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sure - I'll help if I can

Hi - Lake Wales Fl. here

mostly water, black coffee - hot or iced, semi sweet tea, whole milk, & sometimes a real coca cola - with calories

What lifting program are you useing ?

Nice going -I can see a lot of progress in the picture - you have much less belly - your waist is a lot smaller. you're doing great! You are right - I'm sure you have gained some muscle. It will show when you loose some more fat. Keep it up. keep lifting

How is your journey going ? We are almost neighbors - Lake wales Fl. here

I regularly drink sweet tea - 2-4 tea bags worth per day + coffee & my kidneys are fine -

Take it from a guy - you look great - ignore the bullies - they are dumb. You might want to look at a weight lifting program

As others have mentioned - there could be a medical problem -- or - what time do you get to sleep at night ? get up? How many hours of sleep do you get?

Which do you prefer? What fits into your schedule? It probably is better to be awake for a while before you train - But it really doesn't make much difference. Just do what ever works for you

We don't have Doner Kebabs here & I want one -

Use Starting Strength, Strong Lifts, or Grey Skull - Pick one of these and follow it. Eat at maintainence , maybe add a little depending on what happens with your weight or waistline

The extra is probably not necessary for you as a new lifter. Each training session should include an upper body push, think bench or overhead press - a pull - Deadlift, a row, pull down, chin up - & legs - that would be a squat. If you do these 3 movenments, 2-3 X per week you will be all set. You should do more pulling…

I lift at home - I have a room set aside with a squat rack - bench & weights. It's very convienient , I can do a full training session or just do a few lifts for a few minutes on an off day.

I'm 67 and lift - If you are just starting I would look at a program like Starting strength or Greyskull. Keep your protein intake up- 1 gm per lbs of bidy weight - get 50 gms minimum of fat, I would keep the bulk of you dard around your workout time - others will say this is un- important. Eat your veggies Set your cals…

I'm saveing this thread - that suff sounds good - I'm easing into a bulk now & that might make a good snack

Good Advice Follow a solid program like Strong Curves - Starting Strength - Grey Skull - aim for 100 gms of protein per day & 30 -40 gms fat - start with eating calories at a maintenance level - after a while you may have to increase your food intake to maintain your weight. You may want to eat enough to gain 1 - 2 lbs per…

Also when I trained I would thow kicks to the heavy bag while wearing ankle weights - lots of kicks

I would focus on the basic strength movements - squat - Deadlift - pressing & row. They will have good carry over. build your absolute strength. Power cleans, rowing & grip & curls for grappling. I also like alternating dumbell bench - go deep - full range of motion - mimicks a straight punch

Y'all might want to listen to this lady - judging by those lifts, she might have a pretty good idea what she is talking about

Look at Starting Strength or Strong lifts or Grey Skull - pick one and follow it as written for3 months or so - then reassess where you are - figure out your maintenance cals and start by adding 300 per day to that - eat your body weight in protein - 165 gms per day. Eat carbs, rice, potatoes etc and veggies - increase you…

I'm not a runner , but I like AC/DC for high rep squat sessions maybe https://youtu.be/v2AC41dglnM or https://youtu.be/whQQpwwvSh4

Lasagna ?? Can I come over for supper? - I'll bring Oreos

X2 what Katie said- pick one of those programs & follow it + 1 gm of protein per lb & 40-50 gm of fat , some carbs & eat your veggies

I Googled it to see who was playing - found out it's a running marathon - that's not for me - I was thinking a marathon of rock & roll music. That sounded good - New Orleans is a 1 day ride, but I guess I won't be going

I used to work 12 hr shifts - sometimes night shifts at the Hospital - It was a 900 bed hospital & I covered the whole place so I did a lot of walking. That was enough - on my days off I lifted & ate.

I'm glad you brought that up- Yoda is the man & I never knew he had a first name. Buffy doesn't really fit

That storm surge is on will be on top of multiple high tides. When it stalls near the coast they figure there will be 3 high tides + the storm surge

from a NOAA Satellite early Thursday evening - It's fixin to get messy up there

Thanks- I will be needing those - then I will go & have me 6 or 7 servings of PB - which should be a couple of spoonful's