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Peppers and onions sauteed in a little olive oil, scrambled egg beaters, a corn tortilla, half of a Laughing Cow wedge of cheese AND coffee (no sugar)!

Hey there! I did P90X once, and now I am looking into Insanity too! :)

I got a pumpkin walnut bagel with plain, reduced fat cream cheese over the weekend at Einstein Bros. It was amazing!!!

The 600 calories is a good average, I found.

It sounds like your iron was probably pretty low. Low iron leads to feelings of tiredness and weakness. Since you started focusing on your protein intake, your iron started to go up!

That's amazing! Good for you! I'm proud of you!

I would leave them and make a note on your diary about what happened so you remember.

Nuts and seeds (I love raw almonds!) Hummus Lentils/beans (these can literally be used for anything from soup to breakfast burritos) Greek yogurt A chocolate bar (everyone needs a treat...break the bar up into the serving sizes you want right from the beginning so you don't eat the whole thing at once, and whenever you're…

I would not be the one entering in food for someone else. It's his life, and if he's not accountable, he's never going to stick with it.

This may be true, but you can't eat them whole. Our bodies can't break down a whole flax seed. It's kind of like corn. You can tell the day after when you've had corn if you know what I mean... :-) Ground flax seed is best.

5'4" & 122 pounds - I wear a size 4 or 6. I have some hips on me! :)

Cutting down on dairy makes it less important for your body to produce the lactase enzyme that breaks down lactose in milk. The more milk you drink, the more enzyme you produce. It's possible that her body is not producing as much of the enzyme as it used to because of the decreased dairy consumption. But millions and…

The scale is important...to a certain degree. We all want to get to a place where we are maintaining a healthy body weight with a proper amount of fat and lean muscle tissue. But, at the same time, the scale is not the be all and end all of the healthy human being. If you put a body builder on the scale and used only that…

I like channa masala or the veg jalfrezi (coconut milk based sauce).

I'll have to look into that book. Never heard of it before. There is going to be a ton of debate around here on whether or not red meat or meat in general is good for you or not. But I agree with the above poster who mentioned that there is enough science out there to support limited red meat consumption.

What book are you reading?

I am probably one of those people that you were talking about who looked fairly fit before starting, but believe me, it doesn't matter what weight or fitness level you start at. P90X is one of the toughest workouts around. What you need is dedication to keep pushing play every day despite the soreness or how much you might…

Any kind of nut butter is awesome, and if you eat it everyday, that's perfect. I wouldn't go so far as to say almond butter is MUCH healthier than peanut butter though. Just different strokes for different folks. Maybe what you're referring to is the typical peanut butter most people buy with added hydrogenated oils and…

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Same here.

What dietary guidelines are you referring to that are 2,000 calories? The ones on food? 2000 doesn't apply to everyone. If you're 5'7" and 114 pounds, 1700 sounds pretty adequate taking into consideration your activity level. MFP uses what's called the Mifflin-St. Joer equation (I believe) to determine your calorie needs.…

Total turn-offs for me include: facial hair and rough hands and no hair on their head. The opposite if true for turn-ons.

This is a really good question for a dietician. I highly recommend you consult one. People here, unless they have medical training, will only be able to tell you what worked for them. That might not work for you. A dietician will be able to give you more personalized advice based on your various conditions, any medications…

Agreed. I'm a vegetarian, and if eating sugar from fruit is bad, I'm done for. :-)

No, there's no reason to avoid it unless you have lactose intolerance or a dairy allergy. It's got 100% bioavailable protein.

I did a breakfast burrito with Egg Beaters, veggies and non-dairy cheese with an apple juice box (yeah, I'm an adult and I still dig the juice box!) and a black bean-quinoa burger.

I go for about 50-55% of my diet coming from carbs and the rest from protein and fat.

Wow, that was a bit of a strong comeback for someone saying there is no l reason for going gluten free if there is no medical diagnosis. If gluten free works for you, great. It doesn't work for everyone, and a lot of people who might go gluten free as part of the fad diet (and yes, for many, it's a fad) and don't have a…

Agreed!

I agree to this. One of the guys I work with just focused on what he was eating, and he lost 20-something pounds. Now, he's really adding in the workout portion and he's doing great!