mmaggio80

The main question I would ask is, Are you exercising and if you are you should see inches come off and clothes feeling loser. If this is happening then the weight will start to fall off quickly once you build a little muscle.

The more you do the better your body will become at getting rid of the lactic acid and will recover faster. When I stop for extended periods of time I try and work out every other day and switch muscle groups up for a few weeks.

I bought a Polar FT7 and I am very happy with it. I do not use a few of the functions and did not want the bulk of a GPS HRM. Its small enough not to bother you but has enough functions for most people. Its mainly for being used in a gym environment since it does lack the GPS.

Honestly I seem to go over every day I do not exercise. I am on the 1/2 lb a week and had to up my daily cals by 150 or so. I refuse to be hungry and cranky. down to 144 from 158 in about 2 months so over all still happy but I slip often.

I agree with Taso, if you are lifting weights then take pictures and compare, also your cloths will fit better and you will see the improvement before the scales show it.

Are you doing a lot of weight training?

Yes that's the way I have seen for me, when I trade fat for muscle I will get a little more cut but stay the same weight for a bit then start dropping lbs.

My opinion is that you are trading body fat for lean muscle. Since lean muscle weighs more then fat it appears your not going down in actual weight. How are your clothes fitting? are you losing stomach, arm and hip sizes? thats how you can tell your trading fat for muscle. This has happened to me I hit the Gym hard and eat…

Just have to make that lifestyle change in order to keep the weight off, I have had it off and on several times but never changed my overall eating habits. This time my habits have changed and now the weight it sliding off rather easy.

The heavier weights will allow you to build more lean muscle mass as you lose the body fat. More lean muscle mass = more calories your body burns in a day which allows you to keep the weight off. I'd suggest working each muscle group with 3-5 sets of 12-15 reps. you should only need up to 15-20lbs max dumbells. Biceps -…

If you are solely concerned about doing exercises right, or using the correct weight simply ask the guys and gals in the gym you go to. I have never had an issue asking questions of people doing odd exercises asking what it worked/muscle it targeted. Just keep up your personal motivation and the trainer is not needed.

I agree keep it as you have it. If needed add another 100 calories to your allowed a day. I upped mine from 1650-1800 and still drop about 2 lbs a week.

I started MFP on Thursday so thats when I weigh in, first thing in the morning. More important to me is how my clothes and uniform fit, that's the true result of what I am doing. If you add weights to your exercise actual weight loss will be slower because muscle is heavier then fat but your figure will slim.

If you exercise daily also I'd up it. It had me set at 1600 to lose 1/2 a lb a week but I was normally still hungry after I ate. I upped my daily intake to 1800 and have been dropping weight to the tune of 2-3 lbs a week because of working out/running. If you need to, park further away, take the steps yada yada. Those…

I eat it on days I work out or in moderation, its not great for you but its delicious.