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I'm ditto-ing the "being hot" all the time. Or at least the temperature regulation - I always wore thick hoodies when I was fat, but now I can't get warm wearing an undershirt, a shirt, a sweater and a coat. Indoors! (Mind my office is freakin' cold...)

I weigh myself every morning, too. I had an experience like this on Tuesday, actually. I was at 123.5lbs one day, then 122.5 the next. I'm back to 123.5 today, but I ate a bit more yesterday - along with a lot of fruit, so I'm likely retaining a good bit of water. There's an interesting article by Lyle McDonald about…

I tried them when I was in junior high. I wasn't active, I was overweight and I was not very strong. I almost lifted their machines off the ground entirely trying to get more resistance out of them. This was me when I couldn't do 10 push ups in a row. I went three times before I got so intensely bored. In all honesty, I…

For me, I give them some bull**** "excuse" about how my family has a history of diabetes, high blood pressure and difficulties during birth - I "justify" my desire to get down to 105-110lbs (I'm 5'0", so don't go telling me that's too light for someone my size) as being my attempt to make sure I'm in the best possible…

I-I like polls. Will you update us with your findings? 1) Age: mid-20s 2) Weight: 122.5lbs 3) Alberta, Canada (cheers, rugbyplayer!) 4) Activity Level: Moderate (desk job, 3x a week strength, 2x a week karate, some daily walking) 5) Workout Frequency: At least 3-5x a week (see above) 6) Breakfast: Sometimes - working…

My mum did Medifast - her exercise was STRICTLY reglated, and extremely minimal. As it's a VLCD to be done under strict supervision, if they're telling you not to push it on the workouts, DON'T PUSH IT. If you can't deal with not working out, talk to them about switching off Medifast and doing something that allows you to…

I buy namely as I need, though if I spot a nice top or shorts on sale, I'll snap it up. Right now, though, as I'm slowing in my weight loss and needing motivation, I've set myself up to buy a new article of clothing every 5lbs as a reward. Better than food and sets me up to get excited to get back into the gym. Up next is…

Whoa, that's crazy... I don't get those messages, even if I'm close to my caloric limit when I log my food in. I wonder why?

I had a good laugh when it complimented me on my choice of S'Mores Pop Tarts as being "full of healthy fats". Potentially true, I just found it very ironic coming from an app like MFP. I don't have my iPhone anymore, but these started cropping up about a week or two ago on my Android. They don't come up on the website for…

Ooh, these look awesome! I do wonder about adding in some whey - I may have to try that!

I definitely have to try this out! Looks amazing!

You mentioned shrimp? Nom! These sound awesome - I'll definitely have to check 'em out. Thank you! Just a question - I'm assuming you don't use the canned shrimp, yeah? It's better to use the... loose? Are they loose shrimp?

I gave myself Runner's and Jumper's Knee (pattelo-femoral pain and pattelar tendonitis [sp?]) running through pain during a run back in Oct 2013 and I'm still not over it. In my mind, I wish I had just stopped and laid off the running as soon as I felt knee pain. There's pushing through mental barriers taking the guise of…

Then you're probably over-estimating your activity level. TDEE is also very tough to determine accurately - it's also not what we're questioning. What do they give you for BMR? QFT - no one's gotta starve or kill themselves in the gym. Everyone's goals are different, as are everyone's paths. But no matter what, fitness and…

Not necessarily - it's hard to estimate exactly how many calories she'd be burning doing those activities. What if the boot camp isn't as hard as you think? What if the personal training sessions are broken up by several longer breaks to work on form or details? Also, not to knock Scoob, but that calculator can't be right.…

I'm 5'0" and started at 155lbs (70kg) - somewhat similar stats, I think. Now, I'm down to 123lbs (~56kg). I eat approx 1350cal a day (maybe under or over individual days of the week, but as an average it's what I eat eat day) and work out like hell. M, W, F - Bodyweight training T, R - Cardio or boxing T, S - Karate So,…

They do, actually! They're just really fragile when you're handling them. I love 'em in alfredo sauce. Also - legit food fail. I forgot my chicken breast for my salad today. ;A; My... my protein! My hunger!

I didn't have high cholesterol, but I did have fatty liver and my family on both sides is strongly pre-disposed to diabetes. I'm 23 and learned about the fatty liver at... I think 21? It didn't mean much to me then, but reading up on it later and seeing images of what a non-alcoholic fatty liver looked like versus a…

Can I add to this? Hold the offending item out to them and oh so generously of you ask them "Oh, I'm sorry - I thought you were finished with it. Here, you must want it now." *****y, I know. But they asked for it. Hopefully, it makes them think.

QFT. He's right - try without the coffee. You may have a few weeks of hurt, but you might surprise yourself with the level of clarity you can gain by leaving it behind. I stopped drinking coffee every morning after I graduated (and there's free cofee at my work, so it's not that it's not accessible), and I find now that…

If you're consuming 200cal in your "fasted state", you're not fasted. A dash of cream is okay in coffee, maybe, but try it black if you must have it. A protein shake will definitely not keep you in a fasted state. Read through this: http://www.leangains.com/. He's got a lot of info on IF and has links to some interesting…

They smell rubbery to me. And taste rubbery. And I thought I prepped them right... Never again. Found some black bean noodles, though - and as a lovely side-effect, they're really really filling! But they absorb sauce a bit too much for my taste. Leads to some nice flavour combos, though.

Don't forget that not all weight is fat - you may gain water weight while out there. As an example, I decided to track my weight the day after Christmas (when my family and I turn into massive black holes that eat everything delicious) to see how my weight was affected by water weight. Here's how it went: Dec 26 - wake up:…

I-I did... S-seventeen minutes on an ellipitcal... Then my knee (gorramit) started acting up again so I had to call it quits. But I at least got in something - I wasn't able to work out this morning, but I got it in at lunch. Tomorrow if I don't have anything at lunch and my knee is feeling up to it, I'll try for another…

OP, not sure if you're still searching for opinions, but I figure I'll offer my experience with keto and coming out of it. I did keto in the beginning of my weight loss (I tried Paleo, but after doing more research, keto snagged me) namely because when I started, I had fatty liver. I was also concerned about what eating a…

I usually lose my appetite during shark week, actually. But I find that unless my cramps are horrid (which they usually aren't), I still get to the gym. It makes me feel... cleaner?... somehow? But I feel more empowered and more strong. So what if I bleed? Why would I use that as an excuse? It's frustrating, and sometimes…

I use Stevia as a sweetener a lot, and as Zevia is sweetened using it I'm very much for it. I get headaches if I eat too much aspartame or sucralose, but I don't get the same reaction to stevia. I'm not an expert on it, but I favour stevia more than the other two. It's derived from a plant and been used in Japan for…

I eat at a pretty reckless deficit and my bench has gone from 55lbs and pathetic to 75lbs before I stalled out my noob gains. From here, I've switched to bodyweight for funsies and have continued to build on my ability to do pull ups and dips. Not to mention push ups. Maybe check your protein intake? I know I stopped…

I really like the bodyweight routines at Nerd Fitness or StartBodyweight. Both are completely free, but they have some paid stuff I haven't bothered buying. Start Bodyweight's Beginner Routine: http://www.startbodyweight.com/p/start-bodyweight-basic-routine.html Host of Nerd Fitness Workouts (many can be done at home):…

Sometimes a treadmill isn't that bad. I live in a place where running outside some days will freeze your toes off. And I gave myself Runner's Knee and Jumper's Knee (wtf, knee) running a track - my physio told me the repetitive strain of turning in one direction coupled with how women's joints works makes running a track…