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Tell him to only bring single servings home so it's only enough for him. (Buying a 140 calorie bag of chips at a time not 6 packs or a giant bag of chips). The same goes for cookies or cakes. That way even if you do share, it's only 70 extra calories for you if it's chips. Though he can eat anything he wants, these foods…

Hi Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor here. Lifting/ resistance is really important, but it's more important to lift with good form. I suggest you start lighter and look up how to do certain exercises on youtube. You could also start with body weight only exercises (pushup, tricep dip) which are really…

I went to a fitness expo once and Tony Horton the guy from P90x spoke. He suggested that instead of doing pushups on your knees that you should do a partial pushup so a little bend in the elbow then come up. I think that's a similar scenario to what you are describing. I say don't hurt your knees it's not worth it. If the…

My go to workout ensemble for years was a cut up cotton tee (the kind you get for free, the unisex ones) and reebok shorts. Champion shirts are also great. The champion brand is great because it's so inexpensive as compared to a nike or under armor. Now I buy nicer stuff to wear when I hit a goal. I say make the splurge if…

endangered species chocolate. there's lots of flavors and 10% of the profits go to endangered species.

I find that both methods tend to overestimate. I usually just take half of what the machine gives me or if I biked for 30 min I would take half of 300 calories. The only exercise where I give myself 100cals/10mins is running. Thats just my method though.

So sorry you had to go through all this pain. Here's something that might help your mindset. It is not fair that you feel like you have to gain weight so men can stop staring at you. If you lose weight you can bear in mind that most rapist are people you know (like you said in your story it was your best friend) so that…

A good bra is essential to feeling good. It might cost a bit extra, but go to a custom bra store. Its seriously worth it.

It has splenda which is an artificial sweetener. You could look up the drawbacks of that. Also when something says all natural on the label there is no FDA approved definitions. McDonalds could call all of its products natural, but it doesn't mean anything. Its just a buzzword. Water is your best bet, I would compare ice…

your height fluctuates due to your vertebrae. When you get up in the morning you are your tallest as the day goes on you get shorter as gravity acts on your spine. I learned this from ACE's essentials of exercise science

Foam roller and the right over left left over right stretch where you bend down and reach for the foot thats behind. For core you should do bike crunches with oblique twist thats my fav, but if you look on youtube they have many core exercise videos. Do planks too

I edited the first 3 paragraphs. Better? You have no idea how much you have helped me this summer. Sure you may think you’re just doing your job right? But, to me, you have done so much more than teach classes. Everyone has a story, so I’ll just give you a little snipet of mine. I used to be a runner. I was MVP of my…

Thanks for the suggestions I'll change up the first sentence.

Show up with enough time to stretch, warm up, register/ packet pickup. Wear appropriate attire. Don't start out too fast remember you have 3.1 miles so pace yourself. Make sure you push through till the end. It may seem endless, but don't quit. Good Luck

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Drink water! It makes a big difference.

a couple scoops of cocoa powder and agave

i use a cup b/c it makes my mind think im eating more and more of the milk gets into the cereal.

Trader joe's has frozen sliced bananas covered in choclate. 33 calories a slice. Its called gone bananas. Careful though, its got a lot of saturated fat.

Buy a cookie, eat three bites of it, throw the rest in the garbage. If you can do that, you can control your life.

Same type of problem here the past 2 nights I average about 3 hours of sleep a night. I think it has to do with me cutting calories though as opposed to exercise. The thing is I dont feel tired the next day. I asked my aunt who is a nurse. She said to drink warm milk and take a hot bath. I don'tknow if that will help, but…

What's the rush? Work on slow lifestyle changes not "I need to lose now."

P 90x is difficult- REALLY DIFFICULT- if you do it with the right form (which you must do to get the full extent of the exercise). It works but it takes a lot of commitment and dedication (and money- those DVDs are expensive!). 30 day shred gets progressively harder and its FREE on youtube. I suggest you start out with 30…

You seem dehydrated, and you might need to eat more at dinner closer (but not too close) to bed time

I like to listen to heavy metal. If you don't mind vulgarity in the language and I mean really vulgar, I suggest Steel Panther. If not Jay-Z gets me pumped (blue print 2, 99 problems, DOA) and LL Cool J's Mama said Knock You Out.

Instead of Poptarts I eat Special K fruit Crisps Instead of Gummies I eat Gerber Fruit twists Instead of dairy milk I drink almond milk Instead of honey roasted nuts I eat cinnamon almonds I eat the no sugar added version of apple sauce and mandarin oranges

When you do everything right, but you don't lose weight. (i.e. create a calorie deficit exercise and lose nothing)

Are you stretching?That my first piece of advice. In addition, shoes have a break in period. Keep at it for about 2 weeks, if it still hurts switch brands (I suggest brooks ariel), and if the pain becomes extreme see a podiatrist. I've been battling chronic shin splints and after multiple shoe changes, physical therapy…