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I've noticed that I have significantly less lower belly fat ever since I reduced the amount of dairy and wheat in my diet. I don't have a flat stomach (yet) but when I avoid those things I am much less puffy there.

There used to be this increasingly huge clan of guys who would come to my gym around the same time I would go every morning. It started out this guy maybe around my age and a young kid, maybe his younger brother? Then it became a clan of the guy's friends. And I guess he was training them or something, but they would take…

That you should never go more than a few hours without eating. What, so you get up in the middle of the night to eat handfuls of almonds??? Just silly.

Also, I found http://www.exrx.net/ to be super helpful in terms of finding different movements for different muscle groups, learning form, etc. If you're stuck on a lift and you're not really sure if you're doing it right, look up form tutorials on YouTube, and consider even videotaping yourself. You want to make sure you…

Focus on the big, compound movements: deadlift, squat, bench, overhead press, chin-ups. Add in some push-ups, rows, squat variations (single leg, Bulgarian split, etc.), deadlift variations (single leg, Romanian), kettlebell swings. Start off small but soon you'll see yourself lifting big weights! And stick to a few sets…

Currently I lift heavy 2 days a week, then 3 days of interval training type stuff. I warm up with 5 minutes of brisk uphill walking and cool down with stretches. Total time is usually 30-45 minutes. Day 1: Deadlift, bent over dumbbell row, cable lat pulldown or negative pull-ups. 3-4 sets of 5-10 each. Day 2: Back squat,…

Heavy squats! Load up that olympic bar and squat "*kitten* to grass" ;) Okay, well start off small if you've never done it before-- but you'll work your way up fast! Deadlifts are also helpful in working the leg muscles. I've noticed my butt seriously perking up since I started squatting heavy a few months ago. Didn't see…

He took me to the restaurant we went to on the night when we became an "official" couple... so it's always been one of our favorite spots (it's a pretty average Italian family-owned place heh). Suddenly the cashier from the front of the restaurant comes up and says, "Sir, please come up front, there's a bill that you…

thanks for the responses, Chris and Melissa :) I typically eat some of my exercise cals, rarely all of them. Particularly because I try to create a buffer in case I am overestimating them (no HRM). I do try to eat less during the week but still keep it between 1000-1300 net each day. I am thinking of trying a mix of ESE…

I'm so glad I found this thread! I've been doing LG since July or so. But... well, I FAIL at it. I have *regained* BF and weight! :( I don't follow LG perfectly... I'm not perfect when it comes to cycling my macros, and I struggle like hell on the weekends. Weekends are tough for me because I spread out my time between…

this is in my oven right now :D

Canned tuna and cottage cheese! I also buy the generic version of protein powder from my grocery store (Stop & Shop), it's about $12 for a big jug that lasts me awhile.

Oh and eating quinoa in place of oatmeal... I cook the quinoa like normal, then mix it up with cinnamon, bananas or apples, peanut butter, and some greek yogurt.

I thought it would be weird to mix warm (microwaved from frozen) blueberries with cottage cheese but it's delicious! My favorite healthy "dessert" now :) Also, my PB&J Protein Paste... sounds kind of odd but peanut butter, jelly, and protein powder all mixed up together in a paste/spread is delicious.

There are a lot of people who have healthy metabolisms on just 2 meals a day. It's often referred to as "intermittent fasting" and it's been shown to have quite a few health and fitness benefits. I learned a lot about IF from Martin Berkhan; here is his guide to the "Leangains" eating protocol which I have found to be a…

I eat oatmeal just about every day! I put a little dash of cinnamon, half a scoop of vanilla protein powder, and a tbsp of peanut butter or almond butter. Sometimes I cut up a banana and put it in there too. One of my *favorite* things to eat :)

It sounds more like breakfast than dessert but lately I've been mixing warmed-up/hot blueberries or strawberries with some cottage cheese and maybe some banana and flax seeds or almonds. It's great for protein! And it's just sweet enough that I often have it for dessert after dinner :)

Sorry to hijack this thread slightly but I'm in a similar situation (reached my goal, starting maintaining and lifting heavy, and put weight back on) and this is a question I have about my own calorie consumption. Do you mean cutmd's net cals should be 1800 for maintenance, even after exercise? Or she should just eat 1800…

I have found this website to be pretty helpful in converting volume... http://www.calculateme.com/Volume/index.htm

me too!!! Or "idear" instead of idea, and "draw" instead of "drawer"

Congrats on meeting your goal!!! I have been maintaining for a couple of months now using MFP. I did regain about 3lbs after reaching my goal, and then gained another 2lbs of lean muscle mass (gained lbs but lost body fat %). I don't always go with MFP's maintenance levels, however. It seems that they are a bit low…

I had this same NSV just yesterday!! Finally went and bought my first bikini. I've worn one ONCE in my life (last summer, because I really needed a bathing suit and someone let me borrow it haha) but now I have my very own :) Congrats!!! It's an awesome feeling :)

I have a LOT of these people at my gym!

I do 5-7 days a week. Most of my workouts are around an hour, sometimes they are 30 minutes, and sometimes I can only squeeze in a 15 minute jog.

Here's what I do: If the chicken has been kept frozen in the freezer, I take it out and defrost it in the fridge during the day while I am at work. I usually just take out one piece, then put the rest back into the freezer (since once it's defrosted, it shouldn't be re-frozen). I take the frozen piece and put it on a plate…

I do a cardio warmup (5-15 minutes), then weights (30-45 minutes), then more cardio, sometimes in the form of HIIT (another 5-15 minutes). Would that be hindering my fat burning?

I have struggled with this as well. I didn't have that much to lose to begin with, and I've been going strong for 6 months and still don't have a flat belly. I've definitely seen a lot more progress since I began strength training, though. My workouts now revolve around lifting weights rather than running or doing other…

I've been experiencing this. I think it's because I work out in the evening. Unfortunately there's not really a better time for me to work out! So I've just been tolerating it as much as I can for now heh.

During the week I almost always work out in the evening after dinner. Sometimes I think it has an effect on my sleep (I've been having a hard time sleeping lately) but there's really no way around it for me, it's the only convenient time! On weekends I will often work out in the morning or early afternoon instead.

I have a huge appetite too!!! I can eat sooooo much food. I'm almost always up for dessert when everyone else is totally stuffed haha.