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I eat breakfast because I'm always hungry, if not *when* I wake up, then soon after. And I don't mean just a bit of a rumbling in my stomach, but the whole nine yards - muscle weakness, lightheadeness, it's even a migraine trigger for me. It's to the point where if I'm meeting someone *for* breakfast, I'll have a light…

I agree with the above posters that it's not about when you eat, but how much you eat overall. However, I also think that in Spain, where people tend to eat dinner much later (9 or 10pm, IIRC), eating a good-sized breakfast and lunch and a smaller dinner could be a sustainable, straightforward way to keep your overall…

I'm in a similar position. I've lost 20lb and have 15 to go. The way I look at it? I'm more than halfway there :D

Are you eating because you're hungry or because you're bored/stressed/eating is what you do in front of the TV? If you're eating out of hunger, then don't try to force yourself not to eat. Perhaps you need more than 1200 calories, or you're not getting enough calories from protein and fat so you aren't satisfied. By the…

Yup. My bust and hips kept growing till I was about 20. I went from a pretty boyish figure to a classic hourglass within a few years, well after most of my friends had stopped growing. You can also keep building bone mass up to about 30. This is *definitely* something you don't want to screw around with; building bone…

Yeah, that's true enough! Good way to keep perspective ^_^ Oh, okay, I gotcha now. Thanks for the clarification :) Oh, okay. I think I'll try the tape measure method as I already track my basic measurements, so this just adds another one (waist at navel as opposed to waist at narrowest point) to remember to measure to use…

@bbell1985 Yeah, I've read that the progression gets slower as you get stronger, so I'll have to make the most of the early progress :P @cqbkaju Haha, yeah, I'm not even sure why those tiny pink dumbbells exist. Currently I'm deadlifting about 75lb, which I know isn't particularly impressive, but it's a lot for me as I've…

Thanks for the explanation of progressive overloading, @bbell1985 . I'm reading up on some of the strength training programs linked upthread and they all seem to use progressive overload techniques, so that looks pretty straightforward for me.

Thanks for the replies! @bbell1985 wow, you look amazing! When you say you were training with progressive overload for a year before beginning recomp, I assume that means you were building strength while eating at a deficit? That probably sounds like a really daft question, but I know you don't really build muscle while…

These weight fluctuations are why I weigh daily and use trendweight.com to track progress, because from one Monday to the next my weight may go up due to hormonal changes, saltier food, water retention due to exercise, etc. If those are my only two data points for the week, it looks like I've gained weight, but if I have…

I've no idea if I'm an hourglass or a pear. I've got relatively broad shoulders, and before I gained weight I was 37(30FF)/27/37; now I've put on weight and I'm 37/30/40. Either way, I don't lose weight quickly, which probably has far more to do with my metabolism and lifestyle than my body shape. I can maintain easily…

Jogging's easy? o_O Tell that to my lungs :P The bit of advice that's stuck with me the most is to incorporate bodyweight exercises into your everyday life. Things like doing squats while brushing your teeth, inverted rows on the kitchen table while you wait for the kettle to boil, etc. It's not going to give you a cardio…

I'm in! I'm already aiming for 30 minutes of yoga a day, and I'm meaning to start jogging again now that it's warmer, so my goal is a total of 270 minutes a week: 210 minutes of yoga and three 20-minute walk/runs.

This. There's no one body type that is better than others. What's best for an individual is what's healthy and makes them feel good. Personally, I'd love to be willowy, but it's not going to happen and I'm finally starting to accept my curves. That doesn't give me a right to say "flat chests are ugly" to make myself feel…

If you have poor posture or a swayback, then it's possible that the problem is partially due to a weak core (I have weak core muscles and bad posture, and the moment I stand up straight my abdomen looks instantly better), in which case exercises that work the transversus abdominus, like plank poses or a lot of pilates…

Is it too late to join? I've been thinking that I need to commit to a daily practice, and was originally planning to just do it for the month of April, but 108 days seems much better. I'm pledging to do at least one Sun Salutation a day and aim for 30 minutes of asana practice.

Nope. I don't even like water cold; that's one of the reasons I drink so much green tea! If it's only tasting like water you may need to steep it for longer. I don't know much about herbal teas, but "real" tea - that is, tea from camellia sinensis plant - has a noticeable flavour and, when brewed properly, no real…

I LOVE tea. I tend to drink black tea with milk in the morning, then green tea (plain or jasmine) throughout the day. The important thing to be aware of if you're new to tea is how to make it. Black tea is easy: just pour boiling water over it and leave to steep for 3-5 minutes. Green tea's a little more complicated, as…

I count down from 100 when I have this problem, only counting on the inhales. This works really well for me because the more tired I am, the faster I'm breathing, so I also end up counting faster. When I'm not that tired, by the time I get to one it's been five minutes and whatever was making me want to stop before has…