla coffee mate, I started brewing my coffee with a teaspoon of cinnamon in the grounds. At the same time, I switched to half and half - it has about half the calories without the sugar. Over time I am using less half and half in my coffee with the eventual goal of enjoying my coffee au…

That is a big increase in cardiovascular fitness, way to go!

I use a program called password safe to generate random passwords.

I don't think there should be advertisements for fast food or crap cereals in children's programs, but it can be hard to define "crap" in a fair way. Ultimately, if we spent less time in front of the TV we wouldn't be subjected to these ridiculous advertisements. My TV doesn't get channels so we just watch DVDs. If I want…

I really only write checks to my HOA and I almost never carry cash unless i get cash back from returning something.

Your body (especially your brain) needs glucose to function. For most people there is nothing wrong with consuming carbs in the form of whole grains, fruits and veggies. Baring allergies or other food sensitivities, I personally don't believe in eliminating entire food groups from my diet. A balanced diet is a healthy diet.

Ask your doctor how high it was. Was it slightly elevated or way above the target range? If it was slightly elevated, try getting most of your carbs from foods with low glycemic index scores and get retest in a few months. If it was way out of range, ask for a referral to a nutritionist. In the old days, when they simply…

What a great way to state this!! Exercising, counting calories and paying attention to the nutritional value of what I put in my body is a lifestyle change for me as well. I still have tough days where food has way more power over me than it should. But, I look forward to this changing over time.

Good luck!

I estimate the weight of meat based on how much I prepare and what portion of the prepared meat I eat. So, If I cook a one pound package of chicken and I eat 1/4 of it, I enter 4 ounces of chicken in my diary.

They should be fine as long as they are still firm. That's what they would look like if they had continued living underground.

Sounds like passive aggressive behavior on the part of the office manager. Unless you are thumping about or making a lot of noise, I can't see how it matters what you do with your lunch hour. I don't have an office, but I stretch at work as needed when I can find an empty conference room =)