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Retro Fitness has smoothie bars. Not having one would not make membership cheaper? It turns a profit. I workout at a Retro for $20 a month. I am one of the people that go consistently and it comes to about $.20 an hour for me to use the facility. I am all for cheapo corporate gyms. The problem I have with PF is they…

That is why the don't want bodybuilders or "Lunks" joining. They target their advertisement to the type of person who will join and not show up. The low price is also factored in to likelihood of attendance. Most people don't feel compelled to use their membership if it is only a waste of $10. A higher price would bring in…

On the subject of handlebars. When I do long rides and speed is not a factor I have a bike set up with Brahma bars and a set of clip on aero bars mounted to them with the pads removed. Slightly odd looking but lots of hand positions and you can stretch out nice.

If I walk into the locker room and announce "I think we should do butts tonight" I might get thrown out of the gym!

Don't run! Its bad for you. Stay home on the couch and eat candy.

My pet peeve. Everyone sees that you are lifting. No need to drop the weight as hard as possible to get attention.

There is a reason low carb diets work. When you introduce carbs back, it is not the carbs that make you gain. It is the amount of food you eat. I have lost 100lbs without ever felling hungry. I have explained it to people, but not everyone follows it. The few that have, lost weight easily. My son is down over 65lbs. Anyone…

Very good. I am on week two using a tread mill due to weather. Did you only do the three days a week and not have to repeat any?

I'll be your buddy, but 5:2 fasting does not seem like a good idea

"you need longer time under tension, simplest path to that is higher reps" The truest statement for muscle hypertrophy. If your question is increase the muscles size then that is the way to do it. If you mean increasing muscle tie-in for a longer look, that is genetics ad can not be changed.

Neybor, can the display be set to continuously display the time?

Does the Vivofit have a watch that tells time without it showing in military time? My wife has a Flex that she loves, but my daughter needs to wear a watch and does not want two things on her wrist.

Raw baby carrots and green beans work well

From what I read juicing is not that good. They say (and everyone knows 'they' are always right) that by taking the fiber out in the juicing process the body had a harder time controlling the sugars. The fiber aides in balancing blood sugar during digestion. If anyone has done more research on this topic I would appreciate…

MKEgal. I think your post was right on with the advise of not eating back exercise calories. I also know you did it to be healpful and not rude or mean. I also believe not all calories are equal. If all you eat for one week is 1500 cals a day of birthday cake you will loose weight but not get healthy. Eating back exercise…

Just realized not only do I not have to shop in the big mans section anymore, I can't shop in it. The smallest size is now too big

The above post says "Rabbit - wild raw" I know that you can, t eat it raw, does the nutritional facts change on foods when they are cooked? If so, why do they list the values on it raw. If it does not change then why add the word raw to the title, why not add the word cooked?

What is more then likely happening is that you are building miscle as you loose fat. You did not say if you just started working out or if you have been doin it for a while. In the beginning I added muscle fast because it went from none to some. After you lay the base of muscle it goes on much slower. I weigh myself every…

"One key to keeping hunger on an even keel(that is, not too excessive, given that one is aiming to lose weight) is to keep one's blood sugar on an even keel." This is very true for me. A small amount of bread or pasta will cause cravings and hunger later that day. The better I eat, the easier it is to stay on track.

Add me and we can critique each others diary. SW: 318 CW:225 at 6' tall GW:205

I went to see a show with my daughter and they had cheap plastic chairs. I was able to sit down with no fear of it collapsing. At 318lbs I would be nervous, but at 225lbs I was confident it would hold.

I just use my meter to record it. The sugars column will not show how the sugar in that food effected your blood sugar level. Some sugar will not cause as dramatic of a spike, plus timing and combinations of food make a difference.

Steroids cause gains through water weight and weight gain = fat gain? Glad you cleared that up genius. I am not saying that diet soda is safe or not, or that it does or does not cause weight gain. I believe ANYTHING put in the body effects how it performs its functions to support life. Saying that it has zero calories so…

^^^That looks like science to me. To say that diet soda can not cause weight gain you would have to believe that 0 calories are the only factor to consider when drinking it. I know of people on Hormone Replacement Therapy that take a zero calorie pill and gain weight. Explain how that works.

It is right on for me. It usually say 10lbs down in 5 weeks I know this will open up a big debate, but I think the cleaner you eat the more accurate I don't beleive the 'calorie is a calorie nomatter what what it is' Eatting your calories in jelly donuts will give a different result then the same amount of calories in…

Total cholesterol was 250 with hdl 52 which is up 7 from last time and triglycerides are 80 which is down 16. A1C is a 5.8. weight down 14lbs in 3 months, down 67lbs in 18 month and down 93 from life time high. The doctor was just being a dick telling me I was not eating as good as I thought I wass and not exercising as…

I was told that eggs eaten before the test effect the readings and not give an accurate indication of health

Forgot to add that I am allergic to shellfish and have a hard time eating any fish other then Flounder and fish with a similar taste. Examples of grains I can find when out of the house during the day? I have a microwave and a debit card as my only nutritional tools.

I had been very active in the strength game in my younger days. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.