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| Weight Gain | How come in 'My Account' Goals and Options, there's no | May 12 2009 06:05 (UTC) |
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You could kind of put CC into "weight gain" mode by selecting "weight loss" as your setting and set your goal weight higher than your current one. Then, select your starting date and goal date. After that you can create yourself a visual weight gaining mark by editing your profile, and selecting "get a ticker" (which was originally meant to be used as a weight loss visual marker). The ticker will show up on your profile and allow you to see your start date, end date, and your current position. Apart from being able to use the ticker, it doesn't make a huge difference, but I found the visual of the ticker a great source of motivation. |
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| Weight Gain | gaining weight, looseing fat? | May 05 2009 02:55 (UTC) |
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Looking back at it, if you are new to weight training some of the information on those pages may be a little too much to digest. This is a little friendlier: http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts /a/weight101.htm |
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| Weight Gain | gaining weight, looseing fat? | May 05 2009 02:49 (UTC) |
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Strength training 3x per week will do the trick. Since you're focussing on your mid section, I would recommend working a little more on obliques and your abs. Strength training, accompanied by a well-balanced diet that meets your needs, will help you gain muscle mass and burn fat. This site is my favourite online exercise bible if you need some ideas getting started: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html If you're new to strength training, do some research to find out what kind of program you'd like to structure and make sure you take days to rest between exercises. Some further reading: http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Guidelines .html |
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| Weight Loss | Sulking my way back to CC (new start) | May 03 2009 20:13 (UTC) |
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I'm actually working on gaining weight but I imagine that you could apply this same principle. When I first started out I told myself I would eat something about every 2 hours. It worked, but constantly thinking about that 2-3 hour mark was a huge daily distraction, not to mention a little daunting. What worked for me was just flipping the mentallity a little bit. Instead of telling myself to eat every 2 hours, I told myself I had to hit at least 1000 calories by a given time (2pm if I slept in, 12pm if i didn't). So if eating small helpings every few hours doesn't seem to be working for you, perhaps it would help to look at your watch and tell yourself where you want your calorie goals to be at 10pm, 3pm, 9pm, etc. and tackle those goals individually. |
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| Weight Loss | in desperate need of advice, i need to get back on track. | May 03 2009 05:41 (UTC) |
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Well at least you seem really close to your goal! =) With almost 4 weeks to go I believe your ideal of losing another 7-10 pounds is completely reachable. Try taking it a week at a time. Forget about the last two weeks, forget about next week, just focus on this week and tell yourself what you're going to need to do to reach your goal. If you continue to plateau, don't get discouraged. Instead, try bringing your deficit down to 400 or 500 calories instead 700 and see where that takes you. It might extend your goal date by a few weeks, but I imagine that it would be a little easier on your body. Still, though, almost 4 weeks, 2 lbs per week? Eat mechanically, stick to a schedule, and you'll cruise to your goal. |
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| Motivation | How can i motivate my boyfriend to drink more water? | May 02 2009 00:52 (UTC) |
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| Weight Gain | worried about sugar | Apr 24 2009 04:31 (UTC) |
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Thanks for the advice, and to play it safe I think I'm going to drop a few more grams of sugar in exchange for some complex CHOs. |
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So you can keep track of what you eat - which enables you to analyze your foods and receive the following:
- Health Score of your overall diet
- Warning when you approach your daily calorie limit
- Overview of the good and bad nutrients