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Milkshakes from Cookout. Dang. That's my guiltiest pleasure.

I would say that meat will be your most expensive bit - but it's important to remember that meat should NOT be the bulk of your meal! In fact, I eat less meat since going primal than I did before, and probably 2x as much veggies. Fresh is best, obviously, but frozen is a clsoe second - and I find my budget's about the…

I'd probably say no dice, knowing what I know now about myself from DOING the work. Having the eggs to step up and DO IT, and STICK with it, has taught me a lot about myself and finally given me a sense of self-worth that I never was able to attain before. I don't think I'd be willing to trade that for thin thighs and…

I can usually find something analogous to what I was planning - and I always cut my meal in half at the outset. It's worked out so far.

Exercise isn't necessary to maintain weight loss any more than it's truly necessary to exercise to lose weight. Does it help? Sure. Is being more active overall important to your overall health? Very much so. Does that mean "exercising"? Not necessarily. Find stuff you love to do - dance, hula hoop, play hopscotch, swing…

Not really. I used to have a gut response that initially felt like "that's cheating!" But then I had several friends who've had a bariatric surgery, and some of them ahve actually *gained* weight because they thought it was a magic bullet, too. In the end, it requires discipline, too. If the surgery guidelines are followed…

the default macros are not right for everyone - you can adjust your macros to be more in line with your personal and recommended needs. You can do this by going to My Home > Goals> Change Goals> CUSTOM. For example, I reduce my carb-load significantly because I'm gluten- and grain-free. I increase my protein because my…

I'm in the middle of the 21-Day Sugar Detox. Whee!

If you have a smart phone, you can also get the app called Jefit - their site has pre-made routines that you can download and work through. You can change them up and track your progress too - I never, ever remember what I did last time, so it's crazy helpful for those "time to do flys, but I don't know what weights"…

'm 5'8" -- let's DO THIS! ^__^

Charlottean here! Yay, Southern folk!

I guess I never realised how danged lucky I am - I cook, we eat. When someone else cooks, they are generally considerate enough to take into consideration any dietary requirements (such as being gluten free), and then we eat. If the planned dinner isn't ringing someone's bell, there are usually leftovers from something…

So much good advice! Like many here, I end up eating out pretty frequently for various reasons. Thing the first: divide everything in half as soon as it comes. Thing the second: Beware these high-fat menu buzz words: Cream sauce, butter, oil, au gratin, breaded, Alfredo, battered or batter-dipped, "with gravy," or…

Nerds rule! ^__^

My weight fluctuates between three and six pounds a day, even when I'm at a deficit. Pick a single day of the week to weigh yourself and use that as your tracking mechanism - doing anythign else will make you nutso (I speak from experience LOL) Also, I tend to be heavier on the day after a session in the weight room, due…

Well, I can't lose 52 pounds - I'd be crazy underweight! - but I'm setting my new year's goals of finishing the Spartan Sprint, of completing a spending fast, and paying off 2 credit cards.

The thing I don't get about this post is the "why not save something that big for the actual 'gay' presentation?" bit. It sounds to me like you think bi-folk are just gay folk who haven't come to grips with it yet. I assure you that is not the case, and it's something that bi people get from both sides - no pun intended -…

I can't lie: I rely on my workout buddies to be waiting on me - "well, i told So-and-So I'd be there, and I don't want to let them down." This makes a HUGE difference for me.

This is kinda what I do! I love savoury oats! :) I do a cup of steel cut + 3 c broth on Sunday night and prep it for the week, then when I re-heat it, I put in water and pach the egg right in it! SO YUM. :D

I'm a recovering bulemic, so man alive, I feel you. When i start to second guess myself, I have to go back to the math and FORCE myself to stick to a reasonable plan -- "no, I cannot just add a workout, that is not healthy for my needs if I splurge on this snack." I make sure my goals include a healthy number of calories,…

I can't have baked goods, as a rule, so that helps a LOT (they always make my tummy really angry). While I miss how they taste, I don't miss how they make me feel.

When I have this happen, my response is to find a brand that fit my body better as my body changes shape. I just to live in Express pants for work, as an example, but as my body shape changed with my progress, their cuts didn't work any more (too tight in the thighs, gaping at the waist). It's not a failing in my body,…

I had a cancer scare. Happily, it turned out to be nothing, but my doc tols me to avoid some of the symptoms I was having, I should put some thought into improving my diet and possibly getting some exercise. At the same time, I was dealing with my Mom having a LOT of health issues, many of which could've been averted by…

I love lifting. LOVE. IT. I love seeing my gains, week over week, and knowing I started in January struggling with the 5# weights on my curls and hoisting my 30# now for a full rep set. I love it when I see a guy doing a lighter lift than I'm doing, and watching my body get tighter and ever-more-awesome. If I'm NOT…

And this is why I love Waldo.

I'm almost exactly the opposite - I am AWESOME on my diet at the weekend, but during the week, I eat while I'm working. I like to make my weekends active, which also makes a BIG difference - I sit on my tuchis during the week ;)

Much better than I managed to say *laugh* *raises a glass of komboucha* Cheers!

:) Like I said: not everyone does, since it's been in the news a lot lately, and not everyone does their full research. It really depends.

The short answer: it depends. *laugh* You can eat badly the "paleo way" just as quickly as you can on conventional/ Standard American Diet. Nuts are high fat and high calorie, so they can add up quickly, as an example. I find that if I actually buy grass-fed and finished beef, pastured/ wild pork, chicken that foraged for…

When I catch myself thinking/ obsessing about food, I try to consciously re-align myself to other goals - like what I'm hoping to do at the gym later, or drawing up a community service plan, or working out the steps for a project for my house, or drafting timelines for goals.