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Was just going to comment on this! New Rules of Lifting for Women (book is easier to use than e-book, imo) is a GREAT resource for beginners to introduce you to lifting, the movements/exercises, and why doing certain things (like rest!) is good for muscle development. It's got an introduction with schedule, description and…

*slow clap* thank you

Beer; I wish I could cause then I'd be a cheap date (haha! :bigsmile:) but it just tastes gross to me. I know there's lots of empty cals there, so that worked well....until I found ciders! :drinker: also generic sheet cake and frosting I'm not a fan of....For my birthdays, my mom would buy ice cream cakes for the party,…

LOL i love talking about poop!!:bigsmile: :laugh: i'm a med student, so we ask about bowel movement all the time, never realized how important it was until surgery rotations.... yay poop!! there is a scale we use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale

BOOM! this is the best thread!!!!! PRs - BENCH: 65 - gotta work that upper body! SQUAT: 135 DEADLIFT: 125

Any excessive hair growth on your chin or face? What hormones were tested, cortisol and thyroid included?

Besides not being able to lose weight, do you have any other symptoms? Abnormal hair growth or increased hair growth in abnormal places, abnormal menstruation cycle, abnormal bowel movements (no one likes talking about BMs haha but as a medical student sometimes that's the only thing I care about with my pts, so the shock…

always eggs, cottage cheese or greek yogurt, and almond milk :heart: oh and rice, cause i'm asian!

IN-FREAKING-CREDIBLE!!!!! Congrats, sir, on this awesome awesome accomplishment; 3 years of hard work, lots of sweat and will power, that is SO inspiring!!! "It may be 80% diet, and 20% exercise, but it’s 100% mental." 100% true and I'm going to add this to my profile to remind myself and my friends of the mental game…

^^ second for Clinique's Moisturizing Gel - the gel is for oily or oily-combination skin, acne prone skin. It's all I've been using for years now with the rest of the Clinique cleanser line up and I swear by it. Worth the investment as I only buy twice a year during free gift time, so get some new makeup too!! :love:…

I can't recommend New Rules of Lifting for Women enough - it's a great book for beginners and explains WHYS of the program well, so you build a great foundation for a good routine. There are two very active NROLFW Facebook groups as well that I have found to be great resources for advice, motivation, videos, etc - look…

I make protein oatmeal for breakfast (oatmeal + almond milk + protein powder + goody toppings) and just discovered that adding an egg white or two adds good protein and gives it a great creamy texture, but doesn't change the taste!! So that's really the only "sneaky" protein tip I have, everything else is just straight up…

The MFP blog just posted about this! blog.myfitnesspal.com/2014/08/does-fasted-cardio-really-burn-more-fat/

Also I remembered this picture from another MFP post: http://pinterest.com/pin/170292429635163559/

It's National Potato Day!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

I usually try to get a protein source for every meal and snack; other than meats and protein powder, my go to protein sources are: breakfast: greek yogurt cottage cheese egg whites - a huge egg white omelette for brunch is my favorite thing on the weekend!! sometimes will have just egg whites with veggies to meet my macros…

celery/apples/banana/rice cakes with justin's peanut butter squeeze packet beef jerky or pepperoni slices string cheese or babybel cheese quest bar or other protein or bar tuna in a bag carrots with hummus snack pack salad with greens, nuts, meat separated from wet ingredients (tomatoes, etc) - separate container for…

^^ definitely changed my life! besides food scale and NROLFW, I'd also list my heart rate monitor as the top 3 best fitness purchases. Just got a Fitbit One so excited to see how it helps as well!

definitely calorie sticker shock at first, along with olive and coconut oil, but these are good options for high monosaturated fats or high protein in your diet! don't shy away from them if you are able to include them, they are still good for you! Hummus also gets me - 150 cals and 11 g fat for the lil snack pack. Gah!

How to get bikini body: Step 1: buy bikini Step 2: put on body Step 3: enjoy!! You go rock that bikini!!!! :smile:

I have been using my Polar FT7 for almost two years and love it, use it every day and it's really helped me hone in on my weight loss goals. Any HRM with a chest strap will be pricier but will give more accurate readings than one with just a wrist strap (as accurate as anything can get - they are still all estimates). and…

Seconding the Polar FT7 - I have used it for over a year and have since bought 3 others to gift to friends! It really changed the way I workout, and I love it, can't recommend it enough! Any HRM that comes with a chest strap will be pricier but will give you better readings than one that is just a wrist unit.

haha scales definitely lie! i weigh almost as much as when i started using MFP but am 2 sizes down and feel better than ever. if i just went by weight, it would be discouraging; it doesn't tell the full story.

I trained for a half marathon earlier this spring and also was doing heavy lifting with New Rules of Lifting for Women routine at the same time. I definitely upped my cals to maintenance, so that I could have the energy. Lifted 2x a week and ran 3x a week and had either 2 days of rest or 1 extra day of yoga/group exercise.…

Please don't get discouraged over a few pounds, especially with new workout routines - there are many factors in play, including sodium intake and water retention, like mentioned above. Eventually though, you may want to move beyond the scale and use photos from many angles, body measurements of chest/waist/hips/etc, and…

right??? "Lifting will make you bulky, you don't wanna have bulging man muscles..." SMH :noway:

Are you on facebook? There are two great NROL groups that have supportive, friendly women that offer lots of advice, encouragement and feedback! The general consensus is to follow the plan as written and to fuel our bodies by eating at or close to maintenance. https://www.facebook.com/groups/519783901443555/…

awesome progress, woooooot! you ROCK, keep up the great work!!

I do food prep one day a week and have found it easy to marinate all the meats overnight or for a few hours and then store them in the freezer, separated by servings in containers - that way I can just defrost in the fridge a single serving every morning before I leave for work, and it's ready to be cooked by dinner time.…

here's some info on ordering at In-n-Out and the secret menu: http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2011/03/the-in-n-out-survival-guide-we-ate-every-single-item-on-the-secret-menu.html I actually had In-n-Out tonight, was looking forward to it all day! Just got a double meat (mustard fried), protein style no sauce added…