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Update - haven't weighed myself, but I'm pretty sore. I started this guy's lifting routine in attempt to get big muscles: http://www.skiplacour.com/max_ot_routine_home.htm Lifting my heaviest these days, never really lifted really heavy in my life so its a first for me.

I'd say, at first take it easy... don't go all gung ho and make working out hell for yourself. The truth is, exercising IS enjoyable. Once you get into the swing of things you'll actually find it very addicting. Just like food is addictive, exercise is also addictive. So my advice to you would be to set your goal to enjoy…

Same. I don't eat them usually but it's b/c I'm usually taken care of and they would only serve to give me dessert or some non-nutritional food product. With that said, my calories are at roughly 1700 a day and yeah, you can eat all 1200 if you put a good mix of foods in your mouth. I used to be unable to eat the 1200 min…

I can understanding how it can be hurtful, but at the same time the problem lies in the fact that there's a huge hurdle in front of all of us that is: None of us look good enough until we look like the people on tv and magazine covers. If you're a guy you've got nearly no body fat, large muscles, broad chest, shoulders,…

Nice work teroknor! Yeah I was destroying myself this weekend. On saturday I ate this giant gyro at a nearby restaurant, then had a mcdonalds ice cream. Yesterday, I had a venti frappaccino and 3 donuts after eating my regular somewhat healthy lunch... I was in an act of rebellion. But I corrected it last night by going on…

Whoa. I had no idea it was that old, I thought something from the 40s or 50s, but from almost 200 years ago, I'm pretty disappointed in our healthy community that its being referenced today. For one thing, how exactly would this Belgium dude have access to all the statistical data of the weight of the people of the world…

Friday checkin. I guess I reached my goal a little early! :laugh: :drinker: :happy: SW May 21, 153. Goal Weight 147~148 (firmly under 150) 5/21: 153 5/28: ??? - was sick 6/04: 152 6/11: 151 6/18: 147.7 ...Well I can attribute it to... hmm... not working out, and eating only 1/2 c of brown rice a day for carbs. Doesn't…

Exactly! Volume is ALWAYS implied. If I were to say "Joe weighs more than Larry" nobody would come and correct me and say, "actually 1 lb of Joe weighs the same as 1 lb of Larry, you fool." C'mon, plz I'm sure that the reason so many people have weight problems in this country is because they don't realize that a lb of…

Yeah, this forum post is repeated roughly once every two weeks. It's funny, in the beginning you feel the need to address it politely, then it comes back and you are more terse, then it comes back and you're annoyed, and I've finally resigned to the fact that this kind of post will be repeated continuously until the end of…

Yeah man, ur not overweight. I'm thinking that BMI was initially determined at a time when the majority of people were skinny, poorly nourished, or just short... not sure. But it definitely needs to be revised. On a different note, I've got some friends from Indian descent who are at or close to 6'0" and weigh under 130…

Teroknor, congrats on the over 100 loss! That's seriously impressive, you look like two different people in that pic. Regarding your weight loss, I'd just advise that you ensure you're at least eating your BMR day in/out. I'm 5'7" - 31 yrs old - now 148 lbs and my BMR is 1584 cals, so I'm thinking yours should be more than…

I've got calipers but I'm so bad at measuring I always get drastically different values and always forget the exact place I measured before so I bought one of those omron impedence hand held fat % measures. The reviews for it say it's roughly just as precise as the calipers, maybe off by 1-2%, so that's good enough for me.…

I had the same goal as you. You'll hit yours. But don't overdo it. I started with idk maybe 2-3 weeks at 1200 then I upped the cals. The key in the first couple weeks is eating allot of salad. Salad, salad, salad. And drinking tea, allot of tea, and you'll get through it. And you'll end up probably losing like 6-8 lbs your…

Casper, Nice work man! Seriously it takes some patience and perseverance to be keeping up with this site since Jan 09. Especially considering the gains you've made by the end of '09 would've put you well into the normal healthy range for your age and body type. It's pretty impressive that you've stuck through with your…

If you think it won't escalate into something physical I'd say you should approach her and demand an apology and have her explain her behavior. That kind of behavior is very immature, particularly because she is reacting to such a small amount of information regarding your family circumstances. Are you neglecting your…

I've sort of last track of my starting weight, but today I'm at 151. Goal is to get to my high school weight of 145. At that point I'll be too skinny, hopefully my body fat will be at roughly 13% and that's fine for 2010. I'll change my diet and get into some heavy lifting and try to bulk up during the winter, then get…

A fixed volume is implied. Given a fixed volume, say 1 cubic inch, muscle weighs more than fat and that's true. You have to consider the context in which people are using the statement, it's in reply to, "OMG, I've been exercising like crazy and my weight hasn't dropped!", and someone says "You could still be slimming…

Honestly I'm very certain that nobody even notices me at the gym. But sometimes I like to pretend they think of me as that crazy dude who's trying to break the elliptical by pushing it as hard as he possibly can. Or the guy who's sprinting on the treadmill in training to avenge his honor against his arch-nemesis who…

Don't feel like you can't eat at night. As long as your total caloric deficit is below your maintanence - you will lose the weight over the long run. If you are hungry at night and concerned, just eat healthy - I usually eat a half cup of light cottage cheese before bed, it's satisfying and it's a slow metabolizing protein…

Ha ha Cavemen! I love how much a post can transform after 4 pages! :laugh: Nice posts stroutman, some of them were kinda long, but still worth reading. I do think that you might be too hard on the OP's post though. He's not 100% wrong, just not painting the entire picture and focusing on the GI w/o emphasizing that no…

Thanks for the tip! I go outside and pick fist-fights with all my smoking co-workers. Really good workout, and I usually win b/c I catch em by surprise while they're inhaling.:laugh:

I hate to pee. Especially when I was drinking water to be "healthy". Drank close to a gallon/day b/c I was exercising allot and it was a pain to have to get up and pee so often. lol ;) On the actual topic though. Yeah it's pretty ridiculous, all about the $$ though, both my parents are medical doctors, my brother's a pain…

Don't over do it with regards to exercise, your family is still very important and these are years of your children's lives that you'll never experience again. You already have to sacrifice so much of that time because of your career, don't let your exercise program take away the rest of it. Remember as the saying goes,…

I'd like to hijack this thread a little and put a twist on it: Exercising 30 minutes 3 days / week & eating back burned calories vs Exercising 45 minutes 5 days / week & eating back burned calories vs Exercising 60 - 100 minutes 1 or 2 days / week & eating back burned calories ... Ultimately, is there really a significant…

I'm a 5'7 152 lb guy currently eating 1700 - 2000 cals/day and 30/40/30 (C/P/F) ... wjassell question about those "good fats" - nuts, avacodo, but animal fats? Like lard, tallow and butter? Last I checked most animal fats are of the saturated kind which doesn't sound so good to me. Guys, I'm feeling much better, went for a…

Hey guys, just checking in I guess. I've been sick for a week & a half and work has been piling up b/c it's not so easy to program when you're feeling groggy and I'm all out of sick days and vacations so I've just stepped off these last seven days or so. I've been breaking down and eating junk, kinda lost motivation as…

I'm in. 'Bout time we have a Man-to-Man forum challenge. I guess that's it for the chit-chat and mingling, time to get serious. Weight - Alright. I'm 5'7" and I weigh approx 153, my goal weight on MFP is 150, I guess weight-wise my goal for July will be to break below 150, like 148, 149. Body fat - well this is always…

You're gonna eat something, right? Eating protein won't actually make you gain muscles, but excess protein won't really harm you it'll just be like excess carbs in that it'll be used for energy or stored as fat, etc. But here's the thing, if you're working out, even doing cardio you are exercising your muscles and your…

18 and life to gooo... whoa-oh (18 years) y'know that skid row song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWljXt177Y

I'm kinda late, but this is a nice challenge - I'll start with tommorow (wednesday) being my day 1. great idea. I'll set my goal for 2 lbs lost.