DanSTL82 Member

Pretty much just Quest and Larabar. I've heard the others aren't nearly as good due to sugar content and other factors.

Stronglifts 5x5. There's an app for it.

Nobody cares what you're wearing at the gym.

Of course it will. Unless you ate 10,000 calories above your maintenance two days ago, it's impossible for that weight to be fat.

1. Eat more protein, fat, and fiber-rich foods. Those will fill you up longer than carb-filled foods, which most people eat. For example, if you eat three eggs for 200 calories, you'll feel full much longer than if you eat 200 calories of pasta (like an Easy Mac cup). Carbs just aren't satiating, which is why people snack…

This is true. Most "diets" are just gimmicks to get you to eat less. For weight loss, it pretty much all boils down to how many calories you consume in a 24-hour period in comparison to how many you burned, regardless of the times you ate, the macro ratios, etc.

Some of the costs of losing weight too quickly can include hair loss, irregular heart rhythms, gall bladder attacks, etc...

I think this would be a question that her doctor should answer, given that she's apparently already seeing one. A quick call to the office should suffice.

They're exactly the same thing as egg whites you separate yourself. Unless they are marked differently, like "imitation egg" or "vegan" or something, but as far as I know, any of the brands you see in the egg section at your grocery store are just going to be natural egg whites in a carton.

Just try to take it easy. Don't look at the trip as an excuse to binge every day. Drink beer at a slower pace than you used to. If you're eating pizza, just nibble at it instead of devouring it. Remember that 3,500 calories is roughly one pound of weight on you, so you'd have to overeat by 3,500+ calories each day in order…

I second this. Also, as I recommend to everybody, don't keep snack foods in the house in the first place. Temptation to eat snacks won't matter, especially in the middle of the night, if you don't have convenient snacks laying around. Stock your fridge and pantry only with ingredients for meals, not finger foods to snack…

This is literally physically impossible. You might as well be claiming that you can walk through walls. You *must* be either inaccurately logging your food, exercise, and/or caloric needs. There is no other option. One of the most fundamental laws of physics is that energy cannot be created or destroyed, so by saying that…

Amused by facts? Unlike diet soda, La Croix has no caffeine, no aspartame or other sweeteners, and no sodium. It's literally just like drinking normal water, it's just fizzy.

For meals? Fish. Especially salmon. Also turkey. For snacks? Greek yogurt.

I don't think there's really a way to do that. I also don't eat "on the go" often, so it's not really a problem for me. If you have to eat on the go, I'd just make it a point to weigh your food in the morning, then pack it up and bring it with you wherever you're going.

Good, because pills don't work anyway. It depends on what you mean by "fast." Enter your stats into MFP, set your goal for 2 lbs per week, and see where that gets you after a few weeks. There will be no way to "quickly" lose 150 lbs. That will take you around a year if you are doing it in a healthy way. But you will enjoy…

If you're starving all the time, I will guess that you are eating a carb-rich diet? Fats and proteins are much more satiating than carbs. Instead of a bagel for breakfast, have scrambled eggs. Instead of snacking on chips, snack on some almonds or a cheese stick. Instead of a microwave pizza or mac and cheese for dinner,…

A first good step is to stop keeping unhealthy/snack foods in your house. Then you won't be tempted to eat them.

Here's what I would recommend though you won't like it at first: Don't keep food that you love in the house, especially snack food. If the food isn't there, you won't be able to pull it out of the pantry/fridge and binge on it. Start eating healthy food, food that probably doesn't taste as great as pizza, cookies, whatever…

First off, are you weighing in every day? If so, why? Weight fluctuates so much on a daily basis that a daily reading is pretty much useless. The only way to accurately log your progress is to weigh on a weekly basis or longer. Secondly, when you do weigh yourself, make it at the same time every day. I tend to weigh myself…

Well, WW "points" are mostly based on calories, so MFP (which is also based in calories) most likely won't be much different for you.

Another vote for the carbonated water. Look for Canada Dry, La Croix, Schweppes, etc., flavored carbonated water. It's the only substitute that got me completely over diet soda. It has subtle flavor, it gives you the fizz fix, and it is just like drinking regular water as far as calories/sodium are concerned. Which is to…

But this is pointless, because weight fluctuates so much throughout the day that you're not even getting accurate information each time you step on the scale. If you weigh yourself, then drink a liter of water and step back on, it'll say you're 2 lbs heavier. But it's just because of the water in your stomach that you just…

Go to the grocery store, pick a pizza that looks the most like the pizza you get at your local pizza place, and just log that. It's about as close as you'll get.

It doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you stay under your calorie goal each day. However, carb-y foods can tend to make you hungrier again faster, whereas fatty and protein-y foods are more satiating for longer. So people tend to eat more in general when taking in a lot of carbs, putting them over their calorie goals,…

I'll likely set it to maintenance and keep on it forever, once I hit my weight loss goal. I've already lost a lot of weight before and then gained much of it back slowly over the course of a few years, so I don't want that to happen again.

Depending on how much you're walking/jogging, you should invest a decent amount into them, at least around $75 at a runner store or look up running shoes on Amazon and read the reviews of the 4+ star rated ones. Getting a cheap pair for $30 will save you some money but you might pay for it in blisters, general foot aches,…

Don't try to eat back all your exercise calories. Eat back half, at most.