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I enjoy my strength, so I eat back my calories. I also find that my body responds better when I stay under my TDEE. If that works for you and you can live with it long term, then ride your own ride. Freedom rocks.

I am turning 50 this weekend. I need to drop about 40 lbs, but it isn't my focus as much as strength and a healthy heart. I am a big guy (framed) and have pretty much always worked out my whole life to some degree, life just happened and it got away from me for a decade or so. I am focused on this though, this is important…

I like to mix it up, I am a bit older and have been doing this on and off a while. In my humble opinion you can only do upper/lower/splits/5x5 variations for so long before your body and mind gets used to doing the work. Like the treadmill... you just need to get outside every now and then. It's pretty simple for me,…

I guess it all depends on what you are trying to do. I pretty much use all these tools to create baselines for my body. I adapt my input and output to my baselines. In the case of Weight training vs digging 6' deep ditches or a triathlon... Which burns more calories? They are all burning calories, but how much? Noone here…

Privacy is no joke these days. There are people with nothing better to do with their lives, and if you are like me and have opinions, then you are opening yourself up to those living in their parents basement, ready, willing, and able to begin doxing you. From Urban Dictionary: Doxing is a technique of tracing someone or…

There is a cardiovascular effect if you are doing interval training with a heartrate monitor. Key word, heart rate monitor. Once a week I do 1 minute timed intervals-Ding..do the set of 15 reps, 30 seconds between sets changing weights for the next set. Ding 1 minute.. begin... 6 sets, 1 minute rest, next body part... 45…

Another good one, they will beat you up for free, other than the energy expended. https://youtu.be/HxeHJ490mes

Here is a pretty good video of what can be done https://youtu.be/EvLCnPTx_QE

Yeah, mine packs in my suitcase very well and I have up to 90 lbs of bands. Sometimes wonder about the door frames, but they are durable and the versatility of the number of exercises is amazing. I also pack 2 paper plates, and do mountain climbers in the room sliding my feet with the plates across the carpet, something…

Here is a great starter kit for someone just getting into weights: Black Mountain Products Resistance Band Set with Door Anchor, Ankle Strap, Exercise Chart, and Resistance Band Carrying Case by Black Mountain Link: http://amzn.com/7245456313 Very similar to the kit I use in a hotel room.

The Charge HR is a neat product if you are starting out. The interface is amazing and if you are just starting out it works fine for 75% of the population. I am looking at the vivoactive, just because I trust the chest strap for higher intensity work, but if I weren't doing that the Charge HR would be just fine.

I have fitness bands that go in my travel bag that I use in hotel rooms, I really think you will need to start small, and work your way into larger things if you don't have experience with weights. Knowing how your body responds and obtaining proper form is crucial to beginning with weights without injuries. High reps…

Just an FYI, here is a review from a very detailed perspective of DC Rainmaker of the Vivoactive: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/garmin-vivoactive-in-depth-review.html

I tried the Charge HR and it is very cool and seems like it would work for most average people, but for me I still had to go to my trusty Zephyr Bluetooth HRM with Digifit if I wanted an accurate heart rate above 120. I personally think that Optical just isn't there for the wrist area. The Scosch Rythm+ has good reviews…

I got the charge hr and thought it was cool, but I still had to use mfp as the MFP food database is superior to fitbit. Then to find out how inaccurate the heart rate was for higher BPM, I had to still use Digifit for 1 hour each day... I returned it, didnt seem worth the money. The idea was to have 1 interface and it…

I always have a protein drink after my morning workout. 1 Apple- 1 Scoop of Protien powder and a dash of cinnamon. Ninja the thing and it tastes like apple pie...

Wow. Great job!

I have been in a similar situation, the more I pushed, the more they pulled away. The right answer is to tell them that you love them and that you will be there for them. They usually come back later in life asking for guidance. There is nothing you can do at this time though. Sorry.

So the short version would be.. We have spent the time to fix the outside, maybe we need to take some time to fix the inside a bit and enjoy life as we should.

People look for commonalities when small talking. We (most of us) try to find things to say that are relevant to the person we are talking to. Most people hit us up with the good things, the kids, the dogs, the sports or shows we like, and try to initiate the conversations with these common items that trigger…

I wasn't eating them back for a long time, and just plateaued, never losing any weight, and only slowly getting stronger. I have recently begun to eat them back and am doing pretty good. I think each person will vary, it took a long time for me to really find the right calories for me. Trial and error unfortunately is the…

A protein and a carb, that is what I look for; a meat and a vegetable or a protein powder and a fruit.

Chicken breast and a vegetable, if you cooked your chicken on Sunday and froze it for the week. Or single serve vegetable pack and a can of chicken with some salsa. Nuke time 5 minutes. Can of black beans (low sodium, rinsed) and salsa, or Kidney beans.... protein powder and frozen fruit...smoothie That is what I do any…

Dude, excellent work, I am inspired. I would rather be slender and fit over fat and strong. Now at least you are at a baseline that you can decide if you want to build strength or stay where you are. It's a feat to get to where you have gotten, if you can do that, then you can do anything. Great job.

You can't hear it, but I am clapping... baby steps are still a step forward!

I've used the Body for Life structure for years. I love the simplicity and the workouts. It just fits for me. While I'm not around enough to do it with you, I applaud your success and wish you the best!

Thanks for your families sacrifice, you look amazing. Great work! I know he'd have been happy to be home with you regardless if you lost weight or not, but man, you're going to rock his world!

If you are looking to be a smaller version of what you are today, then cardio only would be the best choice. Most people I know however don't have the natural physique to just have a smaller version and be comfortable with the result. If you have a lot to lose, then you need to think about your overall skeletal structure,…

Were you adding your Jawbone expenditure and adding the MFP value? OR Did you choose one or the other? How did you determine the value of the calories between the two references? What I mean is, is the Jawbone updating MFP and then you added your exercise to MFP? Doubling the calories expended? It should all be close,…

I never know what my day will bring so I always work out first thing in the morning before everything else, otherwise I might be too exhausted or too late to work out.