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Whey vs Casein?
So my trainer suggested I do 2 types of shakes. During the day for a snack, or post-workout, do a whey shake, and then at night, use the casein shake since it is a slower digesting protein, it will help with repair and recovery while I am sleeping. Is there any real science to this? He's not trying to sell me anything or…
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Tonsilectomy at 40?
So, I have had chronic issues with my tonsils for years, but doctors were hesitant to perform the surgery due to my weight being well over 600 pounds at that point. I want to revisit this issue since now with having sleep apnea, I think it could be a benefit as well as my weight loss. I am down 132 pounds off my highest…
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Today's NSV Happy Dances.
Last night after the gym, I was coming out of the shower and reached for a towel and noticed something in my upper arm. it was a very distinct bulge. OMG I HAVE BICEPS. I must have flexed about 20 times in front of the mirror. I will have to thank my trainer, even if I am sore today from the jump in weight from our…
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Speed of muscle growth?
So I've been strength training 3 days a week for a little over a month and a half now, and while I have noticed some gains and definition in my biceps and chest, and better definition in my calves/legs but I am curious if there is anything I could be doing different to aid my muscle growth? Not looking for supplement…
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Too fat to fly?
Ok, so I have a trip coming up in January to the Bahamas with my fiancee. I have flown once before, and I was a bit larger then, and did not need the seat belt extenders, but this was also 1999. I know airlines have become more stringent on their seating and sizes, so I am worried that I will be forced to purchase an extra…
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Yay! Another eating back your exercise calories thread!
Ok, I've been back working out for the last month now. started doing just cardio 5x a week but now I am seeing a trainer 3x a week for strength training and still doing cardio 2x a week for 1 hr, usually bike or treadmill. I very rarely, if ever eat back any of my exercise calories. MFP has me at about 3100/day for a 2lb a…
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Extreme lack of appetite/Eating below BMR
So, as a wonderful side effect from new meds, my appetite is gone, Like zero. I know I need to eat, so I do, and I eat pretty healthy stuff aside from the random special K granola bar or clif bar, but I am Still WAY under my BMR/TDEE. Like 50% or more below. Now, being morbidly obese (489lbs currently, down from 602, very…
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Homebrew NAS?
So I'm looking at a NAS for media consolidation and was looking at FreeNAS. Seems to be a best bang for my buck, as I have an older quad core Athlon Black Edition with 16GB of ram, figure I can toss 4 2TB drives in there, boot FreeNAS off a 16GB USB stick in the back and run something like PS3 Media Server for linux to…
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Workout timing?
At the risk of being mocked, is there really any advantage to working out at a specific time of day? I know the meal timing is Broscience, but not sure if the workout timing falls in the same category. For instance, I used to work out in the mornings before work. Lately that's become more difficult due to moving, etc. so…
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CPAP users.. Question..
So I got my CPAP for sleep apnea when I was over 600lbs. Doctor wasn't very specific about how much weight I needed to lose to come off of it, but being down 120 pounds figured it might be a good time to revisit the sleep study?
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602-300, Halfway there..
Started at 602 on 11/1/10. Took me a while to get here but I'm slowly working it down. Just joined to help get some inspiration to get the last 155 off, Doing Crossfit 5x a week, cardio 5x a week and being as active as I can be, :)
