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My under-5-foot grandmother used to always make comments about how much I was eating and how it was too much. I'm 6'1". Guess what? I'm going to eat more than her.

I have shoulder impingement in both shoulders and that's what it feels like. I haven't done squats with a barbell so I can't say if the position would trigger it but it can be any number of things where my arms are held high. I usually recover faster than what you are describing. This probably won't help but I'm curious…

Hmmm - I'm not sure what kind of suggestions you're looking for but I'd tell him to not overextend on the lunge and make sure to keep his front foot straight. This is just to prevent blowing out his knee or twisting an ankle: 14 year olds don't tend to watch for that sort of thing. And you should watch "The Princess Bride"…

I went and bought a $30 pair of prescription sport goggles from an online store to use for martial arts. My doofus rating is through the roof, but they stay on when I roll.

Lindsey - everything you wrote was helpful/great advice and I think that video will help too. I was completely unable to do squats with a 'normal' stance but couldn't tell if going very wide (which felt more comfortable) was bad. Thanks :)

I'm 6'1" with a goal of 155, so your numbers sound very reasonable to me. I'm less than 5lbs from there right now, started around 175, and I don't think anyone but me can tell the difference.

I was/am very casual about logging my calories and I have a very modest weight loss goal. When I first started on MFP I also started exercising a lot more than I had before and I saw an initial gain (possibly water?) that persisted for about 6 weeks but started dropping rapidly after that. If you've just upped your…

I bet I can find you a 2 mile path full of spiders. They are EVERYWHERE right now. There's also a route that I sometimes refer to as the 'slug slalom'.

This was the big revelation I got from using MFP (I'd never tracked calories at all before). I realized "Whoa! I can eat *all the vegetables* and still have calories left". Regarding the article itself and what DeguelloTex said about it flying in face of conventional wisdom about hyper-palatable food leading to overeating:…

I approve. I'm a big fan of not suffering. Is there a recipe group?

Here's Pippin, my hiking buddy, up at a mountain lake last weekend. He's too slow to run with me but does all the hikes. The short legs don't hold him back much. He's a Cardigan Corgi.

These two are from the Mt Baker area where I spent my weekend.

I think I'm doing what you have in mind: I eat what I feel like. I've been logging what I eat but pretty much guessing at the quantities (not weighing anything) and it's been working well enough so far. I don't have much weight to lose so it's more important to me to support new exercise habits than monitor exactly what…

Buy or make some hot rice packs, heat them in the microwave and keep them in your pockets during the day and stick some in the bed before you get in? I typically use them in cold weather, but maybe it will help. And I second the hot tea idea.

Just to echo what others have said. I completed the whole program about 2 years ago, starting from nothing, when I was 44. I repeated week 4 twice because week 5 scared me but then made it through to the end after not having done any running for more than 20 years. (I then stopped running again when it got cold and I…

Congrats! This happens to me all the time, I had resigned myself to not losing weight at all and then 5lbs dropped at once. It almost scared me, it was so fast.

Fantastic. Then you have a much better health profile than someone who is both overweight and can't do those things and possibly better than someone who is thin and can't do those things. Drop the weight to lower your risks even more and you are golden. OP is already planning to lose weight and I assume was not planning to…

Somewhere in the middle of the argument about whether 'skinny fat' is a real term or just an insult I stopped reading the thread, but if you are able to run for 30 minutes and regularly walk 5 miles, you are fit enough for overall health purposes, which I think is your goal. Keep doing that. Maybe add in some hills and…

Keep in mind that this was more than 25 years ago so I'm a little fuzzy on the details: I mentally gave myself permission to eat more of whatever I felt like and gained 5-10lbs because I thought I was too thin. It was estimated by caliper skinfold measurements as part of a study at the U after the gain at which point it…

It's been a while since I've been near this range, but I would lose my period at anything below about 18% bf. I echo the advice to see a doctor, 'yellow' is serious.

I'm 6'1", currently at 165, which is pretty much fine, but aiming for about 155 because 148-155 is historically where I felt best/ was most fit. 128 is way too low - about where I was in High School (no eating disorder I just got tall without getting heavier).

I tried NROLFL and promptly threw out my back attempting the 'power' section. It's almost recovered now and I'm debating if I should have another go at it (omitting those) or try something else. (I have zero experience lifting aside from physical therapy and an old back injury.)

Things I tried: Find a gym with inexpensive daycare (or use your husband/mom/sibling/friend as a sitter). Take the 2 month old to a mom & baby yoga class while the older is with friends/in another class/ in school. Buy a bicycle trailer or a baby seat/tag-a-long combination. Jogging stroller (mine hurt my back but you may…

I make my own bread with only flour, water, yeast and salt. I've been using someone else's recipe for "Homemade Artisan White Bread" when I log it.

Hoh rainforest

Whatever whole-bean decaf looks interesting that day - typically a Colombian/not a super dark roast. Grind the beans right before you use them. I find all instant to be sort of gross.

That works out to a little over 4000 calories, which is also what I get for olive oil. Is the 3500 the calories for *human* fat? I really really hope that's not in the database.

Interesting. I'm 6'1", currently at 168 and aiming for around 155. The least I've weighed at this height was 128 (not recommended) but I think I was fittest/most athletic at around 148-155. At my current weight I'm a size 12-14 US and I don't think I've ever been less than a 10. I'm now wondering how much those sizes mean…

Regarding the "1 pound of fat = 3500 calories"... this is just where my mind is going, but does that mean that if you ATE a pound of fat it would have 3500 calories in it? Because it seems like a pound of fat would actually contain more calories than that. I promise I'm not thinking about eating a pound of fat. Okay - well…

For what you have in mind, I think a sit on top would be fine (or a stand up paddleboard). Try both out if there is anyplace where you can rent and then I'd look at Craigslist to find one at a good price. Whatever you get make sure you can lift it onto the car without hurting yourself or scratching up the car - practice…