so its basic knowledge that 600-800 calories a day is NOT enough to sustain basic functions when you are exerting that much energy...

I started StrongLifts a couple of weeks ago... Im NOT increasing weights after every workout as instructed though, only increasing once a week....so for now Im OK and should be OK for a few weeks... HOWEVER, by the end of February I dont know what Im going to do...

Im obviously going to need more than 800 calories a day to be able to fuel my everyday life plus workouts HOWEVER at this point I still have 70 pounds to lose... my ultimate goal is do to 2 triathlons in late Spring...

I dont get into all of that TDEE, BMR stuff.... but I am concerned that my weightloss ( my paramount concern) will me hampered by my secondary yet equally important concern of building muscle mass & strength

Advice??

Does anyone know where to buy Chia seeds?

Does anyone know where to buy Chia seeds?

Over here (Australia) they're available in the health food isle of most supermarkets.

I believe it's local to Las Vegas but they do stream it. I'm scheduled from 10-10:40 am Pacific.

http://www.knpr.org/common/listen.cfm

That's 4am here - any chance of a podcast?

Deano

That's 4am here - any chance of a podcast?

Deano

I believe there there is. I'll follow up and let you know. Spent many months in Australia and my son hasaccepted a post-doc research position down under. Where you at?

I believe there there is. I'll follow up and let you know. Spent many months in Australia and my son hasaccepted a post-doc research position down under. Where you at?

Born and bred Sydney boy. Moved to Brisbane in Queensland 10 years ago. Actually alot of people call Brisbane Bris-vegas, because it's an oasis in the middle of nowhere! Where's your son at?

PdxMan - Please feel free to post a thread to the article. I'll follow it up tomorrow. National Public Radio invited me to a 40 minute round table discussion tomorrow on the air to discussion my journey, weight-loss surgery, exercise and obesity with a bunch of experts. They might kick my butt on the air but I can take them in a 5K or longer!

I wouldn't worry about this. I'm sure the 'experts' will be intimidated by your passion and real life experience.

......I'm sure the 'experts' will be intimidated by your passion and real life experience.

Hmmmmm. I'm married to an "expert", and have debated "experts" here and other places on more than one occasion. To them, "real life experience" translates to anecdotal data. But I'm a natural born pessimist so what do I know.....

Born and bred Sydney boy. Moved to Brisbane in Queensland 10 years ago. Actually alot of people call Brisbane Bris-vegas, because it's an oasis in the middle of nowhere! Where's your son at?

He's still in Bonn, Germany but moves over to ANU in Canberra in September.

He's still in Bonn, Germany but moves over to ANU in Canberra in September.

Nice. He'll have a great time down here.

Let us know if there's a pod cast - I'd love to hear it!

Deano

Let us know if there's a pod cast - I'd love to hear it!

Deano

Podcast should be ready tomorrow. I'll post a link to it.

I believe it's local to Las Vegas but they do stream it. I'm scheduled from 10-10:40 am Pacific.

http://www.knpr.org/common/listen.cfm

Wow, massindex! The article was awesome. Thank u so much for sharing. U r such an inspiration. I'm glad that u still pop by the boards. Please provide a direct link to the podcast OR if it's easier could u please tell me what show u were on? I didn't know where to look for u. I hope the interview went well. Can't wait to listen!

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Wow, massindex! The article was awesome. Thank u so much for sharing. U r such an inspiration. I'm glad that u still pop by the boards. Please provide a direct link to the podcast OR if it's easier could u please tell me what show u were on? I didn't know where to look for u. I hope the interview went well. Can't wait to listen!

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danyelleb -

Glad you enjoyed the article. I'm not sure I'm worth more mention than any of us here, though. We all help each other so much.

Here is the link to the podcast:

http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=9672&ProgramID=2699

Thanks for the link! It was a good interview. I'm glad that they gave u a forum to not only talk about having a vsg, but I liked that u also discussed having it in TJ. I'm in awe. I know I've said it before, but u truly r an inspiration. The weight loss and physical achievements speak for themselves, but the fact that u r a positive voice that can speak to others about ur experience is admirable. Way to go on impacting the lives of others.

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That's funny that people's weight loss slows when lifting heavy, I started going heavy again here recently and dropped 5 lbs in 2 days

Also do an hour of cardio which doesn't hurt

Me too. My weight loss spikes on heavy compound days versus lighter accessory days. During meet prep it was always hard for me to go really light the week before, I knew my weight loss would slow quite a bit.