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Weekly vs daily recommended intake?
My vitamin/mineral intake varies greatly day to day but in a week I average out pretty well. Is this enough for good nutrition or do I need to focus more on meeting my daily mark?
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Really basic fitness question
Conventional wisdom says that to maintain weight you need to find and eat a set number of calories- aka maintenance calories (assuming lifestyle stays consistent and ignoring the long term aging process). Is it possible to have a set level of exercise to maintain fitness? I have heard repeatedly that your body adapts to…
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High protein/low calorie/whole food suggestions?
I would like to eat around 30g of protein at breakfast. I am also trying to eat whole/real foods and keep my breakfast between 150-300 calories. Any suggestions?
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Bodyweight Exercise vs. Lifting Heavy
Are the results drastically different?
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Backpack?
Can anyone suggest a backpack that would be good to use as a runner’s commute bag? I am planning on running home from work in the new year and am wondering what would be good to put my work clothes, shoes, and purse in that will be big enough and not move around too much as I run. Also, waterproof a plus as occasional rain…
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Muscle Questions
At maintenance caloric intake, what happens when muscles are no longer being used (imagine a weight lifter who spent a month or two lying on a sofa accurately eating her TDEE)? Do the muscles get smaller? Softer? Look the same but just get weaker? Without a caloric deficit (or super endurance cardio), will the body “eat”…
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Runners with HRMs
Does this calculator (the one by speed) jive with the HRM data for your last run? I’m looking for a way to more accurately calculate my calories burned without having to buy anything and am hoping this might be the ticket. http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/tools/calculators/caloriecounter.asp
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3 weeks at the same weight
I have been logging everything I eat & drink (except water), doing pretty well on my calories, exercising moderately, sometimes eating back all my calories/sometimes not, and I have stayed the same weight for 3 weeks. I was hoping it was just muscle gain since I have been exercising more than before, but my measurements…
