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Well damn. A very well done from me.

Bookmarked. Skimmed through it. Seems like my type of read. Thanks. I still need to read that book though. Heard it's a real game changer but I'm guessing it probably comes down to "do the thing whether you feel like it or not" eventually the habit will form. Simply guess work here lol. That motto works for me.

This right here. Get new pals. There's banter and there's BANTER. If you know someone doesn't feel your jokes don't keep doing it. What kind of bully friend is that. That's some bullsh*t. You got this.

Yeah that's cool. I was just wondering where your state of mind was at. I couldn't tell through your tone of text. As for the gaming and validation thing, you're not addicted to them lol. You're casual with it like most people. Tbh I don't personally think anything itself is addictive except drugs. Other than that it's the…

First and foremost what do YOU want. Secondly, chase that and f**k what anyone else has to say about it. You're arms are fine, they're just jealous because their arms still wobble or look like toothpicks. Do you :smile:

Beef, lamb, fish, eggs, beans, turkey, *protein shakes, dairy. There's loads of other sources of protein.

Oh right. On a scale of 1 - 10 how positive/happy do you feel while you're gaming and receiving validation vs when you're not engaging in those things?

Benched 140 kg 5x5 with a slight rotator cuff injury. I'm stubborn. My 1RM is 175 kg

@magicpickles are you addicted to any other stimulants? Gaming, gambling, sex, validation etc?

For me jerk/bbq grilled chicken and spicy potato wedges. Rump steak and basmati rice. Singapore fried noodles with pork shreddings. Spicy beef tacos. The list is endless. I'm a foodie, clearly :smile:

It's a craving. Like in most high carb/fat/salt and/or sugary foods people crave, it releases an absurd amount of dopamine within the brain causing you to feel extreme pleasure whilst eating it. Like an orgasm through food. Anyway, although KFC isn't exactly just "potatoes & chicken" it's fine if eaten every once in a…

As everyone's different there's so many different possible causes for it. I had a small patch of it years back so I used the standard cream for it and it went away, then it came back again the following year. I did some research into it because I'm a geek like that. And to my ignorant self I was actually surprised food…

I'm sure they do when they're in the lab but in real time things don't always relay *exactly how they should *all the time in practice. There's still a grey area IMO. Something so general can never be tailor made to every human on the planet. At least not 365 days a year. I know every human has the same heart, lungs, eyes…

I don't think they're claiming it doesn't work, rather other things can also impact weight loss other than how much you eat and how much you move. You're almost insulting the complexity of your body if you think it works like a standard calculator 24/7 365 days a year. If think about it, when reading food labels it doesn't…

At the garage waiting for a wheel + oil change. It just started raining too :neutral:

Glad the UK doesn't use the "servings" approach. Everything thing here down to a flaxseed is in grams. We don't know any different. Thanks to that approach I've pretty much mastered the calorie content of most foods so on days I guesstimate/eyeball I'm only off by max 100 cals +/-.

People who don't think before opening their mouth then get annoyed/defensive when you pull them up on the *kitten* they just said. I can't stand folks like that.

This is brilliant. And of course those laughing wanna join you once they see the results you're getting. People huh. Well done.

Just some tough love here but I'm almost 100% sure you're f*cking yourself over with your diet. (I'm assuming you workout). Those multiple days over your calorie goal add up so you're probably cutting the same amount of weight back and forth all year. Find something you can stick to and not sabotage over and over again is…

Limber up! Definitely walking during break. I use to do push ups too but in general stretching is good enough and some walking, providing you're actually working out that day.

@kellyb28 of course you'll gradually increase in hungry you're eating less than your body requires (calorie deficit). I'm not sure if you eat a whole food type of diet or an IIFYM approach however you could incorporate a re feed day into your week. Preferably the end of the week. Basically eat at maintenance or slightly…

Seems like everyone snacks at work. When I'm constantly eating I feel to eat more. The most I'll eat before a meal is an Apple or two. I fast so it's pretty much a decent sized meal to offically break that fast while I'm at work. 2,300 cals is a beautiful number :smile:

@arditarose be looking on point.

Hey now, be nice Miss soda :wink:

I'm not afraid of drinking it lol, nor do I feel any ill effects when I do drink it, I just regulate my consumption of it because I don't rate what it's made from. But if you feel better in mind and body then hey, who am I to say anything otherwise.

Isn't this like building a house just to smash it down *if you drink it crazy often that is. That stuff is garbage. Each to their own and all that jazz. And OP, try snacking on an apple or two while eating a protein salad. Add a slight portion of carbs too if needed but the premise is on having a dense protein salad.…

Forget about the "in x amount of weeks you'll be this" do you really thing an app can accurately calculate such feats with pin point precision? Not to sound like I'm going on a rant but my advice would be to just eat at the calorie count you've set up, use http://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ if you don't trust mfp, and…

Stop eating the foods you're allergic to. Focus on what you can eat. There's so many other foods. And use this site http://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ to confirm your calorie goals. It sounds like you're eating at maintenance more days than not. Good luck.

Thanks. Well that's a let down.

Btw If anyone would be so kind to explain to me what shakeology means that'll great. I'm clueless as to what that means.