crashnburn

For crying out loud, I'm about to pack up and move to the UK!!! Tickets bought, First Class! Now how do I find where she lives.. (stalker) LOL!

Think about it this way....all cooked food is made from raw foods too!!! In my opinion raw junk food is any raw food that is altered, processed, refined, dehydrated...yadayadayada..... It's all down to you how far/natural you want to go, 95% of all the people that go raw are doing it all wrong, doing it the right way takes too much dedication and is too frightening for people so if having smoothies, raw cookies, raw ice cream is something that helps you get through the day then go for it, experiment see how things make you feel and have fun. I have to agree. Unprocessed means Unaltered.

Nice. Reminds me of the time I rampaged the Falafel Salad bars in Amsterdam & Barcelona. THE BEST!

That small of an infant.. Mothers milk. Any older.. there's lots of veg options. Most of indian kids grow up on that. Kids are never fed non veg at early stages.

God 6 months that I am gone and all of you are getting hitched? Whos getting hitched with whom?

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http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/gorilla.html What Can the Diet of Gorillas Tell Us About a Healthy Diet for Humans? I dont know if this was posted before. That 2-3% insect theory I think is true. Thoughts?

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Any updates here? Everyone who posted about that bit of extra fat

How did you go about doing it ?

I am glad my parents were VEG so i was born. And I am veg so ... hehe

People have an AUTO DEFENSE RESPONDER. For anything & everything. It could be between 2 different views on Medecine, Technology, Business, Religion, Diet, Lifestyle, Democracy. Dont let it faze you. When my Lacto-Veg ass was being whooped here by everyone (esp CG ) I realized that everyone has views. Best is to share yours and kick back. Some of the audience will pick it up 100% Some 0% and some in the middle. NO ATTACHMENT TO OUTCOME. BE THE "FRUTARIAN" PROCESS

LOL! you guys are funny. BTW I grew up in India. LOL!.. I was born in to a Veg Family.. and have been that since. As for the Indian population (maybe chinese as well) is largely because of the following: 1. 80% & more of population is VERY RURAL. Until the last decadde the only forms of entertainment there would've been.. ahem SEX 2. Contraceptives were not used then. Now I am guessing and seeing more. 3. In RURAL india there is / was a belief that having ONE MORE HAND IN THE FAMILY.. helped with the PRIMARY occupation. Which was AGRICULTURE. Government has been very focussed on pushing out the TWO CHILDREN and NO MORE message. WE TWO, OUR TWO. How far its had an effect I really dont have the numbers. He sent me this excerpt and I was a little shocked. I just thought I'd share what I heard from him.

So, I was having a discussion with someone about Veg benefits and he was die hard saying the following and would not budge. Whats the reality? 1. Sex Drive - Is way much higher for people who eat meat. Vegetarianism can lead to impotency for a lot of people? What are Veg FOODs & SUPPLEMENTS that can help ? 2. Same thing about Testosterone - I am not sure if 1 is a subset of 2 or the other way around. Testosterone is the key driver for SEX drive ? or are there other ones? Is SEX a key driver for Testosterone? Which one affects the other and what other things affect both?

I have the same kinda fat around belly & back

Bigbwii. I noticed your Bootcamp thing. I am in Houston and visit Dallas often. Do you think you might be able to help me with some advise?

Shes on the dot.

agree

welcome H town people.

Can you provide some links?

Try the DOOR GYM. Can be installed and removed in 2 seconds. No permanent fixtures.

Humans messing with nature and its course once again...

CrashNBurn's Big Challenge: PAST / HISTORY: DIET HISTORY: I have been Lacto Veg all my life (most of it in India). WORKOUT HISTORY// I have worked out more regularly in the past with the following history. - I think at the base line I was told, thought & hence concluded that I was a hard gainer (ecto/ endo /meso.. I dont know) when I first worked out at the age of 16/17. I'd shape up.. but could not bulk up, while others would. Then I gave up since I wasnt seeing any results in size( This is probably not my thing). Plateau (I was still a super lean young fellow). I could not do any pullups etc. - At the age of 22/23 I started running on an average 20/30 mins on the wet firmer sands on the beach averaging 4-5 days of the week and got a pullups bar at home going from NONE to 12-10-8 (3 set) in around 4-6 months. Pullups became my favourite exercise. I think the only reason my upper body is in shape of any form is because of this. - Then sometime at the age of 23 I started working out at the gym again and still did not see big gains.. hard gainer. paused for a while.. (All the above times, most guys would tell me stupid things like.. eat lot of potatoes, eat a lot of butter, eat some chicken for protein etc, drink beer etc. ) - Then at the age of 24 I worked out regularly 4 days a week, came back home, showered, cooked myself a lot of kidney beans, garbanzo, lentils and hogged on it. I did this for most of the summer. This is probably the time that I showed significant gains (unfortunately not measured.. but reported by family and friends). Now, I dont think I necessarily ate a lot more the 3rd time. But Im not sure. In the middle since that summer I did not workout or do much. Ate wrong, slept wrong, etc. Spoilt my health and bloated up esp visible on my face. I still had that lean frame but had this puffy face. - At age 26 I joined 24hr fitness but found the gym routine drudgerous after a long day of work. I had no mental focus abilities so I would go for the Group X Turbo Kickboxing and follow through with Pilates/ Yoga sessions. Within 2.5 months my passport picture showed my sharp jawline once again. Lots of cario + pilates happened. The thing is Ive always wondered what kind of a diet would have been optimal for me at those times and would I have seen better results if I had a better diet? I'd like to know this now that I am going to start once more. Maybe we can focus on the current .. PERSONAL INFO// I've always looked younger than most people my age and still continue to do so. I was one of the last people that began shaving facial hair..after reaching my 20s. So, I am not sure if there is a certain 'puberty' / 'adolescent' cycle that hits people differently. If it does then I "might" genetically (hereditary) be on the later cycle CURRENT STATUS: I wanted to do a complete self assessment before going deep into a goal oriented program. My goal might look unrealistic but I am sure you guy can give me the best guidance in that direction. Now clothed I can pull off a very fit look and feel due to the right kind of frame / shoulder muscle memory. But, I've got FAT primarily around: - My waist (front & back). TIRE. - A little around my thighs - My face / neck Wanted to do a Body Fat Assessment to figure out where I stood. The results had me baffled: Electronic Machine at Ballys: 15%. I showed the fitness guys my waist and he was like.. definitely more. Funny how I could pull off the lack of the same. I knew this was wrong because sometime before I had gone to 24 hr fitness to get a BF% using callipers and I had 20 or 25% something. It could not fix itself. Now, I said what the hell and did the BOD POD Assessment: (SHOCKING STATS!!) Ht: 5'9" / 5' 10" Wt: 155 lbs Fat: 31.1 % (High Risk of Cardiac) Lean Wt: 107.1 lbs Fat Wt: 48.3 lbs I had to get into a pair of cycling shorts for this and the person operating the POD was shocked to see that. They usually do 2 checks and in my case she did 3 since it was inconsistent and at the sametime, did not look like that much on ME. (ALL HIDDEN IN THAT GUT) The machine is suppossed to be within 2% of actuals / error. I am thinking of getting anothe caliper check to verify. But i think I need to fix me self. Now, whether that is because of the GUT, because of suppossedly dense body .. I dont know. I'll post some (gross) pictures for some of the ADVISORY AUDIENCE here. [ I am going to PM links to MALE members.. / experts/ Embarassing to show the females ] Please PM me. I''d love to have some help here. GOALS: A physique like this... - Like Tarz, Topher - Like Brad Pitt in Fight Club - Like that model http://www.perfectpeople.net/picpage.php3/cpid=56711 Matt Cedeno or any other.. - i.e. The physique of a good swimmer / dancer etc. // MILESTONES: Short Term (2 months / 8 weeks or so) - Lose the BF around my GUT - See the reappearance of my JAWLINE - Gain muscle and shape up in the direction of ultimate goal Mid Term (6 months) - Look like the GOAL.. or almost like the goal - Participate in this contest (modeling contest) Long Term (...) - Keep at it.. maybe increase fitness level, endurance, flexibility, etc (tone more, maybe some size /strength) UPDATES: I've already lost a good 2 weeks of that vacation and probably havent done anything productive to that end. I need a cardio + diet + workout plan that helps me best achieve these goals. Diet - I am lacto-vegetarian (You could recommend vegan stuff only if u want as well) and since I am travelling in India my trying to get Chai Flavored Soy Drink is not possible. Although whats funny is since I joined VBB I've way way way decreased dairy consumption. The reason why I cant be / choose to be vegan is if I choose it I need it to be 100%. No cheating. I cannot sustain it as of now. A vegetarian diet has been difficult to maintain as well. Even staying lacto-ve has literally meant starving myself several times and spoiling my health. Just that my work, travel & schedules did not even encourage me hunting for vegtn food, vegan would mean even more limiting choice. But really speaking Ive really cut down dairy products on a concious basis and end up getting them only when I do not have a choice. ABILITIES & FACILITIES information will be made available shortly.

1. We learn to LABEL things since we are born. What is not 'normal' for us causes a 'Reaction / Response' that could be negative, positive, neutral or even gray. 2. They are not bothering you. They are simply REACTING in a fashion they CAN and are CAPABLE of. An intelligent person would be actually interested in KNOWING and HEARING about you, your lifestyle. 3. Why do you need to be bothered about it? As a born vegetarian I dont have any qualms about it. People (friends, co workers, acquaintances etc etc) give me a 100 different reactions everyday.. all my life.. I COULD CARE LESS... WHAT THEY THINK. I DONT THINK.. there is a need to suffer from a 'I NEED TO EXPLAIN and JUSTIFY' complex. If someone expresses genuine interest / curiosity.. then tell them a little more.. then more.. and more.. and more.. I AM WHAT I AM.

Agree with Matt. I am guessing Max HR's can probably change as you start getting more active as well. PS: Whats a good few ways to guage it. I just bought an HRM.