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Try a crazy cardio session !! Some, kicks, jumping jacks, jumping ropes, dance moves anything !! :bigsmile: Seriously it will get your anxiety down and you will have a major endorphin buzz! :love: That is a great feeling! Then you'll reward yourself with eating well and you'll have conquered your bad slope!!! GO FOR IT…

Hi there! I had the same thing happen to me; for the first 5 months I gained steadily 2lbs/mth!!!!!!!! :noway: REALLY!! It takes ahile to adjust.. I was probably eating more than before. ( as I used to starve myself) And there is the water weight from all the new exercices..Muscles repare themselves with water…

Muscles, muscles, muscles!! Weights (heavy for you) with good form: quality over quantity. Clean, clean food, lots of it ! Lotsa water too ! Lots of everything good basically ! NO sugars, NO salt :wink: I know it's easier said than done but at least think about it so you can start living it ! Have you tried ? 3 X weight…

Go to bed hungry, that is one powerful tool !! Then you wake up and have water and a nice protein breakfast==> omelet, cheese, veggies. Cut sodium mostly and sugars. Easier said then done I know but effective on the long run. Hang in there and remember at least you ARE NOT gaining !!! :flowerforyou:

WONDERFUL !!!!!!!!! So many inches WOW !! How did you do it !?!

I have learned that SODIUM IS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ......:grumble: And now, unless the once in a while tortillas and salsa, I am an 'almost' sodium free woman !!! :bigsmile: It does feel good, even at very hot summer temperature there is no swollen legs and ankles===>only big and muscular...:blushing: !!! Oh well,…

Only professional measuring is accurate... The ones at home are not very good if only to give you a way to keep an eye on your evolution.. My scale at home says I am 45% fat !!!!!! :noway: At Curves they told me I was 32% And when I calculate with U.S. Navy Circumference Method it gives me 30% :ohwell:

Very interesting ! Thanks for posting ! So here I go!! Female, 37 yrs old current weight : 211lbs body fat by the U.S. Navy Circumference Method : 30% Goal % : 20 Caloric intake now on mostly protein : 1200 ==> When I ate more I stayed at 215lbs for months.... Workouts 5days/week : callisthenics, weights, 30 days Shred and…

YES TOTALLY !!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

coconut oil ! Delicious !!

Yummy !! Thanks !!!!!!

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I totally understand you! I have been at it for 5 months..no inches, a couple of pounds BUT nice new muscles everywhere!! :love: Thing is, we are reconstructing our bodies...Takes a while...30 to 90 days ++, honest no cheating and all. I feel better but it is very annoying to not see results. And how about trying different…

Definitely ! Arms and waist and leg shape... skin tone also...I noticed on myself, skin looks better ! You look gooooood !!!! Keep going !! I know I am ! :wink:

It sounds ok to me ! If I enter 85 min of light cleaning on MFP it gives me 320 cals burned.. I am tall and heavyyyyy !!! ;-) So results are quite comparable, that's good ! :drinker:

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I always choose light even if it's a very tough one because I think MFP grants us a bit too much sometimes !! Rather less than too much to be on the safe side of daily calories!!! :wink:

Post Workout Shakes? Not If Fat Loss is Your Goal! Insulin is Antagonistic to HGH When you are trying to lose body fat, you want to avoid insulin spikes. When your insulin level is high, you will stop your body's ability to burn body fat. Although I'm not a fan of the Atkins diet, it works because it ensures that insulin…

I work out before I take my shower ! That way, it is impossible to get out of the house or to get dressed before I have worked out ! It's a bit like brushing my teeth !!! Depending on my day I do more or less of a long workout... AND I tell myself that it's only 5 days...Week-ends will be week-ends......:wink:

Me too!!!! I just kicked my own derriere burning 700+ cals with Kickboxing!!! :bigsmile:

A lot of information and very interesting to read you all. I don't see any controversy at all ! I personally prefer reading you guys, and that is why I posted this article here, than just wonder about it on my own. Thanks to you all ! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

[/quote] A little more complicated than that. If your glycogen stores are full and you have excess blood sugar then it will be stored as fat. Calorie deficit or not. Then you have to unlock that fat storage which for many, can be quite problematic. [/quote] This is so interesting. Unlock the fat storage==>I want the key…

Wow you rock !!! :glasses: Excellent point. Although it took me loads of effort to eat every 3 hours, now I am always hungry and I wake up STARVING in the mornings!! Wich is all new to me... I do feel more energized so that may be due to the sugar always high....good sugar of course ! Of course I try to stay away from huge…

:blushing: Haha!!! I know how crazy is that!! I was always told the same thing...«Skninny people eat all the time, eat more often, bla, bla...» Of course you do what comes naturally but some of us just have to re-educate our ways about food. If you saw no results then it's not the way to go for sure !

HI there ! First of all congratulations on all your hard work you have lost a good deal and are in an amazing shape so well done!! I just broke a plateau of 5 months!!! Very tough and frustrating but I have more muscle definition and I eat a bit of everything so that is cool !! I would say maybe up your protein intake and…

I am not sure! That is a good question... My scale sets me at 45% but I think it's a lot of bull !!!! Scales are inacurate for sure. That said last time I checked at Curves I was at 30% so 20% would be wonderful !

Amazing to see how small a difference 1lb of butter less makes compared to 0,25lbs of lean muscle added... I am visual so I understood more than ever with that image LOL !!!

Try to compensate during the day ? Drink loads of water and I mean LOADS !!!! I know I always have wine and beer on week-ends so I try to pre-calculate it in my diary.. :drinker: I should not have alcohol at all but just to see it it makes me drink less. Always a lot of water retention though! :devil: I also try not to eat…

See this is exactly something I was wondering about : ..Accuracy..and Dependability ! Although I would love to have the feeling of "knowing it all" :happy: I still prefer a better investment long term than a false report short term !! Anyone knows about a real good scale on the market????

That is Great ! Thank you very much for the tip !!! I just looked at Taylor's website and they have a huge range of scales, shows some expertise and I thought must be expensive !!