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Not what you asked for but worth considering: https://youtube.com/@GreySteel Also this is a great (but short) documentary: https://youtu.be/OwnwcoMhtqg

As you will see from my profile, I have been a member here since December 2013. So that's the starting point for my weight graph: So I did get back up to 230 briefly a couple of years after my stoke. On the other hand, my starting weight of 243 was lower than my highest weight, I am pretty sure. But since then I have lost…

Embarrassed to admit it... but after years of avoidance I have discovered artificial sweeteners in drinks and energy drinks. A whole world has opened up to me. I don't have any brands to mention, except I prefer sucralose/Splenda.

Excellent! Can you tell us how long between pictures?

This is good!

There is no such thing as a workout that will cause fat to leave targeted areas of the body. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying or ignorant and should not be trusted as an authority on fitness.

I don’t work out for maintenance. I eat a number of calories that will maintain my weight. I strength train to grow stronger (and make sure I get enough protein) I walk or run to improve my aerobic conditioning. That is all.

"I need help to determine how many calories approximately I burn doing arm lifts, leg lifts, stretching and strengthening exercises." No. You do not. You need to be in a calorie deficit that gives you weight loss without any other activity. Then you need to do other stuff for other reasons. 1. You need to do strength…

How about doing a 2-mile run and seeing how you feel?

Never worked for me. But I wonder if it would work better over a bowl of high-fiber cereal. Even then it would be too low in protein, but it might fix satiety.

I advise against the bulk until you have held your weight down. No amount of cleanliness in bulking will change the fact that your body needs to restore lost body fat. Getting to your goal weight and maintaining for a significant length of time before bulking would be wiser. I would recommend the free resources at…

Summer 2007, Summer 2013, May 2021

If you are trying to win a competition, you will have to focus on it (specialize) to beat your rivals. Outside of that, you absolutely can do both. You may perform worse, but so what? You will still get benefits. Your progress may go slower (and maybe only for awhile until you adapt and become able to recover more…

Almost 3 years and over 55 lbs.

Also body rows. Basically you need to schedule frequent volume that strengthens your upper back. Getting from 1 pull up to 2 is really difficult. You are trying to turn a 1-rep-max into a 2-rep-max. With lifting you can lower the weight and increase volume. But it takes more creativity for pull-ups.

In response to original post: It is unrealistic to track every single meal every day (or it is too high a social cost) but... There is nothing unsustainable about tracking your food most days and tracking your weight every day so you know when you need to reduce or increase calories. Smart phones, food scales, and labeling…

Here is an excellent free beginner's program: https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog/the-beginner-prescription/

I am reading it now and agree

This morning: 2 supersetted sets of bulgarian split squats, pike pushups, and planks. Only did 2 because this was first time i supersetted them. I also did them in my bedroom so I had to adjust to different furniture and no rug on the floor.... It was all harder than expected. I felt like 2 rounds was enough. I'll do more…

Today's visual representation of a previous post. The upper number is higher than 99 but it is still startling. Not at all what it used to be.

This is so important because many people don't believe that aspect of their behavior & perceptions can change.

So much awesome. The loss of body fat is wonderful but the new superpowers are much more so.

My blood pressure is not only no longer borderline high or above, but my first number is sometimes only two digits!

The only change so far is I'm eating less healthy carbs within my calorie budget. The candy I like, M&MS, Snickers, etc are easily lovable and the snack sizes are easy to fit in. Now a few weeks ago I was at an event that lasted a couple of hours of sitting with a "bottomless" bowl of Peanut M&MS. I gained 1.5-2 lbs in one…

I expect to track for the rest of my life. This means 1) measuring and logging food, & 2) weighing myself daily. Obviously, I can skip 1 for awhile until 2 shows that I am losing ground. Back in my primal/keto days my ideal was to eat intuitively. I joined MFP to track carbs to make sure they were low enough. But I had…

Many this has already been said... If carbs cause you to crave more carbs and exceed your calorie plan, then keep carbs low. If carbs give you a specific health problem, then keep carbs low. If you don't like how carbs make you feel (maybe at breakfast and/or simple carbs) then keep carbs low. But to lose weight and,…

Wow! I used to have constant heartburn. It started in college. For 2+ decades I purchased at least a box of Alla Seltzer and a bottle of Tums a month. When I went primal/paleo/keto that went away entirely. I was sure it was carbs. But when I wanted to cut weight and try to minimize strength lost (51-yr-old lifter) I did…

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