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I just smear butter all over everything so it slides down my gullet with ease

The guy at the shop I buy my protein powder from tried to sell me fat burning pills. He warned me that they were so powerful his sister took two at once and wound up in the hospital because all of her fat burned off.

I like diet ginger ale 1000000x more than regular ginger ale. All other diet sodas are rat poison and I'm soda shaming everyone that drinks them

I don't remember having any mood swings or weird dreams when I was losing weight! I know my Dr told me that losing weight made me extra fertile leading to instapregnancy. I tried looking this up because I was curious but my Google skills are failing me since any combination of fat/weight + hormones in the search bar yields…

Ugh, the first trimester was HORRIBLE. I couldn't do anything either, I was exhausted all the time and I kept getting hot and flushed just walking. Once that cleared up I was fine to go back to the gym and resume lifting heavy, I just take long breaks when I need to and don't push myself too hard. Just do as much as you…

Probably because your fat intake is extremely low these days. Try to add more healthy fats to your diet (salmon, avocado, olive oil, nuts/nut butter). Fat is good for you!

I would imagine the no HFCS thing would be very helpful for your average non-calorie-counter, since HFCS snacks are cheap, high in calories and ubiquitous. Nothing magical about cane sugar.

Yikes, you need to eat more. A LOT more. That calculation is not going to be accurate with how drastically you are undereating. Aim for a .5 lb per week loss since you're close to goal.

I used to be mocked for eating vegetables by someone that ate literally nothing but red hot cheetos and fruitopia. It was too hilarious to be irritating.

Just gotta say. The big grunting meatheads or whatever that deadlift and use the squat rack have always been the friendliest and least judgemental people at the gyms I have been to. I say this as a short fat pregnant woman, I'm sure I take the prize for "looks the most out of place in the weight room".

People want to believe in the magic cure so badly. :frown:

:cry: My husband farts on me in his sleep.

Going to save this!

I'm 36 weeks now, EDD May 27th. I started at 214lbs and climbed to 221lbs. I'm still lifting heavy weights at the gym and feeling pretty awesome. The only thing that gives me trouble really is walking at a fast pace, the weight of my belly kinda drags on me if I go too briskly. I also had to switch from my old OB to a…

You can use a carton of lactose free milk to treat several gallons of regular milk. Pour off a bit of the regular milk, add a cup or so of lactose free, and let it sit for a day. Saves money!

I probably didn't eat a fry until high school, so thankfully I missed out on that craving. Buffalo wings however ...

The magnesium supplements definitely helped me. Good luck!

I moosh up avocados and key lime juice in mine, but then again I love it plain so YMMV.

I was a vegetarian for six years and went right back to meat with no issues at all.

I lost hair too eating 100+ grams of protein and 1800 calories a day. It didn't stop until a few months after I stopped losing weight. It was just one of those sucky things. The biotin seemed to help.

Congrats, that's a great feeling!

If you can already do 75 it seems kind of silly to drop down to just a 45 lb bar, but if it makes you feel safer go for it! The extreme soreness to begin with is more due to the unaccustomed exercise/movement more than the weight. If you want to drop the weight a bit no problem, just don't be afraid to bring it back up…

Good luck. :flowerforyou: Don't worry, it DOES get better! Just takes a bit for your muscles to adapt.

Just get back to it as soon as you can, your body will adapt and the soreness won't be as bad.

Could be DOMS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness The first few times I did squats I was in agony for days afterwards.

Are you sure you're not just sore? Squats and deadlifts can be brutal for soreness the first few times you do them. I'm talking, can't sit on the toilet sore.

I'm a fan of this one: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

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Oh please. Pppppllleeenty of women on here have lost 50-150 lbs with heavy lifting and minimal cardio.

I usually sautee something that cooks FAST (like fish) while microwaving a bag of instant brown rice or seasoned frozen veggies. I chop up an avocado or fresh tomato to put on top of the rice or microwaved veggies while the fish is cooking. Very fast and the only clean up is the pan.