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Could you give the context for "bump" - it means different things depending on how it's used. I think of it as a light tap, usually used for moving something a small distance or pushing something (or someone) out of the way. It seems like english is your first language from what you've written so far so I'm not sure what…
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You could take a totally radical approach to this - For the first couple of months, don't pay attention to the scale or the measurements AT ALL. Just keep your calories down, keep your nutrition up, keep the workouts going. Stop taking pictures. Focus on the work instead of the result, and enjoy the fact that you're…
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Yeah toast actually messes up my wife's braces, she got those white colored ones that are hard to see. She got them in her 30's, they should be coming off next year. Gum, caramel, anything chewy and sticky, pizza crust, toast, crunchy cereal, granola, all that stuff will mess up the wires and the brackets. She has popped a…
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Hey, build the muscle. Don't worry about the weight, it will come off. Here's how it works. Say you weigh 220 lbs (like me) and you go to the gym and start doing weightlifting. First week, you'll put on a few pounds (I put on 2) because yeah, the muscle is denser (heavier). Week 2, you put on a couple more pounds. But now…
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Yeah 5 days is WAY too early. Focus on something else - set a goal for how many workouts and how long they are, don't pay such close attention to your weight. It will actually go up as you build muscle, as will your measurements slightly then you'll start to lose it as your muscles build up and start burning your fat off.…
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Let's hear it for the shorties! 5'9" here as well. I just started paying attention to my weight and was very unpleasantly surprised to see that my "ideal weight" is 120-160 - WHAT?!?!?!? So I'm going for the top end to start with, 200 right now, going for 160. By the way if any of you 5'11" people ever want to feel small,…
