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I'm a meat-eater myself, but it seems to me like you're going to add a lot of stress to your life if you start eating meat again; you'll go through some mental anguish trying to balance your moral objections with your desire to lose weight. So, while my instinctual response might be "Eat a burger, hippie!" (kidding,…

Ask a staff member to show you how to use the machines. That doesn't guarantee that you'll be shown proper form, but it certainly improves your chances over watching random people.

I think some men are there just wasting time too, when I see some of the ridiculous exercises they do. 4 different types of bicep curls, but no compound lifts. Puh-lease.

This is exactly what I was trying to say. The OP's poem is the kind of rationalization that many overweight people (not just women!) come up with. I had the same manner of thinking for YEARS. I wasted my teens and twenties being fat and thinking to myself, "well, it's okay because 'I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and…

At least you women can flirt your way in to getting a bench or a set of dumbbells if you need one.

EXACTLY!

Aware.

When I turned 7 years old, my Dad thought it would be a good time to teach me to be a gracious host (over my Mom's objections). So, at my birthday party, I, the birthday boy, had to go last at every game we played, and I didn't even get the first piece of cake. So I did what any 7 year old would do; I threw a massive fit.…

I'm pretty big myself. That's why I'm here.

Then why are we all here trying to lose weight? I'm pretty sure that "healthy" doesn't come in a 400 lb size. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for affirmation and positivity and encouragement, but there are two kinds of overweight people: those who have weight-related health problems, and those who will. I don't mean this as a…

It allows me to get my caffeine without any calories. Caffeine makes me more awake and puts me in a better mood, and being in a better mood and keeps me from beating up people who annoy me in the morning. This keeps me out of prison, where the food is awful and not particularly nutritious. So that's the nutritional value.

I read somewhere that anything without caffeine counts. However, I don't really keep track myself. I speak all day at work so I'm constantly drinking water to keep my throat from drying up. I go through at least 64 oz, not counting what I drink while exercising. It's not always necessary to count. My understanding is that…

Oh good. Another diet soda thread.

I think I'm going to have to buy a motorcycle once I hit my goal weight. Not because I'm a motorcycle enthusiast or anything; in fact the thought of riding one intimidates me a little. But they absolutely sip gasoline.

It shouldn't matter all that much. I mean, think about it, your body goes without water for 8 hours anyway while you sleep. So a couple hours here or there doesn't make much difference.

I'm not sure I'd want to try a drink called a "butt buster."

Eating between meals doesn't have to put you over on calories. Find healthy snacks that can fit in. Veggies, nuts, yogurt, popcorn (*NOT* the movie theater butter kind, though, lol). Plenty of foods you can eat that will be filling but barely put a dent in the calories. As for exercising, quit talking yourself out of it.…

Black beans, if they have them. If your choice is between re-fried beans or the rice, it's probably a toss-up. Rice would have less fat, I guess.

Anything that's not wrapped in a tortilla and smothered in sauce. Fajitas, maybe (just eat the meat and veggies and don't wrap them in the tortillas). Black beans if they have them, instead of re-fried.

Another idea regarding sets is something called pyramid training. What you do is gradually increase the weights each set, with fewer repetitions. So, for example, you might do: Set 1: 10 X 55 lbs Set 2: 8 X 60 lbs Set 3: 6X70 lbs You want to choose weights heavy enough that, by the end of set 3, it's a life-or-death…

Family members: The Ghostbusters March (Not the song Ghostbusters...this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYsq8tkqHmA) Work: Theme from GI Joe: Rise of Cobra Annoying Ex-Wife: Silence. (Oh, gee, I must not have heard the phone ring, sorry!) Text: Just the standard text message tune Alarm clock: C'mon C'mon by the Von…

Are you weighing/measuring what you eat, or just estimating. I thought I was staying within my calorie limit until I bought a food scale and discovered exactly how much I was eating.

Every guy is different. Personally, I feel that variety is the spice of life. Sometimes, the whole "candlelight, wine, chocolates and lingerie" thing is the way to go, other times it's "let's rip off what we're wearing and get at it". Which reminds me, ladies, I'm still available for Valentine's Day this year. Just FYI.…

I was sick this past week and found myself eating a lot of canned soup. Yeah, it's high in sodium but I consider that a fair trade off for the "throw it on the stove for 5 minutes, eat it, and fall back into a cold-medicine induced sleep" kind of convenience. I also found that I really like diet 7UP...the bubbles made my…

Same problem here. I take psyllium husk fiber (Metamucil, for example), and it works like a charm. I prefer the pills to the powder.

"Men do not *cry!* Men do not *pout!* Men jack you in the f---ing jaw And say 'Thanks for comin' out.'"

335 or so, a couple years ago.

I can understand this if it's a plate loaded machine and you'd have to take plates off and put them back on. If it's just a pin-loaded machine, come on.

When I'm on a treadmill and a song I *really* like comes on, I do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXuK08CdhaI