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I have the exact same body type. I'm 5'6" and the fat on my lower body doesn't reduce down until I'm at about 130 pounds. There is a massive difference in my physique when comparing me at 130 pounds vs 140 pounds. It's weird. Anyway, continue lifting weights and lose more weight (fat). The weightlifting is important so you…

I'm a student nurse and we just had lecture on this. Do not continue in a deficit while healing (4-6 weeks) and bump up your protein intake for maximum healing potential.

Beta blockers only reduce the effectiveness of exogenous insulin, meaning the type of insulin that you inject into your body. This would only apply if you are a diabetic, and even then would not have any impact on weight gain or loss. That being said, there are beta blockers that do cause weight gain. The weight gain is…

Thanks for the support. I really hope the ban Phentermine alone as they did with Fen-Phen. I guarantee it does more harm than good.

You're completely right. Even if you aren't as unlucky as I and you're able to elude heart problems, you will likely deal with the side effects you listed above. It reeeeally messed up my moods and it took months and months to stabilize them after I stopped taking it. It effected my relationships with everyone around me,…

Mitral valve regurgitation and Tricuspid valve regurgitation are actually two very different things in that regard. Mitral valve regurgitation is really common and is usually congential, whereas TV regurgitation isn't. Phentermine would not be the cause of Mitral valve regurgitation. I can see how that would be a little…

I had symptoms and saw a Cardiologist. I was (am) fatigued and had swelling in my limbs and abdomen. The kicker was I got Beau's lines on several of my fingernails, which are horizontal ridges. I asked a nurse about it and she recommended I go to a Cardiologist. The first thing he did after the echo came back is try to…

To be clear (again), I took Phentermine alone, not Fen-Phen.

I thought the exact same thing. However, Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation is not usually a genetic heart anomaly. You are referring to Epsteins Anomoly, which is a congential (ie, you're born with) a funky shaped Tricuspid valve. TV regurgitation alone is usually caused by rheumatic fever or by weight loss medications like…

You clearly didn't read my post. Fen-Phen was banned in 1997. As I stated, I am 30 years old, meaning Fen-Phen was banned when i was 12. You are wrong. I took Phentermine and Phentermine alone, prescribed to me by my doctor ON AND OFF for a 10 year period, but never for more than a few months at a time, as I stated in my…

I do mini preps. For example, chicken went on mega sale for $1.60 a pound at Sprouts so I bought a crap load of it. I grilled them and cut them into cubes and weighed out 4 oz servings in baggies and froze them. Now when I need chicken for a chicken salad or chicken and veggies for lunch, bam. You could do the same thing…

One more thing, I could eat 500 calories of brocolli every day and say I'm "full" and "satisfied" but that wouldn't change the fact that I would be starving myself.

Really? YOU wouldn't say that you are risking your health, but darling, you have absolutely no education in that field so your opinion means nothing. The medical community DOES say you are risking your health. Your hair will start to fall out, your teeth will become loose, your skin will get dry and scaly, you'll likely…

Get a fitbit.

I do something like 30C/35P/35F. I need protein to minimize lean muscle mass loss and enough fat to keep me full for as long as possible. The remaining amount is carbs, which is plenty to make my workouts (mostly lifting with some cardio) effective.

Thanks!!!

This.

Oh yeah! I buy this too. And nuts.

- Frozen marinaded salmon - Salmon filets - Organic milk - Spinach - Protein powder - Kind bars - Justin's peanut butter cups - Pre hardboiled eggs - String cheese - sabra individual hummus cups - Kerrygold butter - pretzel thins (for kids mostly) - Frozen antioxidant berry mix - Jimmy Dean light breakfast sandwiches -…

If your baby is eating solids and only nursing a few times a day, you need to add 300 calories to whatever MFP gives you as a goal. You shouldn't go under 1500 while nursing to keep your supply up.

I forgot to add, bacon and eggs or turkey sausage and eggs with sautéed spinach are my favorite and by far the most filling breakfast food. Fats and protein keep you full longer. If I eat carbs in the morning I tend to get hungry faster.

Oatmeal (overnight oats if you need quick and easy). Jimmy Dean sausage egg sandwiches (250 calories for the light version). Peanut butter banana toast. Bagel thins and cream cheese. Protein shakes with almond milk, protein, and berries. Veggie omelets.

I am 5'6" and went down from 150 to 128 when I was about 22 (I'm still in my 20s so it wasn't that long ago). I felt happy about fitting into a size 4 but I was upset I still had rolls (tiny) when I bent over and my thighs were still "fat". Our society leads us to believe that if we have fat on our body, we must need to…

I drink hot tea, like Throat Coat or Chai if it's at night. If it's morning or afternoon I'll drink a cup of coffee and that helps.

My suggestion is to enjoy your trip and eat and drink what you want. Try to be conscious and don't eat when you aren't hungry and stop when you get full. Beyond that, just enjoy yourself!

That's a good idea! Have you ever had the good weigh too much for the scale? I think mine goes to 14 pounds, but I wonder how heavy a pot of spaghetti or a big thing of stew gets.

I have been doing a 16/8 lately because I have a serious mental weirdness about dinner. I will eat it whether I'm hungry or not and I eat a LOT. It's compulsive. So, I started eating breakfast and lunch and skip dinner in an attempt to teach myself that dinner is not a requirement and not neccesary if I'm not hungry. It's…

I buy starbucks bottled unsweetened iced coffee and blend it with 100% Whey protein (vanilla), unsweetened almond milk, and ice. Sometimes I add half a banana. It's amaze balls.

Why not strength train first to add some muscle and then cut to lean out? Depending on your current muscle mass, fat loss still might not get you to the physique you have in your mind.