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Alton Brown makes cutthroat kitchen pretty entertaining. Love cutthroat kitchen, but sometimes I gotta skip episodes when they feel too rigged.

Or just drink it black. And eat the butter plain, just take a bite out of the stick. Much more efficient.

Yeah I can see it. Mostly in the thighs, but leaner overall as well. Good job!

Get well Muppy, difficult yes, but you're the boss of your life and you can do it

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Don't be bummed out. Some people view their doctor's appointment as a "turning point" in their life where they learned what they needed to do. Maybe it's not going to be easy at first. But it'll get easier after a few weeks and it's going to be worth it. Here's a website I found that has a lot of good foods…

Amazing transformation, so great to see that you've made an excellent lifestyle change over the past 4 years.

Definitely, I agree, glad to hear things are going well! :) Sounds like it was a hard choice, but the correct one. Congrats on the weight loss as well! Not everyone can do that. That is awesome :smiley:

I'm secretly competing with strangers on the internet. I realized that when I look at other people's progress pics, I find myself thinking "I can do that faster, better, more efficiently" (disclaimer: I realize talk is cheap :p )

Thanks :) I just went back and read the thread again. Stay strong amcalmond, I'm rooting for ya! Whatever happens, never let someone else let you down. You're in control of your life, that's the only one you have, not anyone else - not even the people closest to you. Same goes for all you other survivors that are going…

As a friend once said, "at least you got your starter marriage out of the way." Married my first girlfriend. Found out she started a 4 month affair shortly after we were married. Completely blindsided. That's life, what can you do but pick yourself back up from there.

IIFYM, plan your ingredients based on what fits your macros best. Sugarfree is probably better in general, as most people probably get more carbs than they actually use.

Instant coffee here. Take it black. Cannot tell the difference between my 5 cent cuppa coffee and the expensive ones.

Anyone can add me if they want. I've been pretty consistent with MFP lately.

They are ginormous in comparison to fresh chicken breast. I dislike preparing them and eating them, but they are convenient.

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Raw. I don't weigh raw foods on the scale though, too much of a hassle to clean up extra containers. Here's what I do: Look at the package and see that I bought 3 pounds of meat. Cook all of it at once, save 2/3 of it in the fridge, eat 1/3 of it immediately. I put into MFP that I ate 1 pound of meat, and then I put the…

They need to drop the price to $10/yr for those benefits

Yes, you're probably not doing anything wrong. It sounds like you have good habits. However, it doesn't necessarily mean it's Levothyroxine's fault. I don't know the progression of your hypothyroidism, but if it was sudden then it would make sense that you would be gaining weight around this time due to the sudden…

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I wouldn't stop taking your meds. Levothyroxine is supposed to increase your T3 levels and actually increase your metabolism (i.e. a common side effect is weight loss, not weight gain). I'm not sure why you're gaining weight, maybe you haven't been as active as you were before? Certainly talk to your doctor about this…

Yes. I'm a little ahead of schedule, but I feel fine. I'm gauging my progress by how heavy my main weightlifting days are. I started these goals about 6 weeks ago and I have them going for about 26 weeks, but if I'm ahead of schedule I'll probably end sooner.

I'm doing keto too, anyone can add me, my diary is open. I also don't get hungry that often.

If these people matter to you then try to explain it once or twice to them, let them know it works and that you have plans and goals that you're trying to achieve. Let them know how far you've come and how far you're going to go. If they don't matter, just ignore them. Just remember, haters gonna hate. Can't change that.

Absolutely no problem. In fact, some people do intermittent fasting and purposefully only eat 1 or 2 meals a day (leangains is probably the most popular, http://www.leangains.com/, and some popular YouTubers like the Hodge Twins have done it). I find that it helps me. I've done both the six meals a day and the intermittent…

Amazing progress! Keep it up!

My same thoughts :D . Anything you eat at dinner, I can make for my own breakfast in under 10 minutes. I'd add protein powder shakes because that's usually what I start my day off with.

Jeez, very harsh. Not sure what incredibly awful things he's said to deserve that, but it seems a lot of people are dogpiling some hate on him. Just imagine if someone said "I don't think there's much hope for you" to you... or a family member of yours, or a friend, or an acquaintance... Too harsh...

As long as you get protein within a couple of hours of your workout, you should be good. Before or after doesn't matter that much for whey protein (it does matter with BCAAs, but I don't take those anyway) Stimulation of net muscle protein synthesis by whey protein ingestion before and after exercise…