sethwdyer Member

You could buy some caffeine pills and cut them into 4ths. That would be about 50mg of caffeine, which is about as much as a small cup of coffee.

A calorie is really just a calorie. However, they are a near limitless number of things going on inside the human body that can drastically effect what "maintenance" is.

Sit down with his every night and make sure that he does his homework. Do it with him if that is what is needed.

I'm pretty sure they say to keep it at 70%-85% just so you won't prematurely burn out. If you're not having that issue and you don't have a heart condition I don't think it really matters.

I've read this so many times, but I can't seem to find anything credible that actually debunks anything he has written.

Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health By Gary Taubes

Go for low glycemic load fruits. Berries are a good low sugar fruit.

I'm running a 5k tomorrow, so I guess I could do a little extra to bring myself up to 1000.

Read "Good Calories Bad Calories". It opened my eyes to a lot of BS I've learned from dieting. The calories in/calories out argument for weight loss is garbage.

If you're really struggling, you might want to up your calorie intake. There's nothing wrong with only losing one pound a week. One thing I do if I have a super hungry day is to eat a lot of carrots. They're very filling and very low calories.

What sounds cooler to you: three miles in 16 minutes or running a marathon? Go for distance!

Eating shouldn't be something that is embarrassing. If you are having those kinds of thought you might want to talk with your family doctor about the possibly of an eating disorder.

This is a good site to double check your HRM. http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm P.S.: I have a friend that just started on here. He weighs about 350 lbs and when he is in his HR Zone for 60 minutes he burns about 2000 calories.

I would say that if you continue to eat such a small number of calories you may develop an eating disorder....which is bad.

Could you link the calculator you mentioned?

As long as I'm getting it all from fruits and other natural source I don't pay attention to sugar on MFP. If you were to stay within MFPs numbers you would have to limit fruit to one a day. That just seems unhealthy.

I've got a really nice Timex HRM and 750 seems like a pretty accurate number for 45-50 assuming that you averaging around 150 BPM.