Fiddleman

Very nice!

Do share the gnarly crossfit WOD!!

Take as much time as you need until you have enough energy where you do not want to leave at lunch time. For me, this was 3 weeks. First week was a wash because I was in the hospital getting over some minor complications that put me into ICU. End of second week still had me feeling drained. At the end of 3 weeks, I felt like there was enough energy to put in a whole day. Be prepared to relax and let others help you for 5-6 weeks with a lot of things you used to take for granted.

Oh that is manageable.

Yes, that is the one. Except I order 4 lb now instead of 2 lb. Interesting tip on the cottage cheese being a good source of casein Protein. I did not know that. How much cottage cheese would you need to eat to hit 50 g casein protein amounts? Probably 5 gallons, but just throwing a number out there.

Negative effects if you do and negative effects if you do not take calcium supplements. The article seems to indicate consumption of calcium from leafy green and dairy sources do not pose a heart attack risk. Living life is a risky business. I guess just choose the path of least collateral damage to your body along the way if possible.

You could try some other brands and other flavors. A lot of people on VST seem to enjoy unjury or Syntrax nectar. Both are also very good from a nutritional standpoint. If you look online at mybariatricpantry, BariatricChoice and maybe even amazon, you will find sample packs, sort of a try before you buy business model. You might also check GNC and Vitamin shoppe online go find sample packs of Protein powder. Everyone has different tastes. I like sweet flavors like Oreo and chocolate truffle. You might enjoy fruit more. The point is that by ordering one of these sample packs, you can find a flavor you like or perhaps do not like before committing to a 2 lb tub.

As an aside, too much calcium leads to calcium oxidation issues manifested as stones in the kidney. Of course, same is true of protein and I am definitely guilty of excess. drinking a lot of water will keep the stones away in both cases from my research.

Helps big business sell more milk, no? They have the marketing angle figured out. This is true in almost every industry from gas to oil to dairy to meat. Spin the marketing a certain way means profit even if not in the best interest of the people. Standard business practice, at least here in America since the founding of the country (although, back then, it was more about selling snake oil to the people as a health remedy). A good book to read on big business profit driven practices is "Salt Sugar Fat: How the food Giants Hooked Us."

That one is challenging because it requires quite the strong core. I've been trying to do them for 3 workouts now at home with 10 lb weights and still am lacking the core strength the effortlessly stand up at the end of a rep. How did you do with it at the gym? Remember to use a light weight like 5-10 lb and to keep your arm straight up in the air for the whole movement. Same is true of a full body roll. In the full body roll, you start standing up, go into a deep squat, roll onto your curved back and keep going until you are rolled back onto your shoulders with your feet almost touching the ground behind you. Now reverse the motion back to starting position. The hard part is getting onto your feet fluidly and then stand up. It requires all core strength and a strong lower back. I figure I will be able to do 15 of these in 3 weeks time in one Fluid motion without struggling at the end to stand up. This exercise sure beats standard crunches or sit-up as it is a much more functional movement.

I definitely do not mind chewing on two 500 calcium citrate chews for 3 meals a day rather than one. It is my one sweet I have that resembles candy.

Louise - definitely the dopamine is what make exercise an addiction. Addiction can come in all shape and sizes, but one thing is certain. Stimulation of the dopamine receptors ("the reward center") is why most people exercise or workout. That is the case for me. It gives me a warm happy focused buzz energy for the whole day. I guess I am a weirdo because I love working out intensely every day. The day is not as good if I miss it.

That is interesting to know. I currently take 1500 mg a day of BA chews (caramel - yum!), but may have to double based on your empirical results? My WW scale does bone density. I am not sure how accurate it is, but it is consistently giving me values that average around 8.0. This value appears to be in range of good bone mass according to the documented range of 7.4-8.2 based upon my age of 37: http://www.wholesalepoint.com/documents/WeightWatchers-WW66.pdf Your thoughts?

Love the color!

Actually, workouts (the actual intense part between warmup and cool down) were 15-20 minutes when doing the BYOG (be your own gym) workout program over last 12 weeks combined with 2 days cross fit. Now, starting last week, workouts are ranging from. 30 minutes to 45 minutes for 4 days when working out at home, yet are still intense. Still 2 days at cross fit. I am not really a gym rat so just like to hit it hard for a short time period and get on with the day (Or in my case, return to work at my home office). So, in conclusion, I still spend about 1 hour a day including warmup, stretch, workout and cool down. I think this will be changing in 2 months to be longer daily as I get into serious prep mode for cross fit games next summer.

I like to have casein Protein every night to the tune of 50-60 g. It is double chocolate and is like a creamy pudding. Who can resist, right? On occasion I forget or eat dinner too late and do not have time for that shake because I need a certain number of hours of sleep a night. I have noted that when I do not eat this one meal, that my weight tends to float up towards the top of my maintain window (175-180). As soon as I eat it again,say, the next day, my weight will drift back down to the bottom of my maintain window and my core section feels much tighter on waking up the following morning. It does not matter if I fail to drink it on a lifting day or a rest day. Same results. An interesting anatomical response, I must say. It could be my body really does need that extra 50 g of protein at bedtime to burn and build during the night. This is just something for you to consider if you are looking for a little help to push your current weight down a few lbs. I like to take Optimal Nutrition Gold Standard double chocolate casein protein of 2.5 scoops in Water.

Yes, strength training has a much better post workout burn then cardio, especially if you do compound movements. I used to run for an hour (about 10k) and it burned a lot of mad calories, but I would rather work out in 20 m than 1 hour for better results (toning, fat loss, cardio vascular response, fitness, etc). And strength training can definitely be a cardio workout from cross fit to body weight exercises to kettle bell sets. Just something to consider.

I love fish, especially wild salmon and Ono. Wild salmon here in Washington. Ono when I travel to kauii every couple years. Ono is a very tasty fish, but hard to find in WA except at Asian market grocery stores.

If you ignore warmup, stretching And cool down, my workouts have been 15-20 minutes long 5 days a week. Not that much time. However, I have learned a lot of technique for making an effective use of 20 minutes.

Congrats! I bet you feel great!

I buy my bars from vitamin shoppe for quest bars and target or Safeway for pure bars. I order nu go slim bars from amazon.com. I guess everything could be ordered from amazon, but I heard that protein bars are sometimes iffy depending on how long they sit in warehouses. At least I know they are going to be fresh if I buy local retail.

I am maintaining at 2000-2100 calories which is only a little less then the recommendation for guys my frame and height. It could have a lot to do with exercising or having a clean diet (high protein, good fat, good carb). So perhaps if I did eat a couple 100 more calories, ate sweets or high glycemic foods like potatoes every now and then, I would gain, if the leptin hypothesis holds true. This daily caloric load of 2000-2100 should by definition cause me to gain. Who knows. It is working so far and I hope it does not change.

The articles do make a scientifically sound argument that a reduction in leptin levels make it harder to keep weight off. I do remember these articles from the last time you posted it. However, I do not believe the anatomy will not reset after enough time and lifestyle changes. sorry, that is my optimist personality shining through.