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They don't have a "bad rap". They marketed and engineered controversy so people would talk about it, and keep earning the reputation by judging in a "judgement free zone". Otherwise they'd just be a cheap, ill-equipped gym with ugly purple walls and bad food, nobody's going to talk about that. They are still a great…

You know, probably the 5'10" blondes are all doing exactly what you are doing, one is thinking how they don't have as big of breasts as the other one on the left, or their hair isn't as nice as another, or their legs aren't as toned as the two up front and the one next to you is hoping you don't notice she found a spot of…

Don't blow my cover! People may think this kind of muscle gain is easily doable if they know I'm a dolphin.

"within 24 short weeks I gained 41 pounds of drug-free muscle." ... sure you did, and I'm actually an owl who types, talks and lifts weights.

Don't worry about it, you will always get some moron kids that think its fun to verbally abuse people out car windows as they pass. When I walk the dogs its near a high school, so there is a higher percent of bored moron kids. The most common thing I've had is them trying to bark/make dog sounds or honk to startle the…

I'm always up for hiking buddies, but I'm in WA.

Your treadmill is over estimating the caloric burn AND your pedometer is under estimating the burn. You can easily pick up the pace walking around and burn similar to walking on the treadmill. Unless you are running on the treadmill, then you are comparing running to walking and running will always burn more. Incline will…

Most restaurants are per item basis, why do you feel the need every last one should cater to your personal wants if they want to charge a different way? There is a reason its called a BUFFET, and not per item. You also are referring to ALL YOU CAN EAT buffets, because a per plate buffet shouldn't get you complaining,…

Its a very interesting study, but I think it has major holes that make it hard to find a useful conclusion from. Among them are the fact that few people strength train 7 sets of 3 reps over and over 3x/week, the fact that the weight was controlled and balanced so as to keep the same weight total in each group ("The volume…

Sounds like you did exactly the right thing here. You made it enough of a shock for him to realize it is a serious issue for you, and sounds like he's the one now reaching to change, that's good. Just keep in mind though, you did join another culture there, and things will be a bit different than American "ideals". Here…

What I said is that since you appeared to have a blood study done showing elevated triglycerides and cholesterol, he more than likely handed you a prescription for statins. I was being sarcastic in saying it was a deficiency and you took the right course of action. However, if you had a significant problem, statins COULD…

No, completely in context. No blowing up here, I just tire of the ridiculous thrown up "Well some guy ate only twinkies, it proves they are harmless". No. Read up on it if you wont read here. It says nothing about any health effects OF THE TWINKIES except that a short term diet of them wont kill you and wont negate the…

You obviously had a deficiency in synthetic statins. ;)

Here is another issue people are failing to understand: if xyz food causes an uncontrolled reaction emotionally, you can look at it as "bad" and "toxic" for them in a way, due to the consequences, not necessarily biochemically, unless they can break this link. EVEN if biochemically something breaks down fine. Its…

[/quote] look up the twinkie diet… guy lost like 27 pounds and had better cholesterol markers…. [/quote] OK so, first off all the people wanting to go "look twinkie diet!" as some kind of "proof" that its harmless, its absurd. All his SHORT TERM diet showed was two things that we already know: 1) if you caloric restrict…

How did you guys fare with this? Is it still bothering you? How long did you have to sit out for yours to calm down? After telling others they need to do this, now I actually have it myself and it just wont go away, reducing my bench press the past year just has reduced the frequency but its back each and every time I…

Well if you aren't counting calories (and even if you are) you are probably eating more than you think. Especially if you are self-admitting eating too much sushi, most of the time they frequently use fatty sauces now days for "american tastes" too that have more calories than you think, and more than standard listed.…

What I try to do with this info is not log it to prevent what would be annoying (to myself and others) "whoohoo you lost what you gained, then gained, lost, gained/lost, gained/lost, gained/lost, 30lbs this month", but I try to keep it in mind for when I do hit a new low or = to last lowest weight, then I go back a few…

OK 43 yo and 5'11.5".... 230lbs...working to get that part down again ;) Recent (last two only attempted maxes within years ago, but similar strength currently) Bench: 380lbs Squat: 465lbs (only leg pressing recently, 965x4-6) Deads: 585lbs (only rack pulling/shrugging recently since I lost gym with deadlift area :P )…

Well feelings like this happen if you are being a lazy person. I freely admit its a pain in the *kitten* sometimes, and I get too lazy to put in accurate info. But that's because *I'm* too lazy to use the tool correctly. The MFP database is another topic though, it could use major overhaul and the abilities to both "vote…

You get cataracts of course, silly question.

Yup everyone will weaken to some extent, its just reduced calorie/energy availability really. As you get stronger, and/or get to the end of a hard work out where you are exhausting available calorie stores, you notice the effects even more. If you take longer breaks between sets you can reduce the effect. Its possible to…

Yup, you are essentially right, but Trojan is also right, the sweeping proclamations like this are pretty silly and off base. The scientific studies showing one thing or another seeming to tend to disprove each other can be confusing. But if so, just think about the basics a little: if the body needs certain amino acids to…

Sounds like you could use some weight training then. Scales, BMI, frame size and body fat percentages all have their own problems, and are probably least to most accurate for determining a good weight from left to right. Working on fitness levels and strength levels within a reasonable weight range for your height is going…

Are you a smoker and have now quit? Or maybe could you have/had nasal polyps? Or a concussion? Or maybe you also were not washing much until recently? Any of those could prevent you from smelling him for that time period and now be able to smell him... Otherwise...maybe you knew all along but it didn't really bother you…

I don't care what anyone wants to eat if they like, rocks and forest floor duff are fine entries, just whatever you add, get the info entered right so there are not 50 variations of a basic food when you look it up, and only 1 with correct info!

Not exactly the same thing: you will keep more muscle mass using exercise to net under your BMR than just VLCD. But, you will still have essentially the same issues, but reducing the tendency to resorb the muscle, however, plus some new ones: exercising that much leads to injury, and even if you are careful, eventually…

The wrong advice is to say its fine obviously, since there are many many people who can be damaged by wrong advice saying VLCDs are "good" or "OK", and even if you are in error for a particular person or situation, the worst you are doing is "slowing" a person's weight loss. So, first, do no harm? Yes there can be a…

I'd be very careful of any of these systems to attach yourself to the dogs and running, especially if its possible to have random major distractions (everywhere) that could cause you to be put in a bad situation (along any roads, etc). You are talking about a German shepherd as well I think I got from your post, which…

With the amount you have to lose, thats a good rate, not bad at all. This is one of the main reasons why its hard for people to stick with weight loss, it is so much easier to put weight on than to take it off. You also probably have nothing wrong with your metabolism, and there is no real reliable way to "increase…