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Wow, a lot of responses. This is really interesting to me. When I had mentioned the question about changing my goals, it was whether or not I should go for a better BMI and lose 5 more pounds. I was intrigued with the similarity in responses from women and the differences between women and men. From all of your responses…

readjusting goals is good, but only when you are learning more about what is healthy. BMI isn't very scientific. It's only a measuring tool and doesn't reflect an accurate health target of any kind. The biggest factor in finding a healthy goal is to pay attention to what you feel is healthy. Also, I've found that listening…

Yes, starting point is key. I was in the same spot as you are now. I decided to run my first half marathon and it was 6 weeks away. I was already running more miles per week then where the training schedule was at for the 6 week mark. I only had to make some adjustments to get on that schedule.

Interesting. I just went through 4 different home body fat estimation calculators. It appears my body fat percentage is likely just under 22%. But at least between 19% and 23%. a good percentage for my height should be 17. I'm gonna focus on that, but continue strength training.

That's a good idea. I'm not concerned with how I look, I'm more interested in hitting a goal that is the most healthy. Fat percentage could be the numbers that I should look into. Thanks

It's kinda funny to us west coasters that everyone got freaked out over a 5.8 earthquake. Someone on Facebook posted, "It wasn't an earthquake. It was the Founders collectively rolling over in their graves."

this is more than 21 pounds lost. this is about 40 pounds in about a year. But 21 in 107 days with MFP

yes, your lower cheeks are smaller in the second picture.

just weigh yourself every morning and every night. there's no sense in checking weight throughout the day. it will fluctuate too much. I weigh myself just before going to bed and first thing in the morning to see the difference. I also just pay attention to the effect my eating the day before has on my weight. Weighing in…

sugar from fresh fruit is good. look at it like this; food that's in it's rawest form is always the best. But as for meat, we have to cook it. But that's still in it's rawest edible form. Fruit is the easiest food to find that is already in it's rawest state. It's really the glycemic index that matters. All carbs are not…

the real key is to have a long term plan that you really don't have to think about. Really that should be the first thing that is done even before losing any weight. Discover what kind of day to day diet you can handle for the rest of your life that you won't have to really work too hard to maintain. the real reason we all…

really, i just get where you're coming from. I would always get into the 180s then feel like I accomplished something then I pig out and jump up to the 190s again. My goal was to get to 175 which I've done now. I had to really try and break through it. I got to a monday and told myself, "this week I'm not even going to…

Do it! you'll love it. you need a training schedule. here's what I would do; Week 1 Monday - 1 mile Tuesday - 1.25 Wed - 1 Thurs- 1.5 Friday - rest Saturday - 2 Sunday - rest Week 2 Monday - 1.25 mile Tuesday - 1.5 Wed - 1 Thurs- 1.5 Friday - rest Saturday - 2.5 Sunday - rest Week 3 Monday - 1.5 mile Tuesday - 2.5 Wed - 1…

Mine is in my signature

I go with either NB or asics. currently I have asics, but I'm thinking about picking up NB 890s. of course the 890s are for men but I know they have something like that one for women.

I couldn't see your diary either. but starvation mode works like this; your body is constantly trying to adjust so it can survive. it does this without you even knowing or willing it to happen. when people don't eat very often, our bodies store as much food as possible in the form of fat. I used to not eat breakfast or…

it all depends on what you want to get out of it. if you want to lose fat then do cardio until you are becoming satisfied with how consistent your weightloss is. The slowly start incorporating strength training. maybe 2 days a week. I started with cardio and kept going with it for a long time. I was running about 30 to 35…

I put the time table like this; 2 weeks - you get used to eating the new way 6 weeks - the new food becomes a habit, you will lean more towards the healthier food 12 weeks - anything that you haven't eaten much of in the past 12 weeks you no longer crave However, from your post it doesn't seem that you are really eating…

I'm on week 4 of P90X and I'm using a HRM. I'm burning just over 600 calories for each workout on days 1,3,5 of each week not including the ABRipper part. Abripper is another 150 calories.

I just got a Garmin Forerunner 405. it has GPS for running too. Also look up MapMyRun.com

the best would be calisthenics. but to actually track calories, get a heart rate monitor. Use this formula in Microsoft Excel - =(((-55.0969+(0.6309*C2)+(0.1988*(B2/2.2))+(0.2017*A2))/4.184)*60*(((D2*60)+E2)/3600)) A2 is the location in excel for your age B2 is the location for your current weight C2 is your heart rate D2…

walking or jogging on pavement can be a problem. But shoes are more likely the culprit. If you've been doing this for a while, you may not even notice that you are getting better and faster at just walking. As muscle and flexibility increase, the impact of legs can increase. It's not a bad thing, it's just that some…

the BMI chart and "obesity" numbers are based on "science" that the government initiated. I'm not an anti government freak or anything like that. It's just that's how those numbers came to be. You are likely very healthy at 185. I was considered obese at 220 and 6'2". It didn't seem realistic at all. And it isn't. Ideal…

It really depends. My daily goal is just under 2200 calories. but I burned a little over 900 calories working out. so that would bring my daily need up to 3100 calories. But I really can't eat that much. I did eat about 1900 today. I don't need to lose any more weight. But tomorrow morning I'll eat a larger than normal…

some say that you have to eat your exercise calories. That's not necessarily true. "calories in, calories out" isn't entirely accurate. pay attention to your energy level and follow that. don't look at it day by day, look at it by the whole week. looking at it that way, is more realistic.

do it. if you've never ran in the rain, you'll love it. I like running in the rain more then when it's sunny.

I'll only have a beer every once in a while. maybe 2 beers a month. I just wait till I go out and have one with dinner.

I have an idea of what it is. It's exactly what you said. You eat a ton of sugar. Eating a lot of sugar can increase your blood sugar if you're not used to it. But it can lower your blood sugar if you eat a ton of sugar regularly. Your body produces insulin to deal with sugar or carbs. when you eat a ton of carbs or sugar…

too many people say you have to eat your exercise calories and you really don't. The "calories in, calories out" thing isn't entirely accurate. It's more accurate to look at that from a week long perspective. If you're working out twice a day consistently then just increase calorie intake overall throughout the week. don't…

juice fast. blend up fruit and only eat that for 7 days. I did it but I had to eat some solid food each day and it was still a really good detox.