wow, thanks guys. Fu-fu, lol if I lose 10 pounds I will be well under 8 stone, closer to 7.5. Not for me. I've already lost weight just dropping sugar and now high carb foods. I'm after a little weight loss- 5 pounds more like and a new healthy lifestyle. I see you don't eat fruit. I haven't had any fruit- just to break the sugar addiction cycle- for about 6 weeks. Also, my carb intake in the last 12 days is more like 50, some days less. It's temporary just so I can be rid of cravings etc. But it's not sustainable. Also eating low carb forces me to eat frequently- something very strange for a sugar addict. Had to overhaul my fridge. Do you actually weigh your food- to know what your carb intake is or have you been doing it long enough to get a sense of it now? Urban, my diet is not balanced yet. I went the other way(very low carb) just to build back up to a new diet.

maxaan ka garanaya what he does for a living. I don't know the man. Rumour has it he has muscles and knows how to grow them. So I ask him not YOU. Fu-Fu. am gonna try that hungry cardio combo lol.

never mind them and their clogged arteries and haliotosis. Stick with it.

Awesome! So here's my Q from the other thread, Fu-fu: *If u wanna get shredded fasting cardio* Does that mean do low-intensity cardio on an empty stomach? Like first thing in the morning? I've done this accidently(never thought it was a good idea) and managed fine. So shredded means what? Ripped? LoL.

*If u wanna get shredded fasting cardio* Does that mean do low-intensity cardio on an empty stomach? Like first thing in the morning? I've done this accidently(never thought it was a good idea) and managed fine. So shredded means what? Ripped? LoL.

We soo neeed a thread on this. Thanks, Urban. I want to gain muscle not bulk up. Sorry, ooucc at moi trying to become the Hulk or guzzling protein shakes. I just want my toned, defined self back. What the hell is compound exercise?! I HATE push-ups cause I have little strength, I can do it with it knees on floor. What?! I have to eat more calories to gain muscle? Say walaahi. LoL. C&H. Added sugar. This one is easier to beat: I used sweeteners to ease me out of sugar for tea/coffee. I don't have any sugar now. I add a little sweetner(some of this stuff is bad for you BTW, use Splenda, safest one from my research) if need be. I did this straight after Ramadan and have not gone back. Invisible sugar and carbs Most things you buy are full of sugar and other carbs, look at the ingredients. Even the elast obvious things. This was a harder task as I was relying on buying food for lunch and dinner out of sheer laziness. I don't really eat rice but live on bread. I dropped bread 12-13 days ago. It turned my world upside down. I ate it twice in that time and it made me bloated and gave me a headache. Ick. I will reintriduce at some point when I feel like I have a more balanced system. Eating carbs gives you cravings. So you eat more carbs. And get stuck in a hellish cycle. Just remove sugar from your diet and I'm sure the rest of the weight will drop off. BTW, your target weight may not be the weight your body wants to be at! Also, I never weigh myself; I just know from my clothes. Equipment! Huh. I just bought hand-held weights. No space for a bench, pulleys and all that palava. LoL.

Originally posted by S*S: Hellow Sheherezade! how have you being? is that really you, i mean the real mcCoy, i don not want to be mislead again - so here is little test for you: Which tuulo am i from? - now think before you answer - as the answer might not be as obvious as you'll think LoL, hello, I am well. How are you? Trick Q miyaa? You're from a small place near Q town. Meel magac laheen. LoL. It's that small.

I carry it with a warning dear, love at own risk. LoL @ Vietnamese, make me nostalgic in the cold. Brr.

You keep misunderstanding me. I don't want to starve myself. I just thought people scare-monger when they say you lose muscle even if you diet strictly for a few days. Just wanted to know if it happens to you, say in Ramadan? I'm under no illusions. Taking it a step at a time. My diet first. All sugar now gone- did this over a few weeks. Now eating low carbs, more greens than ever before, meat(something new to me), chicken and drinking buckets of water. Result: sugar cravings gone, skin shiny and feel light and energetic. Weight loss too. Sugar cravings were the worst- I was an addict. The food industry makes us addicts. I just want to crack the muscle gain next so hence my asking you. What to do? Do I have to eat a lot of protein in order to gain muscle?

back-breaking work quite literally. Rather an unbroken back; no money makes up for bad health.

you mean they haven't paid him for work he has done?

Wave at SS, Cara and Johhny who doesn't see my warning as constructive. Dude, the others want to see you as Xmas roast, I have a heart and warned you of the dangers of tradition-mixing and lights. I even reminded you that a last minute appeal for intervention would not save you from yet another fire. And I'M XAASID? For Fluck's sake.

Lol I need to build muscle so that's not what I was getting at. I can't afford to lose muscle. There's not much to lose- except for my heart muscle lol. I'm referring to a strict diet- do you lose muscle before fat? Is there an order like: water fat muscle Aside from muscle loss due to inactivity, I thought fast muscle loss was a result of extended starvation. Anyway, will you start a thread on gaining muscle mass, please? I bought a set of weights a few weeks ago and killed myself carrying the box home and they're still sitting there gathering dust. I used to work on biceps, triceps, shoulders for upper body and do lunges and squats while carrying hand weights. I used to get results fast, with some cardio and baddd eating habits. Now that I have sorted out my eating habits, I want to do weights again and gain muscle. The cardio can wait lol, I find it easy to do and neglect other things as a result.

must be the cold weather and Xmas slackening off fever.

can someone tell me what the deal is with losing water first? And can you seriously lose muscle in 3 days(Fu-Fu)?

Johnny, most deaths by fire take place over the Christmas period. All those conflicting traditions lit up in one space will sure be a hazard to you. Be careful. More likely to see the Angel of Death than Santa. *and no it doesn't count if you suddenly believe at the last minute and call for intervention a la deity* Tsk. Hello, folks. Somaalidu hadal badana. Still trolling, eh?

Originally posted by cynical lady: Subsequently, I consider it to be a priority in my selection process for the office I intend to fill. is that what you call it? Lol. If one-liners fly over his head, he may as well be a bird.

And yours is pointing east miyaa?

Er, sorry but just cause u say u can doesn't mean u can. I mean no one's gonna test ride(cant think of a better phrase ish)the old man are they? Is high a euphemism for old?

I feed it to the men I keep.Lol.

In England u don't need to grow it in secret, u can find qat at the greens aisle of your favourite local supermarket. Asda has a buy one get one free offer on next week .

Loool @ KK.

Relative as all things are but no 17 year old nowhere not ever not never will look at an old man and go um, gimme somadat. He could live to 112 but I bet she won't be around to see that happen . It's unethical legal or not. I say marry him to Ibts as well lol.

Castro where have u been? I just had dinner. An oouucc will have follow-through. Inaga daa. Uff.

Castro where have u been? I just had dinner. An oouucc will have follow-through. Inaga daa. Uff.