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For me, a banana 30-60 mins before I hit the gym works nicely. But that's me. Some want no food, others want a meal. You need to figure out what works best for you.

Thank you! I can't wait to use this one with the next person who doesn't believe me. "OK, you've caught me. For the last year, I've been in a secret industry trial of the Sardine Smoothie Diet. We have a documentary coming out this summer! We're going to be rich once this catches on!!!"

Hi, I can certainly understand your situation. Just over a year ago, I was in a lot of pain myself. Carrying 100+ excess pounds, my knees were screaming at me all day long. I committed to drop that weight, and now my knees are virtually pain free. Full story here. I wish you a successful weight loss program, and a…

Open diary. 50g fiber today. Fruit, veg, nuts, whole grains for the win! No problems with my pipes.

I still have people not believing my eat less, move more, CICO story. They want to believe I've done something special, whether low carb, paleo, etc, or if I work out 5 hours a day. Nope to all. I have about 50% carb intake, and I get about 5 hours exercise per week. When they persist, I send them a copy of my MFP log and…

Well past 40. Best thing about being 50+ is I lost ~100 lbs and feel better than I ever did in my 40s. Maybe rolling back to my 30s even. It's just a number. It's what you do and how you think. As a wise friend once told me, "you don't slow down because you get older, you get older if you slow down." Don't slow down. Live…

I don't call it a cheat, because it's part of my plan ... I eat at deficit during the week, and at maintenance on the weekends. It means my losses are a bit slower than if I were to eat at deficit all week, but it allows me to have a drink, dessert, etc., and fit into my overall plan.

I was the right size, a bit of grey in the beard, Christmas just around the corner ... it was too easy a target for some people. They've since found themselves at a loss for words. Revenge is sweet.

I have lost ~100 lbs, and you can't see it through my tux, but there's some loose skin under there. There's all sorts of theories about what you should and shouldn't do, but it seems to be down to luck and genetics. That said, I'll take my loose skin and great health over "full skin", obesity, poor health, high blood…

Thanks! WAY happier to be compared to Daniel Craig / James Bond than Santa Claus!!!

Back in Dec 2013, way too many jokes about how I resembled Santa Claus. No such comments in Dec 2014! Full story here.

Many unexpected, but the first one that comes to mind is "sitting on a wooden chair is now uncomfortable, as I no longer have 'padding' back there" ... as I fidget in my chair!

Chili today. I'll come back again tamale.

@jemhh pretty much voiced my view. Some men will like strong women, whether that be physical strength and/or personal character strength, others will look for the dainty tea cup lifters (personally, I'd take strong over dainty any day of the week!). Be the person you want to be ... find the person who wants to be with the…

Dropped 100+ in 2014:

Congrats!!!

Sure is possible! In fact, there's a bunch of us in the 50+ club that believe we've still got it ... is-50-still-sexy

This guy was at my gym on Thursday night! Dropped a bomb right next to me, while I was pounding away at 90% of max HR on the elliptical. Hard to keep up the pace when you can't breath due to toxic fumes!!!

Yes! Yes! Yes!!!

"Lifta" and "Cardybdis" ... sail carefully between the heavy rocks on one side and the heart pounding swift movements on the other, as you journey to your fitness home.

Grabbing a fork. I'll be right over!

Sounds great! I'll turn that 500g of grapes into a nice bottle of wine, and see you there!

Now I'm hungry!

Been there! 500g of grapes is a bit over 300 cals. All things considered, for that weight and volume, you could have binged on a pile of cake, cookies or chocolate bars, and consumed double or triple or even more calories. Log it, and move on. You'll survive!

So much amazing progress on display here!!!

^^^ Ditto, on all accounts.

Great work! Congrats!

Or cheesecake with chocolate?!?

Fresh fruit!

I have a Polar H7, which I link to my Samsung GS3 with good results, so it will work fine with your GS4 as well.