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I've used both, but haven't followed the plan otherwise - I've just used them as a tool to get a high protein breakfast in before getting kids to school and myself off to work. I wouldn't do either long term, I prefer real foods for the most part. I prefer The Man Shake, despite the stupid name (though The Lady Shake is…

What are you goals? What are you planning to do? If you are looking at just getting started with a bit of strength training, you can't go wrong with a variety of dumbbells and a bench, along with a beginner's weightlifting program to start with. If you have more specific plans.....what are they?

If you only like a small serving of protein for with a meal, I'm not sure what to recommend - the obvious fix is to increase your servings of protein and decrease other things. I do a lot of tinkering to make it fit. What is your protein goal? Is there a reason you are trying to hit a certain target? If you have body…

I tried WW for a bit, and couldn't stand it. I hated the zero point food system, and hate that I felt penalized for eating things that weren't zero points. I only had, I think, 19 points a day, and my daily kombucha drink, which has 13 calories, was 2 points! Far too restrictive as far as points go if you prefer more…

Hi and welcome! I would start by just tracking everything you eat here. Weigh it in grams for accuracy, as eyeballing sizes is a recipe for accidentally eating a lot more than you mean to. Practice doing that for a couple of weeks, and account for EVERYTHING, every bite, lick, etc. From there, calculate how many calories…

Hi, and good luck in your journey! Just as a note though, you really don't need to drastically change your diet to lose weight. You do need to make adjustments, but there's no need to incorporate weight loss products that you hate. Eat the foods you love, but weigh them, track them, eat within your calories. Add bulky…

Hi :) how long have you been plateaued? I've just had a look at your food diary, and looks like your entries are all very much "guesstimated" amounts rather than you actually weighing or measuring anything. A "medium" chicken breast, for example, is pretty vague, could be anything between 90g - 200g, so associated calories…

I'm not sure what you are asking for. There's a lot in your post - I'm sorry for your struggles. But what exactly is it you want advice on? A replacement McChicken burger? For cheaper?

Losing 5lbs a week is neither reasonable, nor realistic. Especially over the course of several weeks. Also - weight loss is not linear. Don't use the "if every day was like this" button, as it's nonsense, most of the time anyway. Set a reasonable goal - 1-2lb per week, then eat the calorie goal set for you. Do that for at…

To start with, yes. But once you have a bunch of regular meals saved, and you are eating the same things fairly consistently, it's pretty quick and easy. I enter my whole day in 2 minutes or less first thing in the morning, as I've always already planned exactly what I'll be eating, down to the snacks. If I eat anything…

Absolutely! I couldn't run at all - all through school, etc, I was the slowest worst runner. Not helped by my mother who reassured me with "we just aren't built for that kind of thing" comments. Thanks mom. Anyway, when I was about 24, I started C25K and - miracle - I COULD run, and I loved it. Ended up doing half…

Yep, you need to just fit it in to your schedule. I work full time, have two kids who are in school, but have loads of sports, activites etc that require driving to things most days, and I'm currently working on my master's degree at Uni, so time is at a real premium. I just fit planning in as part of my schedule. Saturday…

Started with vanity, honestly - I want to look good, and want to feel confident in a bathing suit. From there I've become somewhat obsessed with health and longevity, and now equally as important (I'm still quite vain, I own it!) is living a long, healthy, fulfilling life, and leading by example as far as healthy living…

I very much believe that other people's opinions of me are none of my business. I have two very young girls, 14 and 11, who are right at the age where they obsess over what their peers think of them, and I discuss this with them often. Live your life from your own perspective. Honestly, that gives me enough to worry about…

Some people swear by cocoa butter to help tighten the skin. It may help a little, who knows. Otherwise....time will certainly help, as you lose weight there will inevitably be some loose skin, but it will, in part, adapt to tighten up. Beyond that, I'm afraid surgery is the only real alternative. I had my second baby 11…

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Progressive overload can be achieved either way, which is how you get stronger/fitter. However you should be getting to a point pretty quickly with existing weights that the number of reps you need to do to continue to progress becomes tedious and painful to complete. Who wants to do 3 sets of 40 reps of bicep curls,…

I have premium, but only because I like to be able to enter specific macro goals, enter foods via macro, and set different targets for different days. If you just want to see you nutritional/macro information, you can do all that on the free platform.

No thank you. I choose life. Sounds miserable. And gassy. And constipation inducing.

I was in the same boat last week, was my first week back on plan in a verrrrrrry long time, and was super good all week, my tracking was flawless - everything down to the gram, my macros were all on point....and I gained 100g. Could have been for a million different reasons. Possibly time of the month/hormones, water…

Hiya, rather than try to stitch together a strength training program from hodge podge internet advice, it might be easier (and a more efficient use of your workout time ;) ) to follow an already established, proven workout schedule. Something like Stronglift 5x5 or the beginner weight lifting program from these guys…

Hi Pam, welcome and good luck! Consistency with tracking is key in my opinion - even if you blow past your calories for the day, track everything to help recognise patterns in your behaviour, and to keep yourself accountable.

Hiya, I'm also in my 40s and a bit taller than you at 5'4" but have a similar amount I want to lose :) I broke my sacrum (lower back) at the start of this year and gained a bunch of weight as a result of not moving and comfort eating, currently 67kg, so have 5kg I need to lose to get back to my "usual" weight, and about…

Hi Stephen, sounds like you have made some great strides already, well done! And being on track for 3 months already is a massive achievement, that's roughly the time it takes for your motivation to change to turn in to healthy new habits - making it easier to maintain from here on out. Stick to your new habits, and you…

I just do a greek yogurt mixed with some defrosted frozen berries and some protein powder. I have this pretty much every day, it's easy, quick, and fills me up for several hours. Sometimes will throw a bit of granola in to it too, depending on how hungry I am, and what the rest of my day looks like food-wise.

Weight fluctuations are normal as mentioned, due to all kinds of things that have nothing to do with body fat. Agree with previous posters, be consistent, but don't expect perfection from your scale or yourself. This is a long road, make sure you can stay on it for the long term by following a diet you can stick with, and…

Probably? Cardio generally burns more calories during your workout than strength training, and ultimately weight loss determined by calories in vs calories out. HOWEVER it generally doesn't burn as many calories as people think - for me personally, if I am balls to the wall running for an hour I only burn about 400…

Create your own entries if you have the raw nutritional data on hand. Although, realistically, googling the conversion rate will be significantly faster, so if you can't be bothered to google the conversion rate, I doubt you'll be creating entries. Also, I lived in England for 10 years and all of my measuring cups were in…

Sounds delicious! My kids booked a curry house for mother's day - it was delicious, and I ate a gigantic chicken jalfrezi with garlic naan. No idea what the calories were (2000? :D ) but there was a load of chicken in it, so met my protein goal for the day, if nothing else!

If you are eating in a sensible calorie deficit, at your weight/size, you might be able to lose 1/2 a pound a week - you don't have a lot to lose, you are already a healthy weight, so it will be slow, but healthy and sustainable beats the pants off "fast" weight loss. Especially if you want to retain your hard-won muscle…