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People who lost weight through exercise
I've maintained a loss of about 46 pounds since 2012 by eating 1900 an average of calories/day and using the elliptical for 45 min 4x/week. Now I'd like to start losing again, but I can't reliably eat less than 1750, so I know I'm going to need to up my output through exercise also. Here's my question. If you credit most…
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Ketosis again
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/2013/10/01/the-fat-fueled-brain-unnatural-or-advantageous/?WT_mc_id=SA_WR_20131009
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Anybody not hate stevia?
If you don't hate stevia, did it take you a while to get used to it?
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Best stationary bike for 370 lb person?
My husband says he will exercise if we get an exercise bike that he can be comfortable on. Do any bigger people have advice about sturdy bikes with comfortable seats? He wants a recumbent bike, fwiw. Thanks!
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Everyday runners, how long are your runs?
If you run more than 4x week, how long are your runs? What is your warm up? Thanks!
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Geek Q: What exactly is water retention?
I get that water retention is when the body's cells hold more water, but which cells, specifically, do that and why? I know high sugar load and hormone changes both cause water retention, but do they operate through the same mechanism, and is the water stored in the same place(s)?
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Any reboot completers?
I'm starting a 10-day reboot on Saturday, and I'd love to hear success stories from any reboot completers out there. How long did your reboot last? How did you feel afterward? Did you lose any weight? Keep it off? Has it changed the way you eat?
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Any vegan or lacto-ovo success stories?
I'm leaning toward cutting out meat (for health reasons but also because the more I know about how meat is produced in the US the yuckier it seems), but all my weight loss so far has been achieved by eating a lot more protein and a loss less carbs. I'd like to hear success stories from people who eat little or no meat.…
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Atkins, South Beach, Low Carb--what do you eat for lunch?
I'm not having too much trouble figuring out breakfast and dinner, but I'm stuck on lunch. I need something that doesn't require cooking b/c I eat at my desk at work. I have access to a fridge, but no other kitchen appliances. What do you eat for lunch?
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Stpped exercising, started losing?
I've had a respiratory infection that's kept me off exercise for the past two weeks. I was doing six days a week, 60-90 minutes per day of cardio (3 days) and resistance (3 days). I'm eating about 250 cals less to maintain while not exercising. Since stopping exercise, I've lost 2.5 lbs. After a frustratingly slow loss of…
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Bulking and cutting Q for women body builders
For those of you (women) who are seriously body building, how many calories do you eat while bulking? How many while cutting? What is your proportion of weights to cardio while bulking? While cutting? What is your proportion of protein to carbs while bulking? While cutting? Thanks!
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Does getting more sleep make a difference to weight loss?
I know that when I'm chronically sleep deprived, I crave more carbs and I get hungrier, so staying under my calorie goal is harder. But assuming that I AM staying under my calorie goal even though I'm sleep deprived, is there any scientific evidence that people who sleep more lose weight more easily?
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What is max gxl?
A friend recommended a supplement called Max GXL. I tried to research it, but all I can find on the internet is advertising for it--no references that don't clearly seem to originate from the product marketers. Does anyone have any experience with it or non-advertising knowledge of it?
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Reduced calorie lifestyle and longevity
Science News (June 4, 2011) has an interesting article about the connection between a long-term reduced calorie lifestyle and prevention of disorders related to aging. The actual focus of the article was on pharmaceutical companies' attempts to come up with a pill that produces the same benefits as a 25% reduction in…
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What counts as running?
I'm doing run/walk on an elliptical that shows mph. What's the cut-off speed in mph between running and walking? I've been using out of breath vs. VERY out of breath as my indicator, but now that I'm a little more fit, I'd like to know what other people do. :smile: Thanks!
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Do you use digifit?
I really want to get the digifit device that lets an HRM send data to an i-phone, but I'm just wondering how convenient it actually is to have to take your phone with you for every exercise session. Does anyone use it? Do you like it? Thanks!
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I can't believe I'm confused about this, but . . .
When I was losing weight, I completely ignored the whole eat/don't eat your exercise calories debate. Now that I've been stuck at 20 lbs lost for 4 weeks, I realize that I have no idea how to solve the problem. I've tried a lot of different exercise-related solutions and nothing has made any difference, so I have to assume…
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Do you use digifit?
I really want to get the digifit device that lets an HRM send data to an i-phone, but I'm just wondering how convenient it actually is to have to take your phone with you for every exercise session. Does anyone use it? Do you like it? Thanks!
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What to do when heart rate improves?
Sorry if I'm being dumb here. When I first started on the elliptical trainer, my heart rate went up into what I think of as my weight loss zone (over 140 bpm) pretty quickly and stayed between 140 and 160 with really no special effort on my part. This past week, I'm finding that I have to jog pretty hard to get up to 140,…
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What are your fitness goals?
Almost all of us have weight goals (and goals related to the kinds of clothes we'd like to be able to wear!), but I'd really like to know what FITNESS goals keep you going. Mine are to get my blood pressure down out of the "med zone" without meds--goal met! to be able to do a REAL push-up (and then ten) to be able to jog…
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Confused about complete protein
When foods like pasta, rice, corn, and bread include protein in their nutrition label, is that complete protein? I've always assumed it was, but my daughter just took a nutrition class that left us confused about this. Also, does anybody have a list what goes with what in order to make complete proteins by combining things…
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workout clothes for larger sizes?
This is a question for the larger people out there--where do you get comfortable workout clothes that fit?? My impression based on what I can find in sporting goods stores and catalogs is that until I'm down to a size 16 (chest 38) AT MOST, I shouldn't bother to exercise. I'm a 20/22, and I'm not expecting super cute, but…
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Dumb questions about heart rate monitors and calories burned
1) If you exercise at the same average heart rate, do you burn the same number of calories no matter what form of exercise you're doing? So for example, would biking for an hour at a heart rate of 140 bpm burn the same number of calories as an hour on an elliptical trainer at 140 bpm? 2) If you want to use heart rate…
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Turbo Fire--are you in it for the long haul?
This is a question for all the people who started Turbo Fire a few weeks ago. Now that you've had a chance to try it out for a while, do you still like it as much as you did the first couple of days? Most of you were so enthusiastic after days 1 and 2 that I wanted to rush right out and buy it. But before I do, I just…
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Help! What do you eat for lunch?
I'm aiming for a lower-carb lifestyle, but I'm being defeated by lunch. For forty years, lunch has meant sandwiches, bagels, or yogurt. In principle, yogurt would still work, but the flavored ones are loaded with sugar. So what does the low-carb eater eat for lunch?? Thanks, Holly
