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* Put in headphones * Work out * Realize that you don't exist to anyone but yourself

Good article. We all have the bodies we've chosen to have.

You don't. Eat your protein. Lots of people think that extra protein can cause kidney problems. It doesn't (at least, there's no science to believe that it does). It CAN cause problems in people with kidney disease, but if you're a generally healthy person with a varied overall diet, there's no reason at all to limit…

People who are "on a diet" are setting themselves up for failure. It's a lifestyle change. Forever. So it's not "dieting"; it's just eating. No, the journey is identical for everyone. Everyone enjoys gorging on our favorite foods & drinks. We choose not to. Or, in my case, I restrict calories during the week so that I can…

I don't play Pokemon Go, but I've been playing Ingress (similar game on which Pokemon Go is based) for 4 years now. I much prefer Ingress, because not only does it force you to get out and walk, but part of the game involves visiting "portals" which are generally located at statues, parks, churches, public buildings, and…

I keep my feet unusually close together when squatting - like about 6-inches apart. Otherwise, I feel it in my groin and my knees instead of where I should, and I can't go nearly as deep. Everyone's different, though. Some say that widening your stance can help you go deeper. So try different foot placement and if a…

My weekday breakfast: 1/3 cup of almonds and some coffee.

Agreed. Carbs make me hungry.

It's not at all unreasonable on unattainable. The question you should be asking is whether it's sensible or desirable. Shoot for a look rather than a weight. Weight can be helpful in guiding you to that look, but as a goal unto itself, it's pretty lacking.

I keep my calories low during the week so that I can eat and drink whatever I want on the weekends.

No. In fact, it's prescribed for several conditions, including epilepsy and some types of diabetes. I don't do it anymore, but I tried it for a month or so a long time ago (I like trying things like this -- it's always educational). The first 3 days are tough, but that's true for just about anything. After that, it's…

My long-flight meal plan: Double bourbon before the flight, and a Benadryl when I get on board. I might also take along a protein bar in case I wake up.

If he'd leave his gf for you, he's a douche. Move on. Also, you're 22. When you're 30, you'll laugh about him and this post.

Agreed. You can't fault people for what they find attractive or unattractive (although you CAN fault them for handling it like an *kitten*). If my SO put on lots of weight and didn't have very serious medical issues, I doubt I'd stay with her. Yes, I'm shallow like that and yes, we had that conversation very early on in…

Just FYI - that's not how Social Security is or ever was "supposed to be." The way it works right now is and always has been how it's "supposed to be": The younger workers pay for the elderly. (Also, I work in higher ed in Nevada, so I don't pay Social Security. I have one of those "private accounts" that George W. was all…

Why are you so concerned about what other people are doing?

First, your body pretty much always uses "every available calorie to create fat." That's why we eat less and move more, thus making fewer calories available. Second, since the calories that are available are a direct result of the calories you take in, weight gain with this problem is absolutely directly related to your…

Give it a few months. But keep in mind that there are many different kinds of birth control pills and that they affect different women in different ways. If you're unhappy with the side effects of one, others may be available to you that will still be effective in period regulation. /not a woman, but I've listened to every…

You have more important issues to deal with than bodybuilding. That said, if you want to get into bodybuilding, eating is every bit as important as lifting (as a great bodybuilder once said, "I'd skip a workout before I'd skip a meal").

I'm not sure what you mean by "results." I ate raw for a few weeks just to see what it was like. I learned a lot about foods I don't normally eat, and it was very educational. Ditto for primal. Ditto for keto. I didn't do these things in order to lose weight; I did them to educate myself about different ways of eating, my…

I'll go further and say that the goal shouldn't even be weight loss or looking a certain way. Make the healthy lifestyle your goal, and everything else will fall into place.

It's Calvin Klein, not Torrid or Lane Bryant. Of COURSE size 10 is plus-sized. The fact that it's (sadly) also the new "normal" doesn't change the fact that Calvin Klein -- like most mainstream designers -- has always used very thin models. Also, her chin does in fact need some de-emphasizing (which it's received in most…

I only eat things at work that I've brought myself. I'll occasionally bring in donuts or something that I know other people like, but I don't eat them.

* Bourbon * Good beer * Wine * Bad beer * Everything else

Thanks for giving the rest of us the privilege of paying for your healthcare. Welfare queens are awesome. It's funny how many "I'm not paying for insurance because I don't need it" folks wind up with a chronic disease or serious injury and immediately run to the ER and collect their welfare. And then they whine about…

Truth. Also, weight training increases bone density, which will become important as you age.

2 types of curls are plenty, and for the vast majority of non-fitness models or professional bodybuilders, that's 2 too many. You'll get more (muscle, weight loss ... whatever your goal is) out of doing compound exercises. For biceps: pull-ups/chin-ups, bent-over rows, lat pull-down.

Whoever is advising you should be ignored. People who use a protein supplement do so because they have difficulty getting enough protein from their normal diet. It's a supplement, not a "meal replacement." You could just as easily have some tuna or chicken or other real food. Also, PHD products seem to be insanely…

Guy here: I do all my own cooking, most of my own laundry, and a lot of the cleaning -- just as I have since I was 13 -- because I'm not an infant or small child. My gf and I have lived together for years, and the thought of her doing these things for me is revolting and creepy. She's not a slave, and I'm not THAT kind of…

Let him use that one, and you use the one in your house that you have access to all the time.