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I think there is an appropriate way to go about it. Sitting down and having a frank, honest, private discussion is obviously different from calling their S.O. names in public or cracking jokes about their weight. On top of that , we also have to acknowledge that there are "shallow" and "deep" reasons. Someone who cares…

For the squats, an option could be to do Zercher squats from the floor. It's basically a front-squat with the bar held in your elbows that you can bring into position in stages without needing a rack. The challenge is that you'd likely have to reduce the weight you're using due to the different muscles involved.

First, yes, unless you have a physical injury you're recovering from, it's NEVER to early to start exercising. In my experience, putting it off until you feel "the time is right" creates too much temptation to keep putting it off. Second, you might be surprised how much you can actually do without a formal gym. The…

Sometimes, even when you don't worry about what others are doing, there's still one or two people who manage to force themselves upon one of the five senses. One of my more recent peeves is someone who comes into a room with people in it and changes the station on the radio or fills an erstwhile silent room with their own…

Even just taking some meals off might help. I took a cruise earlier in the month and I made the decision to log (as best as I could guess) my breakfast and maybe my lunch but NOT my dinner or my beverages. That way, I didn't completely abandon the tracking habit or awareness of what I was taking in, but I was able to say…

Yeah. I got my "what's happening on MFP, today?" tab mixed up with a separate google search result that happened to be an MFP thread.

Something I notice is that, at least as I read the original post, a doctor HASN'T said anything. The OP talks about body types, waist-to-hip ratios, and the like, but then says she avoids or is apprehensive about going to the doctor due to concerns the doctor would agree with the charts. So, to me, it sounds like we're…

I've actually heard of that (and even tried it) before. "Eat for the weight you want to be" was how it tended to be summed up. But I think it's more prevalent in the "gaining" world, though, where they're specifically looking to have a surplus and they might not be so worried about the actual progress of their weight. When…

If you're talking about the "You'd weigh ______ in 5 weeks" projection you get when you finish your daily food entries, that projection changes each day and is based SOLEY on your deficit for that day. Have a larger deficit, today, and your projected weight will be lower. But if your deficit is smaller, tomorrow, (or if…

Technically, it may be possible. But I have to agree with others that there's also a possibility your body might not have finished all the changes it was going through when you were in High School (or at least when you logged 105 as your weight). So I'd concur with suggestions that focusing more on working with your…

I do both, really. Part of my diet involves things I know I'll be doing ahead of time, such as protein shakes or meals that are family-sized recipes that I, because I'm single, spread out through the week. Those things I'll log ahead of time. But unless I've made breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks ahead of time for…

I'm interested in the overall idea of "portable mac 'n' cheese", but I have to say that I'm no fan of Cheetos flavor.

Health reasons. Specifically, I was surprised by tumor that grew remarkably quickly (I think the term "explosive growth" was used once or twice). By being pretty healthy when that happened, I was able to endure the fight better. So I try to keep my weight in check in order to improve my odds in case life has any other…

If you're talking about overall as in "which do I start this month and which do I save for next year", then I say do both. But if you're talking about which to do in the sense of what do you start your workout with and what do you finish with, I prefer to do strength training, first. I simply find that cardio is more…

For me, the mood boosting effects tend to come from not only the physical release, but also from demanding my focus on issues *other* than whatever's got me down. As a result, if the activity isn't mentally distracting or giving me something new to focus on, whatever's been bothering me continues to do so and sometimes…

I can neither conform nor deny that bouts melodic gibberish, capped off with "Bork, bork, bork!" have been detected coming from my kitchen...

I will admit that part of me does think "a degree won't keep your body running". Mine certainly wasn't helping me much when a tumor was pressing down on my heart and lungs, but being as fit as I was helped me live until I could get treatment. HOWEVER... I'm also a firm believer that you can do both. It took a bit of…

I've had to deal with some similar thoughts, myself. For me, it's not been about stature, but about how, no matter how much weight I lose, I've got some very notable and large scars on my body, which means I'll never be able to "look as good" as those without scars. Add in my persistent cough from my damaged lungs, and my…

If I can, I like to separate them into different sessions in the day. If I can't separate them, I prefer to do cardio second because, in my experience, if I'm fatigued to the point my form slips, cardio is a lot more forgiving than weights.

I think you'll find most people have had some form of first time jitters. But the easiest way is to take the first step, then the second, and so on. I think you'll find that most people either don't pay attention or, if they're fellow exercisers, are positive about others exercising. Some "anonymity builders" like…

Personally, I've never seen where losing weight by dieting without exercise was outright advised against. It is entirely possible to lose weight without adding an exercise regimen to your normal activity level. Dedicated exercise simply helps by increasing the calorie deficit. This helps by either increasing the rate…

In general, as long as things are legal, the age gap doesn't matter. What I would expect could be problematic is more a "stage of life" difference, which is entirely dependent on the individuals involved. For example, if one member wants to keep clubbing but the other has "outgrown the club scene" and wants to focus more…

It is different. On the treadmill, you have the motor and the belt dictating speed and providing the propulsion. As a result, you're not propelling yourself as much as making sure you move your legs fast enough to not be thrown off the machine. On the trails, it's ALL you. You're in charge of maintaining speed (which isn't…

Since 2003, the military has required me to exercise at the start of the day, which means I've usually been exercising without any food in my stomach. As far as I've been able to tell, it hasn't negatively impacted my performance. A couple folks have postulated that the empty stomach may contribute to my less than…

Perhaps it's a parenting style issue? My mom only brought snacks in a few scenarios: Water for walking home from school, juice and fruit for soccer games, and graham crackers for my brother and I to snack on at the pool while she was changing out of her swimsuit. Beyond that, if we were out doing errands, the only thing…

Same here. Sometimes, I'll do breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. But I change them each week. Even small changes like different flavors of yogurt or preparing my eggs differently keeps things from getting too stagnant.

I'm also among those who haven't cut it out. But I do appreciate that it can be tempting to eat more than I should. For me, I usually follow one of three plans: 1) Buy a single small, personal-sized pizza at the grocery store and heat it up at home. 2) Get a bigger pizza on Friday night and spread it out through the…

Just my opinion, but if you're doing something that you feel little or no control over, you might want to consider seeking professional medical advice. We could give you all kinds of pointers, but if your body's running on auto-pilot, you may need more than we can offer to help you wrestle control back from whatever's…

For my non-home gym: 1) Proximity. 2) It's between my house and my office, making it easier to go on my way home from work, rather than having to go home and then head back out. (Even though it's close, it's very easy to get wrapped up in chores at home and push off going back out to the gym.) 3) Variety. It's got weight…

This is part of why I only use my FitBit to try to get me to 10,000 steps. But even then, I know that driving on a bumpy road or other activities can artificially increase the numbers of steps I take. And I imagine heart rate monitors may have similar challenges because things other than exercise might get your heart going…