<p>For me, YouTube videos can be very helpful because they’ll sometimes show easier versions of an exercise and more difficult ones. If I am able to move up to a harder one after some time I feel I’ve made progress. iDad knows so many of the progressions off the top of his head. I haven’t looked at the book in a while, but as I recall New Rules for Lifting Abs was structured that way, yes? I would think transferring over to a more unstable surface such as a stability ball, bosu ball, or abs dolly bumps many exercises up a notch (and possibly into the “yikes” category).</p>
<p>My lobster was incredible. I take Julia Child’s steaming times and cut them in half. Then, take all the not-quite-cooked lobster meat out and saute it in a ton of butter and the juice of a lemon. This make a thick butter citrus sauce for the lobster, while probably ending up with less butter than the traditional melted butter for dipping. Yum…</p>
<p>Protein needs do depend on exercise volume and intensity. The lower end of the range above would likely apply to most people, whose exercise would be considered light at most. The upper end of the range above would likely apply to those building muscle mass through heavy weight training. Intermediate levels of exercise would match up to intermediate amounts of protein.</p>
<p>Pounded the pavement for a little over an hour for a total of 8 miles… In my new prison-striped Lulu shorts!</p>
<p>Baby kiddo is home!!! I fed her salad with smoked wild salmon for dinner, and she commented that she was impressed with how healthy her 'rents looked and acted. :)</p>
<p>idad, I already stuffed myself with tons of yummy goat cheese and smoked salmon-topped salad, but the description of your dinner makes me hungry!</p>
<p>Cjane, you sound like you’re fit as a fiddle and you’ve done a TRI…I know you weren’t crazy about setting an event as a goal, but did you enjoy TRI training enough to take on an IRON event? My house was an unofficial rest/beer stop for a local TRI team on the Michigan Titanium route, (its an Iron but the name is trademarked, hence “titanium”) and the personal satisfaction of the athletes in this type of race seems quite deservedly high. Just a thought :)</p>
<p>Idad, your ECSTACY meal is precisely my all time favorite combo, right down to the companion broccoli! It’s also my all time favorite meal because lobster is magic. I find that even if you soak it in butter and drink a margarita during the festivities, you will still somehow be a pound lighter the next morning. My kinda magic!</p>
<p>And re the new book…Give my own “bread experiment” these last several months, I have a hunch I know where that author is headed, and I don’t disagree that there are many food type variables or components that make a big difference in actual caloric expenditure and weightloss. Eg. My Audi intensely dislikes anything but premium 93 octane gas…and my old land rover was even more particular, often preferring octane boosts. All energy is not created equal just try to run a performance car with a bit of water in the tank!</p>
<p>But I kinda view these distinctions as the “next” level of awareness that’s helpful beyond the “basic” understanding of gross consumption content and output…and the latter seems to trip people up. Eg. If your knowledge isn’t sufficiently deep, for example, you might think eating unlimited fruit is somehow healthful, and then pack in a protein-less extra 1000 calories in excess of what you use. (am thinking of dad2s quandary…though that was exacerbated by short goals and possible dips below basal metabolic rate).</p>
<p>Calories are just a measurement of potential energy. A gauge. A measuring unit, in itself, completely neutral. But the author is perhaps responding to the oversimplification of the dieting industry on the calorie equation and what we all in practice “make” it mean :)</p>
<p>I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t get past the image of idads lobster out of my head!!! $3.99/lb?! I’d be eating it nightly!!! You are very fortunate.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say it’s “healthful,” but I probably eat 5 servings of fruit a day - I have fresh fruit (apples, blueberries, grapes, sometimes bananas) with me, sometimes add a bit of cheese to the apples or grapes, and it certainly is a better thing to munch on than eating a bagel or cookie. It works for me since I’m not big on raw vegetables to munch on. I can’t see how it’s bad for me, if the rest of what I eat is typically lean protein (chicken breast, Greek yogurt, etc).</p>
That’s for a whole lobster, keep in mind you only get 15-25% of the weight of the whole lobster in meat. So to get a pound of meat it will cost you $15-20 or maybe more.</p>
<p>If you’re not going to eat the raw vegetables and grab the cookie instead, yeah the fruit is probably the better choice. It just depends on the level of intervention you are looking for. The fruit obviously had “sugars” - that the body processes different than proteins or veggies - and the fruit would have more calories than veggies. So for someone who already has a pretty good diet and is looking to cut out a couple hundred more calories a day, than cutting out/down the fruit is a way to do it. Think about how much broccoli/celery/cucumbers etc. you could eat to come up with the same calories as a big bunch of grapes. </p>
<p>I have to say I am fond of fruit and have no plans to stop eating it. Even though other foods might be better, your diet has to be something you can live with in the long run (says the woman who made two carb heavy salads last night for the weekend). </p>
<p>I am planning on running a local four mile course this weekend to see how it goes. Then I’m going to dream that $3.99/lb lobsters miraculously appear here. And iDad, you are needed at the processed foods thread.</p>
<p>He claims the secret of his longevity is a banana a day and an aspirin! I think he looks pretty darn good. I like to have a serving a fruit as a dessert, especially at lunch. Today, it’s going to be cherries; they’ve been really good lately.</p>
<p>2 mile walk this morning. And I just made hummus to go on sliced veggies and ww pita. The secret of success in the hummus recipe is the Vitamix. I love this little machine! I’m taking S2 to the store to buy a few more workout shorts and shirts. Maybe I’ll find something for me, too :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not going to demonize fruit. I didn’t get heavier than I wanted to be on the strength of binging on fruit, that’s for sure. If having an apple or two or a carton of blueberries during the day keeps me full and stops me from going to the “bad stuff,” I fail to see the problem.</p>
<p>I don’t do bicep curls by themselves but when I do them in combination curl, squat, overhead - I use 15#. But the limiting factor is what I can manage overhead, I’m sure I could use 20# for just a curl. (3 sets 10 reps)</p>
<p>And eating six hamburgers with buns is worse than eating a few without buns.</p>
<p>Exercise bike experts, I need your advice. I am looking at purchasing an indoor exercise bike as a break from the treadmill, but I don’t really know what I should be looking for.</p>
<p>When I looked on Amazon, they are offering two models of the Airdyne - the AD6 for $550 and the AD2 for $320. Can anyone advise me on whether either of these two is a good exercise bike?</p>
<p>ETA: Also, what about a recumbent exercise bike? Asking because the seat looks more comfortable, but maybe not as good for getting an overall workout?</p>
<p>4.3 miles with 24 minutes running. I’m starting to feel real improvement in my calves. I think that realizing my issues with down hill running is a big help. MOWC, when running down hill, are you supposed to lean either forward or back? I feel like I’m kind of sitting back as I run downhill.</p>
<p>Good luck tomorrow ohio! Bring us back the gold medal!</p>
<p>Hi Amesie! I don’t have any bike advice, but it’s good to see you post again.</p>
<p>Bobby
I think eating every 3 hours is a myth. I used to think that eating 5 small meals every 3 hours was essential in losing or gaining weight, but I found it doesn’t really matter as long as you are eating the calories you need to achieve your goal.
For example, lets say a person needs to eat 2500 calories to maintain his/her weight. If the person would like to lose weight he/she would need to eat in a 300-500 calorie deficit until they reach their goal weight. So this person would have to eat 2000 calories a day. Research have shown that the number of times you eat is far less important than how much you eat. So, it won’t matter if this person would eat 5 400 calorie meals a day or 2 1000 calorie meals a day, as long as they are hitting their calories and their macros( fat, carbs, protein). Now, some people say that eating 5 small meals help in eliminating their cravings, but I could not go through my day eating only 400 calories and waiting 3 hours to eat again.
It all comes down to personal preference. If you feel like eating more small meals throughout the day or fewer big meals, it won’t matter as long as you hitting your calories and macros.
Btw
I eat 62g of fat, 350g of carbs, 210 grams of protein and I am making great gains.</p>
<p>Good grief. Nobody’s demonizing fruit, folks. But it’s not magic…it has calories (unlike lobster…just kidding ;)</p>
<p>My point is about proportion and perception: If one is trying to lose weight and eats TEN SERVINGS of fruit (eg, that would be roughly 1,000 calories) because it’s “unlimited” and that nets an extra 1000 calories above their budget/caloric expenditure, THEY WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT. </p>
<p>That’s because it’s high sugar, high carb, comparatively speaking. Eg. fine if you have room for those calories (and usually a lot less than my example, I was referring to Dad2s reports of irrational fruit consumption). Not fine, however, if you’re insulin resistant; if you respond well to a low-carb diet, or if you’re diabetic.</p>
<p>In proportion, there’s nothing wrong with fruit. But in proportion, there’s nothing really wrong with much of anything (unmitigated by processing).</p>
<p>Just as people irrationally demonize fat, however, people also can be equally inclined to irrationally exalt fruit ;)</p>
just try to run a performance car with a bit of water in the tank!</p>