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Works for Me
Here is a summary of what I have found helpful in shedding almost 20 pounds since Jan. 1. Know what it's like to feel hungry. 2. Vary the calories. Confuse the body by not eating the same amount. 3. Eat baby carrots when still hungry after a meal. 4. Exercise but only eat 1/2 the extra calories you exercise off. There are…
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What's on your cardio playlist?
What music gets you moving?
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Knowing when to to stop
Time to 'toss in the towel'--that's a phrase we use in the states that means giving up when you know you've been beat. Thanks everyone for all the encouragement. In 3 weeks, I lost 16lbs toward my goal of geting to my ideal weight by age 50 (27lbs 70 days). That left me with just 11 pounds to drop in the last 50 days. I…
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A study diet of 1500 calories or mix things up?
I've been under my net calorie goal of 1500 (I am ~6') for the past 24 days (every day since I started tracking). :) Would it be better to mix things up a bit, have a 2400 calorie day every now and then to 'confuse' the body?
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No steps for over a week.
MFP stopped tracking all steps via my iPhone5s over a week ago and there doesn't seem to be any solution in sight. I couldn't post this in the tech area.
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Turning 50 - Likes Cycling, Cooking, Cocktail Mixing
As I approach my next birthday, one of some significance if you like numbers that can be divided by 5s & 10s, I noticed that my winter long series of excuses for not exercising had taken their toll on my waistline. Rather than go shopping for new pants, I decided there was still time to reach my fitness goals before any…
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How many more calories can I eat for every 100 calories burned.
What's is the proper ratio? I remember reading in the NYT that just because you burned an extra 500 calories (cardio) exercising, you can't go out and eat another 500 calories and expect to maintain. The example they gave was this: if eating 2000 calories a day would lead to dropping a pound a week, burning 500 calories…
