mikeinscho

First woot, so I'll make it a good one... I made the perfect cup of coffee this morning!!! Ok, now that I got the good one out-of-the-way... This morning I had woken up to about 12 new friend requests. By no means is that worthy of a woot, just...odd. Then I saw it. The Art of Manliness had put up a guest post I sent their way a few weeks ago, hell yeah! Check it out and share it if you like it! 4 Basic Life Lessons from Basic Training

Split Squat. Exact same thing as a lunge except you don't step forward/back.

Have you tried cheating more than just a little bit of cheese on Sundays? From where I'm at (which may or may not matter to you), that's not enough to be considered a cheat meal. When you diet and restrict calories your body responds by adjust the amount of leptin (one of a few hormones that regulates appetite and fat loss) in your body. If this piques your interest at least a bit take a look at this article by John Romaniello, it might be helpful.

All of those are great resources. Only thing I can think to add is to take it one habit at a time. Nobody is 100% perfect the first time they try something, so go easy on yourself and don't stress about being perfect from the start. It took me a few months to realize this and has saved me some stressful moments lately.

Eat your meals like usually, then chug a protein shake witha few scoops of protein and whole milk. It'll be easier to drink all of those calories after stuffing yourself instead of sitting there and weeping as you try to eat more and more solid food. Edit: This is how I went from 167ish back up to 198 after getting my jaw broken. On a related note, for those who want to lose 30+ pounds in 6 weeks and can deal with pain just get your jaw broken and have it wired shut. Guaranteed to work or 110% of your money back!

^That. As soon as you stop thinking of things as "breakfast foods" or "snacks" or "brunch" or whatever, it gets much easier to plan your meals.

For all problems concerning #2's.....psyllium husk. It's like an all encompassing equalizer. 2 tablespoons at night (even better if you add some athletic greens to it) and you'll be good to go. Just give it a day or so after you start to feel the effects.

This needs more publicity. Found that site last night and was thoroughly impressed. Only way it'd be better is if they sent someone to cook for me.

Thought of fasting? Gets rid of the need for a typical "breakfast".

Yeah I hear you. Maybe a 20/4 would be best. I tried that before I went to 16/8 and thought it was a great intro to fasting. Plus if for whatever reason I was feeling especially hungry that day I'd just snack on a crap load of broccoli and spinach. Good way to get something in your stomach and focus on getting enough veggies. Nutrition and fitness need to be part of your life and not your whole life. Pretty awesome you're able to work out with the wife too.

Most people don't think that eating too little can make your fat loss stall but it is usually the issue behind it. That might be your problem, but hard saying with out knowing. Agreed in ditching the scale. Use measurements (waist, hips, chest/bust, upper arm, upper leg) or the standard front/side before and after picture to note progress. You don't see someone walking down the street and say "Wow....she weighs ### Lbs", you say "Damn she looks good"...so why put some much emphasis on a number that only you know?

Are you an elite competitive athlete? If not then don't waste time worrying about this type of little stuff. If you want to make the switch after you run through your stockpile then go for it, but otherwise it's a waste of money. Just my opinion. PS - +1,000,000 for being a Wegmans shopper. No other grocery store will EVER match it.

If it's sore from landing on it, most likely it's a bruise and stretching won't do much to alleviate the pain. Just take it easy, don't fall on it again and ice it if it's really bad.

Solid point. I think this is a perfect rebuttal for everyone who pulls the "next step is anorexia" BS. Corey, I've been doing to 16/8 since last spring and played around with the prescribed training period (at least as it's prescribed in LeanGains) and later in the day like you are. The reasoning behind working out and then starting your feeding period is to take advantage of the metabolic activity, rebuilding and nutrient partitioning that is much, much stronger directly after training. When you fast, eat, eat and then train you're body is more likely to use whatever nutrients/fat you got from eating to take care of the rebuilding instead of the fat stored on your body. If you can't or don't want to change your training time you can always shift the feeding windows so you're still working out and then getting your first meal. Though at 5pm that might not be to advantageous.

Best workout plan (or nutrition plan) is the one you enjoy and actually do. I'm always partial to weights and sprints. With that, 5/3/1 is a great program by Jim Wendler that will get you strong and lean. He's a powerlifter so the book is written like you'd expect a powerlifter to write (aggressive and abrasive) but the content is top notch.