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Hi Baisha, so helpful! 謝謝 :) :) Yes, I followed your suggestions and weighed the dumpling in parts. There was 8 grams of beef and 20 grams of "dumpling dough". Now I have a working idea, assuming they didn't used very fatty or very lean beef. Quick follow-up question: is dumpling dough in China usually made of rice or…

This. Take it from another skinny-fatter who stopped weight training a few months ago: ~99 pounds - I run and crunch almost every day and my stomach looks a hot mess :/ You gotta lift. Heavy!

@snoodled - let's co-sponser some legislation...

;D ;D ;D heehee!

@neuro_nut - yup! different pants for running/strength training. I rinse them out and hang them to dry. I properly wash them once a week. And commando workouts alwayz!! :D :D :D Unless you're a man and you have to wear those unfortunate, baggy workout shorts, there's no reason to put more stretchy fabric "down there" than…

Someone who's not boring in bed.

Thanks, Shane! Hopefully I'll find a way to keep it up with the weights :) I just read the main thread here where people talk about how hard it is to track calories accurately,and now I'm getting nervous! I just lost a bunch of weight and got to the healthiest place I've ever been, and I would hate to see it all disappear…

Hey lady - there's a great tutorial here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/104076-posting-pictures-on-the-boards-tutorial. Hope you get those pictures up! Sure you look awesome ^_^

Whoa, thank you!! Made my day :D

You can clearly see how bulky heavy lifting made me [NB: "heavy" is a very relative term here. I lift what is probably very light for some of the more awesome ladies in the thread, but those weights are a huge challenge for me, to the point of failures. So let your friend know,OP, that if she is out of shape like I was,…

My Oreo Sandwich wasn't GOOD ENOUGH???? FINE. FINE. Edit: Or are you saying I'm not hot??! D: D: D:

Foil. Foil. Foil. Can't say it enough. You can't bake fish (and still have it be juicy) with foil or parchment paper. Maybe you can, but ain't nobody got time for that.

Add me! 5'3" also! Just reached my goal weight and always ready to help cheer others on!

Sounds basic, but go to bed earlier. I was having the same problem. Turns out that I really can't function without 8 full hours of sleep. I go to bed at 9:30 and get up at 6:30 rested and ready to roll! Also agree with the advice to make it easy on yourself. Sleep in the clothes you'll wear to work out, have your shoes and…

I gotta call this out. It is extremely, extremely difficult to build muscle mass, even for men, but ESPECIALLY for women. That's why ever pound of muscle mass added is celebrated - you have to eat above maintenance, and work out with heavy lift like ALL the damn time to do it. There are whole groups and threads devoted to…

People who do their dumbell reps RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE RACK, so that you have to wait for them to be done to get weights that are directly in front of them, or sort of dart around them like a fly, avoiding head trauma, or shyly ask them to move while they're in the middle of their Very Import Mirror Time. My boss does this…

Hi! I would say abs are made in the gym, but they are revealed in kitchen. :) That is, to have a flat stomach with a bit of muscular definition (like the girl in the picture) you need to first build a nice core in the gym, especially focusing on those lower abs, which help with posture. But you're also going to need to…

BUMP! Thanks for posting! My sad attempts at protein pancakes left me really frustrated :P

Yeah...why? This man sounds destructive.

I had 19 to lose initially - keep your chin up! I'm down to 1 pound to lose now, and I don't expect it will come off quickly - but it WILL come off. You can do it!

Yeah, it's pretty low to compare your own body to a market commodity. Have some self respect. Your sexuality only deepens and enhances as you gain experience. Restricting that experience on the notion that you can "use up" your sexual value is a sick, twisted idea.

This woman for president. Yeah, I'm here as well. Having sex or not having sex doesn't matter one flying fig, either way. Be an ethical, fulfilled person, and sleep with everyone, or no one. It's your life.

I can totally see this playing a role in overeating. I'm more on the anxious side of the spectrum, and was dealing with a lot of emotional/binge eating issues right before I joined MFP. When something went wrong with my day that made me freak out, I would immediately think "*kitten* IT, I'm going to Taco Bell."

To judge by your profile pic, I'd say you're doing it right :)

Hawt! Great work!

^ YYYUP

I don't know that having a cheat meal "tricks" your body into doing anything. Cheat meals are simply a useful tool to keep you on track with a strict nutrition diet. This is a great link about how to successfully use cheat meals. http://scoobysworkshop.com/cheat-meals/ I do think it's true, however, from what I've read…

Thanks, both of y'all :) Good advice on waiting it out - that seems to make the most sense when I think about it. For now, I'm going to take a couple of week to watch food calorie accuracy more carefully, and reduce my estimations on exercise calories.

Bump :)

Hi! It sounds like you might need to do some mental exploration - and maybe writing - before you jump into another diet. Although the answers might feel obvious, it helps to write them down: WHY do you want to lose weight - what are ALL the reasons? Are you struggling with binge eating? What are the emotions that drive…