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Some of these posts seem to be somwhat snobbish. Were we all not "newbies" at one time? I read the posts and what I hear is, "if you dont fit in to our ideals, then stay home, we really don't want to work out in the same gym with someone that does not come up to our standards". While I am not a gym user, I suspect there…

I'm a dyslexic agnostic,.....I don't believe in dog.

I hope this one does not offend, but if it does, let me know and I will remove it. Here is a picture of the worst coon dog in the country.

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Thanks for the clarification Mike, I was using the term the calculator sites were using. Part of the confusion of BMR is the term is not always used in the same way.

Most of the BMR I have seen (used) inlcude my activity level in its computations. So if it gives me a bmr of 2000, including activity, then how can I lose weight if I consume 2000 and don't change my activity level. If nothing else changes (activity) then you must reduce calories below the BMR to lose weight. I am not…

BMR is confusing, or should I say all the different interpretations and definitions are confusing. BMR is that number of calories that you need to maintain your current weight at your current activity level. You can do two things to reduce your weight. Increase your activity level while maintaining the same amount of…

Eating a mango is much more fun. I usually have one a day as a mid-morning snack, or for desert in the evening mixed with a little cottage cheese. High in potassium which helps balance sodium which is a problem with most cottage cheese. Very yummy.

My first three weeks I was eating at a 1,000 cal deficit and did not go down a pound. Then I added about 300 per day, mostly in fruit (love those mangos) and the weight starting to fall off. Soooooooo, I don't know if was adding the calories or adding more fruit, but who cares.......

If the belt does not reach just ask the flight attendant for an extension. Not a problem, all the airlines carry them.

"there's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot". Steven Wright This is the primary reason I bought a boat.

DITTO! It's not so much what, as it is how much......