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I started on Monday! Today is day 4!

1 gram per pound of "lean body mass". Not total body weight. For example, if you weigh 186 and are at 25% body fat, you would eat 140 grams of protein. If you eat meat, lean meat will give you more protein bang for your calorie buck.

I'm getting ready to try Klean Isolate from Klean Athlete. It has 20 grams of protein with just 85 calories and no wheat, artificial sweeteners or fillers. Plus the serving size is just 22 grams. I was pointed in that direction from a doctor friend of mine that invented the Bodycustom line. I can't use Bodycustom because…

Hi Sara and SS! I'm 5'3" and 122 pounds. I'm having trouble figuring my body fat % and determining my goal body fat %, so I thought I'd come to the experts. I do tend to hold most of my excess weight in my *kitten* and thighs, so I know that makes it a little more difficult... Thank you so much for all you do and for the…

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A few things: 1. Often when we start eating "healthier", we replace not-so-healthy foods with heathier choices. Is this a good thing, sure, it can be. Does this mean the healthier choice has fewer calories? No. If you aren't logging, you may not be aware that the better choice could be hundreds of extra calories. (For…

I typically don't eat too many processed/boxed foods outside of my yogurt, cottage cheese and ice cream that I eat every single day. I do this mostly because I can eat more food within my calorie goal that way, not becsuse it is "clean". I only eat meat about once per week and have to be creative to get enough protein in.…

Bumping to peruse later. :)

It's free on Youtube, as is 30 Day Shred! :) I agree 6 week 6 pack is better than 30DS. But... My body didn't start changing until I stopped being stubborn and started listening to the <3 "know it alls" <3 on here and started compound weight lifting. 8 weeks in and I can't believe how much I'm changing! I actually saw a…

Great advice as usual! :) I started out with dumbbells only and graduated to a curl bar when my grip strength wasn't strong enough to go up for squats and deads. Now I use the curl bar for everything except bent over rows and my son is my squat rack. Pretty soon I'll have to graduate to a real squat rack and oly bar...

Holy crap. The grip strength! The hell with straps! :)

When I get out of the shower or come in from the rain... :)

This!

In for the science :)

<~~~~~Just decided 20% is my goal :) You look fab!!

:) Troof

Are you kidding me right now??? I think she looks fantastic in both pics, and understand she is showing the OP how long and what she did to build muscle and lose body fat. No reason to say something negative about how someone looks. Use your manners!! I'll take those guns any day!!!! (before or after)!

Sounds tasty! What is the consistency like? Are they super sticky?

Wonder how they are with gluten free flour... hmmmm... might have to try it!

I take synthroid and cytomel. I'm good with sugars... I can't do gluten.

The only thing that helped me with the increased appetite was to make sure I was front loading my protein during the day. When I was eating more of my protein in the afternoon and evening, I would snack a lot more during the day and honestly feel hungry. Now that I try to get 80%+ of my protein in before I leave work for…

Unfortunately, trial and error are going to be the way to go unless you can get a BodPod test (or similar) done to test your true BMR. I just upped my goal and started lifting to see if I get better results that way. I assume that regardless of calories or choice of exercise, being cognizant of protein intake is going to…

WALL-1 KITCHEN COUNTER-2 STEP (ON KNEES)-3 STEP (ON TOES)-4 TOES-5 I did mine on the bathroom counter at work for the longest time until I could build enough strength to do them on my knees. I had a wrist injury that kept me from being able to put weight directly down to my wrist. Doing them against the sink or counter…

The machines are only reading your actual heart rate when you put your hands on the sensors. If you aren't using them the entire time you are working out, or at all, then it is estimating your heart rate and by default, your calorie burn. Someone in good cardiovascular health with good endurance is going to have a lower…

Dannon Light and Fit Greek Yogurt(12 grams protein, 80 calories),, Breakstone 2% Cottage Cheese (10 grams of protein, 80 calories), Protein To Go Smoothies (28 grams of protein, 128 calories), Myogenics Aftershock (34 grams protein 280 calories), Starkist tuna packets (18 grams protein, 80 calories).

Yes. My HRM is a fairly cheap one and I do not trust the calories burned it gives me unless I am out running or biking. If I am lifting weights or doing a video, it is highly inaccurate. What it does do well is give me my average heart rate and max heart rate. I always take this info and plug it into the shapesense…

You ladies look fantastic!

<~~Hoping to look half as good as VJ in mine by the end of summer!

Have you tried going gluten free? Almost all of my skin and joint pain issues have resolved since stopping the gluten.

Going gluten free has eliminated about 85% of my joint pain. I used to not even be able to go grocery shopping without being in agony. My knees still hurt when they are cold and stiff. If I warm them up either by walking or doing knee circles, etc, they feel so much better!