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I hate to say that, for me, it's all about La Croix or club soda. We're attempting two different themed months: September to Remember (only one or two days where drinks are allowed) and Sober October (cold turkey, baby).

I gotta be honest: I can't remember how to add a friend. Add me, if you like. I'm father of 3.5 years (the boy is 3.5, the girl is 9 months) and I've also held onto the dad bod (let's be honest, it was that *kitten* sympathy weight...) for way too long. I recently got fed up, especially after yo-yo-ing with my weight a few…

Are you asking us to tell you your opinion? Like a lot of innovations (cold brew, overnight oats), it's kind of like this wasn't broken... why are we trying to fix it? Just drink coffee. If you're like the majority of the population, you don't like coffee. You like a caffeinated drink that tastes like pumpkins, or…

This. Hearing OP say more people need to be educated about weight loss surgery is like me saying more people need to be educated about grammar. I'm a *kitten* English teacher, so of course I feel that way. Tell my why I need to be educated in this surgery?

From one teacher to another, I'll say that life got better (in terms of fat loss) when I set up shop at school. That way, you have no choice! You have to eat the random crap that you brought. I bring eggs, oats, and protein powder. I mix the powder with water in shaker bottles, I cook the oats in a bowl (with some…

Didn't know these guys were still around! Saw them in HS right after Wisconsin Death Trip.

How is an Oreo not already cookies and cream flavored? Are the outsides not cookies? Is the inside not supposed to be a creamy thing or cream-like substitute?

I can't stand most of what I hear pedestrian keto dieters talking about. It usually goes something like this:"Oh, I don't eat carrots anymore. They have carbs in them." *eats a maple bar in two bites* I sent my wife to work with bread that I made from spent grains (the stuff used in brewing), and two of her co-workers…

I've had to hit rock bottom multiple times (and that's after I got below my ideal weight and gained it all back). I truly believe in learning through mistakes. I just hope I learn before I'm awfully dead... just mostly dead. I don't know why things are working for me right now, but the big difference is that I'm writing…

"You have to look through the rain to see the rainbow."

I think it depends in what context you are talking about. In terms of training employees, the recent philosophy is that you train their strengths. What's the point in having everyone specialize in everything when it's a slow and agonizing process in that particular environment? The prevailing logic (or trend) these days,…

Local for local's sake is a stupid reason to drink any beer. By that rationale, we truly should all live in Portland, San Diego, NorCal, or that one amazing city in North Carolina... forgetting other beer meccas in this country. I, too, was going to say I run for beer. And tacos.

My best advice is to stay utterly consistent with your start and stop times for eating. Like always. On the weekends. On holidays. Make exceptions, but don't expect progress. This relates specifically to me. I cannot speak for others. But I have problems with being consistent, generally speaking, and IF is a great help for…

Oh, yeah, it never hurts to cut up an onion, a couple of garlic cloves, toss in the chicken breasts and add a cup of salsa verde. That's some money slow cooker chicken right there. Throw that on some day old buns and mack until satisfied. Then, you take those leftovers (pulled chicken) and fry it in a tiny bit of oil until…

I love this marinade, especially for grilling. I especially love it with thighs and some basque chorizo on the side, too. Marinade for as long as you want (at least a couple of hours): Bay leaf 2-3 tsp crushed red pepper / chili flakes tablespoon brown sugar 1 tsp dried thyme 1/2 C olive oil 1/4 C Balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp…

I don't eat until noon, but I usually do at least one work out (strength or cardio-based HIIT) around 6:30. I often do another one around 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. (just some steady state cardio like a jog or a hike). I'm losing weight just fine. For me, it's been completely about being consistent with not eating before noon…

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I'd completely agree with this... except family members. We want our parents to live long lives and see their grandchildren grow older. We have at least one who doesn't appear to be moving that direction. I have a cousin who is terribly obese. I used to argue with her fat acceptance posts on facebook (just realizing I…

I'd start hitting lower body. I never felt better in my life than when I could squat down to pick something up and my muscles allowed me to spring right up into a standing position without holding on to something to get back up. When I walked, I'd feel like I was almost literally weightless; I would spring up with each…

I'd say that it IS possible to lose weight while drinking. It just doesn't happen for me. I'm now on a month-long challenge to simply not consume alcohol, while also staying under calorie goal.

I don't know. I think I like your why better than mine. That was a good and a thoughtful reason.

The debate seems to be between enjoying driving and enjoying your free time. Is no one else OUTRIGHT TERRIFIED at this prospect? The ethical questions or implications? The whole, if a car needs to decide between mowing down pedestrians or driving you into a wall, which will it choose? Eff that. I firmly oppose Skynet in…

I've recently been more on-board with the concept of one cheat meal per week. Some diet plans even mandate it (something about tricking your body into thinking you have an excess of calories, even though you're at a deficit the majority of the time... could be misguided). I do it for sanity. If I didn't drink alcohol,…

I have to say, I've been doing very moderate strength training for quite a while and pistol squats still elude me. I think this is something the OP will have to work up to if they're having trouble with stairs.

I'd start slow, but I'd be consistent as all hell. Squats, lunges, dead-lifts. Do these body weight at first. Go for consecutive reps. Go for time. Repeat often. Do it every day. You WILL feel your strength increase if you stick with it. After that, simply start adding weights. Or incorporate strength-based HIIT (most of…

And this. Cleaning the GD muffin trays...

You should be at least a little sorry. Protein isn't the end-all, be-all of nutrition. Even the wooiest of the woos admit that fat is fairly important part of the picture. By NOT wasting the yolk, you get a *kitten*-ton of vitamins, as well as more protein and the missing fat from your whites. Anyway, you can make a ton of…

I hate to say it, but it does certainly work that way for me. I suppose we'd have to define healthy, but when my diet consists of: eggs (no more than three a day), raw veggies, raw fruits, steamed oats, and cooked veggies with a small protein for dinner... that's pretty much all I have to do. That said, there are a million…

I'd probably lose a bunch of weight, too, if I just cut my head off! Mine has to be at least 20 pounds.

I was a little surprised to find out that a lot of things that get billed as "healthy hacks" and the like are far more calorie dense. Cauliflower crust pizza, while not containing wheat, uses a butt-ton of eggs and cheese to make that cauliflower stick together and form a crust.