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  • If you want to be a police officer, then worrying what your neighbours think about you is something you need to stop right now. You need to learn to do what is right regardless of what the people around you think of you or your decisions. In this case, what is right for you is to run...your life may very well depend on…
  • Since your phone has that capability, I assume that if you download the fitbit app it will have the abiliity to use your phone as a pedometer. There are only a few devices that show this capability on their site, and you must have one. If that's the case, then get the fitbit app, then link that app to MFP and the system…
  • People run here at all hours of the day....Its rare to see it before 0400 or after midnight, but not unheard of. We also have 24 hour gym's where people go use treadmills etc. I'm not sure where you live, but where I live its normal for people who run to do it at 5-6 am. I live in Enfield, so perhaps we live in the same…
  • "workout" is an extremely broad term. I'm not an expert, so I can't give great advice, but I'd definitely suggest posting what you intend to do in a bit more detail so people with more knowledge than me can advise you.
  • Make sure you take into account that running on a track is not the same as running on the road. Same with the treadmill. Its definitely a good place to run, but it doesn't replicate the conditions you'll run a race in, so make sure to incorporate some long runs on the roads and sidewalks in your community. Even small hills…
  • Adding 1km per day is going to get you hurt quickly. They say you should add no more than 10% per week to your current training for running. I'd suggest googling a couch to half marathon running program, you'll get far better advice from that program than from us. I was bad, I went from couch to 5 k in a few weeks, hurt my…
  • Yeah, you're definitely struggling on the edge of mental illness there. There are germs and dirt everywhere, and for a normal healthy person they are not a problem. As a matter of fact, avoiding germs entirely actually leads to your immune system being weaker as it doesn't have experience with these bugs before you are…
  • Do this, then you can gradually lower it down the wall for intensity, then do pushups off the side of a weight bench when you get that low. I'm guessing based on your description of the exercise you've been doing that you were able to do pushups until just before you got discouraged. This means you aren't too weak to do…
  • Glad to hear it, now rethink your goals, make sure they're reasonable and then stick with it. You'll get there. See you around the forums.
  • Your weight gain is likely due to the exercise you're doing...as muscles get worked, they retain water as they heal into new, stronger muscle fibres. I would ignore the weight gain you've seen, calculate your TDEE carefully using scooby or one of the others, and set your weight loss goal from that. My strongest suggestion…
  • Think of it this way, your boss is in charge of your work, not your eating. Use your control over your diet to feel a little bit of a sense of control in your life instead of letting it be one more thing you can't control. That being said, "cheating" is important for you to give yourself treats. I don't believe it has to…
  • You can look better. Better doesn't mean a number on a scale, or BMI though. BMI is notoriously bad, scientists have stated that BMI is an excellent way to judge the weight of a large group, but useless for individuals. Instead, you should go to a trainer or medical professional and get them to measure your body fat…
  • 1171 calories over your goal isn't a big deal at all. If you have a 2 lb per week weight loss goal set, then you only ate 171 calories more than you burned, which is nothing. Here's a trick I use. I have a Fitbit, and when I want a cheat I force myself to work for it. I know that a 1 hour run gets me approximately 800…
  • I'm just guessing that you weren't weighing and measuring everything when you say you ate 1200 calories a day before your "diet." If that's correct, then you're likely in the same trap as many users here have been, you thought you were eating 1200 calories a day, but were likely actually eating 1500 or more per day. Your…
  • I just looked at your diary, you're only eating 600-700 calories per day. This means that even if you're sitting on the couch every day doing absolutely nothing, you are starving yourself. Since you've said you're doing squats, and I'll assume you're doing some standard walking in your daily life, you're having a massive…
  • 3 days is not a sufficient amount of time to accurately determine what is happening. Also, squats will work muscles you're not used to working, when you work those muscles it tears small fibres in the muscles so they can be rebuilt stronger. This causes a small amount of inflamation in your muscles which is normal and…
  • If she calculates the calories burned in cardio and then eats them, it should take her into deficit at all. I definitely agree that weight training should be a main focus for toning up for her, but cardio is extremely important to being healthy, and cardio doesn't have to lead to weight loss if you're eating the calories…
  • Don't ditch the cardio, cardio is good for your body. Definitely eat at maintenance though. Get a good quality activity monitor like a fitbit if you can afford one, its more accurate than estimating your exercise. I agree with the poster though that you shouldn't lose 5 lbs to look good, you should gain a bit of muscle.…
  • I have mine set for 2 lbs per week, I've lost 34.4 lbs in 12 weeks, but I've had lots of days where I had 500 or more calories left over as I don't eat right up to the limit if I'm not hungry. It's pretty close to accurate, but obsessing about what you will weigh in 5 weeks isn't going to get you to your goal easily.…
  • Maybe I misread it. Hungry is ok, good to eat before you're too hungry, but you're correct, hungry is not an emergency. I don't think we have to be hungry to lose weight though.
  • I think you should look at your numbers again. First, if the calorie deficit on your settings is already set for you to lose 2 lbs per week, then you are already having a 1000 calorie deficit built into your calorie goal for the day. If at the end of the day, MFP tells you that you had 900 calorie deficit, that means you…
  • I am very rarely hungry, and have been at a 1000 calorie deficit daily for three months now. I also don't always choose foods that most people consider filling, I still drink pepsi a few days a week etc. I don't think we need to be hungry to lose weight at a sustainable pace. One thing I have learned is that hunger is…
  • If you search under cardio training, walking and jogging are both there, you just choose the one that corresponds to the speed you were going, you may have to use a converter to convert your 4mph speed to a pace per mile or km. The circuit training is also there, and its likely also available under cardio. I don't add…
  • I believe its automated based purely on calories. I highly doubt anyone will do the exact same exercise and eat the exact same diet for 5 weeks to test it, but even if they did, one person could not determine if it was accurate. You would need a group of people to do everything exactly the same for 5 weeks to see lol.
  • No problem. I haven't been on much the last few days....and making poor food choices lol. Still well within my calorie limits, just choosing taste over content.
  • If you need to, treat yourself to a window air conditioner. Force yourself through your workouts as required, then let yourself lay or stand in the air conditioning for an equal time you worked out for. I live just outside Halifax, so I know the humidity you refer to, and I've been running 5-8 km every second day. Its…
  • Hey, welcome even though its been over a month since this was posted. I've still got 46.6 lbs to go, but my routine is that I try to run 5km every second day for cardio. I prefer nights, but we do 12 hour rotation, 2 days, 2 nights and 4 off. I usually work two of my days off on overtime as well, so basically I work 2…
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  • I love chicken stir fry...10 ml of extra virgin olive oil, 7.5ml of reduced sodium soya sauce, 3-4 cups of frozen veggies and 250-400 gr of sliced chicken breast depending on how many calories I want. I also add dehydrated onion flakes, garlic powder, and sometimes my mood is that if I add enough cayenne pepper I won't be…
  • Fitbit One and CascaRun on my BlackBerry Z10, of course also running Fitbit and MFP apps on my BlackBerry as well.
  • I lost about 3.5 lbs, but 2.5 of that came all in one day where I did 10 hours of baling and moving hay. I was down 5.5 lbs, mostly water, but only came back up 3 lbs after a few days. So I credit that day of extraordinary exercise with that loss. The other lb over the course of nearly a month was what I considered a…
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