jasonctyler

I'd recommend lifting heavy, and will support the Starting Strength program or SS. Stronglifts/ICF are both derived from it, but in my opinion they are kind of watered down into unnecessary additional regimen for otherwise no real improvement versus increased session length and greater risk of injury. I personally believe…

Way to go man, you're pure inspiration! You will reach your goal, you've already proven you can. I, myself, was 132.4kg when I looked in the mirror one day, and decided I didn't even recognize who was staring back at me anymore (Nothing like the Holidays to make you feel blue). Since the beginning of January this year…

Quitting smoking cigarettes, exactly 7 months to the day now.

How happy they look.

She's got wicked cool sunglasses, and enjoys the beach.

Gotta agree with everyone here, for a vast majority of the population looking to lose weight but being unable to do so no matter what healthier choices they've seemingly made, there is no substitute for accurate measurement and logging of caloric intake. It'd be easier and cheaper to invest in a basic digital food scale…

Makes me wish I wore a ring, I honestly don't know, though I can imagine they are. They don't look any different to me though.

I'm pretty sure the formula is you goal weight in pounds x 11 (10 for women), not your current weight, unless your current weight is your goal. For me that would be 1848 calories, which is 2 calories less than MFP has me at now, in the final stretch before I reach my goal weight. Now if I wanted to be on the low side of…

Male 29 172cm 93kg Current 1RM Bench 109kg Dead 195kg Squat 179kg My goals by end of year Bench 113kg Dead 204kg Squat 181kg

A spoon usually works pretty well for me... Joking aside, I'm mildly lactose intolerant so I can understand the dairy woes, but there are ways to get nutrition in other than PB. Dietary fat won't necessarily make you gain body fat, that's not quite how it works. Peanut butter was recommended because it is calorie dense,…

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Yeah, I'm going to have a little saggy skin... I was over twice a healthy body weight for my stature and frame. Like everyone else has said, it gets better with time... some things that I have actively noticed improve the issue for me: 1. Strength and weight training, specifically hypertrophy training, will help immensely.…

Except for the tailored garments I got re-altered to fit me again, -- you shoulda seen the look on the Seamstress' face btw, if she hadn't of been there the first time to measure me for the slacks and jackets originally, she wouldn't have believed they'd ever have belonged to me -- I donated what was in pristine condition,…

Relax, you probably haven't gained that weight as fat, in fact I'm pretty sure you haven't. Believe it or not, exercise, especially your kettlebell and intensive calisthenics are GOING to make your muscles retain fluid. It's a natural process they go though to heal themselves. In all likelihood since you are so close to a…

These, both of these. If all else fails, buy a can of spray on deodorant and keep it it your gym bag, when you get a break spray some on yourself and toss the can to her. If that isn't a hint, I dunno what is... The last thing I'd do is let it keep you from going.

Two-three books come to mind that should prove to be a very welcome addition to any vegan/vegetarian/pescetarian's kitchen: The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out Everyday Happy Herbivore: Over 175 Quick-and-Easy Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes The Pescetarian Plan: The Vegetarian…

Usually warm up with dumbbells, and then progress to heavier weights on barbells. I like the increased range of motion you can get with dumbbells though, can really target certain areas. They both have their merits, and uses. Couldn't really choose between the two, personally. I like to use both.

I went from getting 4-6 hours a week of cardio (Insanity) with 3 hours of weight lifting, to 2-3 hour of cardio and 3 hours of HIIT weight lifting (best of both worlds). At first when I started doing Insanity my heart rate was really high and I would have to take breaks for it to normalize, but by the end of the 2nd week,…

Hello OP! I've got 45.7lb left to lose. My goal weight is 168lb, but really I just want to get down to12% ~ 15% body fat. I eat 1800 ~ 2200 calories per day. I lose between .9 and 2.5lb per week, so roughly 4lb to 10lb a month. I do HIIT with kettlebell, battle ropes, and other traditional free weights/resistance bands. 1…

Cigarettes and Soda. 173 days cold turkey. Give up food? NEVER! Finding healthier ways to make and prepare it? Right on! I also drink alcohol whenever the occasion seems right. Never hurt my losses. One bad day now and again is NOTHING to stress about. How many bad days did it take me to get out of shape in the first…

Get a heart rate monitor, and use it. Try to stay in the 150 - 185 bpm range (unless you have a heart condition or suspect you might, then talk to your physician and find out his recomendations.) Don't just stop moving though if your HRM reads more, instead walk around and sip some water checking every 20-30 seconds or so…

Oddly enough, I think you can. I remember back when I played hockey, our teams nutritionist/dietician gave each player a set of containers, and we did something VERY similar to that "21 day fix" by team beachbody. Basically at every meal whatever food we could fit into the different containers for the different groups of…

I'm not a part of any group but basically, I eat 1 hour before my first workout (usually around 11am) netting 75% of my daily calories before 3pm, and nothing after 7pm so I eat between 8 hours a day and fast 16.

Depends on my mood, but there is something a bit weird I do if I'm ever feeling blah or like I need a bigger challenge. I usually video tape my workouts so I can watch my form later and take notes for improvement, well I threw Headstrong by Trapt onto one of the videos where I did particularly well that day... I'll set up…

I've completed it twice now. In total, during those 4 months (5 really as I took a month off inbetween) I lost 7 1/2 inches on my waist and right around 56lb. I didn't use their diet plan, I used IIFYM with a 25% deficit... mostly because I'm lactose intolerant and a LOT of their menu was dairy.

There really isn't much of a way that will be 100% accurate, as you said, the resistance changes depending on how you use the bands. The more tension, the more weight. Here's a graph from one company anyway that tells how you gauge based on rate of deflection... (e.g. how many inches you stretch them from any given anchor…

I have to add, that I follow the 40/30/30 split like SezxyStef mentioned. About viewing your diary, you can change it by clicking on settings, finding Dairy Settings, and on that page towards the bottom is the diary sharing options. I have mine set to be viewed by friends only.

Yeah man, not at all. Find what works for you, I haven't ever heard or of seen any evidence to suggest one macro is superior to another when they are relatively balanced. Your body needs them all. Being honest, I'm not personally a fan of cutting out or targeting a single macro to cut back on severely, but there are those…

Congratulations on joining MyFitness Pal, and welcome to the community! Before I get started I'll say in advance take my suggestions with a grain of salt, I'm no professional, just sharing what has worked for me. If you like working out I can give you a boat load of suggestions, but off the top of my head the biggest three…

Did it ruin your metabolism? I would think most certainly not, your body is quite the adaptive machine, able to bounce back from all sorts of abuse. If your old eating habits weren't quite nutritionally balanced it's not a bad idea to change what you eat, but speaking exclusively, losing weight is more about how much you…