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Wait... did you say BLender?

Cap'ns' one rule to lose as many lbs as you want: Energy in < energy out.

Carbs and protein contain the same amount of caloric density (approx 4 cals per gram), so switching out equal weights of protein for carbs or vice versa will do nothing to your total daily calorie intake. Fat, on the other hand is over twice as calorically dense (9cals per gram). So if you want to up your cals without…

The argument going on here is only one of definition. Glucose IS Glucose. The difference between most fruit sugars and, say, a snickers bar, is based on the other constituents of the food product, probably the most significant of which is fiber content (which slows sugar absorption and reduces post prandial insulin…

I may be wrong, but I believe all of MFPs standard levels are based on the US RDA.

No, as long as you're monitoring total carbs, forget about tracking sugar. I'm diabetic and even I don't bother tracking it.

I have 2-3 cans a day with no apparent effect on hunger, satiety or weight loss.

The general rules for plateau... 1) make sure it's really a plateau and not just that you've lost enough body mass to have lowered your TDEE to maintenance level. Recalculate your calorie allowance for your new body weight and recommit to measuring food and exercise burns accurately. 2) switch up your intake calories. Some…

Hey there. Maybe join the YMCA? The one I go to has people of all ages. Not even kidding, I once saw a guy who must have been mid 90s going around the track with a walker. It's a very accepting environment for older people who still want to pursue fitness. Don't underestimate walking though. It's a fantastic, low impact…

Hi OP, You can combat hunger with high protein, high soluble fiber and lots of water. Try adding benefiber or metamucil to your water bottle (it's taste free, you won't even know it's there). I find hard boiled eggs have an amazing satiety value. Much more so than omelette, don't know why. On the flip side of the causation…

Anybody, no? Dust!

You looked great before and you look amazing after. Well done!!!!

Your BMI is in normal range already. 20lbs lost will put you rather close to the underweight category for your height. You may still have a body dysmorphic disorder... just sayin.

For weight loss, yes. For health, probably not.

Clean enough for me. But if you wanted to go cleaner you could probably sub out the bread for Ezekial wheat sprouted and sub out the ketchup for Hunts natural.

Yep you can eat the 200. Your deficit for steady weight loss is already built into your calorie goal. The more you exercise, the more you can eat.

You could work the muscles out 24 hours a day but you won't see them without getting your bf% down real low. Abs are built in the kitchen as the old cliche goes.

Between 70 and 100 per week for me and the wife. But I'm a monstrous couponer.

Yes. Weight Train. Next.

Incidentally, why isn't he on here asking this for himself?

You've got to let him do it on his own time. Lead by example. Probably nothing wrong with reminding him that "if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you always get" though...

A starting point would be to aim for the top end of the recommended "normal" BMI category. Your bf can calculate it for himself here: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ Important note: BMI is not a strictly reliable indicator of health or healthy body composition, for example, an athlete with lots of lean muscle could have…

I'm wary of the concept of juicing. Your digestive system has evolved over a million years specifically to be it's own juicer. If you start liquifying everything you eat, you're messing with the whole system - probably messing with the rates of digestion too, which could cause all sorts of unusual post prandial blood…

Your 'maintenance' number will be different to everyone elses. It is also a shifting target, as you change size, age, and activity, so does your maintenance cals level. That said, you can ballpark it... just to find a guesstimate starting point. For your age, height and weight, it's probably somewhere around 1600-1800…

I'll just leave a quote from my always-slim, always-exercising cousin who, in her early thirties had stage 4 breast cancer. She was sitting drinking a beer on July 4 when a family member said "Oh you drink alcohol now?" and she replied, "Yep, ate healthy for thirty years and you see where that got me..."

Major major major turnoff for me.

The quick 9lbs was water weight. Welcome to the slow, painful, patience-requiring fat loss stage. Keep chugging along!

In a curious way she's not wrong. Once we've been obese once, the newly accumulated fat cells never go away. They just stay there waiting to fill up with lipids again.

Strawberries and spinach with walnuts and crumbled feta cheese. For a dressing, try mixing even parts balsamic and red wine vinegar with a little olive oil and some toasted sesame seeds.

Couple of things - Consider lifting along with cardio. You won't build muscle mass so long as you're on a calorie deficit. Well, actually, at 333lbs you might build just a little, but not noticeably so. The reason you should consider lifting is that it will help you to minimize lean tissue loss while your body scavenges…