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my guess is that you don't have enough muscle! Try upping your calories, increasing your protein, and lifting heavy weights.

I don't think that's really such an unusual ratio. The protein powder I use on the daily is 114 calories/ 27.3g protein. Seems to be pretty high quality as well -- it was recommended by my powerlifting coach. http://www.truenutrition.com/p-947-whey-protein-isolate-cold-filtration-1lb-milk.aspx

This page has a lot of great ideas and has helped me: http://www.stumptuous.com/the-cottage-cheese-page I'm also totally obsessed with this casserole right now: http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.ca/2012/09/moms-spinach-casserole.html I make it with one cup (uncooked) rice. Divided into 6 portions, it's 24 grams of…

yep!! I'll do whatever makes me feel better to help me get better asap and get back to theg gym. I also subscribe (perhaps a little too enthusiastically) to the old wives tale: "feed a cold, starve a flu".

the best doms cure is to go back to the gym and go right back at it with whatever caused the problem. unless it's not doms and it's something more serious, in which case, you need R&R.

http://www.amazon.com/DANDY-INSTANT-HERBAL-BEVERAGE-Dandelion/dp/B005P0XDJK It has almost no calories and you can also play around with it, by mixing it, for example with warm almond milk instead of water, adding flavoring, etc. I've mixed it with liquors before as well with great success. So I find it to be a very…

I'm obsessed with Dandy Blend!! It's a powder made from dandelion root, mixes easily with hot water, tastes a little bit like coffee, but is naturally decaf.

I try to think about how I would feel after I ate the doughnut. I think about how my stomach would feel and how I would feel (would I feel guilty? would it help fulfill a craving I've been having recently?). This isn't a way to ensure that I won't have the doughnut. It's a way to make sure that if I get the doughnut, it's…

oh! and in terms of sweets, I do eat a lot of dark chocolate which I find to be more decadent and filling than pastries or other sweets, and also healthier. It's easy to eat a square or two here and there and feel satisfied, but would be way less calories than the "protein balls" you have been eating. Just food for…

1) if 1400 is too low for you to stay full, maybe you need more calories? I'm 5' 3", weigh 130, and I eat ~1800 calories a day (this is what mfp tells me to eat and what other calculators have told me to eat as well to maintain my weight). 2) that said, 1400 calories should be enough to keep you full if you're eating…

** addendum: hiring a coach to train us to train ourselves was much, much cheaper than hiring an ongoing personal trainer or a personal trainer for just a few sessions. The objective at the beginning was very clear, we wanted to be able to train ourselves and we wanted a plan to do so. This is different from just seeing a…

find a training partner! If you are spending your time talking to one another and figuring things out yourselves, you won't be worried about other people and what they're doing or looking silly. In order to combat my own gym anxiety, my training partner and I hired a coach to train us to train ourselves. She was *amazing*…

my trainer who is pretty hardcore recommends True Nutrition's Whey Protein Isolate Cold Filtration. http://www.truenutrition.com/p-947-whey-protein-isolate-cold-filtration-1lb-milk.aspx

I also totally agree! If you take a very black and white approach to eating and you continuously deny things you want, you will eventually get "willpower fatigue" and you will binge. Afterwards, you will feel guilty. It won't be pretty! If you build in small indulgences into your diet (eg a cookie every now and again!),…

1) get out of the house and away from the food! 2) drink a big glass of water or a cup of tea 3) gum! sometimes all you want is the chewing motion, and if you already have something in your mouth, you're less likely to put something else in it! 4) when you do eat, eat things with more fiber/ protein so that you get hungry…

I've had a nose ring, eyebrow piercing, and tragus pierced for the last three years or so. Have been considering a nipple piercing for the same amount of time and various tattoos over the years, but never quite made it there. Someday....

I did it, and the best advice I can give is to do it with someone else who will keep you motivated to keep going!! I completed insanity with an old roommate, and believe me, I would not have finished if he hadn't been yelling at me every morning at 5:30am to get out of bed! haha

Their sunflower seed nut butter is to die for! (I live in Canada and I always bring it back across the border with me!)

support local small grocers! There are soooo many of them in my town, it's hard to see why anyone would ever go one of the big chains!

Yep -- totally agree with everyone else on here. It's time to increase your caloric intake (just a little!), including perhaps a little more protein. It's also time to start doing more high intensity interval training and strength training! My bet is that your body has adjusted to your workout routine -- it's time to shake…

I really like vega one! I think it is especially good for vegetarians because it has probiotics and omega 3 in it as well as being a complete protein source. Amanda

DO NOT USE your injured leg!! It needs to heal!! That said... you don't necessarily need to use your leg to exercise! Try doing some strength training for your arms, do a lot of ab exercises. Use the rowing machine at your gym -- that will definitely get your heart rate up. I would also recommend going to physio (at least…

call me a nerd but I'm all about listening to This American Life when I work out. hahah

holla! I'm also single and would love any new queer friends out there who want to add me! :)

up vote for Foucault's History of Sexuality (vol. 1). Everyone should read it! Otherwise, Judith Butler would be an obvious choice.

when I can wear booty shorts with confidence.

Vancouver, BC! Hi!

Leave the husband, find a counselor or therapist who will help you to love your body. And don't give up! You can do it, and you can do it for YOU.

I would highly recommend "The Body Sculpting Bible for Women". It's slightly dated (I actually got it at a used book store a few years ago!) but the book is divided into sections based on muscle group with pictures and step-by-step directions on how to do every single exercise. Amanda