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That seems really unlikely, given the amount of mass. Far, faaaar more likely water weight. Particularly if you're playing with your diet, you could have inadvertently removed something from the diet which was bloating you. I'm a fairly lean guy, but give me wheat and I can gain that in a few days, no exaggeration. It all…

It's perfectly fine by *them*, of course. They are the people doing the criticizing, so they're going to think it's a good idea to criticize, or they wouldn't be doing it. You're seeking their approval. Do you really need it? I get it that family could mean a lot to you, but they are people. People disagree with people.…

Awesome stuff! Am now asking myself how many items on the 'things wrong with me' list are actually mine.

agreed

Just looked up what a sunfish is. Damn, that's a big fish. TIL!

I found that having a goal of succeeding doesn't work for me. My goal is to make progress, it doesn't matter how slow. If something is on a time limit such that slow current progress will not be worthwhile, then that isn't considered progress. It sounds the same as setting a normal goal, but it works subtly differently in…

Yup. Though you could go for the 'paleo' approach and try to avoid things which weren't around/accessible to non-industrialized civilisation. As far as fat loss goes, excluding fruit juice and flour/sugar-including stuff works pretty well for a lot of people, which would be a must for paleo, by most definitions. Makes…

Giant egg white omelette with 200g roast chicken breast.

Lard is pretty good. I generally use it for everything that doesn't need to taste buttery.

Carbohydrate, consumed in sufficient quantity, will absolutely stimulate weight gain in a way other nutrients do not, due in part to the action on the hormone insulin, which is essentially a handbrake for your metabolism. Different people seem to be born with different 'tolerances', that is, some can eat more carbohydrate…

*zooms in* possibly hot.

I first lost weight (age 16) using nothing but determination with cardio for an hour, every other day, completely oblivious to the health issues associated with what I was doing. My protein intake would have been *kitten*, and it showed; I ended up skinny-fat to a large extent. I maintained weight since then until the age…

"what I passed today", oh jeez I thought this was a whole different kinda thread... I passed up nice-smelling pastries at lunchtime

Glasses

Lianne?

Nah, have done a bit over a half-marathon though. Injured myself pretty good for the next month. HYE absent-mindedly left the TV remote in the fridge whilst talking on the phone to somebody?

Anahita_swims... Anahita?

Gah, this is all too fast D-: . What is it about myself that is Markish, I wonder? That's like 4 people :P

How did you guess? :P

Mook. I like it - a good strong name. Sadly not mine.

I take it that 'Shay' wasn't for me, Helen (if that truly is your name). Also, your progress pic is pretty crazy, by the way. Well done!

Helen

Mark is close. Lee, actually. :P I'mma guess Karen.

It's never Dunno; never worked for me :-( . When I was younger I had a weird dream I was a superhero, woke up, and dived out of my bunk into a bin; it kinda felt like flying. HYE tried to fit a mobile phone in your mouth before calling it?

Hannah. Definitely Hannah.

Noope. HYE worn a skimpy top to get free PT sessions?

Dem Socks!

No dates or physical meeting, but when I was much younger I 'met' a girl randomly online and we ended up in a kind of text-and-video-based relationship for around 5 months. I wasn't even a particularly shy dude back then, just quite liked her. Anywho, HYE had a meathead in the gym give you 'attitude'? (for bonus points,…

Everyone chill. It is sometimes hard to believe someone else may get a different result from you whilst doing the same thing. Being fat is probably one of the less dangerous parts of the 'metabolic syndrome' to have on its own. I'd take obesity any day over inflamed arteries or chronic low energy, etc.. A diet sufficiently…