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Compression shorts. Problem solved. Get the right size and brand that fit your body type and you're golden.

The real issue here is the all-or-nothing approach most people have to this health thing. I would wager that most of the eating disorders we have today, especially binge eating disorder, can be attributed to diet books, clinics, magazines, gurus, etc. Most diets (not all, but most) are rigorous and strict, leading to an…

Yes it does. She advocates eating whole foods, not worrying so much/nitpicking about numbers, and moving your body because you want to, not because you have to. Its in there, you just have to read it.

Astounded because you love it or....... I think it is awesome and spot on. One of the best written articles involving how to properly view and treat our bodies, how to feed them and move them, etc. I hope thats what you're going for too...

Problem with a gym is...you get used to it and when it is gone (vacation, finances, etc) you are stuck re-learning what you should do to stay fit and healthy. I recommend bodyweight exercises with running and cycling as your main forms of exercise. Pushups, pullups, body squats as your staples for resistance. Pick up some…

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^^THIS

Obviously a calorie is a calorie from an energy storage measurement perspective. Thats obvious. But seeing how this is a health forum, are all calories coming from all foods equal in terms of increasing our vitality and health, as well as losing weight, increasing lean mass, and improving athletic performance? My argument…

I'm not 100% raw on the 80 10 10 right now, as money can be tight with this much fruit (I'm a bigger guy - 225 lbs - so thats a lot of bananas! :) ) but stick to raw fruit until mid-afternoon when I take in something like steamed potatotes or rice to make up the calorie difference, then a cooked vegan HCLF vegan dinner…

Oh, and it appears my comments are still all on here after all, so I guess the moderators thought they should stay as they ignored my requests to have them removed. I hope they continue to provide entertainment to the spectators (ie - dsalveson and snazzyjazzy21) :)

Now hang on, Scubanana7, you know very well why I decided to remove my posts from this forum, as I explained it to you in my email to you. I decided to remove the argumentative posts from the thread solely because they failed to truly address the OP's questions and I felt that our rants and arguments back and forth were…

Bake up some potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc with a little bit of garlic salt on them if you need something savory. Just cut them up like fries and go to town. Don't add much oil as that will kindof defeat the baking purpose, but do what you gotta do. I can attest to energy levels being higher and more consistent on a vegan…

Orange juice has fish oil in it? Thats a new one for me...

Seriously though, do you know? Do you know she's not some crazy vegan powerlifter and not an emaciated bed-ridden weakling? You don't! So why would you even make that statement? Sure, MANY (not most) first time vegans can suffer from lean muscle mass loss, but so many of ANY type of diet when you don't include resistance…

Calm down! All I was saying is that I was in a very bad place health wise (like many here), I went through a large amount of struggle to lose weight (like many here) and that through perseverance, hard work, and determination I am proving to myself that I can succeed (like many here). It takes gumption and gusto to do big…

Really? Impossible? A 5k is 3.1 miles, so I would say unless you are a SUPER athlete (with a resting heart rate of 40 or less) would you get close to 200 calories. I would say for the average recreational athlete, 300 would be on the lower end, even if you were skinny. 600 calories is not wildly outlandish, and the number…

This. I can burn an astonishing amount of calories as I am taller and heavier (6'4", 225 lbs) than many. In addition, I keep a high intensity throughout and am an endurance athlete. I average between 1500 and 2500 calories burned per day with my 2+ hours of exercise daily on the bike and running. It all depends on the…

You can TOTALLY do this! I believe you really can. I've lost over 130 pounds and still dropping by eating better and moving more. Calories in and calories out, really. You can do it, trust us.

Honestly, lap band/weight loss surgery in general doesn't teach you to develop correct dietary and fitness habits. It forces you to lose weight because you physically can't eat very much anymore (for a while, until you stretch the stomach back out, which is dangerous), but can have a host of complications that you don't…

Please don't spread misinformation about the vegan lifestyle based on a study or two. Vegans are often/usually extraordinarily healthy so long as they get enough calories, don't just eat junk vegan foods (french fries are vegan, after all), and take a B12 supplement every so often. There are several studies that show that…

Nuts are very high in fat, so while natural and healthy in moderation, they can derail your progress. In addition, most dried fruit mixes are covered in processed sugar. Nothing is wrong with dried fruit so long as it is natural (no extra sugar) and is chased with more water than usual (you need that hydration!). Just keep…

The trick is to be a whole foods vegan/vegetarian. Eat a lot of plants (veggies, fruits, etc. Even grains, if you need them, like rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc, but be careful around bread because of the excess processing) as close to natural form as you can. Cook only when necessary/can't stand raw anymore, and try…

Agreed. Too many people think that nuts are a good protein source, but the reality is that they are a good FAT source that also happen to have some protein. Be careful with the nuts as they can really throw things out of whack macronutrient wise.

To the OP: Good luck with your healthy lifestyle search. If you wanted to stick with vegetarian/veganism, I could offer some help and advice because I am familiar with healthy ways of implementation. I understand you were making the change for religious reasons and, as a religious person myself, I can understand how…

Again, stop the misinformation. This is wrong.

Is there even such a thing as a pescapollotarian? Basically you didn't eat red meat? That seems like a stretch to give a title to your lifestyle, but thats just me.

Lets not start spreading misinformation here. You don't know enough about a vegan/vegetarian diet to make this statement. The "protein" we ingest ends up getting split apart into amino acids which then get reformed into usable proteins that our body needs. Amino acids are found in everything, including fruits and…

So from your last statement, you then think that the vegan diet is unhealthy? If so, then I guess I understand you, despite disagreeing with you, as I and many others are living a fantastically healthy lifestyle eating this way. I was merely saying that you can't write off an entire diet as unhealthy unless it truly…

I was not saying YOU were attacking me, but instead the fellow that said for every animal I don't eat he would eat 3. THAT is what I felt was insulting and appalling. I have nothing against anything YOU are saying, just against the dope that thought it would be funny to tell me that because I am doing A, for that reason he…

After license, I gained 26 pounds. Now I weight 105 pounds less than it states on my DL, but I don't want to get a new one until I get to my goal weight. 330 up to 356 down to 225