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The difference between success and failure isnt staying motivated or not - its doing what you have to do in the absence of motivation. Motivation comes and goes like the wind. What matters is discipline, not motivation. And nobody can give you discipline but you. Do what you know you have to do regardless of interest or…

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Your caloric intake is too high. Lower it and eat at a deficit or no amount of exercise will ever matter. In fact if you had to do only one; eat at a deficit or exercise, eating at a deficit would be the choice to make. Thats how much more important diet is. Also monitor your sodium intake just as closely.

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That sounds like a very reasonable goal. Fill up on complex carbs and lean protiens before/after your hike as hikes can stir your appetite. You dont want to throw yourself into extreme hunger which is kindling for a binge. Good luck!

Look at specialized. They make amazing road and hybrid bikes in the entry level range that arent too expensive but provide great bang for buck. Also other brands like cannondale, trek, bmc, giant, scott. Bikes are great these days and frankly its hard to buy a "bad" bike as long as youre buying from a reputable brand. Id…

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Thats great man. I started lifting in jan 2013 so im approaching that mark soon. Mirin Your lean phisique lookin good. What was your biggest factor in maintaining it? Did you do a traditional bulk/cut cycle or something else to stay dried out?

Your diet will matter more than any exercise ever will if your goal is losing weight. Be meticulous about knowing and tracking your calories and making sure to eat at a safe deficit.

30lbs of muscle is is admirable how many years did this take you? Were these those sweet fresh gains from never really having lifted before?

Your weight is going to fluctuate within the 5lb range and wanting to see steady progressive loss after such a short time is unreasonable. You could be holding water, hows your sodium intakke? You could have not gone to the bathroom, etcetc. That kind of stuff can negate a 1lb loss in fat. Dont get hung up on it. Check the…

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High weight low reps is good in theory but in practice most people dont progress with it mainly because they do the lifts wrong. If youre doing high load lifts at low reps and your form is terrible then youre much much better off lowering the weight to something manageable and upping the volume. Low rep/ heavy weight works…

Dont lose hope, instead figure out why yoire not losing any weight. Here ill help you figure it out: youre eating more calories than youre burning. There now you know why. So now that you know, you can figure out what you need to be hitting to be at a safe deficit and begin tracking all your food so you know if youre…

What are you giving up on exactly? Giving up on tracking? On working out? On giving a *kitten*? Its important to isolate what exactly the weak link is.

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Yes because youre shrinking therefore more food for me. So were good.

This is well put and it touches on something pretty important which is that the appreciation of and desire to achieve a certain standard of physical attraction isnt just superficial fluff but rather is rooted pretty deeply in the human brain for good reason. Not saying it should be at the expense of having compassion or…

Pure narcissism really. I like walking in a room and looking better than 99% of the average joes in there. Life is too short not to experience these feels.

It depends on whether or not the pain is muscular/tendon pain or joint related. You should really see a bone specialist and have your knees looked at. Constant knee pain (depending on where its located) could be a sign that the cartilage has worn down and theres bone to bone friction taking place. Dont play around with…

Also ill throw in there that it can be easy to fall back into old habits when a small slip happens. Try to actively combat this. If you slip up one day and overeat after a week or whatever dony let that derail everything. Not an excuse to binge but many times the big picture is lost when people wallow in small mistakes.…

University can be murder on a healthy body i feel you. I know many people who fell off track in college youre not alone there. Ill warn you of something though, fat or thin thick or thin people (especially women) will find a way to be critical. Ive found that the same people who rip on you for being fat are also often the…

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You look 10 years younger amazing.

Ive always enjoyed eating to the point where i still to this day have to exercise conscious discipline not to eat for the pleasure of it. Here are some tricks i use to curb my appetite; Have something sweet and small. Usually if i feel a need to make a massive plate of food at 1am and im already over mu macros ill have a…

Pick whatever you like that fits your macros for the day.

If you aren't holding yourself accountable for your own body then nobody else can. You above all people have to be your own best motivator and strictest coach. Don't put that in the hands of others. Seek help from those who can help you and advice from those who can give it to you but always look inward for motivation -…