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Guess I'll check out LeanGains or something. I need to lose fat AND gain muscle.

Well that's an awful revelation.

Thank you! I'm only decreasing them because I'm gaining fat and I read somewhere that it's less of a shock to your system if you decrease them gradually (so your body lets go of the fat instead of thinking you're starving and it needs to keep it). Just going down a total of 200 calories a day. If I don't see strength gains…

Agreed! I can open those glass Perrier bottles now! I usually had to outsource that :)

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I would suggest weight based only because it's easily measurable (and I love my measurements! :) ) I think one of the main reasons I have completed Stage 1 is because I could look back and see that I went from not being able to pick up a certain weight to being able to do 8 reps of it without dying. Resistance would be…

At the gyms I go to there are these cube shaped steps with felt type material on top - that's what I use. They're usually found in the personal training area. Hope that helps!

Thank you all so much I really appreciate it! So you're saying I don't need to decrease my calories based on this information? That's all I was trying to assess. To answer your questions: AlsDonkBoxSqu: I haven't really added cardio back in. I walk a lot normally (new yorker), but have only done a total of 3 hours of…

Really? Ok - I thought fat gained was a really bad sign since nothing besides overeating would do that in my mind.

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QUESTION: I've been hitting my protein quota really well, but I am ALWAYS over on sodium, which I usually avoid like the plague because it makes me bloat/hold onto water. BUT the foods I'm using to meet my protein are the culprits (i.e. black beans, cottage cheese, string cheese, regular cheese etc.) Do you all have any…

I'm all about weekly calories. It really helps me keep things in perspective and realize that one day of indulgence or 'weakness' doesn't need and will not necessarily ruin a week's progress. It also let's me be more lenient like "pepsicola" is saying, which helps me keep it up!

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Sadness.

Anyone?

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Thanks for the tip about the lemon. I drink 10-15 cups of water a day and work out a total of ten hours a week.

Thank you all so much for your advice. I'm going to reevaluate a few things and let you know how it goes!

Anybody?

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I started on Dec 26th at 168 and am now 127.

I've been losing for 7 weeks.