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When you consider a cup 8oz of 1% Milk is 110 cal, if you extrapolate that out that's 165 cal in a 12 oz serving. Compare that to a can of coke and yes it is slightly higher (a can of coke is 140 cal). However, the big difference is when you look at the rest of the nutrition label. The can of coke has nothing but sugar in…

My personal opinion is that you look pretty damn good the way you are. Personally, I don't like the way women look with a whole lot of abdominal definition. Your stomach in that pic looks pretty flat already and I'm not really sure why you would want to change it.

Nice summation of what I've been screaming at the top of my lungs for years now. Thanks for the link, it went immediately on my Facebook timeline.

Well you asked one question but then suggested your goal is something else. If you want to build abdominal strength and/or muscle mass, there are a great many strength exercises that can target that area. However, from your picture it is clear there's a solid layer of adipose tissue (fat) covering that region currently.…

Well what I'm not going to do is pretend to be an expert and tell you that this is how it is in no uncertain terms. However, speaking from my experience, last year I was on the 1200 cal plan. I was eating back exercise calories as well. As you can see in my ticker, I've been successful. I too had some trouble meeting some…

So let's summarize what the OP has learned: 1. Coming into the forum with your very first post ever being a composite of snobbery, self righteousness and condescension does not win you very many friends. 2. If you're going to suggest people "get educated" it's probably a good idea for you to make sure you're well educated…

I have one thing to say in response to this post "IIFYM - It's been successful for me (35 lbs lost) and my wife (74 lbs lost) so I respectfully dispute your claim"

This would be consistent with what I've experienced and gives me a bit of a different theory on why I see some of the changes I do based on makeup of my diet and so forth. I'll have to do some experimenting and see how this all works out but I like the logic here.

I'll give it my vote for a sticky as well! Good stuf!!

If its happening the day after I'd say make sure you're hydrated and well nourished. Maybe bump your calories a little, especially if you're not eating exercise calories.

If the only place you're having issues is your bench presses, I'm willing to bet you're form is off. Very few people actually fully understand the proper form (arched back, feet flat, shoulders rolled back, etc) needed to properly isolate the pectorals. Chances are your shoulders and everything are getting involved which…

The elliptical does indeed engage more muscles even if you don't use your arms. Since you're standing, your legs are forced to not only work to move the pedals but also must support your body. Stabilizers in your legs and abs have to kick in for balance as well. Due to the seated nature of even an upright bike, you are…

I'm no expert either, I have done some research on the topic, but I'll comment based solely upon my experience. Right now I'm at around 9-10% BF based on a 7 site caliper test. I've gotten this far with nothing more than solid training and a simple balanced diet only watching my calories and macros. I've done some calorie…

Can't say I've seen it just as you described. However I'll say that the one part of that which would annoy me is them talking to and therefore distracting the instructor. I'm actually surprised he/she puts up with that. Aside from that if they only make it in for 15 minutes, that's there problem. Making themselves a…

Another vote for Optimum Nutrition. Chocolate mixed with a cup of 1% Milk is my fave!! Of course the GNC Whey Isolate in Chocolate mixed the same way is also quite good.

At the risk of admitting I was looking at your butt, I....well...was. Aside from your stomach your butt is also very noticeably different. More muscular less "flabby" looking (for lack of a better term). Good work!!

Well your goal may be a tad aggressive in the first place. 30 pounds in 3 months is a very aggressive goal and likely not one you'll achieve. Regardless, 2.5 hours in the gym everyday is probably going to catch up with you. Either you'll over-train and your body will say enough is enough (injuries, muscle soreness, etc) or…

For me they typically work this way. If I do a new exercise where I'm hitting new muscle groups that will be sore the next day, if I take Advil that night after the workout but before the soreness sets in, that usually minimizes or prevents it all together. Once the soreness has set in (as long as it's not an injury) I…

I usually work out later in the evening so I don't get home until around 11:00PM. I don't like to eat that late at night so I typically won't have anything again until breakfast the following morning (around 7:30AM on most days).

I gotta try that sometime but I would probably need to get over my fear of heights first :)

I'm at about 9.5% and yes my abs are visible. Not ripped or shrink wrapped looking but certainly there is some definition.

Weight Training and Refereeing Soccer are my two primary physical activities. Nothing like running around a 120x80yd soccer field for 90 minutes with only one 10 minute break. Great cardio :)

Agreed, a quick google search of Body Weight Exercises will yield you a plethora of potential ideas for how you can do strength training without weight equipment.

How about this: Stop with the posts telling people to stop spreading the myth. Personally, I'm tired of folks like you who want to start an argument over being pedantic about terminology when you know full well that people who say Muscle weighs more than Fat are speaking in terms of the weight of each for a given volume.…

I'd agree, while it depends on the amount of resistance you used and your average RPM, the above numbers certainly seem reasonable. I weigh in around 163 and usually burn about 250-280 in a 20 minute session of moderate-heavy resistance at 7.5 avg RPM.

For the record, I've been using this method for over a year now and as best I can tell (from pretty controlled and predictable results) it seems pretty accurate as long as you're honest with yourself about intensity. I mean seriously, anyone who thinks any of the calories burned estimates for any cardio activity are…

Weigh (see what I did there) to project your goals on everyone as an empirical fact. I do track my calories burned weight lifting and why shouldn't anyone else. You do burn a significant number of calories doing strength training so why is it such a crime in your eyes for people to do that. Yes, as part of a strength…

Jackson, I know the point you're trying to make and I agree with it but you need to be careful with your generalizations. Not everybodys' bodies work in the same way. We all have varying degrees of insulin sensitivity for instance. We all have different levels and distribution of alpha and beta receptors. Between men and…

Very very interesting, I hadn't heard of it. I'm just not sure I want to jump in on the ground floor of something like that. I'd kinda like to see it prove itself first before I spend $90 on it to find out it doesn't work worth a ****.

Start by going into your goals and updating them with the custom settings. Set your Carbs to 40%, Proteins to 30% and Fats to 30%. That's a more widely recommended set of ratios than the default that MFP uses and once you do that you'll likely find you're not getting enough protein. Eating too much protein isn't going to…