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Most places have grilled chicken. If I want to be good, I usually try to find a salad with grilled chicken, and fruit, but skip the dressing. Some places you can order off menu, or have them remove ingredients that are unhealthy. Most of the time, though, when I go out, I treat myself to what I want. If I limit myself to…

Some days I get around half my calories from protein shakes, but I try to have at least 3 meals worth of solid food per day. Usually one of my shakes will contain natural peanut butter to help me get my daily fats. I will usually blend them with frozen fruit to give me some variety in flavor. I usually just use them for…

David Taylorsville I have 3 teen boys. I just got married 6 months ago to a wonderful woman. About 5 years ago I lost about 60 lbs, but put it all back on when I went through my divorce.

Most of the sites that I have gone to for professional advice have told me that I need to take this supplement, or that supplement to see the results that I want, and I can buy those supplements from them.... No thanks.

After years of studying nutrition, and fitness as I've gone through my weight loss journey, sometimes I wonder if, even the professionals can agree on what is good, and what isn't. Sometimes I think it is similar to the "Global Warming" debate that has politicians, and climatologists up in arms. Many nutritionists still…

I tried shaving my head into a mohawk about 5 years ago. It turned out being two mohawks due to the bald spot in the back of my head. I've shaved my head ever since.

I actually stopped for a while, because I got tired of answering the same questions. I just started again, recently.... I guess I am a glutton for punishment.... I'll probably tire of it again, and go away eventually, so I can just pay attention to my own diet, and weight loss problems.

Ricotta Cheese: Pumpkin Cheesecake. 2 cups low fat ricotta cheese 1 can pumpkin puree 1/2 cup sugar free syrup 5 tbsp sugar substitute 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 cup vanilla protein powder 1 ready crust reduced fat graham cracker crust 1 cup fat free whipped cream. bake at 400 deg. for abou15…

Keep lifting. Those are great lifts for adding muscle. Lift hard, and you will see yourself tone up quickly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M957dACQyfU

How old are you? The reason I ask is because when I was 14 I was about the same height I am now, but I only weighed 126 lbs. I could never get that low, again, unless I want to put my health at risk. If you are still young, you may not have developed the muscle yet that the BMI assumes you would have. Another question is,…

With me, we ate out a lot. Both during the dating process, and at the first part of our marriage. Luckily my employer started a weight loss program that will save me money on insurance if I lose weight. That was a good motivation to get back on track.

Congratulations. I gained about 30 lbs. when I got married, just 6 months ago. :)

I think it also is determined by the method, and accuracy of the method of how you determine your body fat %. When my abs started showing my calipers had me at about 10%, but the Tanita scale at my gym told me I was at 6%.

Like others have said before, you need to drop body fat to see abs. Make sure your diet is clean, keep your sodium, and sugars low, drink lots of water. If you are below 10% body fat, and not seeing your abs, core work can help, but most likely you are retaining too much water. You might want to reduce your carbs, and…

Unfortunately there has been a lot of misinformation put out about eggs. I remember in the 80s the diet craze was "low fat", or "fat free". Even in the "Body for Life" book, much of his recommendation was to keep fats to a minimum; Although he did recommend getting 20 percent of calories from healthy fats. (Yolks do…

Oats - Quaker Old Fashioned - Oatmeal , 0.5 cup dry 150 27 3 5 4 1 Eggs - Egg White, 3 egg white cooked 48 0 0 12 0 0 Blueberries - Frozen, unsweetened, 0.3 cup, unthawed 20 5 0 0 1 3 Maple Grove Farms - Sugar Free Maple Flavor Syrup, 0.3 cup 30 11 0 0 0 0 Meadow Gold Viva - Low Fat Cottage Cheese 2%, 0.5 C 90 5 3 13 0 3…

If you are going to go lower carb, you should try to center the majority of your carbs around your workout. You need enough to fuel your workout, but not to the point that they make you sluggish. Your body also needs carbs to get the proteins to your muscles after a workout. I like oatmeal before a workout, and usually a…

I agree. There are some things that you should try to go under, others you should try to exceed. I believe the fiber is the minimum recommended number.

Since a surgery is involved, I would recommend getting your doctors advice, especially since it was an abdominal surgery. You don't want to injure yourself more with your workout. Slow walking may be what he recommends until you have fully recovered. If your Doctor says you are okay to run, I usually like to run intervals.…

I suggest finding something you like to do, and works for you. Dieting usually doesn't work very well. Too many people will either give up before they reach their goals, or when they reach their goals, stop, and go back to the lifestyle they lived that made them fat, in the first place, usually putting all the weight back…

As long as people are getting, at least 2 to 3 regular meals per day, I don't see anything wrong with using shakes for the other meals. I read somewhere that the body will burn calories by breaking down food for digestion, if you are drinking your food, it doesn't need to work as hard to digest, so you will not receive…

So far most Meal replacement shakes that I've tried have either tasted, kind of chalky, (Like Myoplex, or Muscle milk in powder form), or if they are premixed, they have kind of a metallic taste. I prefer making my own with basic protein powder, 1/2 cup of milk, and 1/2 frozen banana, or other frozen fruit. I can also get…

I like to make high protein waffles. I'll make a big batch, then freeze them to put in the toaster, later. Then I add some sugar free syrup to them. I also like to make oatmeal, Put some fruit in it, some walnuts, and top off with fat free whipped cream. Sometimes I will have it with a few scrambled eggs, sometimes a…

There are many health benefits for certain sugars. Glucose is necessary to get protein to the muscles after a workout. It's the fuel that gives your body energy. It's good to avoid refined sugars, as much as possible, but the natural sugars in fruits, and vegetables are good for you.

All people are different. Some people need to watch certain foods, where others don't. (You may need to do low carb, or gluten free in certain circumstances.) Your sodium could be high, without seeing your diary people can only guess. Are you exercising? are you eating your exercise calories? If you are, could you be…

I'm always more tired after a night shift, so I will usually workout before work. Years ago I was going after work on day shifts, but had a hard time sleeping after an intense cardio session. If your body can handle it, do it. We are all different.

I weigh myself daily. I just don't pay as much attention to the actual number on the scale, as the trend. Most gains, at first, will be water retention, but you should lose the water in a few days. Protein intake is debatable. Many bodybuilders recommend 1 gram of protein per lb of lean mass. MFP doesn't. Most people…

Heaviest = 230 lbs. (4 weeks ago) lightest = 153 (about 5 years ago) current = 212 goal = between 165 and 175 lbs. height = 5' 8"