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Also 30 days can have great results. I may not be ripped like him in 30 days of lifting (cuz i still have a lot of fat to burn) BUT in 30 days of lifting I did go down 5% body fat. I say it's possible. :bigsmile:

Actually since he was so skinny, that's probably why he showed such great muscle definition in such a short time. Most people have to burn a lot of fat to even see the muscles first, It's not that a lot of us dont have great msucles in our abs in 4 weeks of working out, it's just that you can't see it because it's still…

They aren't needed but they help. I would not take an entire week off, but maybe Ill cut my workouts to 3 times a week instead of 6 on busier weeks. I am currently at maintenance 14 lbs away from my goal weight due to finals and graduation and end of the semester parties, but we all need a break sometimes. I feel like I am…

If you have an eating disorder, we all have an eating disorder. If you are eating, feel full and are not throwing up what you eat, you're fine. Continue on girl! :bigsmile:

Yup, I do this too! I am currently trying to maintain my weight and since I'm partying a lot (GRADUATION, WOOT!) I usually exceed on weekends, but on weekdays I am usually a few hundred under. I don't obsess about how over or under I am on any particular day. At the end of the week I will average it all out and if my…

Agreed, eat back your exercise calories, and don't go crazy with cardio. It's not sustainable, i mean unless you want to do 90 minutes of the elliptical everyday for the rest of your life? & strength training will help a lot. You may not budge the scale with it, but you will look more fit, toned, your inches will fall off…

You can wear a bikini. You are not too big for it at all so CONGRATS! Not so excited about the pattern though, maybe a different 2-piece? Just my opinion though. You look wonderful in the bathing suit! Yay for no more tankinis! :bigsmile:

Skinny Cows are wonderful! 110-150 calories for a giant ice cream bar or ice cream sandwich If you want chocolate, I suggest dark chocolate as it has many nutritional benefits. To satisfy my chocolate cravings, I have herbalife protein/healthy meal shakes and the flavor I get is chocolate cookies and cream. it's like…

My plateaus die when I use the zig zag method! :bigsmile: Try to net your goal cals averaged over a week instead of everyday. Eat more one day, and eat less others. This helps speed up your metabolism and keeps your body from getting too used to the same thing. Your body starts to believe that you will be doing this…

:laugh: You, just made my day. Thank you :bigsmile:

Judging you? Please find the judgement in that statement. I was not saying you don't help people (because I don't know your life), I am just saying that the food could go somewhere other than your trash can.

:laugh: I'm sorry but all of this fighting with the two continuous quotings is hilarious! Seriously, I'm female and I do not see anything he said as female vs. male. He's right. Some people want to say congrats and I am proud of you and others want to make you stronger with a "This is the reality of it". Neither way is…

You guys are throwing food away? Let someone else eat it at least. Self control does not mean you have the will power to throw it in the trash. Self control means you have the will power to eat in moderation or to eat something healthier even if it's staring you in the face. Cmon guys, there are starving children and…

I don't understand what binging is? It sounds horrible. I would say I ran off the course if I ate a little more than I was supposed to, but this sounds like a problem where you can't CONTROL how much your eating. Binging is not a word in my vocabulary...

I have one that says LOVE (the "O" is a red heart) on my wrist but I got that before this journey. After it I was going to get stars on my lower stomach, but I think now I will be getting "Dream" with stars on the word and around in color.

I can't wait to go home, measure myself, and try on smaller clothes and everything else. I haven't gotten a chance to do that here at school BUT, as much as I have always agreed with this "not dying over the scale" I still weight myself every few days. Today I got another Body Fat check done. I was upset last time because…

1) Are you working out? 2) What foods do you eat because a calorie is not just a calorie 3) Are you active, like a waitress job or a desk job? 4) Under 50 g of carbs is ridiculous! You need ATLEAST 50-150 g of carbs a day just for your body to function correctly!!!

Chewy Granola bar before workout Rotate for breakfast after workout: 1. 3/4 cup of egg substitute scrambled, one piece of wheat toast with country crock butter and a banana 2. Protein shake, aloe shot and herbal tea 3. Whole Wheat Thomas Bagel with 2tbsp of Veggie Cream Cheese

Yes, it's almost like a detox. I had the worst upset stomach for the first few weeks. I rode it out and eventually my stomach got a lot better. Now if I eat anything from what I used to, anything fried, pasta, processed or full of sodium I feel either sick or exhuasted which is weird because I used to eat like that 3-4…

As my daddy says to me, "Use your willpower" That's all I got.

A lot of guys liked me overweight because of my boobs and butt, but I like myself better normal weight. So... thats all that matters :bigsmile: I am now getting comments about how they miss me being chubbier. I DON'T. But I have heard that line from my family, a hundred times. Now I dont :wink:

Well what is your diet and exercise like? Your diary isn't open and I'd like to know what KIND of strength training and cardio you are doing.

LOL My friend told me this trying to get me to split a red velvet cupcake with her! As she cut it she goes "Look, all of the calories ran away!" :laugh:

I would say 7pm but it does work for some people. Mine was to eat a few bowls of soup a day and join the cross country team running 4-6 miles a day for practice. Yeah my soup intake was about 800 cals a day. Lost a bunch if weight very fast but not sustainable.

Then eat a *kitten* ton of healthy stuff u normally find disgusting! heres your chance! lol

37 lbs gone. I started at a 38DD. I don't what I am now but I am a 34 if not smaller and none of my bras fit! I'll be checking in a few weeks. I would guess a 34C.

That really must be discouraging but keep it going. It may take more than 20 lbs for other people to notice. But when they do, it will be a huge change and it will feel amazing. You ARE doing this for you ultimately. You want to feel confident, happy, healthy, energetic, but (idk how heavy you started out as) but it may…

That's what I was going to suggest. It has "Judgement Free Zone" on every wall and every piece of equipment. The one near me, people seem to follow it.

Try less weight, so not to strain, but more reps, so as to tone.

You're weak :laugh: funny. That's impressive. I used to bench 90 lbs! :wink: but this time around I am lifting less weight but more reps. I started with the bar for benching (45 lbs), but it's pretty light so I'll probably up it to 55 lbs this coming week. And I do free weights so I was doing 10 lbs in each hand and a 12.5…