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How (much) can a metabolism slow down?
Always when you read about diets, you also read a warning saying that a too small calorie intake will slow down your metabolism. However, I can't find any sources explaining what exaclty slows down ...
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Any advice for improving my diet chart?
I am 30 years old woman and weigh 53 kgs.My height is 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m). I have been working out for 5 years now with 1 year gap in between when I gave birth to my girl in 2011 December. I have ...
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Want to lose weight from 90 kg to 75 kg
I am Zia from UAE, I want to lose weight. Currently my weight is 90 kg. According to my height 5'11" (1.80 m), I should be on 75 kg which I was 2 years before when i came to UAE from Pakistan. I have ...
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Help understanding my weight loss results
I started working out again about 2 months ago, following a long period of inactivity, currently my body fat percentage is around 12% my goal is to get it down to 6%-8%. I'm on a low-fat high-protein ...
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Calorie Deficit to BMI ratio - how fast can I lose weight without losing muscle
27 year old male - 5ft 11in
7 Months ago i had a BMI of 40+ (21.5 stone).
After sticking to a 1000-1500 daily calorie intake (Counting & weighing everything) i have dropped to a BMI of 33.6 ...
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Is it physically possible to have a calorie deficit for a month and gain 5 kilos of weight while being on diet and training?
Is it physically possible to have a calorie deficit for a month and gain 5 kilos of weight while being on diet?
I am eating around 1500-2000 calories a day and I should be taking around 3500 minimum ...
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How can I improve my training program to become leaner and increase strength?
I am 21 year old male and my overall aim is to lean up and build some more muscle/ increase strength, there fore I have adopted a higher protein intake and lowered my calorific intake, could I get ...
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How to design a running program and diet plan for losing fat in a healthy manner?
I have a specific fitness goal that I want to achieve, and I wanted to take the opinion of some Fitness.SE members to ensure that I'm going in the right direction, and if not, what steps should I take ...
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What is the correct diet and exercise for me given the following information?
This is about my fitness and my effort to make it right.
Current Fitness:
Working male 24 years with 214 pounds in US. I have a male breasts and also a big tummy. I suffered from asthma for a long ...
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Combat sports weight-cut: How to handle the last 4 days?
When I compete in combat sports like MMA, I have to do a major weight-cut. Normally, 3 weeks out from competition I weigh 15 lbs above my target weight.
However, through a strict diet (with meals ...
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suggest some diet for me as I want to gain muscles and at same time want to reduce belly fat
I workout daily for half an hour to gain some muscles(e.g. chess and weight lifting). I have a nice physic except a little bit belly fat, so for that I daily do some half an hour walking and 15 ...
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Guidance on my current diet and workout routine
I'm 21 years old. My height is 6'5'' and I weigh 108kg or around 240 pounds. My build is OK apart from the stomach where the most of my body fat seems to be! I can start to feel that it's getting ...
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Do I lose muscle or fat if I don't eat for 5 days?
Due to an injury followed by a stomach virus, I drank a lot (coke, iced tea, and water) but hardly ate anything for 5 days. Now, my weight has dropped by 3 lbs.
I feel like I lost muscle mass. ...
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1answer
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Is there any practical difference between “calories” and “calories from fat”? [closed]
I was eating a frozen yogurt earlier and noticed the nutrition label said:
Calories 200
Fat Cal. 70
I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm guessing 200 is the total calories, 70 of which comes from ...
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What's my GDA to lose weight?
I'm 5 feet 11 and I weight 189 pounds, I'm trying to lose some weight to reach 176 pounds. My calculated GDA (with online tools) should be 2800 Kcal/per day. My question is: if I lower this value to ...
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1answer
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Is it true that the body gets used to diet and exercise after a while and stops responding?
I am currently reading a book called "The Body Sculpting Bible for Men" by James Villepigue and Hugo Rivera. In it the author claims that when you start dieting your body receives a shock from the ...
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Does lifting weights pull back you weight losing process?
I am out of shape(else why would I be here, lol), I weigh 185 pounds, 178cm height(5'9'' I guess). Lately I have been trying to work out and lift some weights for around 4 weeks, but yesterday I was ...
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How to properly use Guideline Daily Amounts for determining my calorie consumption?
I'm 5 feet 11 and I weight 189 pounds, I'm trying to lose some weight to reach 176 pounds but I'm failing to lose weight using the Fat Secret weight diary.
(I use the metric system and my weight is 86 ...
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So am I at a calorie deficit now?
I am 21, 6'4 and 19 stone (266 pounds) and my estimated BMR is 2545.58
Last night I did 90 minutes walking at a slow pace. This estimates I burned between 319-440 calories. ...
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Trying to lose weight, two questions
I am currently 18.6 stone. I started dieting three days ago and have massively reduced my caloric intake. For example, last night I had only 200 calories after subtracting my cardio, according to my ...
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When is the best time to drink PHD Diet Whey Protien
I am looking to burn fat and gain muscle during my sports off season. I gym about 3 times a week, and take PHD diet whey.
I have one in the morning and one after going to the gym in the evening.
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Want to lose weight, need advice
I am very overweight, at 19 stone. I am in the gym, I go 3 times a week and normally do 40 minutes cardio on the elliptical and 20-30 on the low bike with the proper seat, I find the normal bike hurts ...
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What can cause an unexpected weight gain with constant workouts and calorie control?
I am trying to shift a lot of fat, and I have started to up my game. I am working out 4 times a week on weights (1 hour sessions), and trying to go for 2 30-40 minute runs on top of that.
On top of ...
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Cyclical Ketogenic Diet : type of fats + how many grams of carbs per day
I am going to shift to a new diet : The Cyclical Ketogenic Diet.
I read and understood in general what is it about but i have two questions:
When they say High fat intake, is it a specific type of ...
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Difference between cutting calories and cardio (with regard to fat loss)?
Whenever someone says they are looking to lose weight or burn fat, the universal answer seems to be diet+cardio. I myself am guilty of always recommending people get on a cardio program in addition to ...
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1answer
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What should I do to remove my belly fat?
I saw this question and it is exactly what I am asking. However, there is one issue with me I want to explain.
I am only 137 pound. Kind of skinny for a 24 years old guy. But, its been 4-5 years ...
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1answer
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What constitutes a low carb diet?
What constitutes a low carb diet?
I've been trying to limit daily intake of of carbohydrates in my diet to under 100g. Would limiting it even lower improve results in terms of weight loss?
Also, ...
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Is my calorie restriction diet having an adverse effect on my weight loss?
After my first question about losing weight and my training, I was told that my diet should be the next step in burning fat.
I started to watch out for what I am eating and how much. I used to drink ...
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How to lose weight when morbidly obese
I am a very overweight man at 400lbs (181 kg). I've been told by several doctors that I need to lose weight or else my health will get worse and worse.
What exercises are safe for a large person? For ...
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How do I start a diet?
I want to lose weight. I have noticed that I gained more than 20 kilos in the last 2 years. I want really to lose these as soon as possible. What is your advice?
Please note I don't like running and ...
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Does fat make you fat?
I understand that there are good and bad fats. I'm talking about the good ones, the fat that comes from avocado, flax seed oil, etc.
I am obese at the moment and wish to lose body fat quickly. I am ...
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What role does sugar and blood sugar levels play on diet?
My understanding on diet and what foods I should be eating to maintain a low body fat percentage is very amateur. All this time I have just been looking at the calories in the nutritional facts label ...
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Is something with 100 calories but 24g of sugar okay to eat when on a diet?
I bought these watermelon flavored ices from the supermarket because they have 100 calories per cup and 0g of fat and saturated fat. But they do have 24g of sugar.
Will eating these be against my ...
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Building and gaining muscle while losing weight
While I have started running, I have also been trying to loose weight. My issue being that I am 18st and running on the pavement for 3 miles isn't good for my knee!
I have been controlling my diet. I ...
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Fine tuning meal and exercise plan to improve muscle growth and fat loss
I have been weight lifting for almost 12 years already I was very fit and very lean but with loads of muscles.
But with time I started getting lazy, around 3 years ago, and not care about my eating ...
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Is eating rice everyday healthy? [closed]
I am trying to lose lbs and I was told that if I eat rice I will feel fuller faster. So is this true? Is it healthy to eat rice everyday? Are some kinds or rice really better than others? Are there a ...
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I want to lose weight, what now?
Someone has made the decision to start losing weight today. The person should choose a diet program and a sport maybe.
How to choose the best diet program for ourselves?
Are there other things one ...
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Running, eating less but not losing weight?
I've been running for the past month and a half and watching what I eat for the past three weeks. I started out at 77,1kg and have been stuck around 75,5kg for the past week or longer.
I've ...
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At what time are oats effective?
Am trying to reduce my weight. People suggested me to take oats instead of rice. Which is the right time to take oats for a good effect. Breakfast or lunch or dinner?
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Why I am losing fat mostly on my upper body and face?
I am almost 24 and I have to confess that I have been overweight for past 24 years :( I never did any serious sport and never had regular workouts either. I spent most of my life behind a PC or game ...
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How to lose weight while being hungry after exercising heavily?
I exercise frequently: running, cycling, football at least 5 days a week.
However, I have a sizable gut. This is due to a few factors: I sit all day at work, high calorie intake from soft drink and ...
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Are calories the only important aspect of a diet?
I've recently started using apps like MyFitnessPal to calculate the amount of energy and nutrients I consume and do some simple number crunching for me. However, all these apps seem to be focused on ...
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Looking for some advice on weight loss routine
So, I have summer to lose weight and this summer I have the motivation as well.
I have an exercise bike, cross trainer, rowing machine, pullup/push up bars, free weights and a treadmill at my ...
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will this diet work?
this is the diet program which i wrote as the kindest personal trainer for myself:
Breakfast is always 1/2 C muesli with 1/3 C non-fat yogurt and 1/3 C raspberries=150cals.
3-4 hours after ...
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Duration of running for weight loss, and diet control
I am not very good at running, but I need to get some weight loss for my little fat belly. I would like to go running because I don't know swimming and I got a fear for deep water(2m or more), shame ...
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How to lose weight and be able to do mental work?
My problem is that when I start losing weight I feel so exausted that:
I'm angry
I'm dumb and cannot do any mental work
I always want to cheat my diet in the end of the day
All those ads say that ...
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Best exercise to lose belly fat fast
I have had a couple of lower back surgeries in the past but I'm okay to do any activity. During the last 10 years I have gained a little more weight around the mid section but have been actively ...
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Experience and references about intermittent fasting
I have read about and tried intermittent fasting in the past few months with some great results. The only hiccup was getting sick for about 3 weeks and losing that will to continue with it, until I ...
