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I buy mine at Costco. The brand is Seeds of Change and it's already mixed with brown rice, garlic and some herbs. It's quite tasty. The box comes with 6 pouches, each containing 2 (1 cup) servings. You just put the pouch in the microwave for 90 seconds and enjoy. No need to cook and spend a lot of time. The price comes out…

I do Power 90 routine. It involves doing a few push up sets. When I first started, I couldn't do a single push up, so I started off the kitchen counter. Then I progressed to doing push ups on my knees. Now I do around 100 push ups like a real man. It takes time. Be patient and you'll get there. Once you do 1 good push up,…

Try BeachBody workouts. I'm currently doing Power 90 and all you need is a couple of dumbbells. that's it.

I recently switched to Power 90 phase 3-4 and during my cardio workout, I burnt 867 calories. I use the Polar HRM with a chest strap. I'm a guy 6'1", 216 lbs. The entire workout took me about 50 minutes. It's definitely possible.

Congrats! Great job! You look like a different person. Well done. I'm 6'1" and have a similar body shape as you. I'm working on it. What kind of workout did you do? Were you following specific macro ratios?

You can't go wrong with any of the BeachBody DVDs. I'm currently doing Power 90, which is a little easier than P90X. I bought the entire package on Amazon for around $70. I love this program and once I get strong enough, I'll move on to either Power 90 Master Series or T25.

Congratulations on being a "quitter" for 2 years. That's quite an accomplishment. Today is 6 months for me, so I know how it feels to finally being smoke-free. I smoked a pack a day for 20 years. I had a hard time breathing, walking, running, moving, etc. In the past 6 months, I started to feel a huge difference. I'm…

Thank you for your help Richard. What you're explaining makes sense. Starting next week, I will shoot for 2,400 calorie diet with 40%(c), 30%(p) and 30%(f) ratio. I'll try that for a week and see how that goes. I guess I have nothing to lose. I will report a week later.

Thanks for your feedback. I'm just really worried about consuming so much calories. I have a very sedentary lifestyle. I work from a home office, so I spend most of my day behind a desk.

One more question. Power 90 is a 90 day program. It consists of working out for 6 days and taking one day off. So I do cardio on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I do weights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Sunday is my day off. Each workout lasts about 35 minutes for me. I'm ok with cardio. I do the entire routine without…

I don't think a certain weight is my goal. I think I should be around 185 lbs. My goal is to completely reshape my body. I really don't like my belly now. It's very soft and jiggly. Everywhere else I seem to be ok, but my belly is the problem for me. I want to get rid of my belly, so I can start seeing my abs. They're…

Thanks Richardheath. Wow, I can't imagine eating 2,600 calories. I've been tracking my caloric intake for the past 2 weeks using MFP. So yes, I'm eating 1,500 calories per day. Last week, I lost a little over 5 lbs. After changing my ratio to 50% protein and 30% carbs this week, so far I haven't lost anything.

Thanks for your help guys. So let me get this clear. You're suggesting that I increase my caloric intake to about 1,800 calories. Consume about 1g of protein per lb of LBM. Consume about 0.3 g of fat per lb of LBM and the rest is carbs, correct? If that's the case, let me know if these numbers are correct. LBM = 168 lbs…