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Agreed. muscles = strength
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THANK YOU! finally a post worth the space. A lot of people don't realize that it takes a LOT more than lifting light weights 2x a week to really gain muscle on top of which 90% (being conservative) of the MFP community is on a deficit, not a surplus. If anything, they may be conditioning the muscles they do have, but sure…
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Good for you! It could also help mentally to make sure you don't feel deprived and such. btw - I'll also add in that if you haven't gone to see your dr. or nutritionist, you may need to seek them out. they probably would be able to figure out whats going on better. They'll be able to run the appropriate tests to make sure…
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Hi! Congrats on the first 30 lbs loss.. you're well on your way! Fruit sugar can't really stall a normal person's weight loss. Since you've been at a healthy, consistent deficit, here are some of the theories that I have looking at your diary: 1. Sodium .. It's hard to believe that a lot of the items on there that say they…
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Your body will burn the same amount of energy whether you eat before or after. Your body will burn the same amount of energy whether you work out in the morning or at night. It's all about preference. Some people go into their workouts in a complete fasted state while others need a little something to get them through it.…
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^^ I believe this is one of the things that cause worldwide epidemics like obesity. When unconstructive people make comments to try to stop constructive things from happening.
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This would make my day.
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Ok I'll start off by saying that I'm no health/nutrition expert but here's my 2 cents... Generally you shouldn't be at a deficit for that long.. this is probably why you've plateau'ed Personally I'd take a diet break and eat up for 2 weeks or so while adding in some high intensity interval training -…
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increasing potassium will help your body with the increased sodium too .. bananas, orange juice, grapes, tomatoes, things like that.. a lot of is probably water weight & food still in your gut weight.. up your water, decrease your cals a little and let the food digest over the next few days and you'll be back to normal in…
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^^ this If your goal is just be able to maintain a healthy weight it shouldn't be too hard, but if you push yourself to get lean it gets harder.
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the comments section is the best haha
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i love chocolate! but I have it all the time.. chocolate protein bars, chocolate protein shakes, dark chocolate squares, sugar free chocolate pudding cups, chocolatey granola bars, light chocolate chip muffins, etc.. i work a taste of chocolate into my diary almost everyday and i'm 7 lbs away from my goal. i figure if I…
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dancers :) <-- ok ok I'm a dancer.. but we move in lots of different directions & levels but yeah I <3 soccer guys.
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what was in the shake? sometimes shakes can be really filling .. a lot of people have only a shake for breakfast and it'll hold them over all morning.
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if you're looking at labels, mono- & poly- unsaturated fats are good. Stay away from trans fats altogether and limit saturated fats. i've heard a general rule of thumb that saturated fat should be limited to no more than 7 - 10% of your daily calories. it's been working for me so far. i take a fish oil supplement on days…
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do you do any strength training? have you considered adding it in to get results with less time spent?
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If your carbs are being stored in fat cells, it means your body hasn't used them.. maybe its not carbs that are causing people to become fat... its a combination of overconsumption of carbs and minimal use of their bodies. if someone moves more, they need more. hence low carb wouldn't work for them. calories in - calories…
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that's great that that works FOR YOU. All micro- & macronutrients play a part in the human diet. Some people's diet and training calls for it at certain times while others don't.
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this would assume that people are overweight because they are consuming carbs, not because of OVERCONSUMPTION of carbs, fat AND/OR protein. please enlighten us.
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I don't think you can really go wrong with most multi vitamins. If you have any deficiencies, you should find one with that. If you aren't taking one now I'd say to add one. I take a MV with iron & calcium because those are my vitamin deficiencies (from my doc). If you don't have a known deficiency I think most of the…
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/truestory
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Yeah I think it's one of those gray areas in life. You could play nice and just get a snack that the child can also have or decide to not give a hoot and bring a snack that she'd be allergic to and tell her its not your fault she's allergic. To me, the fact that the parent responded was a request to keep her child in mind.…
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everyone's different. it took me 4 - 6 weeks to really notice the changes although I wasn't really weighing myself in the beginning. but 3 months is a long time to not see anything IMO. maybe you need to change something up. if you make your diary public, one of us may be able to suggest some changes that could help?
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Yeah I have the same one and it's different every time. I do it until I find a consistent number a few times and use that number. But the changes could be from anything including wearing different clothes/sneakers, daily fluctuations in water/food, whether you worked out before, etc.
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^^ this. I like to eat my fruit servings as snacks rather than drink them. Plus there aren't any weird chemicals in fruit like in a lot of fruit juices. I sometimes just have a protein shake with skim milk for breakfast.
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Mathematically .. if its giving you 1610 for a 1/2 a week loss, I'm assuming your maintenance is 1860? which would mean that 1720 is 140 below maintenance. I don't see why that wouldn't work. If you've been seeing changes and its working, you should still see results.. maybe not as dramatic but it'll happen. Its best to be…
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your body does not operate on a clock that was designed by man to tell how light it is outside. otherwise that 6 pm would change during daylight savings. its a myth to help people that have issues with late night snacking and portion control. your body is going through many involuntary processes while you sleep and needs…
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the leaner you get the more noticeable the fluctuations get. Sometimes I'll wake up with a tummy just because I decided to have a microwave (read: high sodium) dinner the night before. its also the little things that you probably aren't tracking.. potassium, sugar, fluctuations in water intake, etc. that's why a lot of…
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if you only have about 10 lbs to lose there's no need to be eating 1200 calories a day. I would start by increasing your calorie goal. You need to feed your body in order to let it metabolize the rest of what you're putting into your body. I know it's countintuitive, but the less you have to lose, the less your weekly goal…
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its so crazy how everyone's from soo many places! Long Island, NY here! i've moved around a LOT but for now I'm back in Long Island (Nassau County) :)
