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Wife used it, it worked well for her. Running is tough at first, but gets easier pretty quickly. When I first started running I would say to myself "Wow, I've got to run five minutes!" but after a just a couple of months of practicing, I found myself saying "I've ONLY got to run another five minutes. Just stick with it and…
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Dobenjam, I know where you are coming from. I just came off a 100 pound loss, concentrated on cardio, not weight lifting. I don't like weightlifting and would prefer running. IMO that was not the right way to do it. I should have done more resistance training. You have a lot of weight to lose and if you don't lift weights…
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Too many distractions at home. I prefer the gym. I'm there and it helps me focus on exercise.
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It's hard to tell without knowing your stats. I'm assuming you're female and weigh 140ish my uneducated guess would be at least 70g/day, and 100gs wouldn't be considered too much by most. in MFP, I set my ratios to hit my protein goals first (200 gs plus) and let the other macros fall where they need to to stay in my…
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It's a great time to get any craving out of the way. It doesn't hurt to occasionally indulge yourself, you've been good.
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For those that don't mind artificial sweeteners, try crystal light lemonade mix. It tastes just like regular lemon yogurt. 1 cup of 2% greek yogurt 22G of protein in 150 calories. You can add other sugar free flavors. Like milk, yogurt is high in casein protein too, which is a slow digesting protein. It makes a great…
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IMO Starvation mode is real. Personal experience here: In my latter stage of restricted calorie dieting in October 2011. I had lost about 70 lbs in and had thirty to go. I really wanted to crank up and get 100 pounds off by New Year's. "Why" you might ask? Well I guess the only reason was I wanted to be able to say I lost…
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MFP default protein requirements are low. Eat your protein kids....... If you don't feed your body enough protein you will likely LOOSE MUSCLE at a faster rate on a restricted calorie diet. The body building community generally recommend 1g/lb per day. You may not need that much but I would shoot for at least half that.…
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Hey I thought people outside the U.S thought Peanut butter was gross? So are you guys considered strange, or is peanut butter catching on? I love Jif Crunchy P.B. . I told my wife yesterday I needed to get a huge jar and eat it until I got sick, so I'd stop craving it.
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Lots of foods have protein but carry other macros (fats and carbs) with them. When I are trying to lose weight I'm trying to find the most calorie efficient way to consume protein. Lean animal products give the most protein per calorie. Chicken breast is the winner I think in that category. Lean fish, 93/7 ground beef,and…
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I have lost right at 100 lbs in 2011, the last 40 or 50 was done through the help of MFP when I hit a plateau. I am now in the second phase you describe of needing to lose about 20 lbs of fat but also want to gain 20 lbs of muscle, so I've just started concentrating on weight training and maintaining the same scale weight.…
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How to stay under your sugar? Easy- Go into settings and adjust it. I think the default is like 50g.Two glasses of milk and an orange will push you over that. I set mine to 100 g. I still routinely go over. If it's low GI foods I don't typically worry about it. While you're in there you might as well up your protein to…
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I would also try tweaking your maronutrients. Try fewer carbs, more fats and protein and see if this helps with both hunger and the shakes,,,,
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Lean animal products give the most protein per calorie. Chicken- I buy frozen skinless boneless chicken breast at the wholesale clubs for about 2.20/lb. I cook ten breasts at a time, seasoned a variety of ways, and have them ready in the fridge. Spiral sliced ham is not bad, and is usually 1.99/lb or so. 90/10 ground beef…
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As much as I love my carbs, I find that if I eat fewer carbs weight loss is much easier. Try more protein, fat and fiber in your meals and see if it helps decrease your appetite.
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A calorie is a unit of energy- that's all. IIRC it's the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water one degree centigrade. And your body is using the different forms of energy you consume to "keep the fires burning", so to speak. If you consume fewer units of energy that your body needs, you will lose scale…
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I think some can push it too far, but that level varies from person to person. Now that it's become a habit I exercise almost daily in some form now and feel guilty when I don't. But if I'm sore or exhausted I let my body recover. 3 days on, one day off is a good schedule for many. Every couple of weeks I take two days off…
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If you're working out and want to build muscle or just "firm up", your body needs the building blocks to do it:protein. Generally, the fitness community advocates consuming more protein than what is considered an adequate amount by the medical community. Most bodybuilders I know strive for 1 gram of protein per pound of…
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add sugar free drink mix. Crystal light lemonade works great. It tastes just like lemon yogurt. 22 g of protein for 150 calories is almost as good as it gets. I've heard some mix in sugar free jelly, too.
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I'm buying plain 2% greek yogur. It has much less sugar than flavored varieties, but it tastes like sour cream. One cup has 11 carbs, but 22 G of protein. I then "cheat" by adding sugar free drink mix in the flavor of my choice. Crystal lite lemonade mix is great in it.
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Those look AWESOME!
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I would search paleo/primal because it has similar dietary guidelines, but they do not allow legumes either.
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Yep, as much as I hate to say this( I actually enjoy runnng) , cut back on the Cardio and concentrate on the strength training. Don't worry so much about isolation exercises. Squats, deadlifts, and bench pressing works the major muscle groups. Eat a lot of protein. Be less concerned about what the scale says. Get a tape…
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Weighing daily keeps me honest and I can make minor tweaks if I see a developing trend. Daily, first thing after going to the bathroom. I do take the measurement with a grain of salt, I average my weight on a spreadsheet for a ten day average.
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It what you say is true about being within your caloric intake, don't sweat it. You have to eat roughly 3500 calories more than you burn to actually put a pound of fat back on. It's most likely water retention. I've read that your body require 3 g of water for every g of glycogen it stores. I weigh daily, but I track their…
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I'm interested in your ratios also. I'm currently 40p/30f/30c. My daily caloric burn is right at 3K/day
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It's hard to know without knowing your calorie count and level of physical activity. But if you think you should be in a true caloric deficit you could have some issues Your body will respond physiologically to counteract weight loss after a a while. Google Leptin, spike day, and carb refeeds for more general information…
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Whether you should have one depends on your weight activity level, and caloric intake. Spike days supposedly prevent plateauing. I'm a a believer. I went low calorie for too long and had issues. Just a few high carb days and everything normalized. For more info read up about the hormone leptin.
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I recently discovered plain Cabot 2% greek yogurt- The flavored has added sugar and higher carbs. I buy plain unflavored and add sugar free lemonade. It tastes just like regular lemon yogurt. One cup has 150 calories, 22 g protein, and 11 grams of carbs. That is hard to beat for a non-meat product. I'd be more concerned…
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if you like heat, try slow cooking it in some El Pato Mexican Style Tomato Sauce. It's cheaper than salsa and very tasty, but a little on the spicy side.
