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^^Agreed. This season has developed the characters very well. I love seeing all of the aspects of the human (and animal) condition.

I loved Rick's savagery. It was spot on, and it saved them all. I would have stabbed my child's attacker repeatedly, as well. Not that I'm at all violent, BUT in a post-apocalyptic situation, I think those measures, while not pretty to watch, are fairly sensible when threatened in such a manner.

You should know the answer to this. You've been here, awhile (1/2013).

I do. I hope it isn't dangerous/careless, because it feels good. Lol!

There never are. 2 at most.

^^There's a bro-dude, at my gym, who does both (curling in the squat rack and claiming the next piece of equipment he intends to use with his gym bag). Total *kitten*. I'd say something, but I'm afraid his scary-looking girlfriend will kick my @$$. They both come into the gym with looks on their faces like they're trying…

Mmmm...chowda. I visited Boston on vacation during 4th of July, last year. Chowda is amazing and fresh oysters are delicious!And, I'm in Texas where they love St. Arnold's beer, BUT I prefer Sam Adams...hands down.

Yep, this sounded like a Lebanese diet to me, as well. My Lebanese friend eats (and serves meals) like this. Love. love. love coming to her home for "lunch" (that lasts hours!)!!!

About 35 lbs. I lost the first 15-20 lbs. in the first few months, then 10-15 lbs. the next year. I'm sure that it would have gone much quicker had I not wasted my time doing Atkins Induction for several months, then refusing to accept that I needed fewer than 1300 calories/day CONSISTENTLY to start to lose weight, again.…

O-kaaaay...Well, if nutrition is the "take home message," then naming the thread "A Calorie is Not a Calorie" is misleading. For the record, MOST EVERYONE recognizes that some foods are more nutrient dense than others, and I've known INTUITIVELY that certain foods fuel my body better than others, since I was a child.…

Gah!!! "...But the biggest gut-buster of all: the new summertime craze, Arctic Zero ice cream. It promises 150 calories for the whole pint: Sounds great. But in our test, the results were less than appetizing. Our sample of Arctic Zero Vanilla Maple had a whopping 46 percent more calories than the label. The Chocolate…

Mmmm...scotch eggs. The 26 g of protein makes it well worth it, too! Thanks for the recipe!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1221522-broccoli-sausage-and-egg-muffins It uses just the egg whites, though.

^^This. If I eat protein at each meal, I don't have real problems with hunger. If I have particularly "insatiable hunger" days, I just increase my protein intake.

^^This. So this. The range of motion is controlled on the machines, so you don't have to work as many muscles. Additionally, I can even see complete differences between barbell and dumbbell exercises. My current routine uses both BB and DB exercises (compound and isolated lifts), which I think is really great in getting a…

He's just pissed, because you called him out on something that you legitimately had a right to call him out on.

LOL! Good man!

Nope. I've definitely seen improvement in how often I get complimented in relation to losing weight. I definitely look better, now, and I'm more confident, which helps tremendously. I think, if you like the way you are and you're truly confident at the size that you are, that's what's attractive to other people, not the…

^^This. I tried Chobani 100, which is sweetened with Stevia. It's ok. I don't really like stevia, flavor-wise, though. I prefer the 120 calorie ones that are sugar-sweetened. Other than that, I often buy plain Fage' and add my own fruit, honey/maple syrup, within my liking. You get quite a bit more yogurt, volume-wise, for…

My official response is: No, OP, I didn't, at first. I still really don't. I play each day by ear.

Yum! So much easier than cabbage rolls!!!

^^I second that.

LOL! Love the Sweetie Brown pic!

Well, don't knock it, until you've tried it. Consider exhibit A: cheesecake. Oddity issue: solved :wink:

I started with reading the book, "Starting Strength" (get it on Amazon). Then, I watched lifting vids on YouTube. I joined the Eat, Train, Progress group on MFP. I read all of the stickies, there. I searched a lot on MFP and google. Then, I went to the gym and started with the Olympic bar on Squats and deadlifts and the…

More protein, too. If you haven't added extra protein to your diet, you will be ravenous.

^^This. ALL of this. Soooo all of this (JoRocka and Hollydubs)!!! Cardio, unless it's recreational, is pure hell. :tongue:

There are recipes online...just sayin'...:bigsmile:

I'm 5'2" and lost the first 20 lbs. via portion control. I made simple changes that I could live with. I lost the first 15 lbs. in about 2-3 months, without exercising, so that's a reasonable goal to shoot for, I think. What I did was: since I never drank my calories (except alcohol on the weekends with dinner), I couldn't…

Muscles are denser than fat and therefore weigh more per volume. Obviously, a pound of muscle=a pound of fat, but muscles are more compact. So, weight lifting and increasing mass, technically, yes, BUT most of the time, it's water retention for recovery from initial work-outs. From what I've seen, you can build UP TO 2…