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As your measurements show your belly is shrinking. Ironically it is of course shrinking in proportion to the rest of you. If your belly is where you tend to carry a lot of fat you will find that your face legs arms etc will look visibly lean before the Betty really starts to shrink comparatively so all you have to do is…

I believe I covered that...

It can be down right hard to meet calorie goals on nothing but veggies, had an argument the other day about 1k calories of soda vs the same in broccoli, I pointed out that while its relatively easy to drink 4 20oz sodas in a day it might be rather difficult for someone to gnaw on five and a half pounds of broccoli in the…

What Shadow said, except for some very spot on calorie counting all the numbers involved are going to be estimates and you need to use your experience to adjust them accordingly. I would recommend starting conservatively on the high side and moving down if needed, even with the weight gain associated with college I dont…

This is why I log daily, then look at the averages. If you are weighing weekly the same idea applies but over a longer time span and requires patience and consistency.

For me the last two years have been somewhat rocky, but as far as serious gain it really only happened the once late last year when a took a "break" around the holidays. I had lost about 70 pounds over the previous year and a half, and that year and a half had its own ups and downs and rough spots. I gained back roughly 30…

Timing your food in various ways may help on the workout end, especially if you are in a deficit. But net weight loss/gain is strictly a calorie count thing. I don't go very deep into such things but I do try to eat whatever I'm going to eat not to long before I workout, it's just easier and more pleasant to exercise with…

This is true and should be understood but it's also true that sugar is a weak point for many people, that it is rediculosly easy to sink your goals with sugar and lastly entirely apart from calorie count, many people find that reducing sugar intake noticably improves their general sens of well being.

I see this all the time. Anytime someone makes a significant change in the public eye they are there to claim it was surgery, drugs, genetics or anything else that puts it out of the reach of "normal" people. I remember when Chris Pratt was in the news for his transformation and here were countless comments online about…

Possible to much weight. And 10x5 is pretty ambitious for someone who has not developed strength in the movement. I wouldn't be surprised you were very sore. As for form you should post a video. There are lots of folks here who can offer refinements. Even with in the range of "good" form there is room to adjust for your…

Me, because I hate running and am not good at it. But I run regularly just because I feel that running is a fundimental even primal movement for humans and is surely something that will pay off IRL just like a decent range of motion and reasonable strength. Running also gives me a bit of a calorie buffer so I can justify…

Thank you for that, you are right in hat it's rarely talked about but it's a powerful driver for most everybody. I had become so comfortable as a "big guy" that I have found my self at a tense crossroads between my goals of being healthy lean and strong and my old comfortable existence as a large guy and all that entailed.…

It's amazing isn't it? I have never been a runner/jogger and starting out was torturous. But I'm now running/jogging for miles and feeling like I could do more. Good job!

I'll be hitting up the stores for summer clothes soon (easier to find the good stuff out of season) and I'll be assuming significant progress in the mean time. That leads me to one of the benefits I didn't really think of, it's easier to find foot thrift cloths in smaller sizes. I gues bigger guys like I used to be tend…

Sorry, can't bring my self to feel bad for you lol. I'm happily at the point where the clothes I bought to be able to wear "someday" are now loose enough to cause issues. The clothes I wore back in February are almost all to large now. Much was donated but I have a bunch of Ts I wear around even though they are baggy. I…

Great job bro! I started at the same weight and I'm almost at the same weight now. How tall are you? I was at 203.7 as of yesterday and at 6'0 and with visible gains from strength training I'm still carrying a lot of fat around my waist.

I'm sure vismal will catch this question soon but I can add my opinion in the mean time. If 1.5 works for you and you are comfortable there then go ahead and use it. 1200 is calories is fairly low and right about at the cutoff where mfp and most folks here will tell you to be careful. Most especially if you are exercising…

For what it's worth I strategically roll areas that I know will bother me in the lifts I'm doing that day. I pretty much roll > warmup reps > heavy reps then walk out of the gym. I then make it a point to do static stretches throughout the day during spare minutes. I find the rolling to be more effective pre lift than…

Not the most organized tally but I made it to 27 miles out of my 30 mile goal. But I'm very confident about making the 10K on the 13th.

Sorting through biased articles and self promoting trainers can be a full time job. It's rare to find useful info that's not lost in a sea of fluff or bias. Just read an article by a power lifter concerning 5x5 programs where they guy just couldn't stick to the point that starter 5x5 programs are not ideal for power…

What was he lifting? And do you think it was close to his maximum? Power lifters may wait upto a half hour between lifts or sets.

I'm loving my ankle gains! I have always been prone to rolling my ankles, typically if I'm being inactive a lot. I had to concentrate on maintaining my ankle alignment when I started lifting again but now it's atleast not a limiting factor. And I walk on rocks lawns and hop in and out of my truck with absolute confidence…

If you use a cage or half rack most of your exercises will be safe enough if you fail a lift You may have to hold off on progression if you are failing sets or struggling to complete them but I don't know about anyone working with less than 5lb increments.

It's the absolutely lowest number allowed at suggested and people like extremes and like to think they are exceptional.

That's not true, a deficit is a deficit and you will lose. But the real problem is the health effects of what is essentially malnutrition. Also the chances of hurting your self is much higher and the general effectiveness of an activity will suffer. You just won't have the ability to workout at a certain intensity, even if…

VS models can vary quite a bit in build. Curvy has been in for a while now so it's not like your aiming for the 70s super model look. As some have said already there is a bit of.... Let's call it "craft" involved in making any model look the way they do. Every detail is tended to for the ideal shot and airbrushing is…

I have added running after my 5x5 on my on days and walking several miles on my off days. I have committed to a 10K in about 5 weeks time. I do still prioritize the weights though, I only do my miles afterwords to avoid compromising performance under the bar and I only walk on my off days to allow good recovery for the…

At work I can log 10K easily by the time I punch out but I work in a shop. A busy day can put me at 12-14k. But on my off days even with chores and purposeful exercise I struggle to beat 8k. Today for example, I worked around the house and did some things for my wife I hit the gym for my 5x5 and played around with the foam…

Did you get the little booklet of discounts offered through their partners? Years ago we go those and we all got a chuckle from the 5% discount we got on any new Ford product..... Including Land Rovers and Jaguars :) I would often make different foods from the ingredients around the place and except of an occasional asshat…

I don't know about that particular program but I will recomend and expect others to also recommend SL5x5. Or Strong Lifts 5x5. SL along with MFP has changed my fitness approach in a very important way that I think you are looking for also. MFP simplified dieting and weight management making it something I could get under…