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I use egg whites because I like to taste, makes them feel a little fluffier and there is no fat in egg whites, all proteins. Then I can save my fat for other goodies in the day :D

I eat about 200g of cottage cheese daily! It doesn't last long in my house and shame on whoever leaves a few curds left in the container! Teasing me! A go to snack is cottage cheese and some tortilla chips - using the CC as a dip. It shouldn't work, but definitely does! Try and let me know if you guys like it!

I think 3 meals a day is such an old standard. I just eat whenever I'm hungry or when it's convenient. As long as I'm hitting my macros everything will fall into place. Don't feel like you can't eat at 2pm because you've had "breakfast" and "lunch", stay within your caloric goal and everything will be fine. I'd cry if I…

Yeah, just scamble them up. Pour em into an already heated skillet and the trick i've discovered from countless egg cooking, don't touch em! Just let em cook (almost like an omelet, fold eggs into middle and tilt pan to get the runny yolks into the hot spots, when ready, flip once, pepper that side and done in like 5 mins…

I buy all our meat in bulk (usually go saturdays since the "managers specials" tend to be there, cook it all on sundays (during football!), weigh everything out and toss in the fridge. Oatmeal will go a long way. Rice is also dirt cheap (really convenient if you have a rice cooker - just throw the rice in and walk away. I…

My go to is some good ol fashion PB, 1 serving is like 16g of Fat, just work the carb/protein into your diet, it's only like 7g protein, so shouldn't bankrupt you. inb4 Candistyx debunks us all.

My go to eggs dish (and it fits nicely with my macros) - 2 whole eggs (I use large ones) and ~200g or so of liquid egg whites, add red pepper flakes before pouring into pan, top with franks buffalo sauce..mmmmm 249 Cals 10g Fat 0 Carb 34g Protein You could always cut out 1 whole egg and it would be about 5g of fat and 28g…

It gets easier for sure! Some great recipes I found (not all healthy, but fun!), search the vegan zombie on YouTube. Also, some tips I learned when I first started was go down to bottom of ingredient list at the allergen area to say if it contains,milk, eggs etc And I'm pretty sure if the nutrition label says it has…

I love fresh green beans prepared this way Lay out sheet of tin foil Put beans in a bowl Add 1tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of basil, 1 tsp of thyme, 1 or 2 tbsp of garlic (I LOVE garlic), add a diced onion Toss everything together and put in tin foil Place a tablespoon of earth balance butter (vegan butter) on top Wrap foil…

My list is usually: Almond milk, vanilla flavor Brown rice 30-40 bucks worth of vegetables and fruits, depending on what's on sale...always salad and tomatoes Peanut butter beans, various kinds Tofu I make a lot of my own salad dressings with mustard, olive oil, etc No dairy at all for me, but I'm vegan and eat 70% plant…

One of the easiest shin splints fix that I can think of is to examine your shoes. The right running shoes can make all the difference between pain and no pain. Also, I wear compression leg sleeves (i also play basketball with them), it just, well for me, keeps the blood flowing better to reduce those. Try Asics or Mizuno…

Hey, I was there too! I didn't know what to do (lucky I have friends who ran track in high school) and told me to bounce off the ball of my foot, never run flat footed. Also, you could try Couch 2 5k, it helped boost my endurance a lot! Here's the link to the program: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml good…

I eat salads quite often, however I use Romane, because from what I've heard, Iceberg has almost no nutritional benefits. Just a suggestion though, I also find the taste of Romane to be better too :) I also love to cook chicken with terryaki (sp?), onions, green peppers, served on brown rice. So tasty to me!

That's about what I spend, I eat quite a bit of chicken (cooked in many different ways so I don't get tired of it). Sometimes I'll make hamburgers from 93% lean meat and cooked on my foreman. I always have fruit and veges on hand that are fresh. The only frozen vege I eat is probably steamed green beans. For breakfast, I…

swimming I think burns a ton of a calories in a short period of time, if you're constantly swimming laps.

Pull ups are also a little easier if you have your palms facing you rather than facing outward :)

You could try a slight increase on your calories.

When I personally eat wheat/whole grain, it makes me feel more full for a longer period of time rather than white grains. If you do switch to wheat/whole grain, make sure the label doesn't say something like "enriched bleached flour" - that's just white bread that's basically colored to be wheat color. I suppose everyone…

When I feel hungry, I just drink a glass of cold water. Wait 10-20 minutes, and if it's still a hunger feeling, then I'm really hungry, if not - I was just dehydrated.

Natural juicing is completely okay for you. I got inspired to juice after watching "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead." it's on Netflix streaming BTW. I juice for my breakfast meal and for a later in the day snack. My breakfast juice usually consists of 2 small apples, 1 cucumber, 1 kale, 8-10 large carrots, and some celery. It's…

I like to drink rum with diet soda. No calories from the soda and only like 60 calories in a serving of rum. :)

Banana's! They're filling and provide an almost instant energy, they also don't contain fat, sodium, or cholesterol!

The only time I've seen 4000 + calorie diet is in professional athletes, I read somewhere on NBA website once about diets that some players burn up to 5 lbs in just one game, that's why they consume so many calories, I guess it depends on what they're doing. I'm pretty sure Michael Phelps eats like 12,000 a day!

Try increasing your calories by 100 or 200. Also if you eat 1700, but burn 400, you're really only leaving your body with 1300 calories for the day. I would eat the calories back since MFP already created the deficit for you. Another thing to try is to increase your water intake.

I read on live strong that a good determining of your goal weight should be for Women: start with 100 LBS for the first 5 feet of your height, then for every inch after add 5 lbs, so being 5'4" 4*5= 20 + 100 = 120 for a goal weight. Just from what I read, hope this helps! Also, if men are interested, it's the same formula…

I eat bread daily and I still am losing. I think I use 12 grain or something. A little tip to ensure that it's really wheat bread, make sure it doesn't say "enriched bleached flour" or something along those lines, if it does, it's just colored white bread essentially. Good luck!

Have you tried yoga or meditation? That can be very relaxing, perhaps you just have a lot of underlying stress that you aren't aware of. Take some time to yourself and try relaxing! That's what I did (years back, but I have been much better since) Good luck!

I've been heavy working out for about 3 weeks now, but I would say over the past 2 months or so. I lost some just by drinking more water, less soda (If I do, it's 1 can every other day and it's diet soda to avoid the calories), I haven't drank alcohol for awhile since those are empty calories, I have also been juicing…

I believe that also when you're first starting out you'll burn your water weight off incredibly quick. Once the initially large loss if gone, then you'll burn fat. Which you lose a lot slower than water weight, just don't get discouraged!

I think you need a good dose of both! Strength training to build the muscle so you can burn fat quicker, but also cardio is good for your heart in the same time as burning fat. I am exactly like you with a pot belly, I have lost 12 pounds so far since starting the gym, mostly water weight sure, but size off is size off! I…