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I would say, if your not hungry, don't eat. hunger will return the next morning. As far as eating at bedtime, it really doesn't matter. what matters is your macronutrient intake during the day. Basically you wake up at point A and go to sleep at point b. Eat in between. There has been alot if mis-information about meal…

I have definitely noticed the same thing. These days total strangers seem to strike up conversations much more often. I've often thought... should this bother me that they didn't do this when I was overweight...but yes. I have noticed too.

Sure nuff. My goals are open ended. I'm never gonna stop, The 10 pounds will dissapear before you know it. Just keep your head in it and dont give up!

I found that getting healthy is a good way to find out who your true friends really are. Those that drift away were in the friendship for the wrong reasons and not for you. I found mind over matter works best. you shouldn't mind, cause they don't matter!

Weight training 3 days a week for about an hour each followed by 15 minutes of ab work. Then a couple 45 minute cardio sessions on alternate days. I did 5 rounds of P90X to lose 100 pounds but I still like to use some of the cardio routines to keep the heart strong. they're kinda fun.

Just adjust your calories for the missed workouts for a couple of weeks till your bac at it. You will be fine. I promise your wheels won't fall off in that time. I had to lay off exercise for a month for Rotator cuff tendonitis, that stuff HURTS! If anything the time off will probably give your body a needed rest period…

oatmeal, chicken, sweet potatoes, broccoli, brown rice. these are my go to items but I do like to eat a wide variety to keep things from getting boring.

As for me, I try to hit my macros every day. If i'm short I try to make it up before the end of the day. If I don't I consider that day done, and try again to hit my macros the next day, but I don't eat all my missed calories at the end of the week. I know some people believe in making that a cheat day, but my definition…

It all centers around that magic number...BMR. Hitting your macronutrient mark keeps your metabolism working at it's optimal level. LOL finding that magic number can be the hard part, but as the others said, sometimes the answer is eating more to break through a plateau, it was a tough pill to swallow when I started losing…

I'm sure somewhere during the paleozoic there were herbavores. I'd try it. there are plenty of protein alternatives to support you. GO for it and let us know how it goes!

The single biggest thing that helps me is to drink a minimum of 1 gallon of water daily. other than that, protein and whole grains help satisfy me.

You just have to be careful that you're not going into too large of a calorie deficit. Too low and you can slow your metabolism. when you tell MFP you want to lose weight, it figures the calorie deficit into your daily macros. It also figures in your activity factor for exercise. The reason for eat back cals is to avoid…

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Caramel delights were my downfall! When they came out with teh ice cream I was in big trouble LOL. But yes one cookie as a treat here and there won't hurt as long as you count it. A funny story.... I had a friend who was in the army stationed in Iraq and he said that for some reason they had girl scout cookies coming out…

For taste I like most any dymatize, Muscle FX whey FX gold, O.M. gold standard and nutrex muscle infusion black. They all have fairly comparable amino acid profiles but a few different variations of protein type. I buy whatever's on sale.

I really never hit mine either. I'm usually within 10-15 grams of my targets but somedays I'm a little lop-sided in my macros. If I'm within say 50 cals of my target for the day, I'm happy.

If your goal is to lose weight then you probably will build very little muscle lifting. In most cases you have to eat a surplus of calories to gain significant muscle. Protein intake while trying to lose weight will mostly help to keep you from losing muscle, as will the weight training. General recommendations for protein…

If you're not diabetic. no worries, even if you are diabetic, LOL it's probably still OK. Fruit doesn't run my BS up too much. Strangely enough, Milk really shoots my BS up about 40 points. But yes, fructose=good

This is my go to salad. Granted it does have some things that aren't exactly low fat, but if you keep it to a minimum it's OK. Just make a regular tossed salad, I like to use 50-50 romaine and spinach. But anyway, put in about 4 oz of grilled chicken and then sprinkle a few bbq corn chips on instead of croutons. now for…

Another good program is Allpro's simple beginners routine. You can find it in the forum at www.bodybuilding.com. They have lots of info on beginner routines. Hope this helps

Speaking from experience, all of these products are Meal replacements. Unless you plan to eat this way forever, I wouldn't get started on them. It's a simple matter of caloric intake. If you eat the same macronutrient content in whole food as compared to the supplements, you are better off. This is just my opinion mind…

If you want something sweet, I'd say go ahead and have it, just not alot of it and be sure that you remain in a caloric deficit to maintain weight loss if that's your goal. Unless you're diabetic, sugar isn't the enemy. you will have to eat less somewhere else, checks and balances, LOL. Just my 2cents

The body needs 500mg per day to function properly. reccomended daily amounts are around 1200 - 3300mg per day. These numbers are subjective depending on whether or not you're Hypertensive. Hope this helps

Food is a drug, welcome to rehab! When I am presented with similar situations, I always say to myself..."Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels!" Keep it up!!! Your doing great!

You have a target for daily calorie consumption to hit. You do have to add more calories to that number to account for exercise. as you said, if you're supposed to eat 1200 a day but exercise off around 500 then your net cals are 700. far too low to support normal metabolic function. Your metabolism can slow down and you…

in my opinion it's better to watch portion size, than content when it comes to cheat meals. Eat what you want, just not alot of it and you'll be fine. stay withon your daily calorie alotment.

It's difficult to get a perfect number out of the gate. It's always just estimates and then trial and error until you fiind the numbers that give you results. Based on height, weight and age I used the Mifflin-St Jeor formula which isn't as accurate as others but unless you have a good idea of bodyfat percentage it will…

One thing I like to do is make my own lunch meat. If you get some bnls sknls chicken breast and coat it in a few good no sodium seasonings ( I like paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme and black pepper ) Then bake it in a foil pack for about 30-40 minutes at 350. Slice it and it makes great sandwiches. There's just…

If your problem is the flavor, then leave them out. They really have no benefit other than flavor in my opinion. If it's a texture thing, then either mince them or use powdered spice versions. Hope this helps

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