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HAHAHA! Yeah, it's called being pious, holier-than-though, and you'll be followed by a cloud of foul-smelling smug. There's all sorts of causes of this: religion, politics, miles per gallon, reusable grocery totes, beer/wine/cheese snobbery, etc. There's all sorts of good things out there that are ruined by people who need…

Oh, and remember, if there are no calories in something, there's technically NO ENERGY in it. So what gives you the pep, is actually a stimulant or a drug of sorts. Not saying this is bad, but it's true. You can get all the nutrients that are stuffed into "energy" drinks from whole foods...if you can't, then it might be…

I'm not a clean eater by any means (just look at my diary if you want!) but Crystal Light is slightly concerning to me. One: the colors are intense...your mouth can be tinted for hours afterwards, even after brushing. Is that OK? Do artificial colors offer the same phytochemicals as real fruit pigments? I doubt it. Could…

AHHHH, thanks!! In that case for me it was most definitely SIX PACK + obliques!!! 30" waist pants at Banana Republic was nice, too. NSD then despite not being asked, was wife saying I was too skinny...she came around eventually.

What's NSV?

I'm a dude but I fall into this camp...trust is too important and nearly impossible to get back.

Thanks, Birdy! I would have put them in first but I didn't know how...I figured it'd be a clickable link, not remote hosting and reference. I like the new me a lot...being able to ski without back pain was great this winter. I hope golf works out but I'm not confident the bending + twisting will be realistic just yet.…

Oh, and the P90X photos, I got stronger, but didn't follow the diet so I didn't get much leaner...obviously!

You can do it, too! Having this tool with us at all times on the phone is really what makes this so doable...if it was all online only and not mobile, who knows where I'd be now...great point!

Topic's drifting here so I'll add what I think is ideal: Weigh daily, same time of day, naked...I shoot for just before I shower then go to bed. I also try not to drink anything big right before, and I go to the bathroom just before. I find morning is 1-1.5 lbs lighter and I'd imagine I'm in quite a dehydrated state...the…

Weigh your workout gear at home on a food scale in a bag on a tared plate. OR if you don't have a food scale, put all your stuff in a clean plastic bag and weigh it in a produce scale at the grocery store. Then, subtract that weight from your clothed weight.

^^^YES!^^^ Numbers and data bore people...it's not about fat/skinny or whether or not you're dieting--it's about health and how you feel. One thing I've noticed though...looking straight down at myself I still see the bodyfat that's there, but looking in the mirror, it's not. Very weird how the angle changes things and it…

From people whom hadn't seen me in a while I got the "are you OK?," "you look skinny!" or "OMG you've lost a lot of weight!" Most felt like compliments but I used to have a pudgy/doughy face and now I have defined cheekbones and jaw. MFP helped me chizzle 67% of my body fat (24 down to 8) and stay strong so it's all been…

I was just wondering this myself...yoga? If you're on the bottom, probably not much!

It matters to me because the OP is an a$$hat judger that doesn't deserve to have his rant/pet peeve classified as constructive. He seduced a group of posters with a tempting subject, ignored the useful and personally attacked in a verbal way certain posters for reasons as arbitrary as avatars or language. This draws my ire…

Best for use in a baggy pair of old "fat" jeans or a purse as it's not iPhone-thin! http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-pocket-scale-93543.html

^^^AGREE!!!^^^ Small digital scales can be gotten cheap at Harbor Freight, Amazon.com or even Target...a little scale that does oz/grams is perfect...get a unit conversion app to be a companion in case some of the foods come up in MFP in pounds or if a food only comes up with grams and you need oz. There are even pocket…

SMALL portions of dinner leftovers...or as my 2 year old told me once: rightovers. Soups. Slice and a half of pizza is ~400 calories. Sandwiches are tough to beat though...and they can be almost anything. Expand the definition of a sandwich...have you tried the PB&J with nuts and/or chocolate chips? Or sliced bananas? I…

Don't run from caffeine! Switch to coffee...as with a lot of things, the more natural way you approach your intake however it seems to make a difference, that is drinks made from roasted beans (pretty natural!) appear to be more natural than a canned/bottled cola where the caffeine is added as an ingredient as is the…

Oh, and if you get fries, get a small...that's the size they used to be when Americans were skinny. It's not that McDonald's is bad, it's that the portions are out of line with what a body NEEDS. Get the small things and it's cheap, easy-to-find, mediocre food that's just fine for you.

Crispy chicken off the value menu is only 360 calories. Get your beef on with the double cheeseburger for 440 calories. Wendy's value menu has a better mix of small calorie burgers that offer bacon or lettuce/tomato. I'd suggest you order the sandwich you want without condiments and take it home dress it up with lettuce,…

And a William S. Burroughs fan, too?

Water retained because of sodium intake can easily account for 4 lbs...and cheat days can be loaded with excess sodium. Weigh every day and watch that weight drop back down without binge exercise. The corrector was right, because as a rule of thumb each pound of FAT has 3,500 calories in it the food alone is rarely the…

Personally, I NEVER feel guilty for my binge/cheat days...I earned 'em and my body at the composition MFP has helped me achieve are not counterproductive or destructive in the least. I do one of these about once a month. St. Patty's day, Christmas, day after Thanksgiving, Labor Day to name a few in reverse order over the…

I won't quote a dictionary citation but most definitions include some part of a debate being a formal, structured argument with points and counterpoints scoring towards a ruling. OP's so far managed to belittle and insult several posters without discussing the valid points that were brought up. He made fun of an avatar of…

Yeah, this is further proof that OP is just looking for a fight...I used the word "chore" as well. It would have been different had you said do your chores for allowance. You presented him with your list and he just attacked...no acknowledgement of the substance of your comment.

Except this isn't a debate...there's no intelligible debate and rebuttal. The folks that took the time to address his questions get ignored...which makes this a rant: a useless flamewar started by some measure of an outlandish original post and then followed by ridiculing posts that best suited his desire to fight. The one…

Holy $hi+ dude, congratulations, I haven't seen a total this impressive here yet! Cheat away because clearly it's working!

MFP doesn't have anything for cat meat...there's a homemade Cat's Potroast recipe and Crispy Cat peanut butter but I wager both are safely feline free. Lot's of cat fish items as well but that's a cat that's pilfered the neighbor's Koi I think you'll have to estimate your cat's calories if you end up eating it.

Judging a person by their avatar is a great measure of character. Using the numbers he's lost twice the weight you have and 50% more in terms of percent original body weight.