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People are usually branded with orthorexia by unhealthy or fat people who are insecure that someone is eating so well. That said, there ARE orthorexic people who let the construction of a perfect diet interfere with their day to day lives and thought patterns, much the way an anorexic person might think constantly about…

Men who think breastfeeding in public places in unacceptable (and women for that matter) have obviously never had a child. Your child is hungry and needs to be fed more frequently then women can often find very private places. Just deal with it, it's a boob. You can't even see the nipple. They are not crying out for…

reeses peanut butter cups. i don't allow myself to ever buy them. lol.

Apparently they do nothing, except maybe mess up your posture. Complete scam, lol, just buy some running shoes and go for a jog.

I try not to judge those who get plastic surgery for the wrong reasons, but some people definitely do. An example being people who try to eat through their lapbands... why? You just paid thousands of dollars for this surgery and now you are trying to eat around it? Personally I am getting a boob job in Feb. I have a breast…

Well, when I was new to weight lifting, I went upstairs to do my squats. Some d-bag had left his bar with 2 large plates each side (120kg) racked on the highest notch. I am weak and 5'4"... I tried to wiggle the plate off, and when it finally came free I almost dislocated my arm and fell backwards when it dropped.…

Weight training = increasing strength and preserving muscle for weight loss. It does not burn many calories compared to cardio but it is EXCELLENT for you and sets up a nice base for when you're skinnier and start eating more to build muscle. You will also look less "skinnyfat" when you reach your goal weight. While weight…

Weight lifting does not burn many calories, and calorie burn is often not the goal of weight lifting. The strength section is more for recording your lifts so you can see progression. However, you can search "strength training" under cardio to add calories burned. However, there are SO many variables when it comes to…

As stated, noobie lifters can make muscle gains on a deficit because their muscles are completely untrained and easy to build. You will also get rapid strength gains (assuming you are training properly) compared to that of someone with trained muscles. Enjoy it while it lasts! I am personally still experiencing noob gains…

I'd like a little ab definition, but not a 6 pack. Not at all. I admire women who have them but it's not for me.

QFT! Weight lifting is awesome :-) There is no cookie cutter diet plan, I have found my body's maintenance through trial and error and it is not precisely what MFP predicts.

No one's body is the same. Sometimes I am under 1200 but I do not worry about it or think it is bad for me. I am a petite person and a number that prevents "starvation" for a 170lb woman is obviously not the same number for me, MFP just places it there to discourage starving or misunderstanding on their weight loss…

Buffalo wings with a chocolate shake Chicken yakisoba Potato gnocchi and tiramisu

Actually, eating food late at night does not affect your weight loss at all. Eat whatever you want. Though, low cal hot chocs and weight watchers foods in general are very processed to get them so low calorie. Try something a little more wholesome every once in a while :-)

It's true, it doesn't matter when you eat. Your body does a lot of repair and work when you're asleep, it's not dead :)

Worrying about him judging you is silly. He's your husband! If you never start somewhere you will always be weak. Though, the bowflex isn't what I'd call 'lifting heavy', you need to get doin those compound barbell movements (deadlifts, squats, bench - though lunges are great for glutes). Anything is a good start though…

I find it kind of silly for anyone to really care what people say on MFP forums, but I will correct people when they are just straight up giving out false information and making things up. There is some terrible advice on this website. I guess sometimes people get personally offended! Everyone just needs to chill

I wouldn't log it, it strikes me kind of desperate for calories and if MFP is wrong about what you burnt, you could mess up your weight loss eating back too much. I'd only log dedicated exercise that you're confident you know the calorie burn of.

I use Optimum Nutrition and their chocolate flavours are DELICIOUS! Also very low carb and 100% whey. Very solid brand. There are definitely cheaper ones though, and ON uses artificial sweeteners.

Limiting sugar intake will do wonders for weight loss, but that doesn't mean you have to kick dessert. Sugary foods beget cravings for sugary foods, as well as messing with your insulin resistance (something you might be interested in reading about!) What I do is if I want dessert that day, I will try to limit "normal"…

Tea or black coffee :-)

Natural sugar is not any different from table sugar, or the sugar in cake. If you are worried about sugar intake you need to count the sugar in fruit, and maybe cut down :) Again, there is nothing magical or healthy about natural sugar! The only upside of fruit is it is fibrous which helps your liver process the fructose…

The 30 day shred is a circuit training program, so look up "circuit training" under cardio. It will be a huge estimation though, and could be off, you can't be sure unless you use a heart rate monitor.

Now that I'm so close to my goal I only weigh myself very rarely, otherwise I get upset over little gains and losses that can easily be attributed to water weight, undigested food, etc. I just keep on track and look in the mirror.

Make a habit of logging every day - planning breakfast and maybe lunch the day before also helps a ton! MFP is great for planning your day as you shuffle around macronutrients (carbs, protein, fat) - if I notice I have a very high carb lunch then I will pass on the carbs at dinner. I also recommend going to My Home > Goals…

Tonight I'm having a big bowla wholemeal pasta, with a cabonara sauce made of egg yolks and bacon (if you've never tried egg cabonara, I highly recommend it!!) It's weight liftin day so I get extra carbs :) Normally it'd be some kind of veggie and meat stir fry or broiled chicken breast with some cream cheese.

When the expensive jeans you bought on vacation don't fit anymore! >:(

Most people only build muscle eating a surplus. But protein helps a lot when you are doing that.

NOT too much! Hahaha! Don't ever worry about protein, eat as much as you want/can. 1) MFP's default has REALLY high carbs and REALLY low protein. 2) ~30% of protein is burned just digesting it - but only 5% of fat is burned digesting. 3) the more protein you eat, the more muscle mass your body can preserve while you lose…

If you're counting sugar then you need to count fruit! Fruit is not magically sugar free!! It is has the same sugar found in cake... sugar is sugar. I'd keep it under 50g for health reasons, that is the doctor-recommended upper limit, but if you stay under your cals you will lose weight. If I had a lot of sugar and milk…