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I tend to think that each person's TPF journey is a little different. It sounds like yours isn't nearly as severe as many, but only the doc can tell you for sure. Write down all of your questions so you don't forget any of them at your doc appt. and don't be afraid to get a second opinion or ask others in the practice…

Google kneegeeks forums to find support for the tibial plateau fracture. Mine was ugly and required surgery, donor bone, screws and titanium plates to reassmble after being hit by a truck while standing alongside the road. Recovery from TPF is long and slow but not impossible. Pay close attention to physical therapy if you…

I started stronglifts about 8 weeks ago. I read and read and re-read stronglifts regarding form, and then more. Trainers at my gym have repeatedly told me to keep my feet pointed forward during squats, which is a recipe for disaster. Read and understand everything about form... every detail! Ok I made that point. In 8…

Don't forget to ask your bike shop if they still have a 2012 or even 2011 that is new and they never sold. That can save you a bundle sometimes. I did that this year and bought a bike that would have been out of my price range last summer at original pricing.

I had a Trek for 15 years and sold it for half of what I originally paid so I could upgrade to a new and sweeter Trek. Online purchase? It can be done, but read on for my $.02: I am an amazon.com junkie but when it comes to bicycles I firmly believe in local bike shops. This time of year many of them have nice sales going…

Just back from the doc, where I was informed I "officially" lost exactly 15 pounds in 6 months! He thinks the stronglifts is a great idea and doesn't seem to care if I lose any more weight or not. Left his office and went to the gym, doing squats, shoulder press and deadlift. Feeling great and trying to pay attention to…

Hard to say. I guess I'm just sort of in the ball park. By your description, if I was at a deficit, I couldn't continue on the 5x5 program because I would not be able to gain any more muscle and I would stall on weight lifting progression, which hasn't happened (yet). I will keep at 2050 for another couple weeks and see…

Thanks for all of the replies! I guess I'm not the only one who has found this sort of plateau. I think I know the scale is only one of a lot of ways to measure, but it is beckoning me every morning. Lately I have settled for flipping it off when it disappoints. For many years I have been in the gym through winter months…

Really? OK, I guess so. If 180 is a goal for me, I don't feel like I'll ever get there and that's what makes me feel like I have screwed up the formula.

I have only found Chobani Greek Yogurt and my wife says it smells like S#!? so I try to buy Fage brand. We do buy bottled water, olive oil, gasoline, Orbit gum, vitamins, and socks there!

For some reason it feels like I went off the deep end today to try to eat 2000 calories. I sincerely hope I'm going down the right road. Time will tell...

Speaking of protein, I have become addicted to Greek Yogurt! My wife says no more Chobani - she says it smells and no more cheap crap yogurt in this house!!! So, I'm eating lots of Fage in different flavors. Actually trying all the brands... love it.

I have a friend who has battled more serious weight issues for a long time and has seen and tried a lot of things. He tells me to weigh myself once a month. I just weigh myself every day and if it goes up, I just flip off the scale. If it stays the same or goes down I run to the iPhone and update my progress here on…

LOL!

Every drive-thru is serving pink slime on a processed bleached slab of carbs and drizzled in corn syrup artificially flavored with stuff you can't pronounce. Mmmmm good.

There are two days of the week in which absolutely nothing can be accomplished: Yesterday and tomorrow. This is not a dress rehearsal - this is real life. Do the next right thing.

Whenever I hit a plateau, I GIVE UP! It is never going to work, it is not working, I am doing it wrong, etc. etc. GIVE UP! BUT......very important....... I REFUSE to QUIT! And that is very different from giving up... I may stop believing, get sucked in by a Taco Bell commercial, dream about double cheeseburgers, etc., and…

$56! Celebrating with grilled chicken and asparagus with brown rice!