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Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-27-2012, 07:34 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,103
Posted By DietVet
Am I the only person who finds this pretty...

Am I the only person who finds this pretty patronizing?

I mean, what makes her think that I need or want her approval? She's reinforcing the same standard that the sentiment of her post is0( sort...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-24-2012, 10:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,477
Posted By DietVet
Usually with those preloaded barbells, the marked...

Usually with those preloaded barbells, the marked weight is the actual weight--it includes the weight of the bar.

If you go over to an oly bar and load it up with plates, then you would add 45lb...
Forum: General chatter 09-23-2012, 07:33 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,537
Posted By DietVet
Grrr. Tell him you don't want to be surprised,...

Grrr. Tell him you don't want to be surprised, you want to be treated like an adult and share with him in the business of planning your future.

Otherwise, I agree very much with what Lockitup had...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-22-2012, 11:04 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,394
Posted By DietVet
Joefla, have you read "The End of Overeating" by...

Joefla, have you read "The End of Overeating" by David Kessler? He does a great job of explaining the neurochemistry of food addiction, and of helping to map some ways out of it. It's a very helpful...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-21-2012, 11:37 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 650
Posted By DietVet
Beach, have you seen this article?...

Beach, have you seen this article? (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/opinion/19ekirch.html)

I am and have always been a bad sleeper. I struggle to get to sleep, I wake up all the time, and I...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-19-2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,219
Posted By DietVet
I'm not sure that the nutrition advice in that...

I'm not sure that the nutrition advice in that book has been super successful.

But, there are two reasons to eat more on lifting days that make good sense:

1. To fuel your workouts. After...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-16-2012, 12:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,549
Posted By DietVet
When I re-start weight training after I break, I...

When I re-start weight training after I break, I get RAVENOUS. So I eat a little more. For me, it wears off though, as my body adjusts to the hard core exercise.
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-16-2012, 10:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 994
Posted By DietVet
A pound a week is a great rate of weight loss...

A pound a week is a great rate of weight loss...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-15-2012, 10:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 619
Posted By DietVet
Have you read the water weight sticky? You will...

Have you read the water weight sticky? You will find it helpful.
Forum: Exercise! 09-15-2012, 10:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,959
Posted By DietVet
I'm rebuilding after 9 months of illness and leg...

I'm rebuilding after 9 months of illness and leg surgeries. I've had to be close to sedentary for most of the year, so I've lost tons of strength on all sides of my body, but the leg that had all the...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-13-2012, 11:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,186
Posted By DietVet
Definitely the New Rules for Life. One of...

Definitely the New Rules for Life.

One of the nice things about these books is that Lou and Alwyn do a great job of incorporating new research and new thinking about weight training into each of...
Forum: Exercise! 09-09-2012, 10:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 618
Posted By DietVet
Do it! It sounds like a great offer! ...

Do it! It sounds like a great offer!

Hopefully after working out by yourself for a while, you'll get the confidence to use your college's weight room. (Your tuition is helping to pay for that...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-09-2012, 10:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 970
Posted By DietVet
Heavy means that you should be really struggling...

Heavy means that you should be really struggling by the end of your sets--especially the final set. Start with something like 3x10--the last couple of reps should be really hard.

The other thing...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-08-2012, 10:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,326
Posted By DietVet
What is your weight? But yes, you should be...

What is your weight?

But yes, you should be eating more calories, ESPECIALLY if you're weight training.
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-07-2012, 10:46 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,533
Posted By DietVet
I'm 5'9 and about 4 years ago I was 137/138. I...

I'm 5'9 and about 4 years ago I was 137/138. I was lifting heavy weights and I was really lean--I was wearing size 6es and some of my tops were smalls (this despite always large boobs). I can't...
Forum: General chatter 09-07-2012, 10:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,396
Posted By DietVet
No, wait until you get offered the other job. You...

No, wait until you get offered the other job. You need a bird in the hand so that you can pay your bills and look after your son if the factory job doesn't work out. The PT place might not like it,...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-07-2012, 10:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 970
Posted By DietVet
That's tricky. I'm not sure what is going on. ...

That's tricky. I'm not sure what is going on.

If you are losing inches but gaining scale weight, then it almost certainly has to be a combination of water and muscle. But it's hard to imagine...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-06-2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 920
Posted By DietVet
You're not gaining weight: you are seeing...

You're not gaining weight: you are seeing ordinary scale fluctuations.

Four pieces of concrete advice:

1. Read the 'Water Weight' sticky at the top of this forum.

2. In the beginning at...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-06-2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,069
Posted By DietVet
Yup, that is the joyous wonder of weight lifting!...

Yup, that is the joyous wonder of weight lifting! You get smaller but your scale number is higher. That means that you get to eat to support the higher number while LOOKING ever tinier! It's the...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-05-2012, 10:21 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,826
Posted By DietVet
Do you need to take a maintenance break? ...

Do you need to take a maintenance break?

Giving up all counting and vigilance will lead to weight gain, so it isn't a good idea. But a maintenance break might be refreshing for your body and your...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-03-2012, 03:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 803
Posted By DietVet
That's why it's best to stick with the whole food...

That's why it's best to stick with the whole food options in your dining hall: veggies/salad, and protein. Learn what a 3 oz portion of chicken looks like, and count it. Estimate the calories in your...
Forum: Weight and Resistance Training 09-02-2012, 12:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,069
Posted By DietVet
Great write up sontaikle! I wonder if you can...

Great write up sontaikle! I wonder if you can cross post it in the regular exercise forum so that more people will see it. Heavy lifting evangelism!

Love this, btw. It's so true:
Forum: Weight Loss Support 08-31-2012, 10:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,056
Posted By DietVet
A Bacon Festival? That sounds FANTASTIC!

A Bacon Festival? That sounds FANTASTIC!
Forum: Exercise! 08-28-2012, 10:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,325
Posted By DietVet
Can you describe the pain? Where is it and what...

Can you describe the pain? Where is it and what does it feel like?
Forum: Weight Loss Support 08-26-2012, 12:01 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,109
Posted By DietVet
Just want to back John up here. I wear an HRM...

Just want to back John up here. I wear an HRM when I exercise and my heart rate gets to the same number when I do squats and deadlifts as it does when I do sprints. Lifting heavy weights absolutely...
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