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I am 47 years and I have never looked better. I went from a size XL to a Medium shirt. I have lost 25 lbs (180lbs). I am wearing a size 34 jean. My bicep is up to 15 1/4 inches and I recently started to see some new lines in my stomach area. You can add me.

Vega is good, but you are right, it is disgusting. Get rid of the Jay Robb garbage; It has some bad stuff (aspartamine, I think) Go for Optimum Nutrition or Allmax.

Your digestive system can have trouble digesting large amounts of whey protein (it starts gumming up your colon), so I started using half servings except for after workouts.

Money. U.S. notes, Mercury dimes, federal reserve notes, Peace dollars, Lincoln pennies, silver certificates, Jefferson nickels, Eisenhower dollars, Morgan dollars, Liberty quarters, etc.

Hahaha. I knew it. We haven't even gone on our second date and she is seeing a Brotha behind my back!!!

I hear that coffee is a good appetite suppressant. Maybe a cup of Joe will help a little or maybe some tea.

A big scoop of vegan refried beans!!!!

You have a big artery that runs down there. It's one of the biggest, in fact. Nothing wrong with being able to feel your beat.

Good topic with lots of good advice here. I have been going through the same thing. I workout all weekend and lose weight and feel great, then my company makes me work a 14 hour day, then a 12 hour day, then a 11.5 hour day and the dishes start piling up and the cupboard runs empty and my car is on empty and I feel…

Lol! Good one!!!

Blades of Gory-- two competive skaters go on a homicidal rampage in Zurich Switzerland.

OBOCOP--A bleak, futuristic movie about a Detroit police officer who aspires to play a double reed instrument for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra despite budget cutbacks.

Water is what moves material through your digestive system. Without water, everything comes to a halt.

One of my favorite pieces of equipment is the adjustable threaded kettlebell. I think I paid $39 for it, but I can add weights from 5lbs to 45lbs. It is a lot cheaper than buying a whole set of kettlebells which would run into the hundreds of dollars. I also like my tricep curling bar (also threaded). I am a big fan of the…

I like to take vegan yogurt and mix it with blueberries, rasberries, strawberries or mangos or bananas.

Sorry to hog the board. This will be my last post. The symptoms of IBS can include any of the following or a combination of abdominal pain, diarrhea, mucus, bleeding. Here is the elimination diet: Brown rice Taro Sweet potatoes Winter squash tapioca flour puffed rice asparagus artichokes beets beet greens, celery, kale,…

I take benebiotics because it has a whole range of probiotics that promote intestinal health. I also try to stay away from sugar which is a leading cause of IBS.

I recommend the book "Digestive Tuneup" by Dr. McDougall because it has a list of all the foods that help promote IBS. As many as 24% of American women are afflicted by IBS. It's essentially inflammation of the large intestine (colonitis). The causes could be anything from "a bacterial infection, a parasite, a virus,…

A few months seems like a very long time for a plateau. Here are some of the things I do for a plateau. Sleep more (sometimes your body needs to rest and burn some extra calories.) Add a half hour to your gym workout (if that doesn't do it, nothing will.) and finally when I get desperate--a hit of Superpump. This will blow…

The guy pays. It's a no-brainer.

That's hard to believe. There are babies that are born that weigh only 6 or 7 pounds. That is nearly half a baby coming out of your rectum. I would get it checked out because it is not healthy to go once per week. I normally lose from .4 to .8 lbs of weight after going.

Stupidest fight in history. One morning, our Rottie Shep bit the park maintenence guy on his pant leg and dragged him around. He seemed okay and we left. I called my wife at work and told her what had happened. She wanted me to find the guy. I refused. We argued about it for an hour. The way I saw it, the guy was only bit…

No. I am motivated by a woman who works at a doggie salon down the street. She is the hottest chick I have ever laid eyes on and I kept asking myself, "what would it take to be able to attract a woman like her?" Since I met her, I have lost nearly 25 pounds, and increased my bicep by nearly an inch. I also bought a new…

A whole large pizza plus a peanut butter sandwich and a quarter bottle of vodka and some jolly rancher candy.

Great thread. A big thanks to the OP!!! I quit coffee for about 2 weeks. For the first three days it was like Oh, god, I am so tired, I can't even walk, I feel so freaking blah, ugh, but then after 3 days I couldn't even tell a difference and then started getting more energy. One of the problems with coffee is that your…

Apricots. One of those rare foods that tastes great and doesn't have any negative effects on your digestive system. They are 100% good for you.

I wear a rash guard when I go surfing. That should take care of the problem. You can buy them at any Sporting Goods shop (in California)

I only swim in the ocean alone if I know the area well. Twice I have been caught in riptides and had to swim to the point of almost total exhaustion. Managed to get out both times, but it was kind of scary, especially when the lifeguards don't seem to notice that you have been swimming frantically in place for half an hour!

Some effective home excercises would be push-ups, dips (using a chair or bench) and body squats. People think that just doing a normal body squat is easy, but try doing 100 of them and see how sore you will be the next day. I also recommend the threaded adjustable dumbells or kettlebells. They are a fairly inexpensive…

Last week, I unkowingly stepped in dog crap before I went into the gym. We were all sniffing around, trying to figure out where the crap smell was coming from. After an hour, I sat down and got a big whiff. It was on my shoe. I wish people would clean up after their pets better.