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  • http://peaceloveandlowcarb.com/ is an awesome place for some low carb/keto/paleo receipes. It's well organized and the recipes are written out really well. Super positive vibe throughout, too (if you couldn't tell by the name) ;) Side note though - I imported a recipe into the builder on MFP and got a crazy calorie and…
  • My NSV is that, even though I now stop at the grocery store around twice a week, I've been saving money by not eating from the work cafeteria everyday like I was! And hell, I love the grocery store, it's one of my favorite places. :smile: I'm also trying new recipes (and loving them! - gonna make my first clam chowdah…
  • I'm a oven cooker yup! My boyfriend told me about laying on the baking sheet like a basket weave, then rolling it up like a jelly roll with sausage and cheese inside and cooking it on the grill... that seems irresponsible and also like something I'm going to have to try.... maybe make a stuffing of cream cheese, shred…
  • I've definitely been sleeping deeper and dreaming more vividly (haven't begun magnesium supps yet.. keep forgetting!) but my dreams are very very normal, conversations, grocery shopping, working, so much so that I wake up and can't recall if these things actually happened or were dreams. That's how real and dull they are…
  • Made my first Fathead pizza last weekend following @glossbones adjustments I read in another thread - it was terrific (so thanks @glossbones !) I shared it with my family (Mom, Dad and 24 year old brother). It made about 9 pieces (I cut into squarish cuts, cause that's how we do in NEPA) Dad and bro got three, mom and I…
  • I need to stop looking at this thread in the afternoon... salivating!
  • (For cardio) I loooove Animal by Neon Trees; Electric Feel by MGMT; Hey Ya, Outkast; Bros, Wolf Alice; Stolen Dance, Milky Chance; The Kill, 30 Seconds to Mars; I Bet That You Look Good on the Dance Floor, Arctic Monkeys... There are actually a lot of great uptempo alt rock songs for bustin your booty... I also have a lot…
  • If I'm say cooking onions in butter and going to add them to an omelet, I'll create a recipe with the measured onion and butter, then log that. I'll create a recipe for the egg/milk/butter that is the base for the omelet, and log that. that way, if I only eat half or something, it's easier to track what portion of the…
  • I just overdid it on the fatbomb for lunch... feeling somewhat ill... but man was it good: 86g Fresh Express Spinach, steamed in the microwave for 2 minutes 16g Kerrygold butter 33g cream cheese ~1oz aged raw milk cheddar 1/2 (88g) an avocado salt & pepper It was decadent... and I recommend you only eat it at your own risk…
  • For sure, focusing on strength training will give you more the body you're wanting, based on your OP. You'll displace the soft and squishy with firm muscles. They won't be big - they'll be you, but better. With increased strength and muscle tone, things like posture will improve, and you'll find you're happier with your…
  • One of my biggest motivators is to think about how I feel as soon as I finish a workout. I rationalize that the workout itself isn't that long in the scheme of things (usually ~40 minutes), but that great feeling of completing it and being DONE resonates a lot longer. Really, what feels better than finishing your workout?…
  • Hmm, I should have spent some time studying my diary myself before even posting... I can see that my success in the competition was in no small way helped by my semi-regular cardio. Duh.. and sigh. I hate cardio, but I want more food.... ETA: when I do cardio, I don't do steady state, go thru the motions... I basically…
  • @RodaRose hmm yes I see now... my question is all over the place... I guess firstly, I am not sure what my TDEE is, I've used all the calculators, waffled between whether I'm sedentary of semi-active or somewhere in between... So I guess my trouble with finding my right calorie goal starts with me not really being…
  • Early on I was trying out the 5:2 intermittent fasting, too, so if it says 600 on some days, it probably was (not always though haha)... but I can't stick to that so we'll disregard that as something to consider going forward ( : Thank you though! You're right, it was all trial and error to begin with, why should I expect…
  • http://strengthunbound.com/when-to-take-a-diet-break/ The above links to an informative and well thought out blog entry on the topic... I don't have any personal knowledge on the subject, aside from sometimes I just get sick of being at a deficit and take a week or so off, with little damage to my progress (other than…
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  • Holy crap, you are one ripped doggie...
  • As for pill recommendations, that's a conversation you should probably only have with your OB/GYN.
  • I just checked and I'm taking the same formulation as you right now, though a different brand. I guess everyone's different. I suppose it's possible that when I began this brand I had hunger, but didn't correlate it with the pill, but maybe just dismissed it as whatever else. In that scenario, I can tell you that I…
  • You might want to try a different pill. Tell your doctor the side effects you're experiencing to see if there's another one there that may work better... I've been on the pill for years... various brands. Only one generic the Army gave me in 2007 caused hunger, depression and as a result, I gained weight. I haven't had any…
  • Confession - When I threw my yogurt container in the trash, I noticed the foil top (in the trash) had quite a bit of the delicious chocolate greek yogurt stuck to it... so I took it out of the trash and licked it off. I figured, I logged the whole thing, I'm eating the whole thing! (It was yogurt side up on top of the…
  • Didn't read the middle-end of the thread, but I can see how it basically went... I'll leave this here for OP and anyone else interested though - http://strengthunbound.com/5-rules-calorie-count-like-pro/ Very thoughtfully written article that gives pointers for achieving best results when calorie counting, including a…
  • I would venture that those giving you advice were once in a position of feeling like they just had it harder than others when it came to weight loss... until they embraced and applied the principles they are advising for you here now. There's a lot of trial and error in getting this weight loss thing to work for us, but…
  • ^^ This... I'm starting up the Strong Curves program myself - a progressive lifting/bodyweight program designed for full body strengthening, but with main emphasis on glutes. I don't have progress to report as yet (though my legs are more shapely). But there is a Facebook Group SC Ladies where girls post their results...…
  • I once had a Bloody Mary with a strip of bacon in it... So there's that...
  • Girl... look at that body. You own that shiz... Congratulations!
  • Your skin is like porcelain! Congrats on the loss, you look like you're only related to the girl in the before pics :)
  • A fast look at your diary - though you don't track sodium, it looks like you might be getting more than the Recommended Daily Amount, which will cause bloating and water retention. Start tracking your sodium and keep it under 2300 and see how that works for you. It's unlikely you're actually gaining any fat, it's probably…
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