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Blending any fruit with the protein powder will dramatically change the taste and most people like the taste because of the sugar. Examples like berries, bananas, mango, etc are all a good start. Adding almond milk, hemp milk, rice milk. Squeezing lemon or lime for a citrus taste, blending anything like: almonds, kale,…

Plastic is cheaper and most people use those but glass is always the better option mainly because plastics can have BPA or other things in the plastic could be potentially getting into food. Especially if you put hot things in it or microwave them. Glass is always safer. I haven't noticed a difference with how long food…

I have similar and eat plant based diet. Lentils, chia seeds, quinoa, veggies, etc. In general: nuts, seeds, legumes, veggies, beans. It's just finding your favorites and sticking with it then changing it up every now and then.

Yep totally been there! Have Lyme too. Been treating it for 4+ years. I have learned so much and have a ton of resources. Side note: if you wanna message me with any questions or just to talk in general add me and message me id be more than happy to talk with you more :) I know how hard it is, stick with it. Have you heard…

Have Lyme also. Been treating it for 4 years now. I've learned so much and it's forever changed my life but I've grown to learn so many positives from it. You didn't have symptoms in the past because it can be dormant. So your immune system gets to a point of being too low to fight off the bacteria and then the bacteria…

It depends what percent you have the protein ratio at which is giving you the 80grams protein. You can change the ratios in the settings. I'd stick with the at least 100grams protein, personally I'd do more like 120-135g if I were you. Because if you got to 140lb, that'd mean you'd have 40lbs fat If you followed the 1g per…

Oh I see now, I meant in general lowering carbs is a good guideline for helping aid with toning but whether a person is eating 25-40% carbs (anything under 45% I consider on the lower side) is dependent upon the individual. Yes that can be true. It may be from not having enough self discipline but when the body reaches…

Lol it's simple chemistry of the human body so don't know how it's "no to this". Educate yourself.

Both play a role... Hence why I mentioned both. How am I contradicting myself? Everyone does react differently to different ratios. I was giving guidelines from personal experience. You will go into starvation mode if you're eating below 1,000calories eventually. It's simple nutrition. You wonder why the HCG diet…

You aren't that far off though! It looks good. It's better to be higher on your fats than carbs in my opinion. You'll get it down to a science trust me lol and no problem

If you want to tone up you're right with keeping your carbs lower. Everyone's body is different and how they will react, I don't like the typical diets saying you should do really low carbs because it's not realistic long term. I would stick around 30-40% carbs, 30-35% protein and 25-30% fat. You can adjust it in the…

Realistically your body wouldn't be able to absorb 50% protein, unless you were eating like 5% carbs or something. Even 35% is a decent amount. A say 20-25% is suffice. The main source of energy the body wants is carbohydrates since every cell runs off glucose. My personal opinion is our nation is getting into this fad of…

I use to cook up a big egg mixture every morning. I would take like 2 whole eggs, 3 egg whites, peppers, onions, broccoli, and cook it all with some non sugar/non salt based seasoning it was delicious! I was my leanest ever while doing that but I was also eating a lot of chicken breast and lower-medium complex carbs. Now I…

Where are you getting the salads from? Most packaged stuff you can bar code scan it and it'll already be in the diary journal to calculate calories. You have to calculate the calories to know where you're at so you can stay in a deficit to lose weight. I mean it'd have to be a lot of cheese but yes eggs would be a better…

Yeah drink it in the morning so it will start your metabolism and although it's good to have something small before bed if you're trying to gain weight, too much at night will store into glycogen. I've been doing shakes when I need more calories or just getting added nutrients by blending veggies/turmeric/ginger along with…

In my opinion I definitely would be counting the sugar. I mean don't obsess about it but be conscious of it. It's still sugar even though it's from fruit. Meaning if over consumed it can be stored it glycogen (fat). I've seen this all too much with people, thinking that because I'm eating fruit and it's "healthy sugar"…

90%+ of the nutrients are not in the pulp, it's in the substance being extracted. I personally get way too much fiber anyways. On a side note... I have the omega too :) I like: Handful Pea sprouts, handful sunflower seed sprouts, 3-4 kale, 1 whole cucumber, 2-3 celery, half a lime, small ginger root thumb. The ginger and…

That all is really great info, thank you for taking the time to do that and breaking down the exercises! I usually only do chest 1x per week so hitting it 2x a week since it's my weaker area doing all that consistently I think I'll see better results. Good point about the flexing! I'm getting there with the mind muscle…

I would first suggest to decrease the cardio to less times per week and increase weight lifting per week. It's going to be extremely hard to gain weight when doing cardio 5 times per week you'd have to eat a ton of calories which wouldn't be reasonable if you have a life lol... So decrease cardio to 1-2 times per week and…

Eat even more, as simple as it sounds. You're burning more calories than consuming if not gaining weight so upping your calories even more is required. Consider taking some additional protein shakes in liquid form with oats, coconut oil, peanut butter, fruit, etc - It's much easier to drink calories than to eat calories.…

I never said you weren't educated. I respect peoples words and thoughts, I encourage them. You were asking questions so I was trying to answer to the best of my abilities. If someone is eating wheat bread and feels fantastic, then keep doing it. but the majority of people that's not the case, which is why we're all here to…

This is a whole other topic. Peer reviewed evidence isn't going to be supplied by this because all the bread companies would be out of business then. Every main study is ran and regulated through the corporations that have the most money. They regulate what's published. Most people that are getting upset or confused by my…

Strands get developed over a long period of time. It may be one wheat source on the package labeling but not the strands biologically speaking. Yes it does get turned into glucose quickly, although there's so many variables of what brand of bread- what ingredients are, how it's processed, etc that could have other things…

Yes everyone I will cite evidence. For the claim of 20,000 strands of wheat I need to dig through my articles and find it, I'll post it when I do. The other information I obtained through either the documentary on Netflix forks over knifes or through chemistry, biology, and nutrition classes in college. Here's a good read…

Since other people aren't adding anything beneficial to this discussion besides you, I'll answer this. That's a good question. I break it down simply, every carbohydrate gets broken down into glucose. So that means glucose is most easily absorbed in the body. Whereas high fructose corn syrup (bigger longer strand) takes…

Glad you're back! We all got to start somewhere :)

It's because your body fat is still too high, you're doing great by the way keep up the good work! Males tend to store body fat in lower abs and lower back (although everyone is different) but you sound just like me and that's where I store fat the most too. This will be the first place you see when you put on weight and…

Are you hitting your calorie goals? If you're getting your carbs, fats, protein correct daily then body composition wise no you shouldn't be concerned. Health wise, any sugar whether it's from fruit or not consumed in excess amounts can be negative. For instance can spike your blood sugar levels or if you don't use that…

[/quote] Thank you! That was very helpful with the carb cycling. I've been doing about 45-50% carbs. So far it's been alright. (: [/quote] Great job! Personally 50% of carbs was too high for me I wouldn't lean out as much as I'd like. If you aren't seeing the results you want then just message me and I can try to help more…

Yes just cooking up large amounts for 2-3 days and putting it in serving sizes in plastic containers works best for me. Also if you're in a pinch for time just make a protein shake or even have a few protein shakes pre made in the fridge. I use sunwarrior protein powder one of the cleanest brands I've find. Take almonds or…