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So that you don't starve.

Sugar isn't great for you but you won't be consuming it in large amounts from things like fruit anyways. Too much messes with your insulin and insulin resistance, and can make you unable to tell if you're full. Fructose, fruit sugar, is also basically a toxin that must be processed by your liver - thankfully, nature is no…

Omg thank you everyone who is helping spread that you need surplus calories to build muscle! You have NO idea how many times I hear on the internet and in real life "don't worry babe, you probably just gained muscle". Gained 3 lbs in muscle after a night of carbs, I don't think so...

Try not to lose weight too quickly, as this can make loose skin more of a problem. If you drink lots of water, and get your anti-oxidants and nutrition, you skin will slowly heal and tighten itself - the faster the younger you are.

The darkest I've gone is 80%.. but it's growing on me! I think it's definitely an acquired taste. I actually made a flour-free chocolate cake with 100% baking chocolate and it tasted.. interesting :-) I definitely had to add some brown sugar.

I'm Canadian but moved to NZ, calling someone your "partner" is a very nz/australia thing I believe

15-30g carbs a day is called keto, it's pretty common and excellent for weight loss. Your body doesn't really need carbs.

Yep, you could probably consider that HIIT. I bet that's why spinning classes work wonders for so many people haha! If you lift heavy weights (aka as heavy as you can) you might find HIIT will sap your strength and you won't lift as well, but that might just be me.

Go ninerbuff, fat-abolishing warrior! Ace information :)

Strength training! I have gotten into it myself in the last few months, and I highly recommend it!! 1) you will have built strength ready to go when you lift as a skinnier person 2) using your muscles prevents your body from eating away at them on a deficit, so a higher percentage of your weight lost will be fat 3) the…

Fat is actually great for you provided it's not trans fat! Your body needs it to perform a lot of bodily functions and repairs. Just keep it in your macro ratios :) Whenever I'm having a carb-hungry day I will plain a breakfast heavy in protein and very low (or hopefully completely free) in carbs. This keeps me satiated…

In future, stretch those areas extensively before and after. Look up glute and hip flexor stretches! I get some seriously bad muscle pain sometimes and it's always because I skimped on the stretching. But for now you can stretch, warm the area, and cool the area. Your muscles also need water and protein (and a bunch of…

HIIT is kind of a blanket term for any sort of interval based cardio. You can really do it however you like, but some ways are obviously more effective than others. Basically, you "jog" for one interval, then "sprint" your ABSOLUTE hardest for another interval. You can do this on a run (literally jogging and sprinting) or…

brown rice stir fry with high protein mix ins like shredded chicken, eggs, and/or tofu! put it in a tupperware, bring a fork :)

Maybe make a compromise with her? Tell her, I need to take care of my body, and I am going to eat my own food. But on Friday night, Saturday night whatever, I will eat whatever you cook for dinner because I love your cooking. That way she can still spoil you with food but it won't make an impact. The only way to tackle…

I don't. They're usually very off. I don't log exercise at all unless the machine has a heart rate monitor.

I do 3 sets of 5 reps for most lifts, and I almost always fail on the last one - which to me means I am lifting the right weight for my strength! But yeah 6-8 is common, any more and I think you are lifting too light since you can even do more But it depends what your goals are.

I set easy goals to keep myself motivated, and meeting these helps me feel like one day I'll meet my end goal - I am getting one step closer every mini goal aren't I? It was to lose 10 lbs at a time, 5 lbs, but now that pounds start getting fuzzy near my goal it's weight lifting based and running based. I want to be strong…

I eat 1200, sometimes less, and get 100+g of protein a day, more than enough for someone my size, and even more on lifting days. Your argument is flawed because it assumes 1200 fits everyone - if I'm a 110 lb girl then my starvation minimum will be lower than a 150 lb girl. MFP just needs a blanket number because they…

Eat wholesome filling foods - lots of protein and fiber. Otherwise just... don't... do it! :P

Hm, what about for people who have no problems with controlling appetite / overeating?

'starving' is eating 50% of your BMI, medically speaking, and will slow down your metabolism. however, it does not slow it down nearly as much as people seem to think, and it does not stop weight loss - the law of thermodynamics does not allow you to eat less than you expend and simply stay the same size. I can't remember…

I imagine it becomes easier to gauge how much you are eating the longer you count calories. When I meet my goal I will count calories to maintain as long as I feel like, then trust myself when I get tired of it. Though, I lift weights, so I always need to be counting my protein anyways

I think the IMG tags need to be lowercase, I had that problem too

The less sugar and junk you have the less you will crave it! It will become exponentially easier to decline junk food or banish it from your mind each day you go without it. I also recommend finding guilt free desserts/snacks for when it's been forever and you deserve something - I'd check out chocolatecoveredkatie.com ! I…

Fruit will make it harder, but fruit is great for you and comes packaged with fiber to process the fructose (which is basically a poison to our bodies). Just keep it to 1-2 pieces a day. Cooking all your own food will let you control your sugar intake - for example, a lot of junk food or processed food you don't really…

Tabata interval training can be done in a ton of different ways, but yeah, HIIT (high intensity interval training) of any kind if done right is great for burning fat.

30ds can get really hard! I recommend building stamina through low impact exercises like using an elliptical, biking, or swimming. Those won't hurt your joints. When you weigh less you can come back to it - doing high impact exercise when you're heavy is actually really painful and not recommended! There will always be…

Good thing I get my natty peanut butter from a lovely old man who grows his own at the market :-) edit: now's the time to buy almond butter, or blend a bunch of roasted unsalted almonds in your food processor with some honey ;) makes really yummy butter!

I almost always base my meals around a heavy protein source, usually chicken or tuna. I also have a protein shake most days which is 24-48g of protein alone :-)