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1. Myself--I am a very emotional eater, so if I'm stressed or upset by something, I don't want to go home and eat a salad. Also, I'm a very picky eater, so many healthy recipes just don't appeal. 2. My spouse--we're both tired at the end of the day, so if he eats ice cream or has a beer, I want to as well. Eating healthy…

I also just started Insanity--I did the Fit Test this morning. I've got 20 pounds to lose. We can do this!

Hey I know it's been a month since you posted this, but I'm in the same spot--I lost 40 pounds in 2012, and now I'm back up 30 pounds. It feels SO much harder the second time around. In 2012 I had never dieted or exercised (seriously) in my life, so the weight just fell off. I was going pretty crazy though--doing 90…

Sounds like you have some mean friends--you're at a perfectly healthy weight! Go to the beach and enjoy yourself!

^^^Winning. :)

I agree with melsinct--it doesn't sound like enough calories to me. I'm 5'4" 135lbs, and I'm eating 1500 (before exercise calories) to lose. I'm assuming you're talking about heavy lifting (70-85% of your max effort), not just 5-lb weights, right? From your profile it I'm guessing you're lifting heavy. It really sounds…

What Iknowsaur said is true--protein powders/drinks are nothing magical; it's just a more concentrated way to get your protein in. Protein will help build muscle--but it is a lot more effective if you strength train. I'd encourage you to look into heavy lifting; I started on the Stronglifts 5x5 program, which was pretty…

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Measure out your TDEE at http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ Then eat a 10-20% deficit from that. Or find out what your TDEE is for a schedule that doesn't include exercising ("Desk job, little exercise"), and if you choose to exercise, then you can eat back whatever calories you burn. Hope that helps!

I don't drop b/c it seems impolite. ...damn, now I feel like a girl.

Yes--your body needs a lot more than 1300 calories. I'm 5'4" 130 lbs, and I'm losing at 1500. I should be eating more, but I did some damage to my metabolism by eating at 1200 calories for a year. Here's a group that can hopefully answer some of your questions:…

Please eat more--you're doing terrible damage to your metabolism by eating that low for that long. Do some research on BMR & TDEE if you haven't yet and work up toward a healthier number. Your body will lose the weight even if you continue to feed it--just take it one day at a time.

Oh I like the broomstick idea. I started with SL5x5 b/c it was the easiest for me to understand, and then I just did a bunch of youtube research for form. I get really nervous in the gym (still) being a small girl, lifting alone, wearing pigtails (short hair) at 6am. But then I start picking things up and putting them…

I totally do, but I'm trying to convince myself to focus more on my macros. I swear, if left alone, I will consume 1300 calories of pizza and call it a day. :)

Congrats! And the answer is no. I have days where I feel awesome, but mostly I still feel like a busted can of biscuits. But when I was at my thinnest, I felt puny, knowing I needed to add some muscle. I try to just remind myself that I'm healthy. I set new non-scale goals for myself: run a half-marathon, do an un-assisted…

Don't let the haters get you down; it's YOUR workout. Running (and exercise in general) should be enjoyable, to a certain extent. If it's so cold that you're dreading it and you're miserable for the larger portion of the workout, go inside. (I also live in Missouri. I agree. It's WAY too cold.) I have not mastered the…

900 calories...a day?? Honey, go research your TDEE and BMR. Don't be eating below your BMR. You're just going to do damage to your metabolism that will make it more difficult to maintain in the future. And eat some pizza. Drink some beer. Or wine. And ice cream. Nomnomnom.

I lost 40 pounds eating 1200 calories, and now I'm paying for it. I went into maintenance mode, slowly increasing my calories from 1200 up to 1600 (still lower than it should be, but I was super-cautious), and I was gaining weight at 1500-1600 calories. I'm 26 y/o, 5'4" and 135 pounds. There is no reason that I should be…

Ditto what everyone else said--your body needs food. I'm 5'4" 134lbs, and I maintain on 1640 (without exercise), lose on 1500. Take care of your body!!

meh, I think it depends on the office space. if you have an office w/ a door and you're bringing your kid b/c the caretaker is sick/you have no choice or what have you, I don't really have a problem with it. But if you're in a cubicle environment and/or it's a regular occurence...probably not so much.

Ditto what Jen Mc said. Crunches really only work a couple stomach muscles; add some heavy weight and work on diet.

"Do something today that future you will thank you for." and "A year from now you'll wish you had started today." I'm not sure that that second one is advice, but it motivated me through a lot of hard workouts and temptations. And when I wanted to starve myself and not take care of my body, the first quote came into…

Personally I find it strengthens my character in a way that cardio cannot. I feel more confident in myself and my abilities knowing that I lifted heavy things this morning. Where long-distance running de-stresses me, heavy makes me feel strong and capable.

As a 130lb female whose daily protein goal is 225g (i never hit it, but I try to get at least halfway there), I've never seen extra protein as a bad thing, assuming all your organs are doing their jobs. Sometimes it does make you poop. But maybe that's just me. Sorry.

Haha I needed this--I've been feeling crappy about myself b/c my jeans are feeling more snug despite not gaining any weight. I blame the dryer. Or sodium. Or winter. So there. Personally I love knowing my own size--when I was overweight I was, to some degree, in denial. I never wanted to tell anyone my size, and for years…

Personally I do a whole-body day (I'm no expert!), and I've been using Stronglifts 5x5. You'll also see some people starting with New Rules of Lifting for Women. Great book, but personally I found SL5x5 to be simpler starting out. My schedule is normally: Mon 30 min lifting/30 min cardio (running, swimming, elliptical--I…

Call me weak, but I stopped at 30 degrees. I generally have a rule that if I'm honestly not enjoying an activity (not just being challenged, but truly not enjoying it), then I don't have to do it. Also I find it easier to motivate myself to get to the gym than it is to get outdoors when I can barely breathe due to the cold…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/1307-fitbit-users That group might show you some more. I love my FitBit Zip; I've had it for almost a year now, but here are a few notes: Pros: -great customer service--for 365 days they'll replace anything that breaks on it -can't stress the customer service enough--i wrote in w/ an…

ditto what everyone else said--particularly with the youtube videos. i have a super-boring job, so i just watched a TON of youtube videos demonstrating form on the moves that i was planning on trying the next day--it helped me to have that visual in my head so i could feel confident to replicate it. and SL5x5 is great,…

Personally I like the malt-o-meal honey & oat blenders b/c their sugar content is lower (6g per 3/4 cup) than most cereals...but find one that you like and use portion control. If you give me a bunch of grape nuts (or whatever is healthy these days) I'll just let them go bad b/c I won't want to eat them. This could also be…