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^^ This! Make sure you understand exactly what was recommended. If you cut carbs, you (by default) end up high protein and/or high fat. Without a gall bladder I can't imagine that would work well. You likely need a very balanced diet with controlled meals at regular intervals to manage blood sugar naturally.

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Okay, then this one ^^. 3 x 30 minutes HIIT weekly. But again, cutting fat is about diet. "Simone Sinclair demonstrating what science, patience, and hard work can do. Competing and health are NOT mutually exclusive. She didn't starve and do endless cardio (only 3 short hiit sessions per week). She's squats and deadlifts…

^^ This guy, Nick Cheadle... "morning of his show. Less than an hour of cardio per WEEK during prep. Never consumed less than 260g carbs per day. Never did any steady state or fasted cardio. Didn't cut sodium, water, or take a diuretic. In fact he's already had over 64 oz water here. He followed flexible dieting principles…

Wait longer. 4 years is still early in the game. After 7-8 you're more likely to get it together if you're willing. If you bail now you'll never know.

120lbs LBM at 5'7". Happy with that.

Ditch the guilt. It's a wasted emotion. Don't go to the gym if you hate it. Set a reasonable calorie target (aim for 1/2 a pound weekly) and eat whatever you want to your calorie goal. Use a food scale and track accurately. You'll lose weight.

There will also be weeks you gain despite doing everything right. Weight loss is not linear. Keep going.

A week and a half isn't a plateau. Keep going.

I love to run. But then I hate to swim. I tried taking up swimming a few times. Still hate it. If I never swim a length of a pool again that'll be fine by me. Just find something else.

No. You can't make me. :tongue:

Yeah I posted this article from Competitor Running about that topic in another thread here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1226045-menstrual-cycle-s-effects-on-running-glycogen-etc?hl=menstrual+cycle#posts-19184389 From the article: "Many of the female runners I’ve coached have experienced their worst training…

Whey. I don't trust soy.

haha sorry. I totally forgot I was doing this.

Interesting. I've actually been experimenting with a high carb diet in the last 3 weeks. I've increased from 150-200g carbs daily to 300-400g daily following Matt Fitzgerald's Racing Weight book to fuel my endurance running with a goal of leaning out to my best racing weight. In order to do that I've had to drop protein to…

I have not struck the balance. I believe to improve running you must sacrifice gains. For what it's worth, though, I'd say keep lifting but maybe back down to 2 sessions/week in the 10-15 rep range rather than strength range and see how you feel. Maintaining muscle is easier than putting it on. You have to make sure you…

Very sorry about your wife. As someone who has suffered the loss of a spouse and is now remarried I want to encourage you to be kind to yourself and wait. You will heal, I promise.

I'm sorry to hear about your husband :frown:

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Not sure about looking younger; having less fat in my face seems to show up my new wrinkles :laugh: but I feel infinitely better and more confident.

Nope. *shovels pasta in mouth*

Baby wipes for sure.

I like cheese strings as a go-to snack... with a piece of fruit. The combination of protein from the cheese and fiber in the fruit lasts quite a while and it helps me to reach my protein target for the day.

coffee eggs chicken bananas

I lift at home and always wear my five fingers. I love just having something keeping me gripped to the floor, but no shoe.

Recognize that today you didn't budget your calories well enough to be satisfied all day and have a snack. Tomorrow, try eating a little differently - add more protein, eat real fat foods and aim for the highest fiber count you can when you choose carb foods. Eating protein and fiber together will help you stay full longer…

Okay wait... I just went in to your diary... Aside from a few recent days of tracking terribly - including a 1500 calorie quick-add, you didn't track for many days before that. In order for weight loss to work you have to track every day. Everything. If you almost follow the program, you'll almost lose weight.

So you lost 25 lbs in 2 months on a juice diet. That leads me to believe it was very low calorie. That's an average caloric deficit of about 1500 calories daily. That's huge. Your body has probably adjusted to it somewhat. It's only been 1 month back on food. Hold tight. You will need to get your body used to burning more…

Great job!