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LL Cool J in La Guardia, he signed a magazine cover for me that had him featured on it, Very cool Patrick Dempsey (I love close to where the Dempsey challenge happens) He is very cool and low key. One of the guys from Styx, very funny guy we discussed designing a machine that you could do situps on and take shots of vodka.…

Seen so many pictures of people who don't need this site what-so-ever. Match.com is over there ---->

Fully agree, log shoveling for sure When I shovel snow I make sure to engage my thigs, quads, and calfs as well. Do a mini-squat to get the snow in the shovel, keep your knees bent and concentrate on keeping your abs tightened slightly when you eject the snow. Do that for 20+ minutes and you just did a NICE core workout. I…

steak. Tastes a little funny on cereal, but goes well with nearly everything else. -D

I get plenty of my own time, sometimes it tough to get the cloth over her face but I usually succeed. Seriously though Healthy alone time is critical to a long term sucessful marriage. My wife struggles with this concept as she feels you got married to be together whenever possible. This just is not reality. *please note…

I drink quite a bit of coffee, otherwise I would never drink. I drink a monster, or a gatorade nightly. I know I'm well under what is considered good water intake, hasn't hurt me a single bit. My wife drinks enough water to fill a fish bowl three times, and she struggles with weight loss A LOT. People are so different, we…

Detox, Cleanse, purification.... rubbish. In MY OPINION. I ate fruits, veggies, and nuts, and drank only water for one week. Physically I feel no different than when I eat whatever I want, **in moderation**. Scientific truth (go look it up yourself) foods have crap that must be gotten rid of, the body does a great job of…

hellz no! way too many details missing see, smell, touch, taste And Happily Married. !! hahaha -D

Doesnt look like your comfortable in it. You can wear whatever you want, people notice when you don't 'believe' in what you're wearing. Also depends on the demographic and the type of party it is. Wedding: No problem, although a buffet type dinner is going to stink if you're already sucking in. Retirement Party: No worries…

This is a bear trap that absolutely must cease ladies. We cannot, and never will be able to read your minds. Give us plenty of ideas openly and plainly so we can at least TRY and hit the moving target. I ask for the same thing every year, nothing. If I want something and it's within my budget I get it whether it's mid…

Hi, I'm in 50% agreement. The government does not create jobs, that is a well contrived myth. The private sector creates jobs. However you are absolutely right that it's the government's responsibility to let the economy fix itself, predominantly by empowering the private sector, dealing with generational bankruptcy and…

The government needs to get WAY WAY WAY out of the way of the private sector on all counts. Flat Tax, or consumption tax, either one of these would go a HUGE distance to solve numerous issues. The government has no business telling you how to live your life on ANY front. We are a free society, it must stay this way or we…

Hi I've taken both, you can read some interesting stuff here http://weightliftingsupplementsreviews.com/best-pre-workout-supplement/best-pre-workout-supplement/ Lot of talk about the superpump 250 crash. I can't comment on that as I worked out late when I was taking it, so if anything I just slept harder. I did have a…

^^ this = win The only thing that bugs me are totally ripped and or shredded people (if you believe the pictures). MFP is not the site for those who have that much of a handle on their fitness, it's much more likely they are digging for a larger social circle. -D

Hi I just did a quick poke over to that BMR on fit2fat. 72" 201 goal to weigh 195 This is me: Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) 3021 Calories per day. That's insane, if I ate that many calories, even considering the exercise, I'd be GAINING a pound a week. your results may vary, but that is WAY WAY…

Hi Hi! I've been pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of calories burned counts here on this site. The response is correct though, extreme accuracy needs to be done with a good h.r.m. However here's what I've been doing which has been giving me decent results I adjust my exercise calories down 10% always, further I try and…

Hi, What this shows is how different people are. I'm at 1870 Calories per day. I'm 6'2 and now 201 lbs. I workout at least 4 times a week, and often burn 500-800 calories per day. I'm losing very slowly. I'm actually stunned that some of your are losing weight at 1300/1400/1500 calories without vigorous workouts. As I've…

Switch to Facebook. -D

Hi I stated this very sentiment in a former post. Looking at what you are eating is incredibly powerful. I would consider myself on the fitness roller coaster for many years because I never tracked food with any discipline. Working full time in IT, i sit A LOT so I used to work out hard and then just eat whatever I wanted…

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"I hate everyone equally" - We would get along. There is absolutely nothing wrong with normalcy. Embrace it. -D.

An honest, accurate, and easily visible recording of all your food IS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. I have run into so many roadblock prior to this system. When I saw that I had to run for 15 minutes to offset one dunkin donuts coffee, that was the beginning. Having this app on my phone has been the greatest thing and has helped me…

I'm late to the game on this topic, but P90x is awesome for burning calories, and you don't have to stress your joints to do it. I'm talking yogaX, coreX, and cardioX (lighter version of plyox) then of course the arms workouts and chest and back.. holy cow if you focus on light weights and high reps (except pullups of…

Hi Vegetarian? Now that's something I could never (want) to do. I gotta have my meat. ok, so coming from a carnivore you may just dismiss what I say, but I had a friend on atkins, a veg head, and did it with Tofu. Personally I get a gag reflex when someone just mentions Tofu, but if you're into check this site out…

Hi, Don't know what your finances look like, but maybe juice up / switch up the exercises? P90X Insanity will break any plateau out there. You may feel like punching your tv, but you'll lose some weight! -D

Tiger's right on Check out any diet and you'll find... CAFFEINE! Coffee is the single most, natural, abundant, and damn tasty place to get caffeine. Coffee gets a bad rap because of the teeth thing, that's a shame, that's going away since it was long paired with smoking, (coffee and smokes anyone? yuck) Just log it. I…

Hi, The previous post has it exactly correct, the etiquette is a simple verbal ask "can I work in on this bench" As you stated it appears there is sufficient time between their sets for you to get in there. I used to work in a very small gym where equipment was limited, this was common practice, improved gym communication,…

Hi, I wouldnt expect an immediate response anyway, or any response if you so desired, it's a forum I don't anything on here personally. :) Lowering your carbs is a solid idea for most of us. Very few of us on this site are body builders, and frankly if you have a low percentage of body fat and working on building a…

Hi, I've been a member of this site for quite a while, but one of my first posts. I took a look at your provided links as well as reading your initial question, and well, I simply advise caution. A couple of your trigger words are what concerns me; mainly surplus. The carb/cal cycling is effective for people who have…

Hi, Not on your friend list so I can't see anything, but your weight loss seems pretty aggressive, and the results seem to be happening rapidly. You are bound to find a few plateau points when your weight loss goals are that dramatic. 255 down to 180 is huge. I weighed 250 at one point and have struggled with my weight…