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Plant based weight loss
Hi everyone I have changes my diet to a plant based one 3 years ago. I did it for health, family, sustainability, etc. my question though is more related to how to loose weight as originally using my fitness pal and paleo diet and too much exercise I went from 258 lbs to 168 lbs. I got injured and still am in physical…
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Plant based attempt difficult
I had lost 100 lb in paleo- ketogenic ( eating a lot of fish) diet yet developed some side effects like low energy and decreased testosterone and reduced vascular function and foggy thinking. I have since tried to switch to a vegan diet and high carb low fat vegan. I gained some weight(22 lb). I feel better yet want to…
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Lost 100 lb now hard to maintain
I was on a paleo type eating program and very intense exercise of calisthenics and running for 3 years. Over the last 7 months I feel very drained - I thought it's age - I am 43- and also that I was catabolic, calorie restricted, and intense exercise for the last 3 years. I also had some neuropathy due to spinal stenosis.…
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Eat less carb and weight loss?
I have been eating less carbs yet more healthy fat like nuts to loose weight - yet now loosing very slowly. Want to see those 8 pack abs ! Do u I should go back to more carbs? Do u think I should change the mpf to 40% protein, 30% carb 30% , 30% fat. I'm at my last 20 lb loss and frustrated with the slow process to weight…
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Sore legs
I have done insanity, asylum and asylum 2 Beachbody workouts- started t 25 and though would be easier - legs more sore then ever - anyone else experience this ?
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Weight loss plateau
I have stopped loosing especially in winter. Could it be brown adipose tissue? I am measuring and logging accurately. I do circuit calisthenics workouts like insanity workouts or crossfit. Heart rate is 75-90 % of max. I have been plateaued for a while now since my origal loss of 40 lb. I have been so j k for 7 months .…
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Has anyone tried the insanity asylum 1 & 2 hybrid workouts?
Trying to get lean has anyone tried this series. I have plateaued on weight loss for 4-5 months. Trying to get lean and trying this workout now. Yet I am very frustrated. I have played around with calories and I am definitely stronger and maybe a little leaner yet I wanted to loose pounds to take stain of the joints.…
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Paleo success
Has anyone had success on the paleo diet? I am considering it - can you tell me about your experience?
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Too much exercise?
I have been doing a hour to hour and a half of intense aerobic calisthenics 6 days a week. I recently read a article that said you can exercise too much and cause increased cortisol levels which prevent weight loss. Do you think that is the case. I should also mention that for my work I am on my feet for 6-7 hours a day.…
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Beach body asylum
I am finishing round 3 of insanity. Did the whole series 3 times. I have plateaued on the weight loss and maybe exercise as it's gotten to be routine. Has anyone done asylum. I have been focusing on aerobic training as when I weight lift I gain weight. Is asylum as aerobic or less so then insanity? Has anyone had good…
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Any good protein sources on the go?
Noticed not getting enough protein. Anyone know any good natural protein sources in the go that pack easy. Don't get any down time at work so work 9 hours without break. Need food can consume within 1 minute. Don't want manufactured shakes and allergic to milk products. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Calorie count for pizza?
I recently reassessed my calorie amount I have been using for a slice of pizza. I have been using 175 plain 10 inch size slice. Otherwise known as a regular slice. Yet a friend said he doubted that was correct- so I looked again and mpf is all over the place 150- almost 600 cal per plain slice. How do I know what is real?
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Help with my plateau please
I was loosing weight pretty well up until a month ago. I lost about 40 pounds. I was losing about half a pound per week even though I had myself listed at 2 pounds per week on the caloric limit. For some reason the weight-loss had slowed down. I was also feeling somewhat rundown and tired. The recommendation was to…
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Is getting out of weight loss plateau just about calories?
I made a post recently about a weight loss plateau I have been in. I had only one response yet a good response with a link to a site that discussed calorie assessment and proper portions. The question to mfp folks is whether it's all about calories in and calories out for weight loss? Does the excercise matter or do you…
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Plateau ????????????
I made a post recently about a weight loss plateau I have been in. I had only one response yet a good response with a link to a site that discussed calorie assessment and proper portions. The question to mfp folks is whether it's all about calories in and calories out for weight loss? Does the excercise matter or do you…
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Finger pain????
I have a job with a lot of typing, mouse work and hand manipulation skills- can't avoid it as part of job. Getting a recurrence of tendonitis lateral aspect of the nuckle in right greater than left hand. Been to 2 hand specialists and a hand rehabilitation specialist. They tried injecting it, ultrasound and excercise. That…
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Loose skin ??????
I have lost 40 lb in the last 6 months. Don't want to get the loose skin. I do insanity and calithenics as my excercise. Any tricks people have to prevent loose skin?- want to avoid plastic surgery.
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What should my goal weight be?
When I started I looked at bmi, what I weighed in college and chose a number based in that yet I did not say a particular body fat percentage or something like that. I am not a small framed guy- I have a a pretty good amount of muscle as well. I am 40 years old 5 11 and was originally 250 lb and I chose to go down to 180…
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How much should I loose?
When I started I looked at bmi, what I weighed in college and chose a number based in that yet I did not say a particular body fat percentage or something like that. I am not a small framed guy- I have a a pretty good amount of muscle as well. I am 40 years old 5 11 and was originally 250 lb and I chose to go down to 180…
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Am I eating enough?
I listed myself as sedentary yet u work in a medical office and we are always standing and moving from room to room. Even the computers are set up so we stand. Out of the 9 hours at work u would say at least 8 are spent standing and moving. Should I list myself as lightly active? If I do how does that measure up to what I…
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Shoulder pain from sleep?
I frequently wake up and have shoulder pain and neck pain when waking up - always on left side. I have used a variety of pillow and even changed the bed and mattress. See physical therapy and massage regularly and chiro. Any one have the same thing and fixed it?
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Is it necessary to get at least 1200 net calories?
With exercise I frequently do not get to 1200 net calories and I read recently that u need at least 1200- 1800 net to loose weight. I am a male 5 11 and 220 lbs. do I really need to make sure to get 1200 net calories. (Net calories is on the top of the mfp food log)
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Should you eat back your excercise calories?
I listed mussel as sedentary and just add excercise as I do it. I do insanity workouts and calisthenics 5 -6 days a week and on the other days I walk. Sometimes I burn over a thousand calories on excercise yet to loose 2 lb per week I need to eat 1410 calories. On most days due to excercise I have over 2000 calories. I…
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Recalculation of calories
I thought that MyFitnessPal would we calculate calories every 10 pounds. It did not do so automatically for me. What I found is that if you going to settings and fitness goals- then click on lifestyle and change it from say sedentary to moderately active and then back to sedentary -it recalculates your calories down.…
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Anyone feel overtrained from 2nd half of insanity?
In the 7th week of it and feeling overtrained. I am slowing the moves down a bit now. Still in a pool of sweat by the end yet just slightly less of a pool of sweat. The workouts are longer and harder so trying to do better at pacing myself. Also doing some physical therapy type calisthenics and elastic band workout to…
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Do you think weight training slows weight loss?
Do you think cardio is the best for weight loss? Do you think doing calisthenics and/or weight training will slower the weight loss as it does create a anabolic drive? Or do you think making muscle creates a higher metabolic drive which in the long run helps with weight loss?
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Anyone using glycemic index methods?
I once learned that to reduce the insulin spike from eating a carbohydrate to eat protein right before. Once you eat a protein and follow it with a carb you get less of a insulin spike and less anabolic fat storing. So a try to have a bite of a protein source ie chicken, fish, before eating the carb. I try to go with low…
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Exercising cross fit
When people do crossfit type calisthenics workouts don't they excercise the same body parts daily. Is that bad? Should they be doing different exercises for different body parts daily to prevent overtraining and injury. Yet runners run daily. Is that bad should runners also vary and do something else like swim alternate…
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Foam rollers for soreness?
Any one used the foam rollers to role out sore muscles - was it useful?
