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As a microbiologist with a background in genetics, I think GMOs should probably be tracked, because it is true, GMO manipulation isn't the same thing as selective breeding, and we don't know exactly what will happen in the future. It has similar results as selective breeding, just over a shorter period of time, but the…

Definitely go with a small cake, or maybe a bigger party? I don't feel bad having cake and ice cream on someone's birthday, but those leftovers kill me. I end up slicing off "just a little piece" every half hour or so and eating all of it. You could skip the frosting, too, or just drizzle it. My mom tends to make bundt…

You could eat fruit with one of those little packs of chocolate almond butter, or with whipped cream. I love Ghiradelli dark chocolate chips, but if I buy a bag and open it, I will eat them all in like 3 days. Same with trail mix or protein bars, I just eat them all. Whipped cream is fairly low in calories, actually, and…

Yeah, Paleo isn't necessarily low carb, it just ends up being lower carb because you're supposed to avoid all grains and corn. It's a lot harder to eat a ton of carbs with sweet potatoes than with French bread or cake. However, I personally tend to binge on carbs/sweets (if you look at my diary for the last few days, that…

If you just like to have shakes, and need more than fruit carbs to keep you going, try adding coconut oil, coconut milk, or plain greek yogurt to your shakes. The fat from the coconut oil or milk help me stay full for a lot longer than just putting fruit and ice in a shake - just make sure to melt the coconut oil and add…

I've been told that the Appalachian trail is a LOT of up and down, because it is a ridgeline, basically. We just did a hike in the Great Smokey Mountains in TN, and that was gorgeous, but coming from Colorado, ew. Humidity and ticks and a billion spiders. The variety in the plants and birds was amazing, though. We have a…

My husband and I spend about $500/mo on groceries, but that includes toiletries, cat food, and beer. I don't know how much we ACTUALLY spend on food. We do also eat a lot of meat (steak, bacon, pork tenderloin, burgers), and splurge on fancy cheeses occasionally. I'd probably spend less if it was two of me, lol, because my…

I second almond butter or greek yogurt. Definitely not tuna :)

Weighted squats, deadlift, hip thrusts or glute bridges, Bulgarian split squats, and walking lunges :) Hip thrusts or glute bridges work your glutes and hamstrings specifically, but the other lifts all work basically your whole lower body, with minor differences in emphasis depending on your form. If you don't go to a gym,…

You're fine if you eat more fats, as long as you're within your overall goals. You should always have a minimum goal for protein, because you need it for your muscles, but other than that, you're probably good. I do feel full for longer if my meals are made of mostly fat and protein, for what it's worth. I try to get like…

First, awesome job to everybody who has lost so much weight! Seriously, great job. I'm 5'5", 28 years old, and I don't have much to lose, honestly. My highest weight was 145, and the lowest I've gotten to since HS was like 127. Right now I'm at 135-138, but I'm focused more on maintaining muscle and losing a little bit of…

I just decided to add deadlifts to my lifting last week, so my numbers probably aren't super accurate. Starting 135 lbs and adding about 10 lbs at a time, I made it up to 175 lbs for 1 rep, and then did 3x5 at 135 lbs. I weigh right around 135 lbs, so that seems like a good starting place :) I'm going to do 3x10 with that…

Replying so I can find this thread and those websites again :) Powerlifting seems like a lot of fun, and way more interesting than the bodybuilding my sister is doing. Tilapia, broccoli, and quinoa five times a day forever? No thanks.

I benched 145 a few weeks ago, which was AWESOME because it is more than I weigh, and 20 lbs more than I've ever done before. I also just figured out how to do deadlifts right (I know, they're not THAT hard, but my sister hurt her hips badly in HS doing them, so I've been hesitant.) I got up to 175 lbs before I quit, and…

I can't say that just being active will make you stop overeating, BUT I feel like I eat more healthily when I'm exercising regularly. I usually feel good about myself and my life choices after I've worked out, lol, and I don't want to "ruin" it by eating enough to be completely stuffed, or by eating a bunch of ice cream or…

Sometimes I even try to average out their speed vs my incline and see who is winning...

If it calls for coconut milk, definitely mix the cream back in. Just shake the can up really well before you open it :) It is like full-fat milk; if you got it straight from a cow, the cream would rise to the top, but you can totally drink it before that happens. Coconut fat is good for you, and tasty.

...I wish I'd come back to this thread earlier, lol :)

Yep. I wish my legs looked like that. You look like you have nice quads, and you're not fat at all. At all. That opinion aside, I feel like my legs looked smaller when I was running a bunch. Not a LOT, but training for a 10k. I think it was a combination of more muscle in my legs and lower overall body fat, but that's when…

Amen! She looks great, I've wanted to look like her for like a year now.

I definitely had to lower my weight when I started going below parallel with my squats. That extra 2 inches makes a TON of difference.

As far as getting more fat by eating coconut oil straight, I can't do it. HOWEVER, if you mix it 1:2 with some unsweetened shredded coconut, add some crunched up slivered almonds for flavor/texture, and some unsweetened cocoa powder, it is pretty delicious. Now that it is warm out I have to chill it a little before I eat…

I've never done anything with a "strength trainer in a book", but I've read/been told that Strong Lifts 5x5, Starting Strength, and New Rules of Lifting for Women are all great places to start with weightlifting if you don't have a plan. If you're looking for more of a body weight routine instead of barbells, you could…

This^ Although the lack of movement in his upper body creeps me out a little.

A bikini bridge is when your hipbones stick out far enough that they create a gap between your lower stomach skin and the fabric of your bikini. A bridge of bikini from hipbone to hipbone. Apparently it's a thing now...

Hooray, ROFLcopter! Those are excellent points, and don't require a ton of scientific explanation. No one in my family is diabetic, or even pre-diabetic, but my mom has gone up and down in weight my whole life, a full 80 lb swing up and down, and it has left my sister and I a little paranoid about food and weight. We're…

I usually buy the Sprouts brand unrefined, which I like, but I just bought the Spectrum Unrefined/Virgin because it was super on sale, and that one is pretty good too. It must be a difference of refined vs unrefined, because mine definitely smells and tastes like coconut. I've been mixing it 1:2 with shredded unsweetened…

Could...could we have a ROFLcopter? That would be awesome :) Also, I agree :) Coconut oil and avocados and bacon are delicious. My biggest problem is that although I've read the Nerdfitness article, MDA articles, Cholesterol Conspiracy, etc, etc, I am still terrible at explaining to my family why it is ok to eat so much…

Thank you! Everyone else I talk to thinks I'm crazy for putting berries and honey on my omlettes and seasoning them with cinnamon and vanilla. I was eating a bunch of french toast for a while and gradually making it healthier (berries with a bit of honey instead of a ton of syrup, more eggs than normal for extra protein),…

They are just now building a Trader Joe's in my town, so I have zero things to say about them (except that my sister in law is SO sad that the Denver store has the only liquor license, so she can't get two buck chuck in our store once it opens). I second whoever said Sprouts, though. Whole Foods has delicious but…