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Good for you, OP, for taking a look at the other side of the disagreement / discussion. :drinker:

Oh dear me.

Not going to read back through this now. Can someone let me know whether OP came back to discuss the concept of leaving eggs out for the Easter Bunny? I was intrigued.

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Highest I got was 22.5 lbs for reps of 7, 5, 5. Was so looking forward to just being able to add a single 25 lb plate. Back when I was around 167. After some time off, and some weight gain (and troubling strength losses on some lifts / exercises), I'm just getting back to adding weight to my pull-ups. Of course at my…

Probably whatever the hell I could find or kill? I don't want to research what my current lat / long location might have been like 50,000 years ago, so I will probably go with my first sentence.

Find another program, I guess. I did ICF 5x5 for a while, but I just couldn't find enough time in the gym to do it on a semi-regular schedule with some sessions pushing past 90 mins (I have an irregular work & family schedule, and always finding 90 mins on workout days just wasn't conducive to other priorities). Wouldn't…

Day 1: Peeps Day 2: Almond pastry (filled with almond paste). Day 3: Mission Hill Creamery Ricotta & Fig ice cream. Day 4: McConnell's Chocolate Covered Strawberries Ice Cream. Day 5: A couple of TJ's Cookie Butter Cups. Day 6: Mission Hill Creamery Turkish Coffee ice cream. Day 7: More McConnell's Chocolate Covered…

That is an extraordinary discovery!

That's an oft-shared article and does provide a nice review of some of the historical protein research intake. If you look at the link that Arcylics provided early on, and read down the thread, there are additional links and discussions by some pretty knowledgeable folks that directly address that article, and include…

I think she's referring to the MFP "daily activity" setting. She might well be sedentary, but then she needs to track her exercise and eat back an appropriate amount of those extra calories. And that, OP, is why MFP can be a little frustrating when setting goals. Let's say you set a 120g protein target by fiddling with…

FWIW, I pretty much agree with all of this. For where you are now, OP, if I were you, I'd probably be content with somewhere a little over 100g of protein a day. And if you're training and working hard while losing, it may be difficult to not go stir crazy and also fuel your workouts without a bit more fat and carbs in…

Danggit, Acrylics! I just wasted two minutes that I'll never get back looking for that link! :D (and yes, that is the exact link I wanted to provide since it has a collection of studies all in one place). And OP - here is a link where Sara delves into great detail on some research by Eric Helms that suggests the higher…

I favor setting protein and fat macronutrient goals based on grams, not percentages of total intake (but MFP doesn't have this capability). When I am bulking, I try to get about 0.8g or a little more of protein per lb of lbm. When I am in a deficit / losing, I try to get at least 1.1g per lb of LBM and sometimes closer to…

I don't get enough calcium in my diet, and after finding that my bone density was in a normal range, but perhaps just a bit lower than the midpoint for my age, I started taking a calcium pill daily.

Adequate protein is actually more important when maintaining a calorie deficit. It aids in retention of lean mass when your body is looking for energy sources to make up the deficit. An "adequate" amount will vary with the size of one's deficit, current leanness, age, activity profile, body composition goals, etc., but…

So on board with the 10 Day Master Peep Cleanse(TM)! Awesomeness! And I already have favorite chapters / focus points that I'll beeline to. Awaiting pre-order info at this point. :drinker: ETA: "The Rise Of The 10 Day Master Peep Cleanse(TM) And Its Importance To Early '90's Rap" is also inspired. Might be my favorite.

When I read that, I could only see Calvin eating his Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs. Surely this strip inspired you on that one? (and a great sub title it was) ("you know why you shake like that? Vitamin deficiency, I'll bet")

Well done, sir. I am eagerly awaiting the next sub-title for the upcoming book. Tell me where I can pre-order, please?

Day 1: Peeps Day 2: Almond pastry (filled with almond paste). Day 3: Mission Hill Creamery Ricotta & Fig ice cream. Day 4: McConnell's Chocolate Covered Strawberries Ice Cream. Day 5: A couple of TJ's Cookie Butter Cups. Day 6: Mission Hill Creamery Turkish Coffee ice cream. Day 7: More McConnell's Chocolate Covered…

Shhh! They don't like it when you expose their true selves. God help us all, now!

I bet you were the popular house / apt on your block! Did you experience any "tricks" that year?

India is fun! And despite using English (in addition to Hindi and dozens of additional languages) the number "100,000" (one hundred thousand in American / English) is written as 1,00,000 (deliberately left off the period ending my sentence to avoid confusion, for your grammarians ;) )

I'm no expert on those various exercises you've listed, but you can accomplish resistance training without using weights (it is sometimes just tougher to measure progress). Popular programs praised here on MFP include Convict Conditioning, You Are Your Own Gym, and a few others. Here's a blog by an MFP poster who had great…

Wait, that's a hospital gown? I assumed that was just your "lounging around the house and maybe running errands in the neighborhood mumu." Doesn't everyone have one of those? Take it home with you! (Parent ProTip: wearing something like that outdoors for even a fraction of a second, e.g., grabbing something off the porch…

>:) You got to comfy behind bars!

I've had those dishes in SE Asia, and in the US. One of the interesting things about living in the US is that there are a lot of recent immigrants, and a fair number of corresponding restaurants founded by and serving those same immigrants. Depends on where you are obviously, but if near a reasonably large metro area in…

Oh, I get your general point. I just don't think it's hypocrisy to advise "eat this way" and then not eat that way. I'm sure others have had the experience of having, for example, a smoker tell them "don't smoke; it's bad for your health." The fact that she smokes doesn't undercut the advice she's giving - it just means…

I am totally fine with someone stating opinions / goals / advice even if they are not able or don't succeed at heeding that advice all the time (or even some of the time). I can argue that pizza is bad (note: I do NOT make that argument in any way shape or form) and still eat pizza. It just means I am not hitting the goals…