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When I see a larger woman wearing a bikini my first thought is "I wish I had her confidence." Actually, that's my last thought, too. Then I start looking for my 10 year old again. What are people doing at the beach that they have all this time to be fashion police?

Seems like it would be really high in sodium, and starchy, with all of that vegetable broth and not draining the pasta.

Don't forget the bar has a weight, too! If you are using an olympic bar that's 45 pounds.

You are doing 40 minutes "of weights" using 20 pound weights. What are you doing with those weights in 40 minutes? 20 pounds would be awesome for curling, but if you are doing squats with 20 pound dumb bells you aren't going to get much out of that for long. Most people here would tell you to do high weight low reps (and I…

More beautiful women wearing gorgeous clothes carrying heavy things: (according to the meta description, this pot is filled with beer. :)

It's all individual, depending on weight, age, sex, physical fitness etc. I burn a maximum of 500 calories an hour doing vigorous exercise, and falling. It's getting to be tough to get to 500 without tacking on another 10 minutes or so. You don't burn more calories because someone went to the trouble to trademark the name…

Speaking of gorgeous textiles...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1027237-women-muscles-and-bulk-a-historical-perspective

OK, I am going to have to be a little tough love here, not because everyone needs to be a super cook, but because you are going to school to specialize in healthy menu planning. You must learn to cook! Consider it a part of your education. I was a terrible cook when I first moved out on my own but there are lots of great…

Well, you're eating 1200 calories which is a teeny tiny diet, and probably making it difficult to stick to. Also, I notice you are over on sodium most days. This can cause you to bloat up quite a bit. (When I was younger I didn't have trouble with this, but at 39 if I go over on sodium I can see it on the scale the next…

What everyone else has said, but as for your husband: it's possible he's not logging accurately or eating food that you aren't aware of. (I would not recommend bugging him about it to find out, though.) Since you don't have that much to lose, 2 pounds is a great result.

LOL. I think it's important to realize in 2013 that most of us aren't seeking external validation.

No, that's probably a pretty extreme deficit for someone so close to goal weight. Try calculating your TDEE minus 10 or 15%. This thread has some advice on how to do that: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet Basically, you need to figure out your approximate body fat %, then…

To give you an idea of how widely the numbers can vary, I'll give you my stats. I'm 5 feet tall, 39 years old and 174.6 pounds (and falling.) I would like to get to 21% body fat, which is in the low end of the "fitness" range and very healthy for a woman my age. I lift heavy weights and carry a lot of muscle. My Body Mass…

A BMI is not a percentage. It's a score that is obtained by using your height and weight and nothing else. Body fat % is supposed to be a representation of your actual body fat vs. lean mass, it is *not* the same as BMI. The OP has a lot of lean body mass (muscle, etc) and so will have a higher BMI even though her body fat…

Beer is too much grain for my body to handle on a regular basis these days, but in the past I've incorporated 2 beers a night into a calorie restricted food plan and lost weight successfully. Right now that's two glasses of wine a night. :) Just make sure you aren't sacrificing essential nutrients for it.

Do you drink coffee? I think I'd try that first since it's likely to be a lot less expensive. You are already doing what you need to do, it's important to trust the process.

Hmmm, I have some brats. I wonder if this would work well with them?

If you don't already have it, this is the single best cookbook for beginners if you need basics, like: how to cook pancakes from scratch, how to prepare meat, etc. http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Gardens-Binder-Edition/dp/0696201887/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0 This is the only paper cookbook that I still…

? This actually causes hypertrophy and will make you look "bulky," in the short term. In the 10 pages already posted here I'm sure people have already said it, but if you are looking bulkier than you like after weight training: 1) Your body fat% is higher than you like, count calories. ("Eating right" is not enough. Need…

That is fantastic, and you look amazing. I hope you take some time to appreciate how good you look now. I know that when I have been at my thinnest I have never appreciated it because I've always compared myself to other people and found my body wanting. I want to go back in time and shake myself until I see me the way…

I am 5 feet tall, and the BMI charts say I should weigh between 104-130 pounds, however depending on which body fat % calculator I use, at 21% body fat I should weigh between 130-165 pounds (big range, I know.) When I get down to the 160s or so, I want to have Bod Pod testing done so that I can set a goal weight. In the…

OP, it sounds like it's very hot where you live and you bike to get most places. I'm sure you are drinking a lot of water. A little excess sodium in the summer may be a good thing for you. (But most likely not for most people here.) I try not to go over on sodium because it makes me bloat, and I hate looking in the mirror…

I customized my diary so that I don't have to see the sugar number, and replaced it with Vitamin C. I try to eat the US RDA of Vitamin C from food sources every day, which means fruit and vegetables. Doing this and shooting for 80-100 grams of protein a day, there are not too many calories left to mess around.

I don't like discussing articles unless I've read them, so here's the actual source (which is not new, it's from 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/health/19brody.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 I don't find any of this to be life changing. The "bad" foods are all relatively high calorie, and in most cases low in satiation…

I ate pie three days in a row this week and I've lost two pounds since Sunday. It's all in how you manage your food. You can eat just about anything if you make a plan and you stick to it. As far as "bad" foods are concerned, too much beta carotene can give you cancer. Too much vitamin C can give you stomach cramps. Too…

I replaced my "sugar" tracker with Vitamin C in my diary. I shoot for at least 100% of RDA of Vitamin C from food sources every day, and this often forces me to make room for fruit.

^^^^^^^ this. Don't listen to people who try to make you feel like your favorite exercise is somehow unacceptable. HOWEVER do mix in some strength training with your cardio workouts. Whatever works for you, whether it's body weight exercises like push ups/modified push ups, yoga, or lifting weights in a gym. Start with…

Not to single you out, but nobody airbrushes photos anymore. (Have not since the early 90s or so) All professional photographers use photoshop to one extent or another, I'm sure what you mean to say is they have been color corrected, etc but your body contours have not been changed. In the original post, several of the…

My problem with it is that it perpetuates this obsession that many women have with comparing themselves to unrealistic, faked up pictures of models and celebrities. These women are beautiful but they do not actually look like this. These photographs are unattainable and spending a bunch of time looking at them and pining…