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Yes and no. Eating high fat, low carb, moderate protein makes you feel fuller for longer. But a well-formulated ketogenic diet does spike insulin, a hormone that causes fat to be stored. Another way I have heard it explained to me is that fueling your body with fat is like putting a huge log on your metabolic fire…

Healthy Fats: grass-fed butter, coconut oil, red palm oil, any grass fed meat fats, avocados, extra virgin olive oil (low smoke point, so keep at a lower heat), pastured eggs, mct oil, coconut cream, organic/grassfed dairy, fatty wild caught fish. Things to avoid: the highly processed vegetable and seed oils (canola,…

Level 2 is a lot harder than Level 1. There are a lot more jumping moves and moves where you have to stay in plank. You can try it and see how you do, just be careful and listen to your body so you don't get hurt.

Check out these guys. I listen to their podcasts on iTunes. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/ If you eat too little, you will lose weight, but : 1. It is not a sustainable lifestyle 2. The weight you will lose will be precious muscle instead of fat 3. The weight will mostly likely come back. It is all about lifestyle. Think of…

-Weight: 250 -Waist 1: (Smallest part of waist.) 41.5 -Waist 2: (Where belly button is.) 47 -Hip: 54 -Thigh: 31

1. I am most self conscience over my stomach and back fat. Thank God for spanx, but I really hope one day not to have to wear them all the time to feel comfortable in my clothes. 2. My worst habit is procrastination. "I will work out later" "I will start tomorrow" UGH. I am also really good at talking myself out of working…

I would be careful with your caloric intake. A person shouldn't eat less than 1200 per day. Also, eating too little might bring about those cravings. Try to determine your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). I believe they have one on MFP, if not there are other site that have BMR calculators. You should not eat below your BMR. I…

For the progressions, I was mostly thinking building up amnt of pshups, crunches, squat time, jumping jacks etc.

I really like the video idea, but some of us may already have a workout schedule that they like. What if we chose one of the 10 minute videos on youtube and did that on top of what we already do for exercise. This way we don't interrupt what is already working for someone, but are still giving an extra push for everyone to…

I would really love to do weekly challenges. I think, however, we need to keep in mind of other's fitness levels. Not saying we cannot push ourselves, but something to keep in mind. I really like the progression idea! We could also have one fitness and one diet challenge. Some challenge ideas: - Elevators/escalators for a…

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"Sweat is Fat crying"

SW: 252 GW: 220 UGW: 170

Everyday is a new day. If things are stressful, don't try to change too much too fast. Start by changing one small thing for a week or so and build on top of that. I am trying that myself. I think it allows you to feel successful instead of changing your whole life at one time and then failing. Small victories! You can do…

For me: - Busy student- we do have a gym on campus to use for free, but with a jammed packed workload, I don't want to have to lug gym clothes to school or be there longer than I have to. - Privacy - Time management- I can fit it into my schedule better. Going to the gym is like an event because I have to make sure I bring…

I took out refined sugar and enriched flour last week, as well. Being fresh off my first week, it is isn't so bad. I haven't had super strong sugar cravings, I feel really good, and I haven't been moody. I feel really happy and motivated and excited to have made this change. I do live alone and completely purged my…

I just started cooking with quinoa too! Here was my first stab: I sauteed peppers and onions in some olive oil. Then I added in half of an already cooked sweet potato that I chopped up. I added some salt, pepper, and cayenne for a little heat. I cooked my quinoa, then once it was done I added it in the pan with the peppers…