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...to a good weight-loss plan on this ginormous site?
Has anyone found a plan to be particularly successful?
I'm attempting to lift weights three times per week, after a 1.5 year layoff.
I do...

Hey, thanks for that heads up on Ozzie. Frightening I have clung so easily to the advice of a manufactured Oprah icon (note to me: look up Dr. Phil's credentials). Ozzie's gettin' wikied.

Somehow, you seem to be funnier than me.

Seriously, do some reading.
Thanks...and here's something you'll find interesting: Good Housekeeping magazine; Dr. Oz; April 2012
p.128, 3rd paragraph

I believe I stand corrected on the survival mode theory. In retrospect, this is more applicable to water retention, rather than food intake. If one seeks to diminish water retention, one should,...

You should always have a little food on your stomach for
a. optimal blood sugar levels
b. to shut down your body's natural fat-storage survival impulse
I would try to eat fat only as an isolated...

I want to eat six or seven low-fat meals, around 200-250 calories, each day.
I want to isolate my fat intake, eating avocado, salmon, fish oil, etc., as a UNIT...ingesting it almost like taking a...

Hopefully, you have a 24 hour gymn nearby. This would be a great deal for you...no fighting crowds and such at midnight. However, the guy with the bucks seems to win the lady every time, especially...

I just started working out again, attempting to drink Muscle Milk in the morning 2-3 hours before my workout. I finish off the rest post-workout. However, it made my blood sugar plummet this a.m. ...

I've seen these meal replacement powders, and have considered trying them. However, can't I simply use muscle milk, instead? And should I drink MM as a meal replacement on off-days, as well?

Thanks for sharing your experiences, especially about the decline press. Never trusted those, and VERY EASY to tear rotator cuff on that one.

I've read that most heart attacks do not occur in Hollywood-style fashion, where the afflicted suddenly grabs his chest, and keels over.
No, they are much more insidious than that. They DO often...

I'm 49 y/o.
...had a stent inserted into my LAD (the major artery of the heart).
...the ba**ard doctor damaged my artery
...another stent was inserted to correct this, one long piece, not three...

Cortisol is known as the "stress hormone". Small amounts of it are good for your body. Large amounts of it do terrible things to your body.
I'm really thankful for the earlier suggestion that my...

Whazzat?

JANE FONDA, HERSELF, back in her "Barbarella" days...

..."Escalation Density Training" routine?
My trainer has me on this one...just started it today with legs. The way it's set up, I'll only be working each body part ONCE per week, but I'll be...

They are more for medicinal value than "entertainment eating"!

...for serious trouble. I've had the same discomfort, from doing dumbell presses.
For avoiding shoulder injury, dumbells are the way to go. Forget the darn barbell!
Pronate the dumbells slightly...

If you're growling, you ain't breathin'!
Don't growl, groan, cuss, etc., when you get to a sticking point.
Take some deep breaths...don't squirm around; keep your bod in a static position....