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The worst comment was when I hit around 100lbs lost from my morbidly obese brother. "You always did have the skinny genes." I damn near slapped him.

I wouldn't suggest this unless you're already at a 10k level. The first week expects a LSD of 6mi? Yeah, not going to happen if you are just finishing c25k.

I tend to focus on high protein, high fat, and low carb, but I have a very endomorphic body type. When I started eating accordingly, I started seeing more pounds come off. I also noticed that meals satiated me longer. As for protein without fat or carbs, try to find a pure unflavored, unsweetened whey powder, and make a…

Yup, you can use them in any way you want. I recommend healthy snacks and... aw hell, grab a beer and some funyuns.

Hello from a recovering binge eater. First, I want to to tell you that you're not alone - a lot of us have issues with binge eating. I wish I could tell you that it will get easier. It might, it might not. For me, it gets easier and then it gets harder, you just have to keep going forward. The best advice I can give you is…

One of my very favorite weight loss quotes. It took years for me to reach my peak weight, it may take me years to get back down to a normal weight. Slow and steady is the key, albiet sometimes it is more slow than steady. Stick with it and keep trucking on.

Why not carbonated water? You can put in a few drops of juice and change the flavor a lot.

I want GMO labelling, and honestly I'd like the products pulled from market. My problem is purely science. Recombinant DNA technology was originally thought up in the 70's, started being tested in the 80's, and only started to become practical in the 90's. That means it has existed at a useful scale for 20 years. A…

Taco Bell's fresco menu is just fine. For burger king, they have a veggie burger which actually is really good. Won't touch chic-fil-a for personal convictions, same with McD.

Don't neglect your triceps. Always build both sides.

I love when folks use big chunks of mozz instead of shredding it up. It looks gorgeous. At this point, unless you're bulemic (and dear god don't do that to yourself), there's nothing you can do. I'd say if it is deep fried, you're looking at around 1500-2000 calories, especially if they're using full fat mozz (i'm winging…

LOL, so it's basically the exact same thing as the 12$ body fortress tubs at walmart. Exactly what I needed to know - I'll stick with my plain unsweetened whey. Thank you!

Honestly, the most I ever burn is when I'm hiking, but that's an all day thing. I've seen calorie burns north of 2000 Calories, but that's with a 16 mile circuit up and down a mountain with 2-3 breaks.

Every single day. It helps keep me on track. I don't obsess over the number, but it's usually enough to make me think "well, I guess I shouldn't have had X, oh well, new day, let's get a lower number tomorrow"

You'll retain way more water, but other than that you're still probably losing weight. Just remember that if you care about your kidneys and liver, be careful how much you use, especially if you're taking in animal products regularly. Some people go way overboard and end up hurting themselves.

This is a great episode of good eats, entirely about the types of tofu, and how to use it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puWe2b1TIvY Basically, soft/silken tofu doesn't need refrigerated, and is good for desserts/smoothies. Medium isn't good for much of anything - i think it's a marketing trick of some vegan mafia or…

We feed two people on 60$ every other week, and still have enough left to stock up. Our staples: 1) Milk (2 gallons), 1 is used for milk, the other is used to make yogurt (1 gallon milk yields around 2-3 quarts yogurt). 2) Natural PB (1lb is 4$ at the nutritional store) 3) Homemade jelly/jam (made from berries/fruits on…

Go for it, you're doing work, you should be comfortable while you do it. Opinions of others be darned. They're not running the miles with you, so who cares what they think?

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Care to provide citations about the insulin spikes? I've had to sit through training for dietary constraints and education for 3 different diabetics, my brother, my mom, and my dad. What you're saying is completely wrong based on how insulin works and how the glycemic index of foods operates. It also contradicts current…

For years? Talk to doctor. Soon. Pain is a warning, and you should have talked to a professional sooner but too late now. Also, when you run/jog, do you hit the ground with the front of your foot, the ball of your foot, or midfoot? You want to be striking on the mid/front of the foot, otherwise you're slowly doing damage…

If you have a 5 below new you, they sell weights up to 5lbs for 5$ or less a piece. After that the cheapest we found was a tie between target and modells.

An important thing to include here is that there are two natural salts found in natural foods, sodium and potassium. In nature, most foods have a high amount of potassium, and significantly less sodium. If you look at the average components in processed foods, that gets flipped. There's way more sodium, and often very…

"Look at me, I'm a winner" - The Aquabats "The Trooper" - Iron Maiden

Sprints do build short burst muscle fibers, but they also increase your lactic threshold (meaning the level of exercise before lactic acid, a byproduct of hard workouts, starts to build up in your bloodstream). So they kind of give you the best of both worlds. That's actually the basis of tabata protocol. Here's a good…

We use either Bob's Red Mill pure whey protein concentrate (no flavors, no sugar, no additives, just whey protein and nothing else), or Jarrow Organic whey protein isolate (same thing, no flavors, no extra ingredients, just whey protein). We found the plain stuff to be way more flexible than flavored, it's just way harder…

Hm, that's different from the zumba class my fiancee is in. Her's is mostly 20-somethings with a few middle aged women.

So much this. Usually knee pain if a bike is properly sized for you is due to either seat height, or the saddle being too far forward or back. You an try going to a good bike shop, but an even better bet would be to find a group of local cyclists and see if one of them would be willing to help fit you in exchange for a…

We've started putting together a small collection of dumbells as they're needed (right now we have 3's, 5's, 8's and 10's plus a 32lb kettlebell). A jump rope, and a workout mat, and a pullup bar (the ones that fit in doorways). That's all we've needed so far, and we're doing just fine.

I'd try zumba, but I know I'd be there more for scenery than the workout. At least I'm being honest with myself :laugh: