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Ricmon, if you're not losing weight it's not because of your macros, it's because your calories are too high. Finding the right macro balance won't magically make you lose weight but what it will do is make it easier because by eating the right proportions you will feel more satisfied and you'll provide your body with the…

I think you're way off base here. She's not posting this so her daughter can see a bunch of people talking crap and posting fatty photos. She's doing it because leading by example is much more effective than leading by words. And if she's constantly telling her daughter she's beautiful and even with her flaws she's perfect…

Hi. I'm 26. I've been here a while. I recently lost around 24 pounds and hoping to lose 26 more in the next month. Feel free to add me just send me a message and tell me where you found me :). I'm forgetful.

Negative. You're missing a lot of body parts in that plan. Squats (including pistol squats), lunges, push ups (including pike push ups or handstand push ups), inverted rows, dips, box jumps. Also, I'd recommend some METCON classics for cardio such as burpees, box jumps, running, jump rope.

I'm a PF hater lol. But I will say, I would analyze why you stopped going in the first place. For example, I've been a member of a few gyms including Snap Fitness, Twin Cities YMCA, Anytime Fitness, CrossFit Affiliate. I will tell you that my memberships at Snap Fitness and Anytime were a waste of money. I don't like just…

Strong lifts is a great program for beginners if they have someone to help them with form. If you're truly a beginner I wouldn't do any sort of lifting without the assistance of a trainer.

Hire a trainer. I'd also recommend some of the Y classes like Body Pump. You can also google full body workouts for beginners and find some stuff.

Absolutely not. If you were overweight being a waitress then clearly it wasn't enough exercise to make a difference. I estimate my own calories, I don't like MFP do it for me, but my exercise level is taken into account in my calorie goal so I don't eat back any of my calories burnt. I'll log it as 1 calorie so it's…

It was a joke. A really funny one actually because Planet Fitness makes their money off the people who don't show up and that's the audience they target. Hence why they don't allow "lunk heads" yet claim to be non-judgmental. Apparently calling someone a lunk head isn't judgmental. Here's the deal. You can try to put a…

Seriously. Be careful when logging your exercise. Unless you're wearing an HRM don't trust the numbers.

May 11 1.75 miles (c25k w1d1) May 12 0.25 miles May 13 1.81 miles (c25k w1d2)

It's intimidating no doubt and can definitely make you feel self concious, but you know what I say to that? Suck it up. There will always be someone fitter than you, stronger than you, bulkier than you. If you aren't willing to step out of your comfort zone and deal with it, you'll never be successful. Period.

Don't sabotage your whole week with a cheat day. Do a cheat meal where you have 2-3 hours where you get to eat whatever you want. If you're truly eating healthy you'll feel like *kitten* when you eat something unhealthy so to be honest your cheat meals will likely get healthier every week. But eat healthy for 2 weeks…

I'm fat. I'm not lazy. I work out at least 3x a week, have two jobs (one full time) that results in me working 7 das a week. I get maybe a two three days off a month if I'm traveling. My excuse for not eating well. There's not enough hours in the day to cook and meal prep. Is it an excuse? Yes. Is it legitimate. Perhaps.…

What the hell kind of diet are you on? I eat so much food now I can't finish it.

Congrats

I wouldn't call BMI a broken scale. Like most things it has it's limitations. It's a good indicator of weight for the average person and it's a good tool for those who are overweight or underweight to use as a gauge; however, as I said it has it's limitations. For example it's just a number scale it can't determine the…

Dogs are fantastic for health. Just don't let your kids get bored with it. Even adult dogs need walks, play time and love!

Is that thing done yet? I hate driving through the P&L District and it's all torn up. I'm always surprised about how much more water I crave when I start drinking more. Like I'm always thirsty now but when I was dehydrated all the time I only craved it once or twice a day. Now I'm constantly filling up my water bottle…

I wore pants to work today that were way too tight a year and a half ago for my interview.

She lost me when she said "lower body female stuff." I don't want no man with chicken legs! And I most certainly don't want my legs hulk strong and my upper body soft and flabby.

I really don't think it matters much to be honest. I mean on Saturdays I do it. Though it's horrible for me. I get so hungry and thirsty. This past Saturday I grabbed a handful of almonds and ate them on the way to the gym. It helped tide me over for the hour at the gym at least. I have a hard time with my water intake…

Actually there are a lot of places in the US that have unsafe drinking water. I lived in a place where an old dump from the 50s and 60s contaminated the ground water making a whole community's water undrinkable. I lived in town so it didn't affect me but it's worth a thought. I've always lived in a municipality with…

Let's be clear about something, businesses only care about one thing and that's their bottom line. A company would never do something that would be bad for sales. The reason they're doing this is because it makes them look good. It makes them look moral like they have social values and that will lead to more people buying…

I eat meat. I can't get enough protein without it and quite frankly a lot of the veggie sources of protein have inflammatory qualities.

It's not contagious. It's not a virus or a bacteria that people can catch. The problem is the food we eat. Our society values convenience over health. That's why corn and soy are subsidized by the government but beans and spinach aren't. Obesity is not a contagious illness it's a public fiasco that values big business and…

Your body is this amazing organism that has these amazing organs that detox your body for you. There's no need to do some ridiculous DETOX to detox your body. It does it automatically. You can help it along by not eating so much *kitten*, but you don't need to detox. And water is really all you should be drinking.

If it was easy everyone would do it.

For most people now. But I love numbers so I like it :).

Well there's one week of every month where I could eat a big, greasy horse and I'd still be hungry, so yeah I'd say they play a very big part.