hcale's Advice
- Binging
I felt like I had a problem with overeating for a long time. I made an account on fitday.com, and enter in every food I eat on their food journal. It shows you the calorie amounts and the percentages of fat, carbs, and protein in your diet. It's really...
- Looking For A Buddy
I came on to this board looking for a buddy. I'm 5'5 and have lost weight from a size 12 to a size 8 already, and I'm 138 pounds. I'm trying to get back down to 115-120, what I was in high school, and I seem to have hit a plateau. I'd really like to ha...
- advice seeker
You'll lose more weight in the first week than the rest because of water weight, but afterwards experts say 1-2 pounds a week is the "healthy" route. If you're losing more, it's likely the lost weight is coming from muscle instead of fat.
- Problem with a pudgy stomach
It could be water weight, but my bet is that you're building up the muscle and not losing the fat. Doing toning exercises and not enough cardio will do that. You need a balanced exercise regimen. When you do cardio, your heart rate should meet or exce...
- Night Stalker
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! Here's the thing: The reason eating at night is such a problem is that it's just before bed. When you go to sleep, your metabolism REALLY slows down. A good way to generalize is imagining that you're getting twice as many calo...
- Is There Any Safe Way To Do Push Ups Without Hurting My Wrists?
Try a variation of the pushup that works your core muscles just as well: Instead of holding yourself up on your hands, shoulder length apart, set yourself up in the pushup position on your ELBOWS, a little closer together. Instead of moving up and dow...
- thys and legs
Try squats and lunges, holding weights in your hands (start at 5 pounds if you have never exercised with weights--otherwise you might want to start with more). But doing muscle conditioning exercises, though it WILL build up your muscle, will NOT burn ...
