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I actually liked the way curves in the 30% picture looked! If I were a man I would totally be attracted to that. I unfortunately carry my fat around my belly so I dont look like that in a bikini! haha

I liked looking at the pics and the description of each. I recently had a "pinch test" done at the gym and it said I was 29% body fat. I am 31, 5'5" and about 140 lbs. I took a reading the very next day on my Omorion hand held reader and it read 26.3% and with that said there could be a variance of a -/+ of 5% (and I had…

Switch your grip. or use a mixed grip, one palm facing towards you, the other facing the opposite direction. I find that helpful. I use gloves but find they dig into my fingers but keep wearing them cuz I find them helpful with other exercises and it helps with blistering (a bit), my friend uses chalks and loves it. I find…

I am meant to eat back calories if I have my settings at sedentary. But if I have it at lightly active (taking into consideration my hour work out a day) then technically my exercise calories are already calculated in and I shouldn’t eat them back. Still it’s not enough. Im going to take advantage of my food notes to jot…

ya Im probably striving too low. But according to MFP (and we all know its not the golden grail) I should be eating 1450 cals a day with a sedentary lifestyle ( i have a desk job). Now I know based on that I could eat back exercise cals but even on the days I dont workout, 1450 just doesnt seem to be enough. Ill try to…

AMEN! lol

thats why I went to bed at 845 to stop me from myself. But yes a young child and a BF who snores like a bear does interfere with my quality of sleep. sigh

Ive tried watching macros but I always seem to fail at the right balance. I even have a pie chart staring me down right now at my desk!

Im sugar cravings have EVERYTHING to do with it as I have a HUGE sweet tooth. I typically dont buy cookies but it was an impulse buy at the register. :grumble:

No Im hungry at 1500 cals. Im happy at 2000! :happy:

FYI the magic pill part was a JOKE!

Sometimes I try not to eat back my exercise cals but those tend to be the days Im hungriest. I changed my settings in MFP back to sedentary (i have a desk job) just so i could eat my exercise calories lol because when it was set to active (which was accounting for my workouts) I was still eating my exercise cals anyway. I…

Ive been drinking this all week! 1 cup milk 1 scoop protein powder 1tsp peanut butter 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree 1/4 cup no sugar added applesauce 1 handful spinach leaves Mine came to 326 calories and I drink it in the morning while Im getting ready. mmmmm Its soo creamy, smooth and frothy!!

I think Ive had the opposite problem. Mine comes every 3 freakin weeks! sooo annoying.

Right!! My BF said that none of his exes farted or pooped at least around him. Im like well then there werent human!

I go maybe once every 2-3 days. My BF thinks that is abnormal because he goes 2-3 time per day. I think its because he eats fast food 2-3 times a day and I generally eat pretty healthy and I feel pretty regular! Although if its been more than 3 days I will start to drink (juice, coffee, whatever) to get the bowels going…

My BF HATES working out. hates it. I on the other hand love it. But I also love him. He’s a good man, good to my son, is there for us, dependable, thoughtful, loving. ALL qualities I’ve been searching for in a man. Do I sometimes wish he'd get into better shape, yes. Not only because of looks but because of health in…

I eat about 6-8 times a day, inlcuding main meals and snacks.

Agreed! I regularly consume aspartame and never have any problems with it. I drink it in my coffee and when I have a diet DP. But like this guy said it depends on you and unless you are eating a bucket of the stuff I wouldnt worry.

I am 5'5", small-medium frame and am currently 140lbs and a size 8. My body is happy at this weight and I can pretty much eat what I want as long as I exercise. I feel strong, toned and muscular, espically now that Im lifting more. My body fat is hovering around 24% so I think Id rather focus on getting that number down…

I have a Polar FT7. It normally works while swimming but this last time it keps saying check transmitter. blah! so I had to use MFP's calcs for that swim. Then I boycotted it for a few days. It never failed me before so Im hoping thats a fluke and it will work again not only on my swim, but my other workouts too.

almost done with my second round of stage 7. Been switching off the second round with the Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred exercises. But I must say Stage 7 is a killer. and man my heart rate syk rockets. up to 180 at some points. I dont think I catch my breath at any point during the workout. I couldnt increase my weight too…

hahahaha My BF will fart in bed under the covers and then pin me under neath them after he farts yelling "dutch oven" OMG its awful!!! he thinks he is so freaking hilarious!!

He will try to fart on my face, he picks his at his feet and nose hairs, snores, and chews with his mouth open!!!

Started Stage 6 this week after taking my first official break between the stages. I agree the workouts are short. Workout B was only 20 mins! It took me 12 seconds to do the negative chin ups but I cant wait to add the belt (mainly cuz I wanna look cool). Also the reverse lunch with one dumbbell, is that dumbbell on your…

I fast at night. Is that long enough to go without food???

Im roughly around the same weight as the average adult in Algeria. Im lighter than the average adult in 112 countries and heavier than the average adult in 65 countries. Pretty interesting stuff! Wish I could have been apart of the research for this study!!!

boo it cut my head off!

Loooove it! i dont have my bikini pic here at work but I will change my profile pic to the bikini pic I do have. it was taken in Sept 2011 on my 30th bday and was the first time in my life i wore a bikini in public!!!! Ive been feeling very self concious lately as that bikini has been retired and Im on the hunt for a new…

Ask your doctor first and foremost. I continued exercising until I was 9 months pregnant. I did things such as body combat (mixed martial arts class), body pump (weight lifting class), spin, and walking 4 miles at a very brisk pace. Some workouts became physically impossible cuz of my belly, like getting on and off the…