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Strictly speaking, 200lbs at 5'10" is overweight. Other than ensuring you do not lose any weight because your BMI is currently very low, maybe weight is not the best metric to go by at this point? Focus on gaining the strength you want to have while maintaining your low BF% and let the scale say what the scale says. Your…

I once gave myself a fat lip while boxing. Just pulled back too far, too fast and smacked myself in the mouth with my own fist. Blood everywhere and my trainer trying desperately not to laugh and laugh.

Syllogism. Let me break it down for you: massage does things as per the study; foam rolling is self massage; foam rolling does things as per the study. I have a foam roller that I bought something like a decade ago for around $20, maybe $30 IIRC. If this is a money-making racket, my chiropractor, massage therapist and…

Oh and “knots” in your muscles are properly called adhesions.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22301554 Or search "Mark Tarnopolsky massage study" if you don't like what I've linked. Foam rolling is one way a person can massage themselves. Tennis or lacrosse balls are also an option as mentioned. You are rude and probably need to associate with doctors that are both more well-read…

250g Yogurt and 125g berries, generally raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. I use Liberte 2% plain greek and sweeten it up with a tbsp of agave syrup. The sweetened stuff from the manufacturer is too sweet and I prefer the taste of agave to any other sweetener in my yogurt. 250g of cottage cheese with a piece of…

Yes, you have to lower your calorie intake. You won’t lose weight by intermittent fasting alone. Intermittent fasting just changes the timing of your eating. Some people find it helps them stick to their reduced calorie intake. That is all IF does.

10lbs in 8 days is not a safe or sustainable rate of loss, especially for someone with not much to lose (assuming that is you in the portrait). There are serious, lasting implications to rapid weight loss that are just as dangerous to your health, moreso in some ways, than being overweight or obese. The one that gives me…

Would it help to compare with some photos of yourself from when you were heavier? I recently attended a family event where old photos were looked at and I couldn't believe what I used to look like compared to now. I knew I lost weight but holy moley was it good to see just how much! One of my nieces asked "Who is that…

Because two weeks is not much time at all, the best advice for you IMHO is to be patient, use a food scale and log everything you eat as accurately as possible. Taking measurements instead of relying on your weight alone to mark progress might help as well. I am heavier than my goal weight but slimmer now than I was when I…

I surpassed 1000 last week. 4 digits seemed like such a big deal. How long has MFP been a thing? It would take over 27 years to get to 5 digits.

The best macro split is the one that helps you feel most satiated so you can stick to your calorie allotment. As long as you ensure you are getting enough protein to support muscle retention and growth, set your macros to what suits your eating preferences most. It has been suggested to me to use g/lb of lean body weight…

No one else has popped in to nitpick so I’ll do it. You’ve lost a 3 GALLON tub of ice cream. A 3lb tub of ice cream is 3lbs plus maybe a few ounces for the container. Don’t sell yourself short :wink:

Gaining muscle without gaining fat is known as recomp. Basically, you eat at or slightly over maintenance while on a progressive weight lifting program. It works if you stick with it but is verrrrrrry slow; be prepared to be extremely patient. Here is a great thread to help you out:…

Thanks. Now I have stupid Megadeth stuck in my head.

I was switched to Wellbutrin for the same reason.

It’s interesting that I see unattributed photos used around these forums all the time but the two times I’ve used mom23mangos photos, people have popped in to inform everyone whose photos they are. I was just involved in another discussion where a poster pulled 3 sets of before and afters but no one showed up to tell us…

Argh, sorry for the split post and the edits.

Short for body recomposition. It’s basically the bulk and cut cycle’s slower brother. You eat at maintnenance or slightly over to lose fat and gain muscle more or less simultaneously. It works if you stick with it but you must be prepared for the long haul as it is a slow process. This thread explains it more thoroughly…

This sounds like a recomp to me. It is possible gain muscle while eating at maintenance or just slightly over but it is verrrrrrry slow. Be sure to lift heavy and progressively, which it looks like you've got covered if that is you in the profile pic.

I'm recovering from an injury ATM. Everything is all out whack and I've put on a bit of weight however, when things are normal, I try to bank some calories during the week so that I can get a little crazy with it on the weekends. Something to the tune of 100-150/day maybe even 250/day if I'm having a good week. I don't…

Paul Wade's "Convict Conditioning" includes a great, gently progressive pull up regimen that will have you doing them one armed--eventually. There are ten steps to get you there. Sounds like you might be on step four or five already. The main reason I recommend checking it out is it will guide you forward from where are…

Haha, I don't think I'll be much behind you. FWIW I 100% do not text and drive. This gives me free reign to fret about identity theft and who is manhandling my personal information :p And apologies to OP for hijacking his thread. I'm terrible for it. I can't help it when such an interesting but only tangentially related…

I'm not really suggesting a CSI-type scenario like the one you allude to. Mainly, I try not to put any information out there where I can avoid it. The more places your information sits, the more likely it is to be acquired by someone you don't want to have it. IIRC, Target and Home Depot have both had their customer…

Even if this were true, which I very much disagree that it is, it rankles me that someone is making money off of my personal information. I don't like being passed around like the town pump. I don't like the idea that I possibly contributed to the downfall of American democracy. I don't like receiving emails, phone calls…

People thought Facebook was completely innocuous until it was revealed that Facebook records every single thing you have ever said or done on Facebook. Now why Facebook would want to record every single thing I have said and done on Facebook is a mystery to me however Facebook had something in mind: sell it to Cambridge…

I'm pretty sure that's what everyone felt about those little tests you take on facebook to tell you what kind of cat you are or whatever. Until they realized that facebook was using that information for things other than to tell you what kind of cat you are. People don't realize what information we give up in the name of…

* thumbs up* You see what I'm laying down... Google is a fine example of how a private corporation will give up your information with only the slightest bit of pressure...information that you would never willingly give to the government but don't even think twice about shoveling at private corporations.

I get a kick out of people who go in for these DNA tests. Would you willingly submit your DNA to a database operated by the government? The answer is almost universally HELL NO. But you're willing to pay a private corporation to take your DNA in exchange for some largely trivial information in return?? Did you read the…