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    Can you actually lose weight by only being in a calorie deficit

    @donna8558 Calorie deficit is the ONLY way you lose weight. It's just thermodynamics, nothing magical about it. Energy in must be less than energy out. You actually burn way less calories working out than most people think. That doesn't mean you shouldn't because both aerobic and muscle...
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    Anybody else into fitness but also chronically ill?

    @starlight1983 I was up to 22 pills a day. I've dropped that AMA because I'm sick of swallowing pills. My heart sucks ass and I have some kind of systemic inflammation which leaves my roughly as flexible as a pressure treated 2x6. It sucks.
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    A Lot of weight to lose

    @roadzombie Just keep in mind that you lose weight in the kitchen. So pay attention to that, it's sorry important. As far as protein, 1 gram per pound of muscle is the basic starting point for most people. Figure out your body fast percentage to figure out your muscle weight. The muscle...
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    I couldn’t even do 5 minutes on an elliptical!!! Help!!!’

    @andrewmicheals Totally normal. You might be stuck at 5 for a while so don't necessarily expect 6 tomorrow but just keep going and you will get it increasing. I used to set a goal, for example of I was at the 5 minute range or you are, I would do 5 minutes of whatever my intensity was and then...
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