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withpeanutbutterontop.blogspot.com is a website with all sorts of lower cal recipes. allrecipes.com has any recipe that anyone posts so that has a great assortment And then worst comes to worst, I just Googled "crockpot" or "slow cooker", the type of meat you want to use, and "easy" all in one search and it usually pops up…

I thought you were staying away from alcohol (on Saturday Gin and Tonic)? Could you actually be cheating and not logging other meals/snacks/drinks? It seems that you are taking in more calories than you think. Edited for this: Also, there is no water logged. Not sure if this is just something you don't keep track of or…

I will add that you aren't diabetic yet, so you don't need to go to such extremes in lowering your carbs. You just need to balance your diet, and stay away from simple sugars. Concentrate on getting your allotted calories and your protein goals. You can go more evenly at 35% protein, 35% carbs, and 30% fats. Going straight…

Realize that you can't out-exercise a bad diet. It is WAY easier to eat more than you need and therefore gain weight than exercise a pound away. It is working just the way it is supposed to. Keep up the good work! :D

Allrecipes.com has all sorts of recipes that are free. You can sign up for other services, but to look up recipes and get ideas, it is totally free. Substitutes are perfectly fine (greek yogurt for sour cream, etc.) and the reviews are very helpful from people. It takes a little time to learn to cook, and it costs nothing…

Are you balancing your few carbs that you are eating? Are you spacing out your eating to correspond with your workouts? How long in between meals or snacks? The hypoglycemic bouts may be due to your weening off of carbs in the first two weeks. Your body has to adjust to the low carb diet and working out. Also, workouts…

It really does sound like you're eating more than you think.

Planks (sides and front), squats, and lunges. Can you hold things? I've never sprained my wrist so I don't know what movements you can't do. Concentrate on lower body but do core work. Let the wrist heal up and then resume when you can.

Not in any way that is healthy, no.

"The Chew" says to have high heat, don't crowd the mushrooms (one layer of them only), and add the salt after they are almost done. They won't be slimy and soggy.

Water weight, TOM, poop baby :D There are plenty of reasons for a 2 lb. fluctuation.

Egg whites alone don't have the fat content and will give you a nice bang in protein numbers. There is always the egg substitute, but I'm not a fan of them. Be careful of packaged meats (high sodium), but non-fat greek yogurt is a nice little lift of protein for you too.

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You should definitely up your protein (especially if you strength train) and watch your carb intake. Your ratios are fine if you feel good, but if you find you're still hungry or not losing weight, start reducing carbs and eat way more protein.

This. Now granted, if it is less than a 1/2 teaspoon, it would be better than a tablespoon, but why sweeten it at all?

8 cups of water is a recommended minimum and not considered lots of water. I drink a gallon a day and if I go an hour without one glass I have a thirst sensation. It is all relative what you consider lots and your body will get used to the intake. If you sweeten the drink, you should not count the tea or water. Only count…

More protein and fiber to keep you fuller. I'm prediabetic and the fats don't keep me as full as the protein and fiber. Drink plenty of water too.

The chocolate rasberry one was awesome! Blueberry was pretty good too.

The amount of proteins versus the fats. Given similar fat percentage, you look at the protein level. Otherwise, they're both good, it is just up to preference I guess.

I believe you will only run into a scenario of too much water or diluting the blood when you hit 8 gallons (24-28 liters?) or more because the body can't expel the water faster than you drink it. You can see how drink too much isn't an issue most of the time.

There is such a thing as over training too. Can you take one week off or a couple of days off to let your body heal up? Eat at maintenance those days, then pick back up again. See if your body can reset itself. You've been doing this for a while now. Whenever I get sick for a week or two and get back to the weights, I find…

You won't get bulky muscular unless you eat WAY more protein than that and lifted in the hundreds of pounds. Since you're maxing out your weights at 20lbs., try to go to 25lbs. When this gets too easy or just you don't get sore the next day, your weights are too light. That's how I look at weight training days. On BAD…

I would start with increasing the weight during your training sessions, honestly. It doesn't sound like you have to decrease calories, but the muscle needs to get built up to lose while you're not doing anything. This is by no means an easy task though. Don't lose hope (I did for a long time until a year ago) of losing…

I am totally your weight twin then! Sort of...I'm 41. My goal weight initially was to be at 130, but my trainer has strictly forbade me to try to get there. He insists that 140 should be my ideal weight. Instead, we met in the middle with a Body Fat % of 20-24% which is within normal to athletic. I'll be happy with that…

Are you able to refrigerate snacks for when you are working? I'd go with 10-12 of snacks that are 100-200 calories throughout the day and not truly have a meal before going to bed on those work days.

I'm 5'4" and 146 at the moment so in similar boat weight wise. However, I weight train and do cardio 5 days per week so I have plenty of muscle packed on me. My calories are set to 1600 for a daily goal to lose 0.25-0.50 lb/week (I'm looking to only get to 140 or slightly below). After a 2 month stall, I'm finally losing…

Your profile said you have 8 more lbs to go. At this target, you should be set at a 0.5lb/week loss rate. You also need to up your calories just to fuel your workouts. Your body may have gotten used to what you're doing (sounds like all cardio). Try mixing in some body weight movements (push ups, pull ups, squats) and your…

I heard an old wive's tale that I was craving Vitamin C when I wanted something sour like that. I used to get the vinegar cravings when I was younger. Try a Vitamin C tablet (OJ would work too, but too many calories for an experiment like this) and see if it cuts your cravings.

I never thought I'd do it either, but at my age (41), I need to preserve as much muscle as I can so that my daily calories don't decrease. You're still young yet, but if you start to see your weight loss stall, you might want to start looking into a little weight training. Packing on a little muscle will help you burn more…

With PCOS, you are at least on the right track with lowering your carbs too. Good job in recognizing the not weighing food problem. Some of the weight is water weight gain though, just not the entire 4-6 lbs. You did start a new and rigorous exercise program so you need to give yourself a little leeway to gain that. Just…