Thepinkdaisy

Thanks for your service!

What is "brah?"

Okay, here is what I think you all are saying. . . first off I need to lose fat and I am overweight by 24 lbs. That said, I need to eat at a deficit and lift in order to avoid losing muscle while losing fat. I will have a tad bit of muscle gain at this time, but not much bc I am at a deficit with calories. Once the fat…

So you can't bulk up or rather build muscle and lose fat at the same time? I just don't get that part. I need to do both, but haven't started the lifting yet. Not sure if I am able to both at the same time. Please don't shoot me if I sound dumb. I am learning and we all had to start learning at some point. This is my time.…

Never mind. I decided it isn't best to publicly share my experience on this.

Maybe it is a candida issue (too much). Or it could be a sudden irritation to foods such as wheat. I did a candida diet for two weeks and that was two years ago. It solved my bloat and gas problems and I've not had it sense.

It takes time. Efforts will add up to results. Remember when you measure to be sure to do so the same day of your cycle each month and the same time of day for the most accurate results. Women retain water on various days throughout her cycle (not just on PMS days) due to hormones. Such as we bloat when we ovulate, etc so…

This helped me so much. This is my new POW. Thank you for caring enough to help us out here and for giving unselfishly of your time to answer our questions. :flowerforyou:

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Google.com will link you to both the MFP threads and to the books.

We all have to have our vices to keep us warm. Some prefer women, some prefer men, and others prefer fur.

Cleansing our bodies of body hair is always a nice cleanse. That one is my favorite.

You know as well as I and as well as anyone who has been here over the past six months that this has been explained and beaten to death. If you want to have it explained go back and read the 75 or so recent threads on it. Or buy the book and read it. It won't kill you to get off of a play site and pick up a book and with…

If it works for her then that is great. That's all that matters.

' Never underestimate the power of a REAL education. With the group you mentioned, you may not know the whole story. There are many pills, drugs, steroids, etc which can help people 'appear' healthy. What's on the outside doesn't necessary represent what is on the inside. I would take advice of a doctor, registered nurse,…

Haha. Love this answer. And it makes sense.

Since you're also a PT I have a question in the area of working out. Is walking beneficial. As in long slow cardio walking? I am in my 40s, I want to lose fat and weight. I am also doing circuits for 20 min with small weights, high reps mixed with cardio. I am about to start weight training April 1st, but I love walking.…

What is "micromanagement?" Thanks in advance.

Thanks for answering, but I don't get it. Do I use my goal weight to base the amt of protein I am to eat or my current weight? So I should use a percent of my total caloric intake to equal 117 g of protein a day since that is what I want to weigh? Again, thanks for being so nice to take time to help us.

A doctor thought this up. it isn't a "Military diet" it just somehow got coined that bc people were doing it to make weight to get accepted into the military. People do it to lose for surgery. I think it is called the Cleveland diet. IT can't hurt her to cut calories a few days a week. She is still going to be around 1000…

I tried it and gained weight, because I was so hungry that I couldn't quit eating too much of the ice cream. However, I have tried other diets as such and lost 30 lbs. I did the jumpstart LA Weightloss diet two days a week to lose my 30. The foods are so bland and clean, that you won't want to cheat or if you do, you won't…

Very good point. That makes sense.

I tried them a few times and saw no results.

I went to a family reunion two years ago and one cousin whom I hadn't met before (a good looking male about my age) made a fat-joke and referenced me. I am certain he didn't realize what he had said and I believe it was a slip up. What happened is a 5 yr old was teasing with the older cousin and said, "you sat on my truck…

I'm sorry, but what do you mean, "hold onto your first 24 hrs of eating?" Do you mean repeat that same process as you did your first 24 hrs? Sounds like you're giving good advice, but I don't exactly understand what your'e saying.

Will fasting hurt me, such as stopping eating at 6pm and then starting again about 11am? Something of that nature. It helps me create a deficit comfortably. When I eat six mini meals I stay hungry and I gain weight. I have tried and tried. Not eating makes me feel more energetic. When i eat just one large meal or two…

I do know a nutritionist who recommended a woman eat MORE and then workout MORE in order to lose and it worked. I am not saying what is right, if I knew, I wouldn't be overweight, but it is confusing.

I agree with everything said so far except the part about Tosca Reno, but as you said, "you're not here to argue". Neither am I. None the less, I thank you for your help. One question. I do not understand how to calculate protein percentages. My weight is 165, I am 41 yrs and my goals weight is 117. Can you explain this?…

Great job!