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my take....if you're asking this question, you're having trouble drinking 8 cups of water a day...and IMO, 12-16 cups of water is more ideal. Now, if you're drinking 11-12 cups of water and want to also count a cup of coffee as another cup of water, I don't think it really matters. One measure of how much water you should…

I recommend adding some form of HIIT 3x a week to the end of your workout. A very easy and effective thing you could do is to run 6 sprints, 10-15 seconds each. Sprints are best done outside and not on a treadmill because if you're doing HIIT properly, you'll hurt yourself trying to do it on the treadmill. Each sprint is…

1. stop worrying about the scale. Its just a number. You said you are feeling better than you have ever felt, and you are making healthy food choices. Your body is probably just adjusting to the MASSIVE weight loss you have experienced so far. 2. if you want to trigger fat loss, try HIIT...high intensity interval training.…

My guess is that you are doing TOO MUCH exercise and not giving your body enough time to recover. One thing that happens when you don't allow for recovery is that your body retains water that it needs to heal your muscles. More exercise does not usually equal more results. Sometimes more exercise can be counter productive…

There is truth to starvation mode...but since you are still losing weight, I don't think that's the problem. As someone suggested in these comments, perhaps some of the foods you're eating are inhibiting you from maximizing weight loss. This falls into the "not all calories are created equal" category. Unfortunately,…

1. Don't rely solely on the scale to tell you if you had a successful week. Ask yourself some of these questions instead: Do I feel better today than I did a week ago? Do my clothes feel any different? Is that (pick area of flab) starting to tighten up? Is it easier for me to make healthy food choices? 2. If you want to…

Just tell others that you want to get healthier, this is how you have chosen to get healthier, you know many others have found their good health by counting calories, and that your loved one's support will only help you achieve that good health.

When you go to war with folks, you form a sort of bond. Going to war means more than just posting "did X exercise for 30 minutes and burned Y calories" and "completed food entries for the day and is under the goal". It means lifting up your friends when they need a boost...and it also means exposing your humanness when you…

Following up on what I said earlier, I did NO exercise for the first nearly 3 months of my journey. I focused on what I was eating and lost 20+ pounds during this time. I started feeling better and added some cardio exercise at that point. I went another 2ish months eating right and doing cardio, lost more weight....and…

For now, the best thing is doing anything. Do exercise that you enjoy....you'll be more likely to stick with it. And, early on, that's the most important thing. Once you get rolling for a month or two or even three, you can look into adding resistance training and/or increase the intensity of your cardio workouts....but,…

first off, good health begins in the kitchen. Take the time to prepare a healthy menu and healthy meals and your health will improve (including the weight loss you are looking for). as far as exercise, there are a lot of do-it-at home options. There are bodyweight routines that you can put together. You can go to…

you should not sprint on consecutive days. any form of HIIT, but particularly sprinting, taxes your body. There are lots of resources out there that recommend HIIT only 3x per week. This doesn't mean you can't exercise on the other days...but you shouldn't do HIIT or any form of sprint interval training on consecutive days.

I also meant to say that cutting out soda and fast food are GREAT things. However, just as you didn't gain 50 pounds from eating fast food and drinking soda over two weeks, you're not going to lose it all just because you stopped it for two weeks. (NOTE: I just used 50 pounds as an example...feel free to plug in whatever…

whether MFP is right for you or not depends on how you use it...or what you hope to gain from it. I think one of the biggest advantages of MFP is the inspiration, motivation and encouragement found all over the place here. It appears from your recent post that, despite the manner in which some of the messages were…

I used power tools to cut off limbs and belly fat...and they grew back without the added fat. #freshstart

Throughout my journey, I bought clothes at thrift and consignment stores....including suits for work. On occasion, I bought a few new items, usually on clearance racks at Kohl's. If you take the time, you can usually find some excellent clothes at thrift and consignment stores.

keep writing that amazing story of yours!

1. it took you more than 2 weeks to get where you are today. its going to take time. 2. losing 1 inch in 2 weeks is PHENOMENAL. if you're expecting more, you're going to need some power tools to start slicing and dicing body parts. 3. getting and staying healthy is a LIFETIME thing...its not a 2 week or 2 month thing.…

um, why exactly is he still your boyfriend? here are my thoughts... he is who he is. people don't change. obviously he's not meeting your expectation of what you are looking for in a companion. don't blame him because he is who he is. you either need to lower your expectation of a companion so that he fits (i.e., settle)…

first, as many have said, what you eat/drink controls how much body fat you burn. Good abs are 90% made in the kitchen. second, as several have said, you are better off doing compound exercises that engage the core muscles, but only in conjunction with other moves. Doing compound exercises will burn more calories. Also, if…

go to bodyrock.tv. do the workouts. they are free and they will kick your *kitten*. also, most workouts include modifications.

2 keys to burning fat: 1. what you eat/drink. this is WAY more important than whatever exercise you choose to do. 2. your mind. stay motivated to make healthy choices and the weight will come off. Now, once you have those 2 things down, I am a firm believer in interval training...this is where you go hard for one interval…

lol! that's true with most diets because people go into them with the goal of "losing weight" instead of "lifestyle change"....and no one thinks about whether its something sustainable for the duration. Most "diets" are not sustainable for most people for a lot of reasons...but they work as long as you are doing them. Most…

first, muscle does not weigh more than fat. a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. muscle is more dense than fat, so a pound of muscle takes up less room than a pound of fat. second, it takes a long time to add a pound of muscle....and, if you are eating at any sort of deficit, its difficult to add muscle. I…

as for breakfast, I typically choose one of the following: 1. 2 eggs over medium, cooked with a little bit of butter, and one cup of berries...either blackberries, raspberries or blueberries. 3 cups of water. note: blackberries and raspberries give you 8 grams of fiber per cup...so that's nice too. (this is my most common…

first, there are LOTS of nutrition plans to choose to lose weight. You should choose one that you believe you can stick with for the rest of your life. so, while doing a low carb diet like Atkins can be effective while you're on it...if you don't think you can sustain it for the long haul, then you may just gain the weight…

think about all of the reasons you hated being unhealthy/overweight enough to start this journey. If you haven't written them down, write them down. There have to be some deep, dark reasons...even secrets that only you know....as to why you were motivated to start this journey. If you dig deep enough to find those reasons,…

one day at a time...one decision at a time. that's all it takes. the only thing you can do with the past is learn from it. think about why you have struggled...think about what you can do to help avoid those struggles in the future. plan ahead. oh, and I strongly recommend only weighing yourself first think in the…

I think there's good science/explanation as to why you can't spot reduce. You obviously don't believe that, OP....so my advice is keep doing what you're doing since its working for you. Perhaps you're just a bad *kitten*, fierce warrior in the gym and with your nutrition that you are burning fat ALL OVER (and not just in…

you cannot target a specific area to burn fat. you can target a specific area to strengthen muscle. strengthening muscle in one area does not mean you will burn fat in that area....other than the proportionate amount you burn in relation to your entire body. if you don't believe me, over the next month, do 1,000,000 ab…