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Nope, not all the same thing,

If you eat under 1200 calories a day you won't lose. You need to re-learn how to eat. Weight Watchers doesn't teach you how to eat in the real world. In fact, thinking that you're on a "program" with MFP is the wrong way to think. MFP is about lifestyle changes, for life. You're not going to suddenly hit goal and go back…

#1, forgive yourself and move on. These kind of things are going to happen. What's important is that you go right back to your program. You go right back to exercising. Don't use this as an excuse to quit. After being on program for a while, you'll find that eating the way you used do won't appeal to you. But you can have…

I always have that problem, but by not eating enough, my body is storing my weight. Tonight, I have to eat 600 more calories, and healthily by the way, to get close to what my net calories need to be. You run the risk of your body kicking into starvation mode and storing fat, rather than burning it. I missed breakfast…

Yesterday I was 40, then I blinked and now I'm 55. Well that's the way it seems. I'm over half way to 100. When I get there, I hope to have all my marbles, be able to walk on my own, and not be a burden to anyone. Until then, I'm going to live as well as I can.

1/8th to 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper in hot water. Drink it down.

4lbs of muscle takes up less space than 4lbs of fat. When you weight train you are building muscle fiber, (there's lots on that in other threads.) I'll take muscle any day. It increases your metabolism, and helps your BMR stay at a good level. If you don't want to build more muscle, lower your weights and do more reps.…

My problem is that I don't eat enough. My chiropractor and nutritionist are helping me to get to the point of eating more. Sometimes I barely get to 1200 and that's gross not net, because I forget to eat. There's lot's of reasons for that, I call it "beyond hunger", and I've blogged about it. Be that as it may, not only…

I'm 55 and I weight train, and I don't wait 72 hours to recover. I work out three days, rest, work out two days, rest, work out three days. Upper & lower body 2x a week. Why, 72 hours, that's just silly!

All my meals are home cooked. Home cooked and made with fresh ingredients. Lots of veggies, protein, taste! What was so bad about your meal?

Me too. I hate food listings that are 1/2 cup. 1/2 cup of lettuce, really? is that stuffed in the cup? loose? was it weighed? Liquid weight and dry weight are different as well, I do everything in grams. It allows me to be more accurate, and since I need to really make sure I eat enough, it's important for me to be…

Here's a couple of things. Get some moisturizer, or Balm of Gilead, and add some cayenne pepper. Rub the mixture on your sore muscles. Cayenne is the bomb! It will heat the area and it will help relieve the soreness. You could also make some Cayenne tea, which is boiling water and start with an 1/8th of a teaspoon of…

It all depends. Are you using a Heart Rate Monitor, (HRM), to determine your calorie burn? Does the calorie burn calculator you use subtract the calories you'd burn if you weren't working out, the ones you burn to breathe, have your heart beat, etc? BMR Rule of thumb would be, make sure your "net" calories hit 1200 at…

You should share your diary so we can look and see what and how you are eating. It would enable us to give you better advice. But if you're working out, you may be replacing fat with muscle, and that's good! Muscle turns up your metabolism. It takes up less room than fat. Perhaps you ate something salty the day before you…

^^ this. Agri-business is what it is, but they aren't force-feeding anybody.

It's not easy for me to drink water either, but my nutritionist told me not to sip it, but to gulp it down, and I've found it's so much easier! Now I do 20 oz with my morning thyroid medicine, (you could do that with vitamins!), then another at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and one when I work out. Now it's easy to drink…

I'm sensitive to wheat, so no bread, pasta, etc. for me! I eat rice occasionally, and potatoes rarely. I don't miss them. There are carbs in fruit, and carbs in vegetables, so it's all dependent on where your carbs are coming from. And as others have said, maintaining the proper ratio with fats and proteins is very…

You don't. He's got to make the decision himself. You can be an example for him, I know it isn't easy. And he may get testy with you, because while you're doing it, your destroying all his excuses. But don't let him stop you. Keep a goin'.

Make your food diary public so we can look and give you better advice!

Trader Joe's Pound Plus Milk Chocolate Bars, honestly, I can eat the entire thing in one sitting. I'll feel sick as a dog, but it's so wonderful while eating it. That and a bag of marshmallows. I'll just start popping them and the whole bag will be gone in a sitting.

I do both cardio and strength, because I'm trying to get fit and have back and other problems. I don't go crazy, just stay at the weights I can do three sets with, then, when it feels like I'm lifting nothing, I move up to the next weight. Strength training has improved my cardio, and cardio improves my strength training.…

I think I need new glasses. I thought this said Intermittent Farting.

I understand your fear. Do you remember how scared you were when you started on your weight loss journey? That being said, just because you are on maintenance doesn't mean you're at the end of your journey. I might get pounced on for saying the following, but it's true. You need to maintain your weight loss for at least a…

I just got a polar F11 on ebay. The f7 and f11 do a test where they calculate your v02 max and use that to help calculate what you have burned based on age and weight. You can test your v02 max here http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/vo2max-calculator.aspx. The f40 lets you enter it, look at your user…

Hi, I've been insulin resistant for about 6 years. Eat a good protein every time you eat a carb to keep your blood sugar levels from spiking. I don't eat anything made with wheat, rarely eat rice or potatoes. I get my carbs from fruit, (yes I eat fruit, but with protein), and veggies, also always with protein. It's amazing…

Based on you age I'd say part of the problem might be due to peri-menopause. It kicked my butt when it started, and since menopause I gained a huge amount of weight. It plays with your metabolism. Do Not Give Up! You need to exercise and adjust your diet to lots of fruits, veggies, proteins and cut down on the carbs. Throw…

you know what you need? you need a hrm, preferably a polar. If you can afford a new new one, go for it, If you can't get an f6 or f11 on ebay do it. I got a new f11 for $60 + shipping. It's awesome. Wear the HRM when you work, work out, all day if you have to. Find out what your real caloric needs are. I've recently found…

I'm 55, yesterday I was 47. It happened when I blinked. Feel free to add me.

Get a good scale. measure everything Eat the correct amount of calories, don't go under your minimum Go for losing 1lb a week - you may lose more each week at first, but it's a more realistic goal and you don't want set yourself up for discouragement Exercise - cardio and weight training - the more you exercise the more…

I have multiple back problems and after using MFP for a year, I pushed my back more than I should, and kept working out despite the pain. That was a mistake and it took me a year to get back, (June of this year). I'm used to being in pain, so now I know to listen to my pain better, and to learn when to stop. That's the…