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How to get enough potassium
I am always so low on potassium, how can I get some more?? I eat skim milk, potatoes, and bananas, but not all necessarily on the same day.
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How many calories does lifting weights burn?
I don't know much about how many calories lifting weights burns. I know that you get more calorie burn after you lift weights during the day, but I am just curious what the average burn is for those of you who use a HRM. I am currently doing Chalene Johnson's Chalean Extreme, so I am lifting around 35-45 minutes of 8-12…
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Weighing food
Do I weight food before I take off the peel or before I cook it? Like for instance I just ate a banana, do I peel it first before I weigh it? Or what about cooking chicken, weigh first or after I cook it?
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Alternative to soy sauce?
Is there a less sodium alternative to soy sauce? I already use the reduced sodium but it's still a lot!
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Weight lifting calories?
So I know that calories burned from weight lifting is not accurate on a heart rate monitor. But i'd like to be able to plug in something to MFP to show that I worked out. Does anyone have recommendations?
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Good heavy weights DVDs?
Are there any good heavy weights workout dvds beside chalean extreme and P90x? All I'm finding are light weights/high reps.
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Cute workout bras
Where does Jillian MIchaels get her sports bras in all her DVDs?
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Cute workout bras
Where does Jillian MIchaels get her cute sports bras in all her DVDs?
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Can you use Olive Oil instead of regular oil?
In cooking and baking recipes or popping popcorn, can I just use olive oil instead of vegetable oil?
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How much water shoudl I drink?
I've been doing the 8 8oz cups a day, but on days that I drink less my pee is still almost clear, should I be going more with that or do I aim for 8 or more cups no matter my pee color?
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What is real butter?
I've heard we should have real butter, but what is it called out there in the store? Any good brands?
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how to make fish?
I know that eating fish is healthy a few times a week. However i DO NOT like the fishy smell and have NO clue what kind of fish to buy nor which ones are the healthiest. Any tips for something that is not 'fishy' and is still healthy?
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How fast does your body adapt?
I workout 5 days a week. 3 of the days I do weight lifting (chalean extreme) and the other two I do some sort of cardio. I do this for 3 months. Then I do 3 days of light weights/cardio circuit training on 3 days and 2 days of cardio. Will my body adapt to this?
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Kale
How do you prepare and how do you eat it? Just chopped up in a lettuce salad? Never had it, never made it. Bought it for the fist time today.
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Weight lifting and heart rate moniters
Can anyone explain to me why you can't use them for weight lifting? I know that the calorie burn is greater after the session, but can I still log my calories from what the HRM says I burned? Or is that innacurate?
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New to polar heart rate moniters- need help!
So, I just got my Polar4 HRM and I'm so excited! But my question is, how can I use this most effectively? I understand using it to see how many calories I burn, but I don't understand the heartrate stuff. Any helpful advice for using a HRM?
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Can you use a HRM for Jillians workouts?
I have a bunch of her circuit training dvds, 3 min strength, 2 min cardio, 1 min abs. Is the HRM going to be accurate? And can I log the calories it says when I do a hard strength training session? I know that the caloric burn is greater afterwards, but just to log something in MFP can I log what it says I burn or is it…
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What's a good food scale?
So I have decided to get a food scale. I would like a digital one. What's a good one to get?
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What's the diff between a Polar FT7 and the Polar FT4?
I'm looking for a HRM and noticed that everyone likes these two. Which do I get?
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Any Cathe Friedrech lovers out there?
How do you log her Lower Body Blast? And how many calories do you normally burn? I know I need a HRM just can't at this time.
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How do you log HiTT workouts?
I do some cardio HiTT workouts, or plyometrics and I was wondering how to log them? I would under circuit training but that's where I log things like Jillian Michaels where you do cardio then intervals of weight resistence. I know I need to get a HRM but just can't at this time.
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How do you log HiTT workouts?
I do some hitT workouts (or plyometrics). What would you log them under? I don't have a HRM.
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Where do you get your body fat measured?
I would like to get it measured, but where?
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How many calories do you burn...
when you do Cathe Friedrech's Lower Body Blast? And what do I log that as, circuit training or weight lifting?
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Supposed to get 10,000 steps a day?
So I hear a lot how you're supposed to get 10,000 steps in one day. Does this include working out or just from regular activity? I'm sure I get 10,000 with working out, but probably not otherwise.
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How does MFP define circuit training?
I am curious how they define circuit training, is it with weights and cardio, or is it just circuits of cardio?
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Will I gain weight when I reach my goal?
So I am wondering, since I am eating at a deficit to lose one pound a week, once I reach my goal and I eat my "to maintain" calories will I gain weight?
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pilates or lifting heavy?
i just finished a heavy lifting segment. I would like to keep my muscle but maybe look a little more sleek? Will doing pilates help that or will I lose my muscle from lifting heavy since I won't be lifting heavy anymore?
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What's a good Pilates DVD?
I have been doing heavier weights for a while now, and I have big thighs that I would like to slim down. Someone told me to try Pilates. Does anyone have good DVD suggestions?
