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I don't know what PSMF is. But I lost almost a pound a day for 7 days doing a 7 day vegetable juice fast. I didn't suffer too badly from cravings, and my energy did not sag like I expected it to. Go to Justonjuice.com to get introduced to the concept. Or rebootwithjoe.com

The fitness club allowed me to take up to two months absence without paying my monthly fee while I regain energy. Sweet.

What was that saying? You don't go chasing clunkers in the street when you have a cadillac in the garage. Of course "everybody does it" and that is the same argument that your kids use on you. That is no argument at all. And just because it is a natural inclination in us to do so, does not mean that restraining ourselves…

Sure, SOME dudes like strip clubs. But you have to ask why? If my partner announced her desire to go to a Chippendale show, I would have a real problem with that. I feel that lusting over someone else other than my partner is crossing some kind of line. I fully understand your discomfort. You are not crazy.. Call me…

That was educational. Thanks!

Yet here is the odd thing. I can go only 500 calories over in one day, and I will gain a pound the next day. Why is that?

If I work out at night, I will be wide awake till early in the morning...

I too have hit the dreaded "plateau". It seems everyone has to hit this resistance level. And was wondering the same thing. I suppose the science says that a plateau must give way to further weight loss eventually, as long as the other factors (calories, exercise) remain equal. I am wondering if there is an explanation as…

I do a 30 minute fast workout on the treadmill every day, but only lift weights every second day. I always give my muscles a day of rest in between or I work on upper body one day and lower body the next.

Some people, although they mean well, just don't know how discouraging their remarks can be. I don't know if you are familiar with the "crab syndrome". A friend of mine, who grew up in an environment of alcohol abuse gave me this analogy. Observe a bucket with numbers of crabs in it. One is trying valiantly to get out, and…

Thanks all. Well, I went to a chiropratctor, and he gave me some hio and glute exercises. We will see how that goes. he says the cartilage is simply beginning to wear, and so he's got me on glucosamine chondroiten.

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My daughter (an animator) once got hired by getting creative. After applying to the company where she wanted to work, she returned a couple of days after applying with a candy bowl full of specially prepared Hershey's chocolate kisses, EACH with the words on the little paper tag that sticks out the top, "This is R - - - -…

Endorphins? I don't know if I ever experienced that high. Is it one of those things that you know it when you experience it? Can someone describe it for me?

I am totally bummed out about this. Knee and hip. It feels like inflammation now. If I take an antinflammatory it goes away for a few hours. BUt I will see a PT, thanks for all the advice.. I will lay low for a few days so as not to irritate it any further and I will just maintain the diet without exercise for a week..…

I will switch to cycling for a couple of days.

So I now figured out how I arrived at a 1200 cal diet. I didn't. MFP told me that is what I must achieve if I want to lose between 1-2 lbs per week. So I had to use manual custom settings, to change my goals, and now it tells me based on my revised goals that I shall only lose .8 lb per week. C'est la vie. We'll see.

Thanks for all the responses. Many of them are helpful. I will gladly increase my intake for a couple of weeks to 1550. Of course I will keep you posted.

This place says - 1882 http://theskinnyequation.blogspot.ca/p/weight-loss-calculators.html This place - 1954 http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html That's if I rate myself as sedentary, which is what I was before I started working out. OK, if by eating at 20% below TDEE, I should be eating roughly 1550…

Fantastic, man. I am still in the "brisk-walking" stage. Just getting started. But these success stories are getting me pumped! Congratulations. PS. Explain to a newbie - What does NSV mean?

Hey, you can still put others first by your self-care. You are going to serve them much more efficiently by reaching your goals. :) Feel free to add me..

Thanks guys. So here are my stats. I am 61 yrs, and am 5'4, and weigh 191. I am aiming to get fit in whatever time it takes. I am impulsive, and you guys are probably right about me trying to hard, starting out. I will dial back the heart rate and see how that goes. I am not running though.. It's about a 3.5 mph walk. But…

OOOHH, thanks for that tip. I love popcorn.

I just started a day ago as well. Feel free to add me, anyone..