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You read wrong - acetaminophen is generally useless for back pain - source: pretty much every person I know dealing with ongoing back pain & 30 years of dealing with my own - ibuprofen and stronger anti-inflammatories are what the vast majority take for back pain issues Are you sure your back can handle your weight…

I've got a bad back - be kind to your body and only push it gradually if/when you get into exercise - putting yourself off your feet will having you going backwards - managing your calories and keeping the scale slowly moving down is what it's all about - don't get "greedy" and set your goals beyond what you can reasonably…

Just a consistent calorie deficit & exercise. Also rub circles on your belly and pat the top of your head 3 times per day. ;)

Your future is looking awesome.

Less sodium, more fibre are 2 things I'm always working on

It's an awesome tool but much still depends on the operator ;) Estimates are involved, so results need to be confirmed by your weekly weigh ins. Make adjustments as needed. It works a little different for everybody so you just gotta figure out what works for you.

Pushups and bent over rows are a couple of the basics - wouldn't hurt to add some squats too, just with your body weight even

I sometimes keep a bench right behind me when working on going deeper so I'm less than an inch or so from actually sitting - or do actually sit if my weight goes too far back

Don't like curls, don't do curls - not an essential exercise

You probably don't need to lose weight - get active instead

My kids are starting to hate the sight of chicken

Avg 12-13K - makes a big difference for me otherwise I'd probably have to start eating salads ;)

If you're an average sized guy or bigger, just eating normal meals shouldn't be much of a problem if you eat normal portions - what's your daily calorie goal?

Some people swear by really small servings taking really small bites - sometimes I do it with ice cream and a really small spoon - a small little bite has about as much flavour as a mouthful

Exercise is just a nice compliment to weight loss - good chance you'll take it up too at some point, they just naturally go hand in hand - taking babies for long nap walks counts

Great tip!

Shhh, everyone will be less impressed if they know it really isn't all that hard!

2200 would be about right then, more power to you if you can get by with a bit less - you should see some pretty good losses in the first few months - good luck!

Pretty sure that should say 2-3 lbs per week - not losing at that rate anymore isn't a plateau - if you're losing 1 lb or even half a lb a week its good sustainable weight loss - keep it going

2000-2200 cals is quite a bit - very unlikely you'd need to add back exercise calories - 2200 would very roughly be the cals for someone 225+ lbs losing at a rate of 1 lb per week using a rough 12 calories per lb of body weight estimate (225x12=2700 minus 500 cal deficit to lose 1 lb per week=2200 cal goal) - again very…

Sounds like me, just dumbells, an exercise mat and an old bench to lean on for the rows - I just do the 4 main big groups - Chest: pushups - Back: Bent-over Rows - Legs: Squats - Abs: planks or crunches

tiffnkailey - you sound awesome - I love your honesty - I won't pile on any more advice other than to say you've got to figure out what works for you - some of the loudest people on these MBs are the most radical and some of what they say isn't practical for "normal" people ;) It takes some time to figure out what works…

You don't *have* to alter your diet too radically - most people can't do it for very long unless they happen to actually want to, weight loss aside - take baby steps and just get used to counting calories and making smaller changes to your diet over time - for me, cutting way back on junk food lunches, snacks and…

I was just being supportive of my SO and thought she'd feel better if I "suffered" along with her so I got the app she was using -- then I was surprised how easy it was (esp. for a larger than avg. guy) to lose weight and liked the result -- she kind of gave up (not much to lose anyways) and I've just kept on going

I still grab one of the bad old vending machine snacks that helped my gain a lot of my weight occasoinally - it seems to me you haven't really beat the habit until you can have just one on occasion without losing control and getting freaked out by it

I'll give you one: "Go Girl!"

I'm somewhat of a reforming "big eater" myself. You might need to taper down a bit if you're going to be drastically reducing your portion sizes. It wasn't long before I I felt full on lesser and lesser amounts. Eating slower helps too. Eat your pizza with a knife and fork and wait longer between slices. Order / make less…

Do both. Cardio doesn't have to be intense. Brisk walking or swimming is great for you. IMO, your strength training should mainly concern the big 3, your legs (you got it, squats are the best), your chest (push) and your back (pull). It sounds like you might be doing a lot of incidental arm exercise which is unecessary for…

When you first start lifting weights many do gain some muscle even while losing weight. After that initial phase though, you won't until you up your calories again. Take it as it comes and keep on losing the weight. "Bulking" is pretty tricky if you don't want to just get fat again (yup, done that), so only go there if you…

Can't wait until I'm old and don't care enough to not say exactly what's on my mind aloud ;)