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My wife likes bodyrock.tv. But I find it too distracting.

My wife is 5'11". Back in college she was a size 10: about 142 lbs. Now, three kids and 13 years later, she's a size 12: about 155 lbs. Take it from a guy who's tried purchasing his wife clothing over the years: women's clothing sizes are absolutely and horrendously useless!. The last thing I bought my wife was a…

Awesome work ! Here are two motivational quotes I keep near my weights: "Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure." "The only way to make your dreams come true is to wake up." Keep up the good work.

My face is a little thinner...

Just keep a running mental tabulation of how much you cheated; then hit the treadmill hard on Sunday night and true it up. It's all just fuel.

Both. Work each muscle group hard once a week and use your remaining days for cardio.

Exactly... the young people today just don't see it; because they've grown up surrounded by obesity. The problem is obvious, if you're old enough to remember.

Yes x 100 . The parents of today need a wake up call.

"In 2003-2004, 17.1% of children aged 2 to 19 years were at or above the 95th percentile of Body Mass Index (BMI) compared to 5-6% in the 1970s ... " And these numbers are a decade old. I doubt this trend is going to fix itself. Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/child-obesity/

Measure your heart rate while sitting at the computer and/or watching television. Now measure it while walking around outside. BOOM ! I just raised your metabolism 20-30%.

My parents fed 5 boys: 4 of us were in high school sports at the same time ! Every dinner was a helping of meat (cow, chicken, or pig), carbs (potatoes, rice, or noodles), and a vegetable. We never had to worry about food spoiling... it wasn't around long enough. Basically any food that you have to cut and prepare yourself…

All three of my daughters (9, 7, and 5) are in the same boat. Most everything we find in stores is tailored for larger waists. We have to get the skinny skinny jeans (not a typo) at Old Navy. Most of the time they just resort to wearing leggings with skirts over them. The neck holes in the shirts are huge too. Thank…

Nothing wrong with A's, B's, C's, D's, ... whatever. In my day, we didn't have internet; so if you were lucky to see an actual pair of boobs in real life it was a magical experience !

In my day all we had were B's... and we liked them! Now you kids get off my lawn :laugh:

When I was in high school (late 1980's) all the girls were thin - a B-cup at best and perhaps 3 girls out of 50 were "fat". They all ran track and looked like young girls. I attended my niece's high school basketball game last month: things have changed. Boys and girls are about 20 lbs heavier now. Back in the 80's, about…

Go to any book store and there will be dozens of books on lifting. Just pick one and do the routines. Lift hard and don't injure yourself. But don't just focus on back and arms: whole body exercises are where it's at. Deadlifts, incline and decline presses, etc. Good luck.... you will look amazing.

Genetics? Rugby players are basically Greek Gods. Eat more. Lift heavy. Get plenty of sleep. Whoops... you're female... meant Goddess!

Take all the money you were going waste on toxic chemicals... and spend it on a plane ticket to some beach somewhere. Enjoy your beach body for a few days; you've earned it.

I know you say you don't have access to a treadmill... but that extra 1" of impact travel each stride the treadmill provides might be the difference between success and pain. Just listen to your knees and hips; they'll let you know if it's going to work out or not. We need you running for years; not a few months. I'm only…

What about Julian? He's sexy?

Sure would; Hummingbird.

The average american male is 197 lb and the average female is 167 lb. The rest is economics and engineering.

From an engineering standpoint; it's just being safe. Some 300lb people belong on bikes, equipment, ladders..... some do not. You have to draw the line somewhere. And if you made a bike for larger people, how many could you really sell? As an example: I'm very healthy 6'1" male, lift weights, run miles... but I'm "too…

This study was probably funded by... McCormick ! Red wine is good ... funded by... California ! The only proven method to up your metabolism is to listen to Van Halen while working out.

Great work.... I love chocolate too... try this alternative - very filling and satisfying: High Protein "Fudge" Bars 8 scoops chocolate protein powder 1 cup whole grain rolled oats 6 Tbs natural peanut butter 3 Tbs honey 1/2 cup skim milk 1/4 cup slivered almonds Mix well: it is very stiff, so add a tiny bit more milk if…

And remember; little kids are only awake for 12 hours a day, and have small stomachs, and big metabolisms... so you'll have to present them with healthy food choices about 6 times a day.

The best advice my pediatrician gave me was this: give your children access to healthy foods. Eventually they will eat it... as they will not starve themselves! If only one of your children are obese; are they sneaking poor food choices when you're not looking? Not getting exercise like the others? By the way: I'm a…

We're not doctors. Ask your doctor if you should get hormone replacement advice on internet forums.

Drinking adequate amounts of water, will in fact allow your body to retain less of it. When water intake is plentiful, your body retains less of it. Keep up the good hydration levels and enjoy your progress !

You used to use your beard to hid your chins... now you have a goatee on your chin (singular). Great work! You look like you've lost about 10 years too.