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This. Eat a protein snack after your workouts. Protein shake or nuts, some meat, cheese, eggs, anything really. Then you can eat dinner later. I usually have nuts, lunch meat, boiled eggs, or cheese or a Clif bar with me so i can Nom right after I'm done working out. I can tell the difference when I do this and when I dont.

I <3 curries as well! I buy my spices in bulk so a whole 'jar' only costs me under $1 but even still spices last forevah and I use a lot of them. you can put whatever cheap meat and veg you want in a curry. I use potatoes, peas, onions, pepper, corn.. I buy frozen veggies b/c they are cheaper to make basic Indian or thai…

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If it fits in your macros! (and agrees with your body!) I agree with the sweet potato comment. Muscles need potassium! red meat is fine if you're a meat eater but of course the fat content is higher than in chicken or pork :) Avocados are good for you! If you can handle non-meat protein like beans, great! since your bod…

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I use turmeric when I make curry! With curry powder and coriander. I make the curry with light coconut milk. There's other spices as well of course - salt, pepper, garlic, ginger. cooking the meat with the cumin adds a nice flavor to the dish. I also make curry rice. While the rice is simmering in it's water I toss in…

Sounds like a cool workout. Do you do it at home? DVDs and such or is it a class you take?

I wanna weigh 100lbs and be a size 0! I'm 5'1" currently 128 and a size 4 and I'm suuuuuch a fatass!! Ok - in reality I think I have about 15 lbs to lose. my BF% is like 23% I want it to be more like 18% I probably will be in a size 2 if I reach that goal but I have no idea what I will weigh.

ok ok you CAN count it as water because it IS fluids, but think about this point: the chemicals in those drinks de-hydrate you and the point of drinking water is to hydrate you. It's sort of counter-productive. I knew a girl who went into the hospital because she didn't drink water, only things like soda and crystal light.…

artificial sweeteners make me so very hungry!! They also can give me some muscle stiffness. I still have some here & there, but I mostly avoid them now. Not worth it! :/

yup, you can. Just gotta take it one day at a time and just keep trying. we do tend to associate thin = happy, but that just isn't true. I tend to obsess too. I HAVE to step back and think. God yes I want to be at my goal weight right now, but I'm not and the only thing we can do about that is to keep at it! I can spend…

defo not eating enough. take your measurements and bump up your kcals. if you're not "in shape" do toning exercises and resistance training but eat more than 800/day :):)

Trader Joe's has a Ranch dressing that is rather low calorie and really yummy. Like 30 cals in 2 Tbsp. I like to eat whole bags of chips, so yeah carrots are a decent alternative. If you have time to chop things, check out fresh zucchini & cucumbers too! yum.

I'm defo "one day at a time" I don't do well looking too far ahead. I found exercising helpful in battleing depression as well. In therapy we discovered that my weight is a trigger so keeping it under control is important. A guy I dated a while back said something to me that has stuck. "I can't imagine how hard it must be…

Holy cats! Better get one of those fridge charts with the gold stars to keep trak of all that! Good luck! I lowered my alcohol consumption too. hard at first but getting in lots of exercise and protein helps. Donno why.

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lots of protein and strength training and make sure you eat enough!

It's like this for me too. my TDEE -20% is 1297. 25% is 1215 -15% is 1377 - too much unless I burn off like, 500 cals a day and don't eat them back. Eating at those numbers and getting in lots of exercise is what I have to do to lose. I didn't lose an ounce eating more than 1300. Sad.

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Hey~ I got super depressed when my guy was away this past summer/fall. I gained 10 lbs in 5 months. I love cheesy fries and wine. Previously I did Ok by making a schedule for myself and always keeping track of my food and exercise to stick with my shedule. I even lost weight! It was really helpful for me to plan in…

Ok April goals. I weighed 129.8 on April 1. (I'm 5'1" & my GW is 110) I don't know if I can lose a whole 5 lbs in April since it's slower to lose when you've only got 15# to go. My goal is to lose ANY weight, but mainly I want my measurments to be smaller. I am giving up chips for the month. They are my weakness! I eat…

This has worked for me well in the past. I say, "just 15 mins and I can go home." But them I'm warmed up and I feel i can go for another 15 or whatever. it's not 100% effective but it's good enough.

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try puting it in stuff or on stuff. Plain would be gross! I use it a lot. Try sauteeing veggies in it. It's got kind of a sweet flavor. Or spreading some on some whole grain toast. or putting it in a smoothie :):)

great post. :)

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