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Calorie counting vs. Limiting certain foods?
Due to a demanding schedule, I switched a month ago from a calorie-counting lifestyle to a simpler eating plan that limits certain foods. These are the general rules I'm following: 1. No white bread, white rice, etc. (choose whole grains) 2. No soda 3. No alcohol 4. No deep-fried foods I am granted 280 kcal per day with…
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Vegetables in salted water--the death of us?!
Vegetables cooked in salted water taste better than vegetables cooked in fresh water. This is true for my palette and those of guests, and I eat less sodium than most. Adding sodium after cooking also doesn't add the same flavor boost as adding it to the water. While many sites offer colloquial wisdom that it's negligible…
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Any suggestions for learning running form?
I'm on Week 3, Day 2 and wondering if I'm running with goof form. At this point, all I focus on is keeping my back straight, and soft footfalls (as much as I can!) to lower the impact. I am considering the SafeRun run analysis program several universities have put together--perhaps soon, perhaps when I've completed the…
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Combining Strength and Running Training
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Etiquette for Circuits on Machines?
Yesterday I did a circuit of leg presses and leg curls. These machines work opposing muscles (quadriceps vs. hamstrings), thus doing one is a good rest from doing the other. A circuit gets my heart rate up more, I do twice as much work per unit time, and I use up little or no more machine time than if I did a set-rest-set…
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Glycemic Index vs. Calories In / Calories Out?
I wanted to call out a model that's been proposed by some researchers as an alternative to the calories in vs. calories out, that a high body fat percentage is more a symptom of eating a poor diet-- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584816/ Both groups of rats had a similar calorie intake and expenditure. While…
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Explaining Plateaus
I hit my first "plateau" in 8 weeks (-0.3lbs, -0.2% body fat, no measuring tape improvements). My last plateau was easily explained away by water retention--my hydration level was unusual and I knew why. Many plateaus can be explained by-- 1. Water retention (sodium fluctuation, periods) - I stay fairly close to 2300mg/day…
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Fast Food Burgers - Sodium Wars!
Fast food 1/4lb cheeseburgers often have 1000-2000mg of sodium--hard to fit into the recommended daily allowance! Can you fit these culinary creations into your diet, or it's safest to make burgers at home? *** 1/4lb Cheeseburger Sodium Survey *** 690mg - Five Guy's Little Cheeseburger (comes naked) 710mg - Wendy's "Dave's…
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A "Sedentary" lifestyle includes?
I believed MyFitnessPal's "Sedentary" (1.25 x BMR) multiplier included all the activity you would expect from a desk job, minus exercise. Thus, you would only log exercise or special activities. However, the WHO estimates a sedentary individual burns (1.53 x BMR)--closer to MyFitnessPal's "Lightly Active" (1.4 x BMR)…
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Calculating TDEE and exerices calories
MyFitnessPal's TDEE and Garmin's exercise calories for me are totally at odds with each other. Any simple tips for finding more accurate numbers, so I can figure out how much to eat back? + I tell MyFItnessPal I'm "sedentary", and Garmin I'm activity class 4/10. MyFitnessPal suggests eating 2,030 kcal/day (excluding…
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How do I get a ticker beneat my posts?
I already tried clicking on "Settings" and selecting "Show your MyFitnessPal ticker below each of your forum posts." Are there any other steps I need to take for this?
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Macro Plan for Weight Loss + Endurance?
After my last 3-hour hike along steep hills in the back country, I caught a cold. Likely causes were bringing too little water and too few snacks. Bad me! However, it's got me thinking about macro ratios. At ~300lbs and ~33% body fat. I'm working to lose weight and become a strong endurance athlete again. I've been logging…
