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The point is that 'supplements' generally implies levels that would be impossible to obtain through diet alone. i.e how many glasses of soy milk would you have to drink to reach the level soy protein where they saw adverse effects? 10? 50? I drink 1-2 glasses a day. There is also the point that just because a lot of…

Another vote for 8th Continent Soy Milk. Vanilla almond milk and vanilla rice milk are tasty beverages in their own right, but they have almost no protein (and the little protein they do have is an incomplete protein, meaning it doesn't provide all the amino acids). Soy milk has 8g of complete protein per cup, comparable…

Well, since I picked it up from the ground, that's more like a deadlift, right? So I'm okay then?

I've really seen the most change in my arms since I started a focused effort on lifting. I lift total body 3x a week and here's the upper body exercises I do. Everything is 3 sets of 6 reps except for pushups: Bench press: 65lbs Overhand lat pull-down: 100lbs (I attempt a pull-up at the beginning of each set, but not quite…

BMR of 1576 x 1.35 ("lightly active" setting) = 2128 - 500 (1lb a week deficit) = 1628. Log your gym/yoga as exercise but not your dog walking, because that's an everyday activity already accounted for in your setting. But MFP will calculate all this for you...all you have to do is give it your stats, tell it you're…

I get a cup of coffee at work or a keurig K-cup at home every day, with a packet of Splenda+fiber and 2 Tbsp of Coffeemate Natural Bliss (no HFCS or oils). Total = 72 cals.

The fat cells shrink because your body is taking the lipids stored in them and burning them (oxidizing) to release the energy to fuel your body (when calories eaten are less than calories expended). Conversely, if you have an excess of lipids that aren't used to fuel your body (calories eaten are greater than calories…

I need the extra core strength for my yoga classes, even if it never actually shows up on my midsection.

Sigh. Both of the following statements are true: Muscle is heavier than fat (WEIGHS more), when volume is consistent. Muscle is more dense than fat (takes up less VOLUME), when weight is consistent. Thus, a cubic foot of muscle will WEIGH more than a cubic foot of fat; a pound of muscle will take up less VOLUME than a…

I agree, hubs and I make about $160K combined and we have a nice life but we're certainly not rich (outskirts of Northern VA). Having no debt helps though. We drive lower-end american sedans. We have a 1200 sqft apartment. We take a couple vacations a year and go out to dinner at least once a week. We give to several…

Height: 5'5" Weight: 133 How long you've been lifting: 8 months Times per week: was 2x, now 3x Split routine or full body: full body 1 REP MAX Deadlift: 132 lbs Squat: 126 lbs Bench: 78 lbs Pull-ups/chin ups( yes or no): pull-up no, chin-up (singular) yes Favorite arm move: barbell bicep curl Favorite leg/butt move:…

I personally don't care how long someone breastfeeds their kid, but that boy is going to need loads of therapy when he's in high school and the other kids paper his locker with that magazine cover. I mean seriously, did super-mom give even half a second of thought as to what junior will think of that photo in 10-15 years?

:huh: Um, no. I'm at a normal weight and I need about 1800 to maintain my weight if I don't exercise. Please stop telling people to do dangerous things.

I ran my first half on Sunday. I had a protein shake + green tea powder first thing when I woke up (about 4:45am) and a Clif bar in the car on the drive to the race (5:30am). Sipped on some Gatorade while waiting around at the race site. Used a packet of Gatorade prime right before the race (6:45am). I had a package of…

Nice job! I also did my first half on Sunday (though not as fast as you - 2:18:40). Congrats!

Thanks everyone! Wanted to add that I got the race e-mail this morning with my 8 and 10 mile split times and overall position at the splits, and I passed 375 people between mile 8 and the finish line :bigsmile:

I used Hal Higdon's training plans to complete both a 15K in December, and the race today http://www.halhigdon.com/training/

Thanks everyone! And Kap10 - My first goal in any new endeavor is always "Don't die" :laugh:

Omg hi!!! :smile:

Thanks gals :happy:

Best one I've seen is http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm - it's usually within 10% of my polar FT60. It will have a greater margin of error if you don't put in a specific value of vO2max.

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You can change the calorie number to anything you want. That said, elliptical is a tough example to get a single number per minute because there are way too many variables to accurately estimate in the database. Did you set it to level 1 or level 14? How many strides per minute? Did you use the arm handles to pump, or just…

Hehe, was going to say exactly this. Also, totally agree with the first quoted post. It's not like you're going to a) put on massive amounts of muscle after one lifting session and b) keep it forever. You have to work to maintain muscle as well as build it.

Wall squats are a good exercise. Sit in a "chair" position with your feet flat on the floor and your back pressed against the wall for as long as you can. Rest for a minute, repeat twice.

I have *never* drank a protein shake made with anything but milk (usually soy milk) and I'm not gaining weight.

It's just gravity pulling fluid into your hands. Happens to me all the time, especially when hiking or running. I can't budge my wedding ring for a while but it always goes away. You can do 'jazz hands' or 'stick 'em up' to get some of the fluid moving back out of your extremities.

New Rules of Lifting for Women. You can get the book for like $10 on amazon.

Thanks! :smile:

Lactose and fructose are both sugars, yes, but there is far more nutritional benefit in yogurt and fruit than in a candy bar (sucrose). "Sugar" is not inherently evil.