I am a 49 yr old male, and I have lost quite a bit of weight, mainly through diet and cardio (and MFP) over the past 6 or 7 months. However, as I approach my goal BMI of 25, my weight loss has slowed,…
Hi. I'm not really a runner - but I did my first 5k this morning - albeit on a treadmill. I'm now wondering if this qualifies me for doing the same in "real life".... So, you runners out there, is the…
I have heard often that an HRM is the best estimator of calorie burn. How can this be so? Aren't calories a measure of energy spent? If you (lift, run, whatever) a certain amount, you will have expend…
I know that one's supposed to consume protein directly after resistance exercise, to help repair muscle. What about aerobic exercise? Should one consume excess protein after running, or elliptical? Do…
Hi, all. Yesterday, to my surprise, I did a 5k (on the treadmill). I had to push, but not to the point of exhaustion (still able to do 15 mins of elliptical and easy r-ball afterward). I guess I'm in …
Hi. I just started with "Multi Rep" (android, under $2), which is a simple app that implements the "200 sit-ups" approach to several exercises. Basically, prompts you to perform increasingly greater s…
Wondering - are bodyweight exercises (push ups, pull ups, dips, squats etc) considered "weight training"? I ask because I have read that when weight training, you should only work out every other day,…
I've been noticing that between elliptical, treadmill and rowing machine - perceptually speaking - the treadmill seems hardest, followed by the rowing machine, followed by the elliptical (and for me, …
Hiya. I'm wondering - is it really simply net calories, or does the timing of your food intake - relative to exercise - make a meaningful difference? (Or is that just a claim that supplement manufactu…
I apologize in advance for my unabashed self congratulation, but... Two nice surprises for me, both are direct results from losing weight: 1: I won the YMCA racquetball tournament - BUT it was only th…
I'm not the best when it comes to spelling - but it drives me a little nuts when, on a sight about losing weight, people spell it "loosing" weight, or I have weight to "loose". There. I feel better no…
Hi all. I'm posting this on the "Motivation" board, because I was starting to lose my motivation when I hit this hard plateau, less than 10 lbs from my goal weight. I hope that this might help some ot…
