bigjretrac Member

Brand New Day - Alicia Keys

I've found that I have the best results when I pack everything for the gym the night before. I have everything laid out so the only thing I have to do is brush my teeth, wash my face, get into my gym clothes and GO! Anything more than that, and I won't go. PS- I use Melatonin on tough nights too, and it seems to help :D

Again, if lack of sleep is par for the course, then by all means go. I'm a grad student, and have gone to the gym on severe lack of sleep, but my body is already used to the lack of sleep (not saying that's good...). If you've already thrown your body a curveball with your erratic sleep, let it adjust before you go hit the…

Sodastream is your friend!

Your body hurts, and you say you feel sick? By all means, go home and get some rest. It's not a question of discipline, it's a question of wisdom.

For breakfast, I love eating Quaker's weight control instant oatmeal. 7g of protein per package. I oftentimes have two and then a greek yogurt. I can usually get 25-30g of protein in for breakfast this way-- no meat required :-) I also like to bump my protein count with some whey protein. I've not cooked with tempeh yet--…

Protein & fiber are your friends :happy:

Like everyone said, it all depends. I'm a New York walker, so a mile only takes me about 12 minutes.

To the original poster-- you don't look overweight at all!

Before I joined MFP and changed my eating habits, I went on the elliptical 3X a week for about an hour. I dropped five pounds just doing that. Once I cut my calories and made better choices, the weight began falling right off. Right now I do the elliptical 2-4 times a week for about an hour. It's therapeutic for me and…

22 and in grad school! Feel free to add me. My food diary is terrible because I've been under a bit of stress lately, but encouragement is always good :-)

Nice, Burt!

I never thought of using it like that! Mmmmmm...

Yeah, I didn't realize how strong the fizziness is!

To answer your question, I would say the 2nd pic. However, since you asked for a man's opinion, I would rather you tell me this is a special evening and you'd rather me not use the cell phone. This might not end well if he does pull out the cell phone, because not only will you be upset that he used the phone, but now you…

Grad student studying Educational Technology :-)

Pass

No questions-- just wanna say thanks for taking time out to answer so many questions :wink:

Same here! I love Garrett's popcorn...their Chicago mix is TO DIE FOR!

Cake, cookie dough, and yogurt covered pretzels. Oh Lord...I'm hungry now :(

I know people who have lost weight by walking, so I think it works. The results won't be nearly as rapid as running, but, as you said, you're still burning more calories than you would be if you just laid down watching TV.

^^^ What he said

^^ This man speaks the truth! I was undereating for the longest time until he explained to me that I needed to eat MORE.

Your smile!

Nice!!! How long did it take?

I broke a plateau by simply upping my calories! It seemed counter intuitive at first, but I feel so much better. This isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I'm a believer in TDEE-20%

Yep

Sounds good! I wish MFP had some way of letting us "tag" threads for later viewing in folders (so I could file this under "recipes") Until then...BUMP!

Mmmm...sounds tasty.

I clean up as I go along. Truth be told, I sometimes leave the kitchen cleaner than when I started.