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Did he at least try the food? Something I do with my daughter (granted, she's only 2 1/2, not 8) is that she has to take a bite of everything. If she really doesn't like it I won't force her to eat it all, but she has to try a bite. Quite often that first bite leads to more, on the days when she is feeling picky. I also…

Egg whites are 100% protein, no carbs or fat.

Feed the kid the same thing you are eating. When he gets hungry enough, he'll start eating it too. Not that you shouldn't try different healthy options to find something that he does like, but at the end of the day you are the adult and he doesn't get to dictate what happens around the house. What types of things does he…

It's the same thing with pretty much any diet that's super restrictive. I mean, how many people have been on here or have you seen in real life that equate becoming vegetarian or vegan with getting 95% of their calories from highly processed carbs?

Every day. even multiple times a day just to see the immediate effects of eating different things, of exercise, bowel movements, etc. I track my weight every morning right when I get up and keep a spreadsheet with a 1 week moving average. That's the number I actually use to track progress. But then, I'm a numbers person,…

A little bit of this, and a little bit of finding better ways to prepare them. I like mine grilled or sauteed in olive oil. Or sauteed in olive oil and then add a few eggs to make an omelette. Now that's tasty.

It also seems to start with the assumption that everyone is an emotional eater (false) and that bingeing is inevitable. Then it tries to sell you something. Moving on.

Can't remember the source, found it on Google, but I remember reading that the amount was difficult to measure and can vary a lot from person to person, but that for every gram of stored glycogen your body would store 2-4 grams of water. So if you go carb-crazy and gain 3 pounds of scale weight, 65-80% of that would be…

Then "people" are wrong. Pick up heavy things, put them back down. Repeat. Go to the results section, tons of women with exactly the results you are looking for from lifting heavy. Some of them even put on 5-10 lbs, but look and feel way better because they're so much more fit. If you don't know where to start, look up…

Don't fix what ain't broke. Wait until what you're doing stops working, which may or may not happen, than play with your numbers.

When I started lifting, I switched to the TDEE - 20% method for calorie intake instead of using the MFP method of eating back exercise calories. TDEE already accounts for exercise calories, so essentially you are already eating them back, and it's already built in to your daily calorie goals. More information about…

Thanks. The one caution if you go that route - you might want to give the mats a quick sniff before you buy them. The ones I got made my basement smell like chicken feed for a week. I didn't mind since it was just my basement, but if you're going to be putting them in a more open area you might want to plan on letting them…

Power Rack, Power Cage, Squat Rack and Squat Cage are all different terms for the same thing. Basically, it's a big contraption with two horizontal bars that can adjust up and down. The idea is that if you fall or drop a weight the bars catch the weights instead of the weights crushing you to a bloody pulp.. Most people…

Get a squat rack and free weights. Craigslist can be a great option here. I built the above (minus treadmill) for well under $500. I did build the squat rack myself for a little over $100, you could buy one used for about twice that or new for about $300-$400. The squat rack allows you to do pretty much any free weight…

Have you thought about a home gym? I don't know what your restrictions are space/wallet wise, but I put together quite a nice one for well under $500. Check craigslist (assuming you live in the US), you can find great deals on used equipment. I've also done P90X, and it's intense. I switched to doing Stronglifts 5x5 since…

I don't have a monitor either. How accurate is your logging? Are you weighing/measuring everything to make sure your numbers are accurate? I'd suggest sticking with the NROLFW and the weight progressions for a few weeks, I would be willing to bet that you'll start seeing a difference with that. I was going to suggest that…

I have a protein shake or something if I work out in the morning, because I feel like I need something to help with recovery. Otherwise nothing until usually around 11 or noon. Down 26 lbs in three months doing that. Whatever works for you. Breakfast is by no means necessary, nor is it by any means evil.

I'll further recommend looking at diet. From October-February I was working out regularly (4-6 times a week) doing weights, P90X and running. Lost two pounds, slight, if any difference in appearance. I was getting stronger and in better cardiovascular shape, but that was it. From March until now? Lost 26 lbs, huge…

I've posted this before, but this is my home gym setup that I use for doing Stronglifts 5x5 (would work just fine for Starting Strength too, since they're 80% the same). Total cost was less than $500 (not counting the treadmill) on Craigslist. I made the squat rack myself for about $100 following the plans at…

I always got splitting headaches doing a lot of pushups. Then I realized I wasn't breathing while I was doing the pushups. Once my body quit b*tching at me about not getting enough oxygen I was fine. Hypoxia or dehydration would be my first two guesses. If more water/working on breathing don't help, I'd suggest seeing a…

I'm one of those weird people who is actually comforted by numbers, so for me, I would go crazy without a scale and I weigh myself every day, often several times throughout the day. I find the weight fluctuations interesting. I think it's kind of neat to see that, hey, I ate a really high-sodium meal the night before and…

Egg whites (100% calories from protein) and greek yogurt are my go-tos at work, since I can keep them in the fridge. At home, it's meat and/or eggs most of the time, plus a protein shake.

I think that should go into the "you know you're cheap when you..." thread :laugh:

(Posted earlier, but that post didn't have the picture so I think it got missed) I did make that myself, following the plans at http://www.home-gym-bodybuilding.com/homemade-power-rack.html. Cost was maybe just a hair over $100, most of that for the lumber. The hardest part was drilling all the holes for the safety pins,…

It's been very effective for me. I don't really do IF hardcore, I basically just eat breakfast around noon, lunch around three, dinner around six and then a snack (usually protein shake/smoothie) around nine or ten. Eat all my calories in a 10 hour stretch, then fast for 14. I do that every day, I don't do the 500 calorie…

I did, following the plans at http://www.home-gym-bodybuilding.com/homemade-power-rack.html. Cost was maybe just a hair over $100, most of that for the lumber. The hardest part was drilling all the holes for the safety pins, although that would be a lot easier if one had access to a drill press. Probably took about 8 hours…

When my basement looked like this:

Nope. Meal timing, the whole "Breakfast kickstarts your metabolism" are all myths. I've lost all the weight I have lost by not eating breakfast. It works for me. It helps me keep to my calorie goals and still have larger meals. I like larger meals, none of this "200 calorie lunches" thing for me. Now, of course, there's…

Find what works for you. Some people find that when they have a cheat day, it is followed by another cheat day. Which is followed by a binge. Which is followed by wailing and grief and anguish. Conversely, some people find that a cheat day (or cheat meal) really helps them stay on track since they have that to look forward…

Had to dig through the closet to find a nice pair of pants for the firs time in a while (started a new job where I can wear jeans everyday, so haven't needed them in a while). The ones I had been wearing were comically big on me (although, to be honest, they were a hair big on me even at my biggest) and the ones that I had…