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Their coffee is grown in the same place. Starbucks roasts their coffee for west coasters and typically have a more bold (dark) flavor. Dunks does theirs for east coasters (mainly New Englanders) and roasts their coffee light as what is the most desired preference in New England. I prefer GMCR, I like options =P

Lol you don't sound like an idiot. HRM's also monitor calories burned. On top of that HRM's (obviously) monitor your heart rate. What is the benefit of monitoring your heart rate, you ask? ... well, this article can summarize it better than I can dare to imagine: http://www.ellipticaltrainers.com/info/heart_monitor.htm

On Amazon I can get the black and silver for $77.49 with free 2-day shipping. I'm thinking about getting a scale too.. but my roommates already have one but I don't know how much I trust it. I also have the body fat tester kit in my basket too. I don't know if there's anything else that I should buy since I'm already at…

I'm buying mine on Amazon... in the next 5 minutes. It blows my mind to see price varying based off of color! wtf?!

Hello from 30 minutes north of Boston! I love Boston....... so much.............. I also love this site as everybody is always so positive and helpful

Hi Amanda, Your work schedule is RIDICULOUS. Things that really fill me up are protein bars (homemade) and cans of tuna. So when I feel like I want to cheat I just eat a can of tuna and I'm set for a few hours. Make sure you drink plenty of water with it. My work hours are 9-6, but I wake up at 6 to get some gym time in…

One of the best health-related decisions you could've made!

Do you include weight training in your exercise?

All great information, thank you much! I usually workout in the morning around 7 right before work. I go for at least an hour but it usually lasts for 1:45 (sometimes 2) with heavy lifting followed by a 30 minute run

After I saw that Target had a sale on HRM's from this thread I looked them up and saw that the New Balance heart rate monitors didn't have all that great ratings. The one that alarmed me was where they said that once they started sweating is when the HRM started becoming buggy and not monitoring correctly. I've heard of…

I would say a good time to aim for is 25 - 30 minutes, which is what I ran last summer (25 min) for the 5k that I did. I mean, that's definitely not marathon status but I would aim for that. The Marine Corps standards for somebody between the ages of 27 - 39 is doing a 3-mile run in under 29 minutes. Ages 17 - 16 is 28…

Haha no worries. In a fit of rage not wanting people to direct any comments towards me, I hacked into the pentagon and did some work =p Last week I dropped 6 lbs. By the end of this week I'm hoping to have at least dropped 4 but we'll see. I might be trying too hard. I almost didn't eat anything today but my friend made me…

I'm really impressed. How long did it take you to get to 171? I mean, it'll probably take me much longer since I'm a taller male

Wow, your start weight is where I am at right now and you've already surpassed my goal! Congratulations! I'm glad to see you meeting success!!

Awesome site to pick. The more involved I make myself, the more I find myself improving and wanting to keep with MFP. My involvement in this site also makes me feel a severe pain of guilt when I cheat

Bold words, pretty inspirational from a masculine point-of-view.

I agree, this is the first guys thread I've seen here as well. Crossfit is GREAT. It is a really.. I don't know how to describe it but you feel wonderful,confident, and the workouts are pretty ridiculous (in the hard way).

I think starvation mode and survival mode are interchangeable. I just don't want to be counterproductive with this whole weight loss game

Yeah, I smell like a bar of dove soap.. I don't know if I like that or not, I prefer shower gel over those bars. =p

Thanks all lol

To add more substance to my previous post, I would like to commend you on saying "no!" Self-control is really hard to overcome but whenever you come up to that door just say to yourself "I'm better than that/this" and it will help encourage you to keep that door shut

Does NSV stand for "Nice Small Victory?" This question has been ailing me for at least a week now.

I thought you were asking a question. This is because I'm an idiot. Please excuse my ignorance.

This is because they are confident. I am in the military and attend a military college and from my experience this is what I can offer you from my observations: Everybody wants to get ahead, even if they deny it. You have the heavily overweight people who see what they want but are discouraged by the hardships that…

It's the bacteria! It happens to everybody. You don't just walk out of the gym smelling lovely. There's bacteria all over your body (especially in the dark places... you know what I mean). So when your body heats up and starts perspirating, you're actually making the bacteria on your skin release various aroma's. I…

That's what I thought we were supposed to do... I'm so confused now. I always have a daily calorie deficit and it's usually quite significant. I may have to start up a new thread to address this new concern I have lol

Liked/commented. Really impressive! (I'm a heavy critique, that's a big compliment to your daughter)

Well, you're in luck! I work (on the corporate side) for a massive coffee company and they made me learn all I would ever want to know about coffee. We make a lot of tea as well but I don't have as much knowledge on that end as I do coffee. Coffee, both caffeinated and decaffeinated, has MANY benefits. But what I think you…

I play Black Ops... I would say my gamertag on here but I think they would ban my account. Not my XBox account, I've got Microsoft tamed. I don't think MFP would appreciate it. Maybe I can kind of hint it to you.. Nevermind, there's no way I could get anybody to figure it out without getting banned. If you want my…

I agree and disagree with some of the things that have been said. I read one lady's response about how she's forced to go on the treadmill and steer away from the weights under doctors orders. I do, however, agree with leaving the makeup back in the locker room and not wearing perfume/cologne. It messes heavily with…