Guys I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread that focuses on male issues and I don't mean issues related to sex. This is a great board, it allows people to share their experiences, ask and answer questions and to blow off steam.

Many of the participants on this board are female and their experiences are valuable but I thought it would be nice to have a thread that focuses on issues that men face that are unique.

An example is caloric intake, men are able to intake more calories than women on average and men tend be more phsycal so men tend to be less focused on calories and more focused on physical activities. (true or false)

Other questions I would like to have answers on are what sorts of things are you doing to lose weight, what have you done that is a total failure and what has caused the greatest successes

Thanks for your input in advance gentlemen

cheese. If I start picking at cheese after having not eaten in a long time (as in above) it goes down sooooo easily, and since it is pure fat, and hence, hyper-caloric, I can wreck my diet in just several bites. Best left alone whenever possible.

Ice-cream. Its a devil. :violin: Its my baine. I've never tried heroin, but this must be pretty close. About my only way to minimize the damage is to eat one of those pre-measured Klondike ice cream bars, which has 250 calories, and I can say "I'm done." Any suggestions on cutting down or avoiding the ice cream monkey on one's back would sure be valuable.

OK I know I am not a DUDE I am a DUDETTE but I have a suggestion for you on the Cheese and Ice Cream.

Cheese: I too have a weakness for this food item. I have found these 100 calorie 6 g of Protein Cheese slices that works wonders and satisfies my craving for cheese. They are cracker size slices and I think made by Kraft. They can be found with the block cheeses. Three of the cracker slices is considered a serving.

Ice Cream: Every tried yogurt ice cream? Less calories and can taste just as good.

OK back to your channels guys.

Thanks for the advice. I'll check 'em both out.

Can someone expand more on how excerising too much can slow down your weight loss? I think I am beginning to run into that and wanted some more explanation on what I should be trying to accomplish at the gym. I have a trainer for lifting and guess i could ask him too but he is one of those who have never had a weight problem and never will

Thanks

Makes very little sense to me except when you gain muscle it weighs more then fat. That being said I am betting that 125 you are looking to loose is not all muscle.

The thumb rule I most often see for men is 12 x current weight = number of calories/day to maintain that weight.

If you figure out your daily 'calories in - extra calories burned by exercise', and keep that about 500 calories below the calories to maintain, you'll lose a pound a week. Keeping it 1000 calories below will lose two pounds a week.

I hit the treadmill every day, and have just recently gotten back to playing golf for the first time since surgery. If it is a nine-hole course, I walk it if they'll let me...not up to walking 18 yet.