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Haha I was going to suggest rice & broccoli. How about grilled zucchini or roasted brussels sprouts with balsamic vinegar?

Oh I lost interest REALLY quick when someone HURT my animals...all of them. One after the other each animal kept having really weird stuff happen to them (i.e. bruises on the ears, "running into a table leg" causing a brain bleed) and it turns out it was just this douche bag purposefully hurting the animals because they…

My top three gym items I couldn't live without are the barbell (squats, DL and bench..what more could a girl need), the cable machine (because of it's versatility) and the stair master (because I haven't seemed to find a better cardio machine that gets me to sweat quite like that one..even spin class)

I ended up going to the doc and was told I am dehydrated which can cause nausea, but was also causing a low BP and high heart rate for me personally. I question whether I was actually dehydrated as the root cause, or if me getting sick was the cause of the dehydration, but clearly there was *something* going on. Probably…

Competing in powerlifting, not bikini. Limiting calories and food choices is common - meaning that I'm not eating ice cream every night like I would much rather be doing and instead eating yogurt, oats, etc. It's not like I'm eating too little...I'm 4'11" and started at 95 lbs., now I hold at 118 lbs. and drop to 112 to…

I really like the way that you manage your day-to-day meals - something simple and wholesome during the day that is mildly repetitive, but with a main meal where you can have whatever. That way you still have variety in your diet. I think I may transition to something along those lines. 1,300-1,400 is pretty low, but I…

I get to pet sit a cute little Frenchie pup!

Squats and hip thrusts.

Lifting, stairs and spin usually 6X week but lately (the past two) it's been more like 4X week

I can't even finish the meals that I eat - no matter how small. Which is not normal for me at all. I'm known for "eating like a marine" - quick and finishing everything on my plate. But now, I'll feel sick half way through a meal. I know I'm allergic to peanuts & tree nuts, so I'm cautious about eating cross-contaminated…

From my experience and discussing with others, I've never heard someone say, "I wish I started weight training later." Everyone wishes they started earlier, even if they had weight to lose still. If you're thinking about it, then mentally, you're motivated and ready to begin training! The mind set is what it's all about,…

Eh, it's not really trackable. Little things like that are usually considered in determining your TDEE. A lot of people (myself included) park further away, take the steps instead of an elevator or escalator, etc. but that isn't really significant enough of movements to be tracked.

I have questioned this before as well. I'm definitely over the line and into the obsessive mark - I literally count my food as I eat it and essentially have the MFP database stored in my head...everyone always has fun asking me what the macros are in certain food items to see how accurate I am. I can eye out grams of…

I always logged as a teen, and looking back, I wish I hadn't. I would have eaten the same things and it really sort of built an obsessive component within myself regarding food. Yes, it built healthy and maintainable tracking habits for adulthood, but I always look back and wish there had been a time when I just ate to eat…

I'm sure it makes it slightly harder, but not significantly. You walk around on your legs all day, a squat shouldn't be too awful. It probably more so has to do with flexibility and form. That's most common. You may have to make minor adjustments to the way you're standing, width of your feet, angle of your toes, etc. And…

I'm a little shorter at 4'11". Biggest tip is stay dedicated and integrate weight lifting into your routine, not just cardio.

I used to never weigh myself maybe only every other month. It helps you lose any animosity and attachment towards a number and base decisions off of how you feel and strength/progress in the gym. The only reason I weigh so often now is so that I stay within my realistic fluctuation and can get back down to competition…

1. MFP 2. The gym 3. Protein bars and powder 4. Food scale 5. Egg whites

Are you tracking to see a calorie burn or just log the movements? I usually just do "weight lifting" or "stretching" pending whether I used weight or not in my work outs and log the whole time I was active. Plus cardio. Instead of each individual movement. Hope this helps!

Increased sodium and carbs can make you hold excess water. You may have worked out extra hard and those muscles are retaining water. Drank alcohol over the weekend. Lots of explanations. I doubt it's fat. Would be very unrealistic.

Honestly, that probably isn't fat loss. It's more like water weight. I strictly track macros, don't drink alcohol, work out excessively and when I went on vacation (drank, ate whatever without tracking, didn't work out), I ended up coming back 10 lbs. heavier. I lost that within 3 days of being back in the gym and eating…

PEScience High Volume (Blue Razz) or coffee

Currently - every morning, but only because I'm prepping for a competition in which I have to make weight. Typically? Every two weeks, maybe. Don't really care about a number on a scale.

I'm the exception and love when things are split into thirds because I cook for myself, my S.O. and brother-in-law, so 1/3 is perfect LOL

It depends what your goals are. I like to do squats every leg day (which is every other day) - but I alternate between building up to a PR (on heavy leg day) and doing a manageable rep weight (135 for 10-12, working up to 185 for 10) on power leg day. I also do sumo squats with a dumbbell, varied leg press circuits, etc.…

I definitely don't eat whatever I want. I stay within calories, meet a certain amount of protein, and do my best to stay under for carbs and sugar.

A supplement?

5'6"

OMG I am honored LOL, I'm 4'11" ahahaha

ONE Bars are the best protein bars! Them and Grenade are so yummy!