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Yeah those crackpots with their science and logic. :huh:

All cleanses and detoxes are gimmicks. Eat a balanced, healthy diet. Your body will take care of the rest.

Please provide proof.

...says Capt. Cleanse. Anyhow, to the folks with processed meat obsessed grandparents.. are you really trying to use your one or two examples of someone you know as rebuttal against a proper scientific study? My great grandmother smoked her whole life and lived to 105. Ergo, smoking must be safe. Makes good sense, right?

Yes, you can lift while your muscles are still sore.

Sure, however the quote seems to be putting the onus on society when really you only have yourself to blame if you're out of shape

Well if said person had paid attention to their health in the first place they wouldn't have to. And if they REALLY care what society thinks of them then who's fault is it? And who says you need to be unhealthy to look good? This is just wrong on so many levels

Frak you Oh and I worked on the show btw. ;)

While I agree he needs to be eating more, not eating enough isn't the reason he's gaining weight. The so called "starvation mode" *may* slow down ones ability to shed weight efficiently but it's certainly not going to result in the kind of weight gain he's seeing.

If you're certain of that you are tracking food and liquid intake correctly then get a full blood workup done, looking for hormonal imbalances.

Something is off with your math. There's no way you could eat 1200 cal/day, exercise like you say, and gain that much weight. The primary suspect is your food tracking. I would suggest tracking and recording EVERYTHING you eat and drink for one full week on mfp.

Default answer is squats/deads/lunges but if you want to isolate then Butt Blaster machine, weighted butt bridges, or rear leg lifts.

If your deficit is small and your protein is high then yes, you can do it. Seriously though, train HEAVY and keep your deficit very SMALL.

Fish?

Virgo/Rabbit However... http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/sciencefordessert/2011/01/13/astrology-the-pseudoscience/ But many women seems to love this pseudoscience and it's kind of fun so I'll talk about ad nauseam ;)

I'd swear you were joking but the lack of any winky face at the end of your comment gives me pause. I completely disagree with the assessment of meat being unhealthy (see the latest studies from the UK involving the tracking of meat eaters, processed meat eaters, and vegetarians). Processed meat eaters were the only group…

No. If it's part of work, shopping, cleaning, or anything like that then it's not counted. You account for this in when you setup your daily activity level in your profile.

Your nosy anesthesiologist friend is half right. ATG squats are more risky than regular squats. However, if your form is good then going all the way down is perfectly fine and even beneficial.

I'm offended by cupcakes in general

This thread is just horrible. Cleanses are completely pointless at best and quite dangerous at worst. There is absolutely no point in excluding all the other healthy and nutrition food options available. Your body doesn't need to "reset", or "detoxify". These are buzz words created by the diet and cleansing industry to…

if it's painful, back off the weight or reps a little. These kinds of pains are common when doing something new. Your body will adapt and you will be able to lift pain free in no time.

Both right... and wrong. You can build muscle and lose fat at the same time. It's not efficient and it requires a lot attention to detail but it can be done "Toning" is BOTH losing fat and gaining muscle. There's no official definition but based on visuals of what most people would consider a toned body, this is accurate.…

I can't believe I'm about to say this but, "good advice has been given in this thread!" Lol. Your diet is where 90% of your weight loss will come from. The other 10% can be cardio. Rough numbers but you get the idea. (diet > cardio) when it comes to weight loss. Weight lifting will help with the muscle building, or muscle…

I'm going to let you in on the best kept secret that's better than any cleanse or fast out there. It's called the, "Eating a Balanced and Healthy Diet", diet. Shhhhh, don't tell anyone.

Coach, nobody is saying diet pop is good for you. We're trying to show that's it's not the devil that people who don't understand the first thing about biology or chemistry think it is. Should we avoid anything and everything just because it's technically not beneficial even though it does no real harm? That sounds like a…

Wow, great use of the straw man argument. I usually only encounter that sort of answer when I'm arguing against religion.

This type of diet, or any other low carb diet will be most beneficial if you have low insulin sensitivity. You are likely to have low sensitivity if you are obese or just naturally heavier. If you have regular or high insulin sensitivity then a more balanced low fat/calorie diet will work better.

The facepalm is strong here. I think 90% of arguments on nutrition come down an argument between actual science and pseudo science. I choose actual science personally. Most people here would tend to agree with me but unfortunately the pseudo science can often look like legitimate science to the majority. Here's a good…

Get a blood test. If you aren't deficient in any particular vitamin then you are just wasting money (and possibly doing some harm) by taking extra. There was a very long term (decades) study done on people who take multivitamins versus those who don't. I think it was a dutch study? Anyways, turns out there were zero…

Cleanses are crap. The only reason people get any benefit from them is correlative, not causative. Basically, most cleanses, as well as restricting you from a whole bunch of unnecessary things also restrict you from most sugar and alcohol. "Wow! I feel great after cleansing for 3 weeks!" Which should really read as, "Wow,…