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Chicken "pizza" - 1 whole wheat tortilla - 3 oz chicken (pre cooked) - 2 tablespoons low carb bbq sauce - 1/4 cup tomato - 1/4 cup red onion - 1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese Oven @ 400, pre heat the tortilla on both sides for around 4-5 min. spread the bbq sauce then the remaining ingredients evenly. Back in the oven…

Man I agree, there's a thread or two everyday where someone is all wrapped up on themselves about having a setback or overeating or slow results or etc, etc... Living a healthy lifestyle doesn't end with diet and exercise, and the better you get at doing it the more you begin to realize that it doesn't start there either.…

ha funny, I just read that article yesterday. It does have some good info in it.

dont sweat it. It's keeping a calorie deficit over an extended period that matters. Make up for it in exercise or dieting through the rest of the week.

yea I saw that coming... be reasonable we both know water is exempt of the point.

+1, part of living a healthy lifestyle includes your attitude and if I can step up on my soap box for a moment I'd say that the first thing you need to do is get the idea out of your head that there should even be a difference after a week. What if there was a difference? What if you lost 2 pounds? Would you stop, goal…

I understand the question and I agree but in terms of caloric expenditure and overall weight loss I think we're talking too small of difference to really matter all that much. Say your BMR is 2400 kcals a day and for the sake of math assume that's 100 an hour consistently, if you exercise for 1 hour a day and burn 300…

Diet vs regular... no this, no that. Personally I think both are garbage. People are so hung up on making excuses for why their non diet productive behavior is better than yours. You want to drink it, than drink it, drinking a can of sugar is certainly not going to help me towards my goals. On the other hand there's…

I practice vinyasa and power(mix between bikram and vinyasa) 5 or 6 times a week in a traditional studio in addition to p90x. I walked into a studio about a year and a half ago and found something that I'd been searching for my entire life. From the spirituality to the community I'm a yogi for life. Just for the sake of…

I define it the same whether you mix it up or not. The point is to avoid it. I apologize for putting you on the defensive. Who am I to know whats right for anyone? I just felt you were shooting from the hip to say change = results is wrong, it's not it's called muscle confusion and is the foundation any long term fitness…

Tread lightly, the reason change = results is because your body adapts to the conditions. It gets more efficient at doing the work, this is a plateau. Sure mix it up if you're bored and no you don't have to. Either you're generalizing and you mean stick to the same routine with increasing intensity or you're a little…

As it was mentioned, weigh your food. Personally I try and stay away from using db entries that use abstract units of measurement. For example, favorite place steak dinner: service size - entree That's meaningless, when it comes prepared meals try your best to break things down into what they consist of... 4 ounces…

Remember keeping your body hydrated is the goal, drinking enough water at once to get nauseous is defeating the purpose. You wouldn't sit down and try to eat all of your daily cals in one or probably even two meals would you? Try not to fixate on the numbers, counting calories and ounces of water is a means not a goal.…

same for me during both cutting and building phase just depends on kcal deficit Carb/Fat/Protein = 30/20/50 Personally, unless you're shooting for a athletic performance program I don't suggest increasing your carbs. If you need more carbs your body will tell you when you exercise. Having a difficult time meeting protein…

Do not try to bend the spoon, instead try to understand that there is no spoon. i.e. Instead of trying to make the celery taste better, why not try to change your perception of it? We eat for energy not indulgence. Personally I enjoy celery with PB and I also enjoy it plain. I know it as one of those foods that I can eat…

yummy! Well done!

Congratulations! 25 pounds is a great accomplishment. Who cares if people notice? I know it's nice to be complemented on your hard work but hey you know what you've done and you should never base your accomplishments on what other people think or do. Keep at it, maintain a healthy lifestyle and a healthy attitude and…

true that, pills are excuses. This isn't even a diet pill, it's a metabolic (thermogenic) enhancer, think 4 hour energy, rip fuel, etc, etc. As far as I'm concerned since ephedrine was banned, you're better off just drinking some tea or coffee.

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. How do you train your body to perform well with sit ups or what is the proper form? Either way I suggest that regardless of the ab exercise you do, you learn to concentrate on and flex your abdominal muscles. I'm sure that sounds like a no brainer but it's pretty common to do…

meh, who cares what people say? I try not to let people infect me with their negative energy. Good topic though, I'm not out to save the world.

I'm not a fan of avoiding discouragement, motivation, etc, think about why you are discouraged and address those issues. Avoiding those issues leads to as you put it, lazy days which lead to lazy weeks... Lazy days are ok. Living a healthy lifestyle doesn't mean you make the most optimal dietary choices 100% of the time or…

Another person said it and I'll repeat it. This is backwards, love, confidence, esteem, health, these are not feelings or attitudes that are created through losing weight or changing your looks. Your body is a temple and not being true to it nor recognizing that you are beautiful and that you are exactly where you are…

Do some lifting, calories burned are calories and adding some density to your muscles will spike your metabolism. EDIT: I like your quote btw.

1 cup celery, 1 tblsp organic no sugar peanut butter

Motivation is a difficult beast. Without coming off too nutty self love'ish, I would start with this: Attitude is a catalyst for positive results and that includes motivation. Negative self image can certainly be the fuel for physical transformation but it won't last forever. Eventually your motivation fades and you slip…

Super skaters are one of my favorites, google for it. Google for lower body free weight exercises, anything you can do with weights you can do without and will still be quite effective (No weight = more reps). Plyometrics is great as well. Think about resistance bands as well, they're a great sub for weights in many…

I think you can develop a compulsive disorder related to exercise, I'd say I've had one at times. If your self esteem is effected by the amount of time you put in than I'd say you have a problem that needs to be explored outside physical fitness. That's not to say we all don't come down a little harder on ourselves than we…

Also try spacing out your calories into smaller more frequent meals. For me, 6 * 200 cals goes a lot further than 3 * 400.

Anything you can wrap in bread, you can wrap in lettuce.

I would leans towards grilling being a little healthier as it's going to let some of the oils drip away. I think either option is perfectly healthy though. George Forman grill is a great way to grill salmon or anything for that matter. The problem I find with with grilling is that it's a bit of a chore when cooking for 1,…