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I wouldn't worry about super clean eating. However to lose weight you have to be in a calorie deficit so it definitely helps to eat less processed food as it tends to be higher in calories. The amount of "real food" you can eat to get the same amount of calories as a fast food sandwich, tv dinner, chips and such can be…

ice cream, it takes me 3 days to eat a 5 qt bucket so i try to ban it

I can relate, i honestly just had to stop buying a lot of items, if i bought a thing of ice cream, chips or sugary cereal it was gone in a day or so. Get help if you think it's serious but for the short term maybe just stop buying things you shouldn't have so you have to go out for them (I realize this can be tricky but…

just be careful, if anything watch the sodium the week or so leading up to it so you won't have extra water weight

obviously they won't be low in calories, so i guess i'm asking what foods have the highest fat to calorie ratio?

most of the comments i guess, not you ndj. seemed like most people didn't read about it or mention anything in the diet itself and just kinda railed on it being from dr phil. maybe that was just the way i read them but it came off to me as people just kinda saying "ha this stupid noob is going to buy something from that…

i think her issue was probably that most people's responses were like "oh here's someone to talk down to because i'm so cool and smart". what they were trying to say in their own selfserving prickish way is that generally science doesn't support theories of foods working together to burn fat or calories or whatever. the…

we have a winner, ha yeah it's 10 bucks a month and a two minute drive. hard to beat at the time since i wasn't exactly sure what i was looking for. No they don't have olympic bars they do have barbells just the smaller ones that i believe only go up to 60 pounds. And yeah i know 135 seems light but i do work a manual…

smith machine isn't completely useless, but like every machine it is less effective than free weights because it stabilizes itself instead of your core having to do that. you can bench/squat much more weight on a smith machine than you can with free weights

it's not so much to me that it sounds like it won't work it just seems weird. i think it's more just cutting out unhealthy foods (especially the only drinking water part) that's leading to the weight loss and not some magic chemical reaction. you can eat a ton of food and still lose weight if it's healthy low calorie…

i ate a bunch of ice cream because i hate myself

ice cream and peanut butter

great job, turn your body into a machine

You can but it will be much more difficult, to lose weight you just need to burn more calories than you consume. How old are your children? Assuming they're not infants it would seem there would be lots of opportunities to burn calories that you would not think of as exercise (chasing them around and such). But even with a…

are you eating healthy foods? it sounds like weight gain is pretty much as simple as being in a calorie surplus (consuming more than your body is burning). to gain muscle lift weight and consume lots of protein and calories and a good amount of fat. either eat more or eat higher calorie items

honestly you just have to kind of do it. eating healthy is just willpower and discovering healthy foods you enjoy. the biggest thing i can say with exercise is start slow and just keep building, if you overdo it your first workout you'll be sore and have an excuse not to workout again

1200 seems low but i'm just skeptical in general of some of their estimates especially for anyone with a manual labor job. but to start off i would just try to make healthier food choices in general and kinda see where things go. also keep in mind your weight will fluctuate wildly throughout the day so try not to freakout…

i like to make noodles with frozen veggies and a can of chicken/tuna. i don't add sauce but i think it's still pretty solid with some spices and only 400 calories or so (200 without noodles).

My tips would be try not to go too hardcore or you'll fall off quickly, try to eliminate sugary beverages, don't buy things like chips and ice cream or whatever you gorge on (easier to control yourself at the store than once you've already got it home), try to discover low calorie foods you enjoy that way when you do feel…

greek yogurt is low-fat to fat free and has 10-15g protein per serving. fruit tends to have a lot of sugar which can slow the fat burning process. protein bars can be ok if you don't like the shakes, i buy premier brand at walmart they're cheap have 30g protein and only 6-8g fat 8-10g sugar. lifting will help but then you…

i find special k protein cereal to be delicious, or microwave some milk stir in some pb and add shredded wheat, or oatmeal with pb, protein powder (chocolate) makes cereal pretty delicious

ha, i guess i should have rested now my shoulder is pretty sore, think i just overdid it a bit and i'm not injured though. but it sounds like you usually take two rest days before you should work that body area again? (obviously now i'll wait til the shoulder feels better but i'm saying after that.)

i did a leg workout thursday so i would be pretty much trying to do the same upper body workout i did wednesday, i definitely won't be increasing the reps or weight if that clarifies things

It seems like the answers are somewhat simple it just takes lots of willpower (we all fall off and cheat so i'm not judging). Try eating 5 small meals a day. Try in general to avoid eating out (even though they have healthy choices the better stuff is always so tempting and the portion sizes are too large). Try to avoid…

edit: i could get in today i was just saying saturday almost definitely won't and sunday might not be options.

One thing i've found that can be helpful if you're a night eater is to brush your teeth right after what's supposed to be your last meal instead of right before bed. The weird taste will hopefully discourage you from at least salty treats.