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mock meats are real food- tempeh, seitan, mock sausage, all has a TON of protein- but even without going that route, beans and lentils are great protein sources

I'm usually at the gtm by 6. I love it! There's usually maybe 2 other people if that in the weight area, I get the squat rack all to myself : )

I like to put bbq sauce on salmon and bake, or a maple / teriyaki glaze

at my house we do turkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, gravy, popovers. Depending on who is coming, we sometimes add in sweet potato casserole and creamed spinach. And of course, dessert!

What works for me is packing my breakfast lunch and snacks 5 times a week, and then being much more moderate on the weekends (I go out, I drink, I eat different things, but maybe in smaller portions)

I've finally told SOME people in my life what I weight and used to weigh (i lost 95 since jan) and it feels like a relief, albeit it still feels weird having people know my highest weight

while timing doesn't matter, do what works for you. Personally, I am hungry all day until I get home, so I usually eat 90% of my calories while at work, and then have either a snack or a light 300 calorie meal at night. A lot of the time, I don't eat at all after 5:00 pm. I don't do this as a 'rule' but rather, I listen to…

Avocado toast, baked eggs and a mixed salad.

I was born in America but my parents were not, and peanut butter sandwiches weren't a thing in our house. I remember being like 8 maybe? And asking my father to buy peanut butter and jelly because I desperately wanted to bring that to school instead of the wierd open faced sandwiches they packed for me that were soooo…

Spinach with a pepper crusted seared tuna steak with soy glaze

I think it's actually easy to eat MORE when you start measuring if you aren't accurately weighing. Sometimes when we see we have '200' calories left, we might say, nice I can have peanut butter but then mis-measure it and suddenly its 450 calories. That adds up at the end of the week. If you're also overestimating your…

Everyone means it. I meant it every time I said it. I just didn't have the discipline / willpower whatever else to accomplish it, it just wasn't THAT important to me even though I THOUGHT it was. Once I actually started to get fit and lose weight, I realized what it meant to really want it and go for it. There were factors…

Ezekiel toast topped with avocado mashed with lemon, salt and pepper and topped with two small farmer's eggs fried in a little truffle oil

Mussels in a garlic and herb savignon blanc sauce

depends on the veg but i'll saute, pan fry, roasting is my favorite, etc.

there are some really good veggie burgers out there, I am not a huge whole foods fan its expensive, but they have these weird brands of veggie burgers that are amazing. They also started selling veggie burger mix, you just shape it and cook it yourself

the world's largest ball of tape and a rack of baby back ribs :)

tuna out of a packet- with a hit of sriracha.

I've done it before...and lost no weight. I also found the food pretty gross, so it was hard to stick to it beyond a month

I need some new accountability Name: Liz Age: 29 Height: 5'6 Start Weight (1st September): 183 Goal Weight (1st October): 175 1st September: 183 8th September: 15th September: 22nd September: 29th September: 1st October: Weight lost/gained this week: up three from 180 today :( hopefully water weight Weight lost/gained this…

i'll do a salad which is more 'assembly' then cooking, or i make a meal out of snacks- fruit, nuts, cheese, etc

I don't do cardio on lifting days usually (I am not counting walking here) however, I do accessory work and that usually works up quite a sweat.

I literally cannot find full body before pictures, I'm going to have to search! This is my 2/3 of the way progress, 5'6, sw 265, cw 180, goal is another 35-45 pounds depending on how I feel as I get closer

Life is incredibly short and goes incredibly quick. Everyone should do what makes them happy

I think you have to figure out what works for you- I typically change the estimates MFP gives, like if it gives me 600 calories for spinning, I'll log it as 300. I do eat back all my fitbit calories that are estimated, so far I've been losing

I'm 29, 5'6, started at 265 January 1st, and now at 180, still have 35 to 45 pounds to lose till my goal weight. It's taken me about 8 months to get here, hoping to lose the rest by end of January. I don't have bad loose skin YET but I can see where I probably will have loose skin- my stomach, arms and thighs. But the way…

Find your resting *kitten* face...j/k. Honestly, just keep going and doing what you're doing, anyone who is paying attention to you isn't doing what they're supposed to be doing, which is working out and paying attention to their own lifts. I started out lifting with literally like 5 pounds and empty bars, everyone has to…

If you have back issues and this is an option, I would consider hiring a pt, at least for a few times to show you the proper form

29 from NYC, looking to lose another 40ish pounds to get down to the 130's, already lost 86. Feel free to add me