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There is no way to just slim down your stomach. You look different because you are different. Your genes will determine how and where your body is programmed to store fat, it's got nothing to do with how you are training or what exercises you do. Just reduce overall body fat percentage until you are comfortable with your…

Yes. Especially for slow cookers, I love boneless skinless.

Along with the 3-d chips, Flamin hot Cheetos Asteroids. They came in a plastic container so I could bike to school and not have to eat crushed up chips at lunch time (because I always only ever had soft lunch boxes).

You'll be a little hormonal at first as you adjust and you may have cravings. Fat comes from calories, not medicine. If you're monitoring your intake, you won't magically wake up fat. Although, you may experience some water retention depending on which method/dose you use for the first few weeks.

On #2 Mike Adams... You also need to be careful about the fluoridated water opposition argument. The national media made Portland, OR look stupid by saying we oppose fluoride being added to our water but we buy just as many toothpaste products containing fluoride as other parts of the country. Our first protest was based…

I'm very glad Dr. Oz made the list. He uses scare-tactic, panic propaganda to sell gimmicky products. I hate people who sell by fear or panic over sensibility. His hype is almost always exclusively negative, and he is wonderful at using abstracts from recent studies and completely taking them out of context.

I'm very surprised that Dunkaroos are still a thing. I never see them in stores.

BK Chicken fries, sour altoids (raspberry), Pepsi Blue, French Toast Crunch cereal, Flaming Hot DORITOS (not Cheetos!), Mt. Dew Pitch Black. Edit: Totes forgot Arctic Green Apple Kool-Aid.

Any exercise, done consistently with effort, is "good." Get your heart rate up, do interval training or steady rate, as long as you do it with effort and get your heart rate up. Don't trust the calorie counts as accurate, but do log your workouts. "Tone up" is an illusion, it just means (realistically) "lose body fat"…

This. I don't log supplements. Everything else, including water, is logged. Even calorie free things have salt in them. If I'm retaining water, I can look back a day or two and know exactly why.

Well, 10% of say, 1850 calories, ends up at 46 grams of protein. You should shoot for that as a minimum to maintain muscle with your calorie goal, and it also happens to be the base recommendation anyways. Whey protein, seeds, nuts, mushrooms, whole grains, coconut, beans, dairy (and alternatives). That seems like a…

Sweating is good for your skin. I stretch in there, it warms my muscles. Sometimes I sit in there for 5 minutes before a yoga class to warm my muscles for a deeper stretch. Deep breathing exercises in steam rooms or saunas are good for your lungs and are used in Hot Yoga or by Runners (both apply to me) for conditioning…

I consider myself a "fro-yo dieter," y'know? Close enough.

Yes. Any foods, even junk food, within your calorie goal will make you lose weight. Feel free to snoop my diary, it's open. I've been eating ice cream, jelly beans, and junk food every day and losing steadily. Just log accurately and be honest with yourself about your intake and exercise.

Have you joined the geeks/nerd fandom group here yet? Nerds Unite! In the groups section. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/59212-nerds-unite- One of us! One of us!

Also keep in mind that MFP's goals are guidelines and you may actually be getting enough protein. For the average woman, the Institude of medicine recommends a target of 46 grams per day to maintain muscle mass. They say proteins should make up 10-35% of the daily caloric intake for most people. Assuming that you are…

Also eggs if you're not vegan and mushrooms, whole grains, coconut or things baked with coconut flour.

Chickpeas, beans, health warrior chia seed bars, hemp milk, oats, sunflower seeds/pumpkin seeds, quinoa.

I exercise at home often. Just dance, stretching, and calisthenics mostly. While I do go to the gym occasionally and run outdoors, I still lose weight on the weeks I only workout at home. I don't have free weights, just a few resistance bands. I don't use dvds or do anything intense, just as long as I work up a light sweat…

Most calorie counts on packaged foods are off by about 15-20%. Chances are, 1000 calories isn't the accurate intake realistically unless it's a diet with no foods that come in a box or bag. 1000*1.15= 1150, and even webMD.com recommends 1050-1200 calorie "target" intake for these reasons, because the actual intake varies.…

I workout at home often. Yoga, stretching, choreography and dance technique practice, calisthenics. I usually run a few miles to warm up before stretching or yoga. I don't use DVDs or anything, but as long as I work up a sweat I consider it a workout.

People tend to be adverse to change. Especially people who have always known you as a "fat friend" may link that to you and your identity. Some people see losing weight as a change that will take you away from them. You won't be "you" so to speak. Your mother may need reassurance as much as you need her support. She may…

All living organisms by definition share 7 traits. One of those traits is the use of energy to maintain homeostasis. Humans are programmed to maintain stability. Temperature, pH, oxygen levels. Weight is also one of those things which affect overall function. Bodies are adverse to drastic change and adapt better to gradual…

Just got a lovely bouquet of purple, gold, and white cauliflower, as well as a head of romanesco... Make a huge batch of colorful pizza veggies this week.

This. I go by the week, not the day specifically and it works out. The exercise entry part is a little weird. Just be under some days and over others and make sure it balances out. You can check in the reports section the net calories and see if the trend is even for the week.

Nope. Agency over my own body always for one, I don't change for my conservative family members, they can walk right on out of my life if they can't handle clothing. And two, the comment was inappropriate infinitely more than my attire for the occasion was. The comment was very unlike my family, who got over dictating how…

I love running at night. I'm a natural night owl and especially in the summer i hate running in the heat. I do tend to get up very early on the weekends for a run, though. I just need to get in some exercise before my mostly sedentary 12-hour shifs on the weekends, and tbh, weekend nights are kept open for friends and…

It's part of why I started training at Revolution Parkour's facility, though I find the JP version more entertaining.

I'm starting strong! I'll check in on Monday more likely than Sunday due to 12-hour shifts on the weekend.

Please do not consider surgery unless absolutely necessary, unless all else fails. Your body doesn't need to be mutilated in order to get healthy. It is programmed to survive and adapt; your body is amazing. Think very carefully before going through with it. There are a lot of risks, it will affect food and medicine intake…