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I am also an aussie :) 5' 8" and 165lbs

Usual hangs in the mid 50's at rest. Did a sleep study over the weekend and drops in the 40's when I sleep. Not suprising though from years of ultraendurance sports

I've dated taller women before. Not suprising considering I'm only 5' 8" but tall girls in heels don't really bother me. All good :)

For weight loss and general fitness it is the overall 24 hour calories in and out period that is more important than meal timing. However, if you are training for an athletic event or bodybuilding etc. nutrient timing starts to play more of a role.

Any lift can **** up floors if the person lifting is a tool and uses a weight they cannot control. They should just have signs saying dropping heavy weights on floors will lose your membership.

Lol... I dread the day that gyms have signs saying "Please no compound movements. Machines only"

Do your peak run no closer than 3 weeks out from the half. Then make sure one day a week you train hills, one day you do a short interval session and another day you aim for between 12-15km easy run. One week out only do maybe 20-30 min twice throughout the week at your race pace intensity and go for a short walk/stretch…

You are awesome Rachel. This is the mentality of a successful dieter. Studies show that the faster people drop weight the more likely they are to put it back on because they see their goal as reaching a certain weight instead of living a healthier lifestyle. Anyone can lose weight quickly. Doing it properly in a slow and…

Sure! There are quite a few attractive females in mfp friends list. Now if only I was single and lived in the same country/state as them :P

I also graze as I find this helps me not feel like I'm starving between meals. The current research basically shows for weight loss grazing and eating 3 big meals under your calorie needs are equally effective so if grazing works for you then that's the way to go. If not 3 big meals are also fine.

You are already considered healthy for your height. Why would you want to lose more weight? Wouldn't you be better off maintaining your current weight but focussing more on bf% than numbers on the scale?

For someone your weight and height 500cal a day deficit is massive! Considering you are already within a healthy weight range for your height a 500cla deficit a day is likely to be eating away at your lean body mass. You would be better off just having a 100-200cal a day deficit perhaps. Faster weight loss is not…

There are individual differences and of course quality of food is always going to be important. Now as for helping to burn more calories at particular weights the best advice is just eat clean but sufficient. Also throw in lots of resistance training. The less bf% and more muscle mass you have the more energy you burn. For…

Of course this is really a ball park figure. You can use these formulas to calculate roughly a weight to aim for and then as you approach it then focus more on body fat % than weight in particular. For example and if anyone wants to calculate their rough needs then place your numbers instead of mine and again keep in mind…

4lbs or less when you are already close to your ideal weight

I reward myself with one or two light beers every month

Hi Jess, my name is Chris and I'm a fellow Aussie that hails from the West :) Feel free to add me

For someone your height 132lbs is at the lower end of a healthy weight range and is probably the lowest you should aim for if you want an athletic frame. To eat enough to sustain this weight you would have to consume approximately 1584 calories a day. So aim somewhere between 1500-1600 calories a day net after exercise.

Actually the biggest mistake you can make is thinking of it as 'weight loss' as opposed to 'fat loss' and living a healthy lifestyle. If you are gaining lean muscle mass, getting fitter and getting stronger then how useful is a number on a scale? My scale number says I'm overweight but it is merely due to having more…

Wow 6' 3" and only 140lbs? Must have a crazy fast metabolism. I'm an athlete, 5' 8" and weigh 165lbs. Realistically you are unlikely to put on 40lbs of mostly muscle in one year but you are definitely on the right track. Perhaps strength train 3-4 times a week and minimise cardio as someone with your characteristics is…

I'm a postgraduate student currently studying a PhD at The University of Western Australia. I've actually found that throughout my studies I have become fitter than before mostly due to having less time to watch tv/muck around when their is tutoring and studies to be done. Over the last few years exercise has been harder…

I am 24 and still studying! Feel free to add me if you would like

I'm training for a half marathon at the end of this month and then an ironman triathlon at the end of the year! Motivation needed :P

I'll join you. I regularly do this anyway :)

Good luck with your triathlon! Feel free to add me. I am also a triathlete

This is true. Ben Greenfield also does a longer podcast series alongside his get fit guy podcast. If you go to www.bengreenfieldfitness.com you can see his podcasts and his get fit guy ones. Another good podcast is fat2fitradio

I workout to Rise Against, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Tri State Corner, The Blackout etc. Anything with fast paced music and heavy drums and guitar solos

When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave What more will it take For us to know This is not a test, oh no This is cardiac arrest Of a world too proud…

Considering 1200 calories is insanely low even for most females I cannot understand why you would eat below that as well. That is more or less the minimum you need to keep your body running optimally without destroying your metabolism if you were incredibly light already. If anything make sure you eat AT LEAST 1200…

That's due to dehydration...Hence ultraendurance athletes can be kilograms lighter when they finish than when they start and the greater the difference the more dehydrated you are...