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Gyros, sushi, sweet potatoes, steak, beer, and chocolate.

The_Saint... mmm, now you got me thinking about an afternoon workout session.

:drinker: Bigger arms would be better but I agree. Strong is sexy

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You most certainly are a lucky man! Good for you two --- Well considering I met my fiance on here, yes, he most certainly is on board. He's been a fitness and nutrition nut for years now and is also an ISSA certified nutrition and fitness specialist and trainer. He is a wealth of knowledge on all things nutrition and…

Every person differs a bit, but generally if you lift often and have for an extended period of time, it could take as long as 24-36 months. Not advised though. You're better off eating in a surplus and lifting heavy because even if your body were to experience newbie gains, they're minimal at best.

Fridge: Kroger Carbmaster Yogurts, Frigo light string cheese, broccoli, celery, green and red bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, other various fresh veggies, 0% greek yogurt, Cholula, Chipotle Cholula, Green Tobasco, Salsa, LOTS of eggs (buy 15 dozen at a time), almond butter, Sunbutter, natural peanut butter, chicken…

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And you're now on MFP trying to lose fat the right way because even if your miracle pill did work, it clearly wasn't a permanent fix. Amiright? OP, don't waste your money. You want a carb blocker? Eat less carbs.

Makes sense that they'd be effective for squats and deads. Will have to give them a try when I make my way back from the living dead. What I wanna know, though, is how does that not hurt your junk?

I went through a series of three injuries in the span of about 2.5 years, was newly 21 and partying a lot and dating a guy who had TERRIBLE eating habits which I of course picked up and it all just added up so fast that before I knew it I had gained 35 lbs. I was out with friends and was tagged in pictures the next day…

Your body will fluctuate in weight throughout the day due to food and beverage consumption, bowels, blood in the muscles from cardio and strength training, and a high carb or high sodium diet. Best to weigh at most once a week and even better to take measurements once a month to really see changes

Niner is right. Overall body fat is directly correlated with health so those "curves" can contribute to potential health related issues. And if you really want curves, lift weights

You do realize this is a site to track calories, yes? Sounds to me like you're not committed to making necessary changes. If you're not weighing or measuring you're food, I question whether you really do know what a "decent sized portion" is.

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You can experience minor "newbie gains" as a new lifter and can see increased muscle definition and strength because of this. In order to achieve this, you'll want to start lifting at least three times a week and focus on compound lifts which are squats, deadlifts, overhead press, incline press, dips, pull ups and lunges.…

Increase strength, improve body composition, hypertrophy, burn fat. Down the road, post wedding, I'd like to start running bulk and cut cycles to build additional muscle as well.

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Then you're looking in the wrong place. It is a bit strange, but I imagine there are others like you. Some women crave salty foods, some crave an absurd amount of sweet foods. Not sure there is really a chemical explanation to it. If I crave anything at all around that time, it's chocolate and it's typically because I…

Nutella, white chocolate chips, cheetos, jalepeno chips, and maraschino cherries.

Calves, quads, IT bands and hammies are my strongest, most defined group of muscles. Most defined is calves, for now.

ROFL... this is too funny. How do you manage that? I thought kids could sniff stuff like that out?

The New Rules of Lifting for Women book is a great starting point and you can check out bodybuilding.com and simplyshredded.com for great articles and advice. And you really ought to do lower body as well, not just upper. Legs are the largest muscle group in the body and you definitely should not neglect them, unless you…

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I go through phases where I prefer training certain groups of muscles over the others and the current phase is back. I am still seeing good progress in back strength whereas progress in other muscle groups has slowed down substantially with this damn deficit so back is my current favorite.

Saint and I often dine out with family on the weekends but that's typically, when we're behaving, the extent of it. Never during the week nights and once in a while when we go out to lunch together. I'll say two times a week on average

Starting out, you'll want to do 3 sets of 10-12 and really focus on keeping back straight, shoulders straight with your blades pulled together to eliminate rolling forward. Learning proper form is the most important step for a newbie lifter and extremely important when working back, especially if you already have back…