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I used to be an "EXTRA cream EXTRA sugar" person until I realized just how many calories it cost me. Thats when I switched to black. It takes a little while to get used to it but its weird. Now, black coffee almost tastes "sweet" like my extra cream and sugar coffee did. And I HATED black coffee for years. It might not be…

Now I really want to try an omelette with anchovies. And pineapples... but not together. That sounds bad. lol

I usually step on the scale at least once a day but I only log it into myfitnesspal once a week (give or take). It helps me to see the fluctuations from day to day and understand that it is normal and ok as long as I'm still seeing the overall weight loss trend long term (week to week)

I imagine someone is going to punch me in the gut, and I’m tensing to absorb the blow. If that makes sense. It’s like a clenching if he stomach/gut/core

I do IF because of my overnight schedule but still have a protein shake as “breakfast” after my walk around 8p even though my IF window in 2-10a. Like others said, it’s just an eating schedule. It helps people who have problems with constant snacking by limiting that window. So go for it with the pre-workout I say... as…

Making sure to get adequate potassium in your diet along with good hydration will help speed it up as well but I agree with everyone else here, roughly 3 days to flush it out and lose the water weight

I weigh a couple times a day. Usually after I get home from work and right after I wake up in the morning and I log the morning weight. It’s really a matter of preference but as Firefoxxi mentioned, it’s also helped to see and understand fluctuations are normal and the longer trend is what’s most important

There’s a snack sold called ‘Banana Bites’. They are dehydrated bananas. Less calories than a banana (110/serv) and almost double the potassium (800mg/serv). I use these to help up my potassium intake. Avocados are also a good source

I’ve started a pescatarian diet (no meat besides fish/seafood) and started using the quorn “chicken” patties for sandwiches and love them. I saw someone above mention sausage. Morning Star “sausage” is a good meatless substitute for breakfast. Just my humble opinion lol

Just starting up again but when I eat “clean” and count calories (as I am again now) i do IF during the week because it fits with my overnight work schedule but eat a “normal” schedule on the weekends. As long as it fits in your calories, it shouldn’t hurt you to break your IF for the day or even a couple of days if need…

Starting weight: 350.8lbs 6/18/18 Goal weight: 320lbs 8/1/18 (vacation) Next goal weight: 299 lbs 11/20/18 (my bday) Final goal: 220-230lbs depending on BF% (would like to get around 10-12% BF- think chris Evans/captain America build. Lean but built)

^^^ this

I work overnights too and do IF 2a-10a, And a Normal eating schedule on the weekends. IF days I eat 2 bigger meals (700-900 cal each, one meal at work, one at home). Weekends I eat 3-5 times but smaller meals (300-400 cal each). As long as you stay within your calorie allotment and make sure you’re getting you’re needed…

Meal prepping is huge! I pre make salads to take to work. Cook 9-10 pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast at a time and keep them in the fridge. Easy to grab and go. It helps make it harder to say "I don't have anything to eat. I'll just grab "insert bad food here"."

My scale does that when I have my cell phone too close to it while I'm weighing items. It starts to jump all over and won't sit on a number

I don't eat a vegan diet but do have a low dairy diet which makes it hard to reach calcium goals and I've had to use a calcium supplement 600mg pill once a day. That usually helps bridge the gap of my diet for me. You can even take 2/day if you need to. They are usually combined with vitamin D too

Pretty much what everyone else is saying, I used to hold the rails or top of the treadmill because it helped the stiffness in my lower back, but after reading a few articles with info like what everyone here is saying, I started trying to go longer and longer with out holding on and have noticed a huge difference over the…

And one other thing, planet fitness doesn't work on commission so it's a no pressure approach when people come in and ask about the gym. You can have a tour and check out the facilities and ask questions and they won't try and "sell" you at the end like some gyms will. So you could always go in and get a tour and get a…

I work at a planet fitness and before that I was a member at one and it would definitely be worth the money to join one. It's not a "real" gym in the sense that it's not meant for powerlifters and body builders. It's meant as a gym that anyone can work out and try and get fit and feel comftorable and the one I work at has…

Most people log it to make sure they are drinking enough, I personally don't but I know if I don't think about it and make a conscious effort, I won't get nearly enough water each day

The three big ones when it comes to compound exercises are squats, dead lifts and bench press, you can look up instructional videos on YouTube that show form, no need to watch them while working out because they are just instructional, not a class or routine per se. If you have a friend that can go to the gym with you or…

SW: 370 (Sept. 7th 2015) CW: 349 (after 9 weeks) GW: 250 (for now, would eventually like to get to 220- 10% BF but want to get down to 250, then reassess where I'm at) Height: 6' 2" Age: 30 (31 in 7 days!) I lift 4x a weeks (upper body 2x a week, legs 2x a week), cardio each day I lift (30 minute warm up treadmill at 3mph…

I like to weigh solids in grams and liquids as milliliters instead of both in ounces. I find it to be slightly more accurate but that's just me trying to be extremely precise. Scales are awesome though!

I use "Body Fortress Whey Protein" and get it from walmart for $18 for a 2lb container, pretty good stuff, I use about 100g per shake which comes out to about 60g of protein at 400 calories (and I use a cup of almond milk to mix which is only 30 calories). So far I've tried the peanut butter chocolate, chocolate, and…

If you're in a calorie deficit, you shouldn't gain weight and protein wouldn't change that even if you are above your recommended goal, 6lbs seems like a lot to swing in 4 days but I've gone up 5lbs over a few days and back down again so fluctuations like that are normal and can be from a number of things like water…

Also in case you didn't know, if you belong to planet fitness already, all their memberships include free personal training. You can set up an appointment for the "design your own program" session and there certified trainer will get an idea of your goals and tailor a work out to that and show you how to perform the…

I would definitely do both, I start with light cardio to get a sweat and warm up, then weight lift, and then cardio after my lifting session Like several people stated above, weights will help shed BF%. It also helps with weight lose because the soreness caused by lifting weights is from the muscles being microscopically…