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Ok so I have been squatting in the rack and it is awesome. For warmups I am just doing body weight squats because I don't really know what else to do. I am only up to 65 pounds right now and that is really pushing it so if I warm up with the bar, my legs are already pretty fatigued by the time I get to my regular squats…

Definitely something to go to the doctor about. It could be a number of auto-immune disorders, food allergies, etc.

What about protein powders?

Not Atkins specifically but you also burn more calories digesting foods high in protein. I find that if I eat a diet higher in protein, I lose weight more easily without going to the extreme's of Atkins....even if the calorie count was the same.

I set my lifestyle to sedentary and wear a fitbit to keep track of that sort of stuff and keep that logged. I log stuff that the fitbit can't keep track of separately.

Almond butter is ok but it is insanely expensive. Also, a lot of them add a bunch of crap to it just like they do with peanut butter so you have to be careful and read labels. I would try to make it on your own or just stick to regular almonds.

I use the Bob's Red Mill quick cooking oats and it is pretty much the same thing if I remember correctly.

This is the best thing to do. Set up a day of the week to be your weigh in day and just do it. There is nothing to be scared of. Sometimes you might be up and sometimes you might be down. But if you log all of your food and exercise, you can analyze trends and see what you need to do to fix it. It is so awesome.

People started noticing on me at 10 pounds. All of the people who commented though knew that I was using this site and trying to lose weight. I haven't officially dropped any sizes but my jeans that were once tight are now comfortably loose.

I generally don't log things like spinach or other greens just because they are so low calorie and it hasn't made a difference. At first I would try to weigh out one serving on my food scale but one serving of spinach is HUGE and doesn't even fit on a plate. Basically if something comes in at under 15 calories, I usually…

Can't say it is a fix for loose skin but try sumo squats.

I'm not necessarily proud of mine but I'm not hiding anything. I am pretty consistent about logging on work days (M-F) but on weekends or days off from work forget it. I don't always log my exercise though. I have only done it a handful of times but usually the days where I am over, those are days that I worked out and I…

Have you been tested for Celiac disease or anything else that might make you intolerable to certain foods? I'm just wondering because an intolerance to a specific food that you maybe eat every day (i.e. gluten, soy, corn, etc) could mimic those exact same symptoms. It could be an issue with fiber too I am just curious how…

Do you have anything that you can hold on to for balance? Squats hurt my knees too. At the gym, the instructor gave me a ball to lean against the wall and just roll down the ball but it seemed to put even more pressure on my knees. I took a TRX class and found that if you have something to hold on to, you can lean back…

As far as bread / pasta sometimes I do. I will go weeks without eating any bread/pasta and then I will want some bread so I will buy a loaf and then will eat a slice of bread every day until it is gone. I have to eat gluten free and gluten free versions are just so expensive that I can't bring myself to buy them all of the…

I take a 6am spin class a couple of times a week and it is totally worth waking up early for. The hardest part is getting out of bed early. I set my alarm and then when it goes off it is like eh I am up anyway so let's do this! I don't think you will ever go to a spin class and regret it...let's put it that way.

If you aren't a vegetarian try chicken. 4oz of boneless skinless chicken breast will give you 32 grams of protein for like 160 calories (different brands may differ)

I have been gluten free for a little over a year. There is a gluten free group that has some pretty good recipes come up from time to time if you are interested in joining.

Click in the top menu on goals > change goals > custom. You can set your macros to whatever percent from your calories that you want them to be. The default MFP settings probably aren't the best for your goals so you should change them.

Were you told to literally cut out carbs? Or just bread/pasta types of food? If you can still have carbs, try beans. They are more balanced so the body doesn't respond to them the same way as it would towards bread or pasta so it might be ok.

I would stick to doing level 3. It is good to challenge yourself. If you feel like you are not getting as good of a workout because you end up sitting out of certain things, maybe go back and do level 2 after or sub in some exercises from level 2... But definitely if you are able to follow Natalie in level 2, I say it is…

I am as honest as I can be. I have a food scale and weigh things out although I've been noticing recently that it isn't 100% accurate. For instance I made a recipe and it made 18 oz. of food so I decided that it was 3 6 oz. servings. I weighed out 6 oz of it each day and on the third day, there was only 4.5 oz left. I…

Mine is usually between 350 and 550. If I know I am having something light for dinner like chicken and veggies I will eat 500. If I am having something for dinner that I will want to eat more of like pizza or tacos, I go closer to 350. If it is a workout day, I eat between 500 and 550 regardless of what I am planning for…

I don't know my end date. This whole thing is really just a big experiment to me to try and understand nutrition and my body better. I still haven't figured out what works for me for losing weight vs. maintenance vs. putting on a few lbs of muscle.

make a little room every day in your calories for small portions of the foods you like to binge on. Like for example, if you really like ice cream...have half to one serving of ice cream for dessert. In my experience, doing this prevents me from eating an entire half gallon of ice cream over the weekend :) Also, experiment…

So when I was behind a family of 5 at the grocery store and they had two shopping carts full of junk food (ramen, chips, candy, cookies, etc) and were getting candy bars and bottles of soda for each of them at the checkout line I was supposed to express my concern to them? They probably would have punched me in the face.

I have an issue with contests that go by the percent of weight you lose. A few years ago I knew someone who was like 115 pounds (i dont know the exact number) who joined one of these. She didn't really make any changes, didn't lose any real weight...just wore heavier clothes and drank a ton of water before weighing in the…

I think it is totally normal. I can't eat gluten so whenever someone eats a soft pretzel or any other food that I miss terribly in front of me...I cry on the inside a little. But..I just suck it up and move on and find something else to eat because I know deep down it isn't worth it to me. Also, you shouldn't deprive…

Ooo thank you for this. This just made me realize that my goal weight is much lower than it should be assuming I am able to keep my lean mass.

Personally, I would set it to lightly active and log your intentional workouts. See how that goes for a few weeks. I know when I had mine set to sedentary even with eating back exercise calories it wasn't enough for me....unless I logged every time I went outside for a 15-20 minute walk and logged those calories, logged…