How can I lose weight? I'm entering a kickboxing tournament in July and I need to cut about 25 lbs... It's not going well.
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posted by youthenrage
on May 9, 2006 -
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Are there any weight loss (or maintenance) benefits to eating one large meal a day along with two small ones?
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posted by miltoncat
on May 8, 2006 -
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Why do American cookbooks give ingredient measurements by volume and number instead of weight?
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posted by betterton
on May 3, 2006 -
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I just got the oil changed in the car. I usually get them to put in 20-50, but this time they only had 15-45 or whatever it is. Problem is that I have about 10 quarts of the former and none of the latter in my trunk. When I top off the oil in the coming months, can I use the heavier stuff, or should I get the lighter?
posted by zorro astor
on Apr 17, 2006 -
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Ever since college I have been working to lose a fairly significant amount of weight (> 75 lbs). I'm looking for suggestions as to how I can make *this* time be the *last* time I ever have to try.
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posted by catfood
on Apr 3, 2006 -
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I want to maintain my weight, but continue to lower my body fat percentage. Should I lower caloric intake or just increase my exercise, or both?
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posted by synecdoche
on Mar 25, 2006 -
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Is there any point in telling my girlfriend the truth about my feelings about her weight gain?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 19, 2006 -
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Help me find a website I used to go to that tracks weight and measurements, and also has a calculator to estimate body fat percentage.
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posted by ferociouskitty
on Mar 13, 2006 -
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I've been taking Lamictal (150 mgs) and Welbutrin (100 mgs) for over a year. About eight months or so ago, I started taking Celexa (10 mgs) as well. Since taking the Celexa, I've gained over ten pounds, this after staying at the same weight for over three years. I'm still going to the gym six days a week and my diet hasn't significantly changed. The next time I see my doctor, I'd like to suggest he take me off the Celexa and put me on a different anti-depressant. Can anyone tell me which anti-depressant is least likely to cause weight gain?
posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2006 -
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In a nutshell, I'm trying (healthily and so far very successfully) to lose a lot of weight (around 70lbs). and I keep wondering about how my body is going to change, and whether I'll ever like how I look...
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2006 -
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I'm looking for some advice on how to stop waffling and finally make some significant changes with regards to my health & my weight.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2006 -
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I'm starting weight watcher's with my spouse. She brought home this slide rule thingy that calculates the top secret WW points allowance by measuring fiber, fat, and calories. Has this slide rule thing been reduced to a simple formula anywhere on the internets?
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posted by mecran01
on Nov 28, 2005 -
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DietFilter: Weight Watchers - cult or miracle solution? Has anyone used Weight Watchers? Successfully? Unsuccessfully? Online or with meetings?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 22, 2005 -
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I would like to buy a cost-effective bathroom scale that is pretty darn accurate for a 200 lb. guy -- margin of error plus or minus one pound. How do I buy one that is accurate? Any brand name suggestions? Do I have to buy one of those things with manually adjusted weights that run along a bar to get this level of accuracy? Please do not instruct me not to weigh myself more than once a week, etc. -- I am looking for a set of scales that will give me a reliable snapshot.
posted by Mr. Justice
on Oct 14, 2005 -
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The switch from losing weight to maintaining weight lost is difficult. Does the Metafilter community have any tips to adjust?
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posted by daviss
on Sep 17, 2005 -
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Is there a fully customizable online diet that will take into consideration food allergies and dislikes? Should I just find a dietician?
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posted by renyoj
on Sep 8, 2005 -
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Has anyone had any personal experience with Meridia, aka sibutramine? The good, the bad, and the ugly please.
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posted by jennyb
on Aug 17, 2005 -
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Strength training and aerobics: how much rest do I need after strength training and before aerobic exercise (swimming)?
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posted by daver
on Jul 28, 2005 -
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Wish I had his problem! Our lanky cat, who is two years old and in all respects healthy otherwise, is very skinny. How do we fatten him up? And should we?
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posted by cacahuete
on Jul 27, 2005 -
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I'm looking to buy a new and hopefully not too expensive weight scale. Tanita seems to be the cool brand, but is body fat monitoring worth the extra dollars? I'm not finding much authoritative info on how accurate it is or even how it works so I'm skeptical. Explanations or scale recommendations appreciated.
posted by frenetic
on Jul 12, 2005 -
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I'm overweight and I'm pretty damned tired of it (23 years old, about 260ish 6' tall). I've already started modifying my eating habits and now I'm looking for a workout solution. I'm a computer guy, so I spend a -lot- of time sitting during the day (usually night). I know a lot of you work out quite regularly and I would like to know if someone could come up with a basic workout regimen.
I live in an apartment complex with a decent gym. I just don't know what days I should walk how far and what machines I should do how many reps of what. Also, I'd like some suggestions as to where I should go after I've been doing this for a while if possible.
Apologies in advance if my search-fu is inferior.
posted by grahamux
on Apr 6, 2005 -
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My bathroom has mirrored walls instead of tiles. When I look at myself in one wall/mirror, I seem slightly shorter and wider than I seem in the other mirror, creating the illusion of a 5 lb difference in my appearance. Is there a way to figure out which mirror (if either) is accurate?
posted by xo
on Feb 11, 2005 -
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I want to gain more muscle mass and strength. I don't want to look like a bodybuilder, but I do want to look very fit. (I'm a male nearing 40.) My problem is, I don't have a good gym nearby and I live in a small apartment. I don't have room for a free weight system. Can one build the sort of body that I want without weights or a machine, simply by doing exercises (pushups, etc.)? How reasonable is that approach? If that won't work, what sort of machine should I buy that doesn't take up much real-estate space and is pleasing to the eye. (I've looked into
these, but they only go up to 52lbs. Is that enough?)
posted by grumblebee
on Feb 11, 2005 -
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Kids and weight: What I thought was my 10 yo daughter's body transitioning (you know how sometimes they chunk up before they have a growth spurt) seems to be staying put. [mi]
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posted by SashaPT
on Dec 15, 2004 -
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Anyone been on antidepressants (SSRIs, specifically) for a while (more than a year) and not gained weight and/or experienced sexual side effects?
posted by fabesfaves
on Dec 14, 2004 -
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I'm looking for a light laptop (< 4lbs) to do basic work when at labs. cd/dvd a bonus (not required), hd > 10 Gb, RAM ideally >= 256 Mb, wireless inbuilt or pcmia slot. Budget ~$500. Extendable battery availability would be nice. Does anyone have any recommendations on good 2nd/3rd gen models?
posted by Mossy
on Dec 7, 2004 -
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posted by borkingchikapa
on Nov 20, 2004 -
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DietFilter: I'm on a diet, and losing weight, which is nice. But in weird spurts, which is, well, weird. I sit at approximately the same weight for 2 weeks. Then I lose 5 pounds in 2 days. Then I sit at that new weight for 2 weeks. Repeat. This seems weird to me, but I've never watched my weight this closely while dieting before. Is this how it usually goes, or am I just weird?
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posted by jacquilynne
on Oct 21, 2004 -
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How are floors held up in a typical house? Such as, for instance, a
Dutch colonial? How much weight can they support?
posted by adampsyche
on Aug 26, 2004 -
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Remedial weighted averages for the mathematically illiterate – or, can the 10% of you who understand math help the remaining 95% of us who don't? [mi].
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posted by RavinDave
on Jul 11, 2004 -
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Any good exercise/weight-loss diaries out there? I'm working out these days, and would like to track my progress (if any!) both in terms of weight loss, endurance training and weight lifting. Any suggestions? Online services or downloaded software are both fine.
posted by dagny
on Jun 3, 2004 -
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After I received the 'time to lose weight or else' talk from my Doctor, a co-worker suggested a healthy weight loss/lower our blood pressure competition. How best to compare the relative weight losses of a guy who only needs to drop 40 pounds (my co-worker, of course) and the guy who needs to drop the equivalent of a Backstreet Boy? (More inside, like the inside of a delicious Snickers Bar... mmm, Snickers....)
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posted by TomSophieIvy
on Apr 21, 2004 -
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