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You don't really know anything about this person. It could be that he is married and feels guilty, which is why he freaked out. It could be that he was having a very difficult time transitioning from the stress of his deployment to civilian life and being with you. It could be he's just an unstable personality in general.…

Well, for me they are the devil because I want as many of them as possible to get in my belly, as quickly as possible, whereas almonds are ok but kind of have the consistency of twigs and don't trigger a big binge. Your mileage may vary. ...anybody got any cashews?

Thanks so much for this thread, with the video! I've just started deadlifts again after 8 years, and I knew I was doing something obviously wrong. It's very awkward to do them at my gym because there's no rack for the olympic bar and nowhere good to do them, and no one else ever does. Don't know what I'd do without the…

Take the padding off the squat bar, stash it somewhere inexplicable and put the leather cover that goes on the padding around the bar, hanging there.

Well, in my grandmother's generation they all smoked like chimneys from morning to night. Not saying home cooking and increased activity (particularly during their childhood years before things were so automated in the home) didn't contribute, but there were a lot of things about earlier generations that weren't so…

Go to Food --- Settings and under "nutrients tracked" pull down the menu that lists "sugar" and select Vitamin C instead. Hope that helps! :)

Yeah, I changed it so that I see my sodium and Vitamin C intake, instead of sugar. I eat very little refined sugar, so I don't particularly care about that number. But I do want to make sure I'm eating plenty of fruits and veggies, and that I'm over the RDA for Vitamin C every day.

Have you done this? You know the child's head bounces up and down, up and down with every step when you run. (Much less so when walking, which is what these packs are designed for) Also, even with the best ergonomic backpack the weight is not distributed evenly in a way that is good for a long run. I used to carry my kids…

Everyone has their own preferences, and at the end of the day what is important is that you do what works for you, so that you are more likely to actually do it. (Not speaking about you, specifically, but the wider you.) Research shows that the elliptical and treadmill or more or less equivalent in terms of calories…

Wow. You are really assuming facts not in evidence here. If you have any kind of gait problem running outside can be torture. I've tried many times, even when I'm in my best shape it's like beating myself in the shins with a 2x4. There are plenty of people out there who don't have perfectly aligned athletic frames but can…

I include 1/4 cup of half and half in my daily calorie budget. Creamers are full of all sorts of crud, I just go for the real thing. After my workout I throw a tbsp of double chocolate cocoa mix into my second cup of coffee. Makes a great recovery drink. The fat in the half and half is satisfying and keeps me from feeling…

1 cup of spaghetti, with 1 serving of chicken cacciatore that I made last night and put into the recipe calculator. Also 1 tbsp parmesan cheese. 469 delicious and satisfying calories.

I admit I'm a little dependent on two glasses of red wine a night before bed, otherwise I don't know how to get sleepy. I just figure it into my daily calories and I keep track of my Vitamin C to make sure I'm getting enough fruits and veggies in and not just eating protein and wine. (Probably not a healthy long term plan…

Today when I first got to the gym my quads were really acting up and I thought I might skip the weights when I finished up cardio. Then I looked over from my 10 minute cool down on the rowing machine and saw all the women doing mysterious slow things with balls, flopping around on the floor. Motivational. Went up 10 pounds…

OP, maybe you can open up your diary so we can see what's going on?

You could go completely gluten free and still be eating more or less the same macronutrients as before. (Ask me how to gain weight eating brown rice pasta! I'm great at it) I don't see where this would make any difference to your body, especially over a short time frame. Maybe what he was trying to suggest is an…

If the people at the top left are eating a relatively impoverished diet compared to the people at the bottom right, they may be low on key nutrients such as magnesium, and otherwise have poor overall health unrelated to their heart disease. We can't really discern anything from this chart.

I think you look beautiful and healthy, and I can even see definition in your arms in some of your wedding photos. I think you should enjoy your body now, while you are young and just married to someone who thinks you are beautiful. Otherwise, you will look back at those pictures someday and think "why wasn't I happy with…

You don't have to say "let's try to get pregnant" but you do need to tell him that you do want to have another baby. What you're asking him to do is to not get a vasectomy right now. If, in a year, he still feels the same way, you can reevaluate. But this is a forever decision and you're not ready for it. I also agree with…

I see from your diary that you are working out. Just stop buying other beverages. If all you have with you during a hard workout is water, you will drink water. You are better off training your palate away from sweet beverages, since they make everything you eat taste less sweet. After a couple of weeks fresh strawberries…

I'm only 5 feet tall, 190 pounds right now, down from 194 a week ago. My goal weight is 130. I've lost this same 50-60 pounds several times (over the course of a few decades) and when I get down to 130 and try to go lower, that is when things start to go terribly wrong. 130 will have to work for me, I'm hoping I can…

How will she get bulky unless she eats to get bulky? Not going to happen. Here is a great introduction to weight training, for women: http://www.stumptuous.com/lies-in-the-gym

Squatting with no weight at home is better than not squatting at all, if you don't have access to a gym. However, lifting heavy will get you much better results, for your entire lower body and abdominal region. I'm just back in the gym after 6 years off, but my butt is still a better shape than it was before I started…

I used to give myself grief about being obsessive and weighing myself too often when I was losing weight, but then research came out that said there might be an advantage to that. So, I embrace the obsession. When I stop weighing myself at least once a day, I stop losing weight. I think I need the pavlovian happiness boost…

I don't add my coffee but I do add anything I put into it. Sometimes I leave out individual green vegetables when I'm eating a dish that contains a big pile of different ones, and sometimes I'll just record it all as one type of vegetable. When you start getting into anything with a color other than green though, the…

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I am really bummed that my new gym only has a Smith machine. (No racks at all for free weights.) I'm used to squatting with a cage. This particular model seems to allow for some vertical movement, but still, awkward. Also with the hooks there's a lot more potential for embarrassing clanging if you don't angle the bar back…

My go-to recipe is pretty affordable, if you can get fish sauce and Mae Ploy from an Asian market where the prices are lower. Combine crunchy peanut butter, mae ploy, (sweet chili sauce) a dash of fish sauce, fresh minced garlic, and curry powder. Whisk until mixture becomes a paste, or add a bit of water to make sauce.…