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Genetics play a large role in what you look like, but they do not determine how fat or skinny you are. Your diet does. Google somatotypes (this is the scientific word for body type).

I have done 5x5 alone for almost 2 years. Just do it. Watch the videos (http://stronglifts.com). Start with an empty bar, trust me, you will be happy you did. In a few months you will be lifting more than most people who might find that strange.

anything you are considering taking you need to look up at http://examine.com - you will see nothing really works beyond caffeine. There are no fat burning pills. There are no fat blocking pills. Everything sold by the diet industry in terms of this is a scam or at best unproven.

caffeine. Works great :)

5lbs is normal fluctuation, don't get hung up on daily measurements.

I only make healthy food, and it is delicious.

Never heard anyone say it is accurate. So, you eat all the calories fitbit says you should and still lose weight?

Yes, it is sabotage. Ignore the calorie adjustment completely, it is ridiculously inflated.

go look up the science yourself then, it is reasonably well established that gut biota are affected by artificial sweeteners. Here just for instance http://genie.weizmann.ac.il/pubs/2014_nature.pdf Obviously you like your artificial sweeteners, so go for it. Just pointing out that water and diet coke is not the same thing,…

Not the same, just for instance: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/diet-fitness/how-can-diet-sodas-make-you-fat-study-may-explain-n205406

if the food was prepared by someone you know cares about quality, freshness, ingredients and preparation then yes, it would be "clean" by that definition. By that same definition no restaurant food can be "clean" because we don't know what went into it exactly.

do not even look at fitbit calorie adjustments.

clean eating = preparing everything you eat yourself, knowing every single ingredient in your food because you put it there. Nothing premade at all. You start with raw ingredients (preferably bought from local sources you know). It is pretty much a meaningless term, but this is my definition of it.

this may be a helpful starting point http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-beginners-guide-to-myfitnesspal/

I am sure you are very nice, although you could crush me like a fly. I'm just ribbin' ya. mmmm ribs...

ah yes, so the old brag right back is allowed then. Obviously I do not know the powerlifting etiquette.

oh, so that is why they are such egotistical jerks?:)

somewhat chubby white women do of course.

agree

although kind of silly I see no reason it would be bad. I think it needs to include some fibrous veggies, or just fibre in general though. I eat many many eggs myself.

This site fixes all this for you :) https://trendweight.com/dashboard/

This is everything you need to know, including troubleshooting. http://stronglifts.com/squat/

A good trainer can fix this for you. I suggest finding a powerlifting gym and pay for a one-on-one. You may need mobility exercises, they will assess you for this.

love all these people bragging and putting you down, and trying to make it seem worse saying they are a girl. Really great attitude people. Anyways, good luck buddy, don't worry about braggers, they probably quarter squat.

I squat every workout as well, you never get to hate leg day since every workout is leg day.

Your trainer should not be pushing you so hard on your beginning workouts. Tell him you are too sore and want to start slower. Many trainers think their clients want to be puking after their workout, which is a terrible way to get started. Ideally dump the trainer entirely and follow a simple lifting program like…

eat chicken breast as much as humanly possible.

you may want to add this site which helps you pick a program based on goals etc http://rohitnair.net/pp/

it is totally normal to have to switch weights between reps when sharing in a gym (working in). Adjusting the height for a squat is also common. Don't let that stop you. You need a rest period anyways, this is when you rack the new weights.

if he asked really nicely.