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It's reasonable, just realize that the first week or so will include a lot of water weight if you deplete glycogen, which tends to happen on a low calorie or low carb diet. Expect to regain a couple pounds of water when you finish and regain the glycogen in your body. For me at 230, that water weight swing was 7 pounds,…

I would take the comments as encouragement and proof that you're making progress. As your weight gets lower towards what you want it can become annoying if others start to pick at you out of jealousy perhaps. So much of our self image is based on comparing ourselves to others, and there's way too much marketing telling you…

Definitely a waste of money for what you get out of it. Yes drinking milk has some good things going for it, but there's no need to buy such an expensive supplement. I'd also suggest optimum nutrition whey powder, much cheaper per serving if you need to supplement your protein intake. Either get the chocolate flavor and…

Oatmeal is really fast to cook up actually, get the big canister of Quaker oats, some cinammon, and some type of fruit you enjoy, raisins work really well. Before bed, toss some of the oats into a bowl with some water or milk, microwave for 3 minutes, then stir in the cinammon and fruit and toss in the fridge in a sealed…

Your body stores some energy to use in the form of glycogen, which is kept in your muscles and liver and binds to water. When you eat way below your BMR (needed for basic body functions), you'll deplete that, and also lose the water weight associated with it. That's what makes the first X pounds easier to lose and quick to…

Remember that your body doesn't build muscle during the workout, it only receives teh reason to build during the workout. Your muscle gains are mostly as you sleep and from day to day. Maintain your protein intake each day, regardless of the workout.

What's the accuracy of the scale? I'd recommend a digital one that gives you 1 decimal place. I've found mine on a hardwood floor never varies by even a .1 if I'm still while it calculates, but the .1 is far more useful than one which rounds up or down a full pound. Weight yourself 3 times and if 2 match use that,…

I mix it up with broccoli and some salsa, very simple and filling.

Some ways to minimize the cost of eating healthy that I use include: Frozen veggies by the bag, or the local farmer's market. Fresh at the store costs too much. Buying grains and beans in bulk at the local store instead of packaged. Buying chicken (rarely do anymore) when it's on sale and freezing it after putting into…

I have been making my own no-bake protein bars which are similar in texture to Clif bars but cost a lot less: 2 cup rolled oats, plus 1 cup to the side (quaker oats in the canister for example) 5 scoops whey isolate protein powder (I'm using Optimum Nutrition 100% whey gold standard, double fudge flavor) 1/2 cup ground…