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Ok, Amazon has a $30 rice cooker so +1 - I will give Jasmine rice a go. Oatmeal +1 and making sweet potatoes quick and easy with the microwave +1 =D

^yeah good stuff!!! Likewise I still go to parties, casino, and da bars - I just am always the DD. Likewise - Holidays and Family Reunions - FTW. Glad to hear that you acknowledged you were self medicating - similarly for me when I first started abusing substances it was to aid my insomnia and I guess I had those teen…

- I know I'm not a sexy lady like you all.... just sexxy :wink: anywayz.. my recommendation for stopping cravings is a sauteed mushroom and peeling and eating a cucumber raw - this for me will stop carb cravings immediately.

So so so so so so thankful I'm a dude... It can sometimes be hard enough to stay on track let alone have to deal with that hassle.

I appreciate you looking further into that! =D There is this mammoth of a strength lifter at my gym that I is really really informative, and he just said the same thing you did regarding the carbs over fat. He said in particular "Irish oats", "sweet Potato". So looks like I'll be learning how to cook sweet potato's - he…

Bingo - same here... I LOVE that feeling. X'D

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- well that is ground breaking news to me because I hardly consume many carbs.... I was leaning more towards protein and fats because fats I thought are easier to burn. I'll research the merits and benefits of carbs more. Thanks Max!!!

thanks :drinker: I'm trying this... 3000 calories 4 days a week :smokin: FTW!!! But let me also say I did notice that over all body composition didn't benefit from the excess protein, over the normal 0.8 - 1.0 gr It just noted less BF increase. - good to know...I still may be consuming more protein 1.5-2 gr just to take…

BCAAs - I read about the benefits - however I also read to avoid these until I hit my first plateau. - you agree with that or should I incorporate that into my daily intake? And diet - so reading that right, you are recommending high protein consumption as in.. 200-215 grams daily (40-45%)- lean meats and protein shakes?…

Anyone?! I take input from you guys seriously!!

I don't have a pic of the watermelon tie handy, but my profile pic is of me and the tie I did end up wearing.

Thanks for the input guys!!

^yeah exactly.. o_0 if anything tell them your hoping they get healthy themselves.

I recommend making sure that your consumption is primarily lean meats and lots of eggs.. avoid the filler carps that don't fill.. get those macros in check.. But yeah def increase the amount you are consuming.

^right off the bat I'm ganna say maybe kick your metabolism into high gear and eat lighter meals but space them out throughout the day? What does "eating right" mean? - what type of diet? - perhaps get your macros in check and up your protein intake?

marry me? :flowerforyou:

^that sounds terrible.. does he consume any alcohol or other substances? and.. you really should talk to him about it.. 0_o

^solid advice. I will say I avoid breads all together the vast majority of the time (Free Panera kicked me in the toosh today tho) ... I feel like I eat practically gluten free and I feel great, but the results are from a deficit - I can eat a surplus eating this same basically gluten free diet and I will gain weight... I…

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@littlebutlean - great great advice! Making the Kitchen Scale plunge is a must. @greentart - shoes - can you or anyone knowledgeable elaborate on that? I have just cheapo's I bought at a sporting good store. @fatfreefrolic - Kettle bells... but I just was told it was a must have the other day... - think this is necessary…

^well congratulations on loosing 150 lbs!!! That is a huge achievement! (-_^) Not for arguments sake, rather just out of curiosity, what aided the most in light of motivation to get into high gear and make that obvious lifestyle adjustment?

Marry me?? :flowerforyou:

yeah I had put liar referring to myself.. hit enter.. and was like *0* oh no! she will think I was saying that about her.. so I corrected myself... annd look at what I posted?! It was exactly what you said... I was correcting myself calling myself a liar. I'm human aka still not perfect.

Well you certainly got my attention :wink:

^fair point. as I was, there is a great deal more to it then my generalization. @SunofaBeach14 " I think it's a balance of having your material/physical needs met, your social needs met, helping others, and not being a greedy *kitten* about it. That's me though. " -Once again I agree- its a great deal about just finding…

^LMAO - I was walking around at 13% and didn't know it... once I realized how close I was to a six pack I got my butt in gear and shaved off another percent at least.. and now I stand before you.. hotness personified.

ROTFLMFAO - I don't know why this is soo funny but I couldn't stop laughing. LOL +1 you just made my hour.

^ LIES XD WOMEN: Competition Shape ("ripped"): 8-12% Very Lean (excellent): < 15% Lean (good): 16-20% Satisfactory (fair): 21-25% Improvement needed (poor): 26-30% Major improvement needed (Very poor): 31-40%+ MEN: Competition Shape ("ripped"): 3-6% Very Lean (excellent): < 9% Lean (good): 10-14% Satisfactory (fair):…

Well you don't have to be cocky about it!