How to lower one's body/fat ratio. Questions are about diets and training programs that improve body composition.
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Blood group diet
Has anyone tried the blood group diet. I have been thin all my life, for the past 6 months, I have worked out hard in the gym and eaten well. Results are great. But along with muscle, I have also ...
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How can I determine my recommended daily caloric intake if I know my BMR?
This thread recommends learning what your BMR is. You can estimate your BMR with a BMR Calculator.
1) How do I determine how many calories I burn each day by running and/or walking and how do I ...
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Calories to grams
I am trying to work out how much fat, carbs, and protein I should be consuming daily based on my BMR which is around 2025 calories. Apparently you're supposed to have 500 calories less than your BMR ...
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Loose more or gain weight?
I need some advice to choose my next targets.
I started a low carbish diet (as in a not so strict low carb diet) last January together with a 20 min work out 3 times a week consisting mostly of ...
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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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Running - should it be done when you're hungry?
What is the recommended time for running, in respect to meal time and hungriness (amount of sugar on your blood)? If the answer depends on the goal of the exercise, please explain for weight-loss.
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How serious are the dangers to rapid weight loss?
I started getting serious about weight loss recently and have reduced my calorie intake somewhat significantly. I've been doing this for about 6 weeks now and the results have been very satisfying.
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plastic foil to lose belly fat faster
I have seen people in the gym wrapping their lower belly in plastic foil. They claim it burns the fat in that area faster.
I wonder if this is actually contributing to a faster loss of belly fat, and ...
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Fat burning supplements and their efficacy
I understand that the general consensus is that one should rather rely on exercise/training and proper nutrition to lose fat.
However, I'm wondering what else can be used to accelerate this process. ...
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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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What are the essentials to getting fit? [closed]
There are hundreds of weight loss and 'get fit' programs out there that it becomes an overwhelming and daughnting task in choosing one that is helpful. I undersand that everyone is different in the ...
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Tricks to lose weight in 48 hours
In the past 3 months I've lost 12.5kg/28 pounds doing it the "right" way:
Regular exercise with regular small low-fat meals.
I'm 178cm/5.84 feet and now weigh 73.5kg/162 pounds.
The biggest ...
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How does bicycling compare to other exercises when it comes to fat loss?
How does bicycling compare to other exercises when it comes to fat loss?
I'm thinking about getting a single speed bike and riding to Uni which is about 10 minutes away by car. There is a nice trail ...
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Aerobic VS Aerobic + Weight lifting
I've been doing lots of aerobic exercise to lose weight: almost 2 hours of vigorous boxing three times a week. I now want to dedicate more time to my regimen: should I complement that exercise with ...
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Is it necessary to eat fewer carbs in order to lose weight?
I'm using DailyBurn.com as my guide/tracking system for losing weight and I always seem to hit my recommended carb limit for the day really easily. I really like eating rice, pasta and bread.
To put ...
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How to lose fat only in your thigh?
Let's say I am a pretty skinny guy with a fat thigh. Is it possible to lose fat exclusively in some part of the body? For example, is it possible to lose thigh fat while not losing any weight in my ...
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Do I have to push myself to the limit to burn enough calories?
I'm extremely unfit and out of shape. I'm not super super fat, but I've been almost sedentary for a couple years now, so running is really hard for me.
I really don't enjoy being out of breath and ...
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Can vinegar cause fat loss?
I keep hearing about vinegar being used for weight loss. There is at least one study to back this up.
Here's a link to the study: Vinegar Intake Reduces Body Weight, Body Fat Mass, and Serum ...
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How many calories are burned while doing interval running?
Since I've started running I've noticed that my appetite has gone up incredibly.I need to know how much I can eat to stave off the hunger while staying under my caloric burn. Is there a way to ...
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What are the biological processes behind the sensation of “being hungry”? [closed]
I'm trying to work out if there is a particular diet or habits around eating that would minimize the sensation of "being hungry".
Is "being hungry" a psychological sensation determined simply by the ...
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Does being cold help lose weight?
I heard on Doctor Oz once that drinking cold water can help burn calories in a rather passive way since the body will have to work to warm it back up. Would this concept work practically in general? ...
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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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How much cardio to lose body fat fast and healthy
What are some good exercise programs to lose as much body fat possible in a short period of time, but still keeping it healthy. A treadmill and elliptical is available to me 24/7. I am 5'11" and ...
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Spreading workout into two
Would it be better to spread my workout into two different shifts, or better to do it all at once?
My focus is to lose fat, gain muscle.
I am 5'11", weight 185 lbs and I'm 26 years old. I currently ...
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Will I effectively lose weight only by running? Is it better than doing full body workout?
Just what the title says. What will be the tradeoff of losing weight only by running on a treadmill instead of doing separate muscle group workout?
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Strength Training, Muscle Mass, and Weight Loss
I heard on a podcast that pounds of fat burn calories at a different rate than pounds of muscle. The thinking is that a pound of fat, sitting idly over the course of the day, requires X calories, ...
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Are slender gels any good?
Does it make any sense to use caffeine/menthol slendering gels? There are many products for women and also some from (I've seen abdomen gel from shiseido). Do such gels work? Do you recommend any?
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Does lactose inhibit fat loss?
In Tim Ferriss' The Four Hour Body, the claim is made that lactose intake seems to inhibit fat loss. Note that it is not claimed that it causes fat gain. Like many claims in this book, it is (and the ...
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How to lose manboobs?
Well this one is embarrassing as hell to ask, but its a real issue for me. I do dips often, as people say that's good, but different people say different things - that bench press will make them more ...
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Treadmill workouts for weight loss
I recently spent some time googling to find treadmill workouts for specifically weight loss, but it turned out to get nothing than couple of mediocre essays. Can anyone recommend either online ...
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Is “Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It” thesis correct? [closed]
Has anyone read "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It"? Here is the book on amazon.
His basic argument is this (my words):
The author argues that insulin in
large part is responsible for
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What is normal rate of fat loss?
What is normal rate of fat loss? Is it changing depending on how much person has left to normal BMI (considering he/she doesn't want any extra muscle weight).
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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 ...
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Pushing past a weight plateau?
My girlfriend has been on Weight Watchers for quite awhile and although she's lost a considerable amount of weight, she's still over 60 lbs away from her final goal. The problem is that for over the ...
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How effective is Zumba in weight-loss and toning?
I have been participating in Zumba lately and I feel more stiff after I do something else rather than Zumba. Is Zumba a good choice to working out or is it more a fun choice if it was Zumba or ...
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Is having a “normal” BMI a healthy target?
I always see BMI charts posted in various health related places, and I know life insurance companies use it for assessing risk.
I've heard the normal range of the index is supposedly based on what ...
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What are the traits of different types of workouts?
To my limited knowledge - you must train differently depending on what you want to achieve. E.g. to lose weight one should do small weight lifting with lots of repetitions (also - according to my ...
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What is a reasonable rate of weight loss to work towards?
I often like to set short term goals that don't really work for weight loss. I'm wondering if there is a general principle I should obey like 'lose 1 kilogram per two weeks' - what sort of rate of ...
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How many calories to burn daily to see a change in weight within a month
My BMI is 26.8, which means that I am in the overweight category.
When one hits a gym regularly every day, what is the minimum amount of calories that he should burn in order to see a change in his ...
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Are video games like Wii Fit Plus actually any good for losing weight?
Does anyone have an sources on this? I love the idea of playing video games to lose weight, just not sure how effective it is. At the end of my exercises it tells me your burned x calories, but not ...
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Is there a best time of the day to exercise?
For weight loss results is there a time of day that is most beneficial to exercise?
