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Oatmeal with flax added, whole wheat bread, fruits and veggies and a protein bar that also has 5 grams of fiber.

Greek yogurt and protein shakes. Also keep the full egg but add more whites. Egg whites are low/cal and low fat. I scramble mine and make a breakfast burrito. ETa: also low fat/fat free cottage cheese.

You can make room for it in your calories. Or you can have a cheat/indulgence meal/day. hubby and I have one day a week where we eat what we want. Note we don't use it as an excuse to pig out we just eat more less nurtient dense/more high cal options and thus it ends up being more calories. You can also do things to make…

Or in my case a sit down job. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

A couple questions how much do you have left to lose? Also do you think it's possible you've hit a plateau?

I keep searching for the best method. I'll have to try this.

I use optimum nutrition 100% whey. I know another poster says it's not necessary. I think it depends... for me I would have to eat fish all day to get my protein in and be under my calorie goal without protein powder and Greek yogurt. My recommendation is you get it in as small of a quantity as you can find and try it.…

I guess I'm wondering why you're trying so hard to force it? My suggestion is make you some egg cups on the weekend or cook up some eggs the night before to eat a scramble or an egg sandwich...OR a heavenly breakfast burrito! I add protein powder and 1/2 serving of flax to my oatmeal along with raisins brown sugar and…

Yep protein, protein, protein and carbs too. If you're not losing I'd make sure you're weighing your food and tracking calories. Also make this a life style change not a diet of course you can increase your intake once you're no longer cutting but if you don't watch you're intake and stay at maintenance you'l be right back…

I wouldn't call him a jerk unless he made things harder for the woman. Not participating is one thing interfering is quite another.

Two ways to do it. Number 1: leave room in your net calories for it (this works best if you're only planning to have a drink maybe two). Number 2: Plan your cheat day to coincide with the night out. Even then you want to exercise self control. If you drink enough to get plastered it would be hard to make up for that I…

http://Stronglifts.com/ If you're interested check out the site. the tell/show you what you need to know to start out. I'm doing this one mainly because the number of exercises and amount of time make it easy for me to incorporate it. bodybuilding.com has some good workouts too which I might switch to later for a change of…

You might check this out since you're beginning to lift. It should also shed some light on the macro thing. I'm not saying do the IIFYM thing but it will at least give you an idea of which nutrients you need particularly when you're lifting.…

So far I've found protein shakes, fish, greek yogurt, chicken and egg whites give me the most protein for the calories. I do two to 3 scoops of protein powder a day to me my macro.

Sorry if this is been asked did you work out at the gym or at home or both? Also where did you look to for information when you were starting to life (assuming you didn't already have basic knowledge).

Well all I can say is I play hell meeting my protein macro WITH meat. No way I'm even trying without it. You guy have fun with that.

New York Strip Bring it to room temp We don't generally hold large gatherings I prefer a grill but have done them in the oven. The process below is for the grill. Lightly season salt, pepper and garlic OR Slap Ya Mama if I'm not worried about the sodium Don't need to marinate Heat the grill to high 3 minutes per side Move…

Mine is dieting with me to an extent. He's not being as meticulous about it but he's being pretty supportive. Sometimes men aren't if it's something they don't really care about. they aren't as natural at the nurturing thing. Think of it this way you're the pillow he's the rock. Stick to your guns though if he's a keeper…

I like brown over white. I don't really know why I just do. It seems less starchy/sticky to me.

Have you tried keeping the bottle on your phone at night? Anything I need to remember I keep as close to my phone as possible. I would think any gummy you get is going to have sugar or artificial sweetener. That's what makes them palatable. I could be wrong though.

Yeah pretty much... if we're talking literal 8 oz cups. I drink four a day. I used to drink about double that before I quit smoking and I cut back a little when I started this new eating plan because I refuse to have my coffee without cream so I chose to cut back on the amount I drink instead.

Well DH is seeing it as it happens but that's really the only person (besides me) I'm concerned about as far as my weight goes. ETA: I would like to do a 5 k with my older sister one day though. That would be loads of fun.

That's great news! Congrats!

I don't think it can be put much better than this.

Now the consensus seems to be that whatever works best for you... ie. keeps you from overeating is what you should stick with. I love to have a snack at night it's like a ritual and I will hold back some calories during the day so I can have that snack. My breakfast and dinner are pretty equal with lunch being a little…

Great tips I can't wrap my head around the extreme couponing. I know people do great with it but I just don't have the time to devote to this AND pan what I eat, keep up with the kids/cats/house/job and exercise. One thing I do is comb my stores flyers for sales and plan my menu around what meats/produce they have on sale…

look for reviews on it also. I'm an avid review shopper.

I don't have one but looking at the features I'm getting the Charge HR.

Are your goal calories at 1200? It will yell at you if you eat below 1200.

She did actually say in ounces people... You can overdose on water but you have to get pretty crazy with it. I was having trouble getting mine in too because I'm a sipper. It can take me several hours too drik 12 ounces of anything. I drink out of a small Styrofoam cup. I mainly do it so I have to get up to refill but I…