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Black bean salad: make a salad with lettuce, orange bell peppers, other veggies. Top with black beans and salsa. Frittata: sauté kale or spinach lightly. Add eggs, egg whites, pepper, black olives and a bit of feta. Scramble till done. Serve with salsa and avocado slices. Good with sautéed mushrooms as well. Just dry cook…

What do you usually eat? Do you eat meat? Any dietary restrictions?

I managed to do L-sit pull ups! Today my abs are screaming, but I still can’t believe I did it! 6 months of completing ab exercises and my back PT every day paid off. 1 step closer to the ever elusive muscle up.

Pescatarian here. Never liked meat from a really young age. Tried vegan several times, but always end up fatigued and hungry.

Negatives, assisted, TRX rows, small sets. First one took me a few months. They come faster after that, but I am plateaued at 6.

5’2” i am 105 now, goal is 102, almost there!

It worked! 10 days since I started taking an iron supplement and no more cravings for chalk. Thanks!

Thanks all! I am 57, so no pregnancy, but I did look up pica and it can be a sign of iron deficiency. I usually get restless leg from anemia, but I learned craving chalk can also be a symptom. I will start taking my iron supplements again. (And stop eating raw bisquick!)

For me at 5’2”, I lost 10 pounds. I went from a medium shirt to a small and from small to extra-small pants. All my body parts got smaller, except my upper arms, which remain stubbornly too large for my liking.

Life is too short to concern yourself with these his. Just let them pass and hope a cop pulls them over for speeding. They are usually so happy to pass, and congratulating themselves that their aggressive tactics worked, that they forget to watch for police and karma gets them.

57 and getting fitter every day.

Put the fork down between bites and take a breath and think about something that makes you happy. Repeat.

5’2” 106 12

If counting calories is exacerbating your anxiety, maybe don’t use this function. Stress hormones don’t help you loose weight.

Fish jerky, garbanzo beans, clover greens, quinoa, smoked salmon are a few of my go to protein sources. I don’t like stevia and all protein powder I have found has it.

Are you allergic to yeast or alcohol? The flush is common for alcohol allergy, and coincidentally, beer has yeast. Yeast allergy is much trickier than an alcohol allergy. For example I am allergic to alcohol, but not yeast, so can have bread, but not beer/wine/liquor. My son was allergic to yeast, a whole different ball of…

Buena Chickpea snacks. So. Good!

Ok, ran the calorie estimator from set up.1400 calories a day to maintain at my current activity level, 1200 if I want to lose 0.5 pounds a week, which I don’t. That sounds doable. I was worried it would give me a much higher number. Thanks!

Thanks, what is TDEE? I am not trying to lose, just get healthier. Already the size of a 5th grader but as old as a grandma. 🙂

Breakfast: scrambled egg whites with kale or spinach, feta, and quinoa.

Yes, I have degenerative spine. 5 bad discs and a stenosis. Only lost 10 pounds (I am very small to start with) but feel much better. I could not sit down for 5 months from the pain. Started with 10 min yoga and worked up from there. I do yoga and PT exercises before my daily workout. PT is all core and back strength. To…

If you are still out there, first listen the advice of the people who weigh their food- they have been successful and in reading in forum I have learned they make amazing strides. Second eliminate the energy drink. It is just chemicals and who knows how it is messing with you system. Eat Whole Foods instead. Finally, you…

My BMR is 1100 a day, so I eat under 1200 every day. But under 1000 is really low. You most likely will not be able to sustain such a low calorie count. Why don’t you eat breakfast? You could get 200-300 calories there. Also what is Nos Energy? That is your highest calorie item. If it is an energy drink, mate replace with…

Maybe 66 kg is your bodies ideal weight

Scrambled egg whites with kale or spinach and feta. Takes about 5 minutes to make.

First stop talking about negatives. Let the past go. Second maybe walk on the treadmill or if they have a track, walk there. If you can do 20 minutes, that is great. Then walk around the whole gym and look at all they have to offer. Cardio, machines, free weights, classes, pool, etc. If they have and classes, that is often…

Excellent! This is great place to help you attain your goals

Quite a great difference. Great work.

Eliminated cheese and milk and most fruit. Significantly reduced (90%) and carbs. Increased veggies and Protein. I am a strict pescatarian. Lost 9 pounds in 2 months (0.5 a week). Reduced body fat 4%. Goal weight is just 1 pound away!