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I would suggest a coffee and a protein shake before workout, and waiting 30 minutes after workout to eat anything else. You have to deplete the glycogen supply (stored glucose) before fat burning kicks in. The sugar in the banana will work against fat loss, if that is your aim.

Kudos to you for losing the weight! Some may expect a quick solution for 100+ lb weight loss, but it takes time and dedication, and you have both. Congrats.

He was destined to check out the way he did. He seemed to enjoy living dangerously, but he _was_ entertaining.

My range is: w = 0.5*m -5 to 0.5*m + 10, where m is my age, and w is the woman's age. (w is greater than legal minimum age of consent). So for me a 59 that puts the range from 25 to 40 for starting a relationship with someone.

In now particular order: 1. I like shooting (well, I live in Texas, so maybe you already figured that) 2. I have a very low tolerance for stupidity, especially my own. 3. I used to hate avocado, now I really like it. 4. My first international trip was this year, to Shanghai. 5. I date a woman who is twenty younger than me.

DEXA scan tells me I _have_ put on lean mass.

Greetings to all from Plano!

I follow a 2 week cycle: cardio/abs 3 days, weight training 2 days, next week 3 days weight training, 2 days cardio/abs. I follow a strict eating regimen also, with one planned cheat meal per week. The cardio burns calories, the weight training puts on lean muscle. Both help to ramp up the metabolism, along with eating a…

Before @ 330 lbs: After @ 219 lbs:

My girlfriend. Bad influence on my eating.

I use Syntha 6 or Myofusion protein shakes. Low sugar, keeps the insulin response down. Mix with water.

Greetings Ruu. You are right to say "No!" to the diet. It as got to be a lifestyle change!

I looked at your diary, and you are not tracking sugar intake. The advice to reduce carb intake is good, especially processed foods like white rice and white bread, instant foods, processed cereals, etc. Go with brown rice and 100% whole wheat bread, and these in limited quantities while trying to lose weight stay away…

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There is a reason your trainer wants you to do weight training. It increases your lean body mass, and that will increase your base metabolic rate, which means that while you are at rest you will have a higher calorie burn rate than you do now. And you can gain muscle mass while losing weight, but you have to eat enough…