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Sounds like a good plan - when we went our our cruise too we were able to at least get some walking in while aboard ship - one of the decks was designated for walking and was .33 of a mile in circumference. Also, while the food is probably all free the alcohol probably isn't - that'll probably help you limit those calories…

There's a section on the spreadsheet that allows you to use your HRM's numbers - you might want to re-run them using that data and see if things change for you. But you're already eating your exercise calories since you're counting them ahead of time. If your exercise is very swingy though you might just want to eat a…

Olives, nuts, nut butters other than peanut, avacado?, cheeses (I usually throw a mini baby bel Gouda in my lunch bag every day for a mid morning snack)

Not really, but the weight will -- which is why I think you're supposed to weigh uncooked for pastas/meats etc.

Sandwiches include wheat or white bread in the calorie counts.

WRT bike shorts - if you don't want to rock the spandex - they make padded loose fit shorts as well (they kind of have an inner lining like a bathing suit that contains the padding and an outer shell) and that padding makes a big difference in the beginning. Also seconding the poster who said don't get a big gel filled…

Absolutely you're not. But like the others I recommend you go to a real bike shop and get fitted for a bike appropriate to your frame / weight. I'm your height I was riding our tandem when I was 300+ (just not so well :) ) You might want to check out the bike forum here…

We have a Wii with Wii fit+ and it is a good program for getting some exercise in especially when you can't get outside but it is getting a bit dated now. I would look closely at the xbox with the kinect thingie as it's more recent.

I have an adjustable one marked Fitness Gear and the handle is rough on my hands. I hadn't thought about the center of gravity issue but I guess that could be a problem. The one I have starts at 20 pounds and is recommended to max at 50.

Since I (5'10'' 250 and no lady) just did a 40 min (counting rest in between rounds) kettlebell workout with my HRM the other day I thought I'd work the numbers and I came out with .05 / min / pound. Of course ymmv.

Have you considered Kettlebell? I'm doing both dumbbells 2-3 days a week and kettlebell once a week and it sounds like kettlebell might be something that interests you. Currently I'm doing the fitnessblender beginner kettlebell workout and it's still kicking my butt.

If you want them creamy, use a crock pot overnight. That's the reason I don't use it because I like them nutty and chewy.

Free weights engage your stabilizer muscles where machines do not. You'll get much more bang for the buck doing compound lifts with free weights. If you're very weak, just start with lower weights and work up. I'm a newbie as well to weights but I'd say start doing whole-body workouts comprised of compound lifts a couple…

Here's the one I used: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/overnight-oatmeal-recipe/index.html I don't care for it myself - the oats come out really really creamy and I prefer them more nutty so I do stove-top by preference.

My wife and I Haven't had ours resized yet (although she's at goal; i'm not yet) we are using "proxy" rings for the time being (A couple of hematite rings we found at faire that we really liked the look of - super inexpensive until we re-do the real ones) Unfortunately I shattered mine in about a hundred pieces yesterday…

While I'm not a doctor I think I can safely say that at 6'+ 19 years old you're eating way too few calories. With so much to lose you can probably get away with it at first but as you lose weight you'll likely stall. I think you're right to start strength right away though to help preserve the muscle you have. Check out…

The MFP number to eat doesn't include exercise calories - you have to eat those back. Scooby's site calculator is including them already so you wouldn't eat them back again. I think both calculations you're showing here are using the least accurate model (Harris). Scooby's site has another calculator that can give you a…

I seem to remember either consumer reports or maybe it was something I heard on NPR had restaurant meals tested independently and they were surprised to find that they were very close to the reported numbers, in some cases within 1% I think. I'll have to see if I can dig that out somewhere. Of course it's all an estimate…

Woof, I thought I'd do better before I saw the questions. Whole lot of - What's that? and What's that supposed to mean? going on. I'm sure it's a culture bias thing. I'm lucky I know what a scotch egg is.

Strength option is just to use as a journal so you can track your progression; Estimating calories from strength training contains too many variables to provide a calorie burn. You can use the cardio option for strength training but it's a wild guess.

For grab & go breakfasts I have a few options: Make oatmeal ahead of time -- I make pot worth 6 servings or so of steel-cut oats and then grab one of the portions from the fridge and bring it to work to heat up there. (usually around 230 c the way I make it for a portion) When I don't feel like making oats some weeks I…

Snack-girl did a post on making these healthier http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/healthy-rice-krispie-treat/ It's mostly doctoring the recipe but it's a step in the right direction I suppose.

I think some varieties of Kohlrabi can be purple or blue. If you can find it

Stainless steel KleenKanteen.

You don't subtract from your BMR - you subtract from your TDEE. BMR is your minimum needed - TDEE the number needed for maintenance at your current weight.

Here's a video on taking measurements that might help you. And yes, your neck will get smaller if you have weight to lose. I went from 18.5 to 16 so far. D'oh; would help if I put in the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZnioXCRhU&list=FL9dUor4OLFQjnZIgPeh1KZA&index=4

When I started I was 320 and eating 1800 on the advice of my Dr. That got me down to about 260 or so and then i've hit a plateau for the past 6 or 8 months. For exercise I was walking and biking. In the last month or so I've increased my calories first to 2200 and currently at about 2100 using the "in place of a roadmap"…

about 13; also the time I started going gray. Some guys beards just don't happen. My friend's 45 and still can't grow a decent beard. He can grow about 6 decent beards spaced out around his face - not flattering :)

I make my own mead but I haven't since I've started MFP I'm afraid to figure out the calories :)

Sometimes it's that the information changes over times both for pre-packaged foods and for restaurant analyses when they change recipes or ingredients. And sometimes people are smoking something other than sausage ; )