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Hm that's weird. I manually add all the time. Firstly though, weigh the lentils (and everything else), not cup measure them, and choose the red lentil grams/lbs entry - there should be a USDA entry for red lentils on there. I try to use USDA entries or NUTTAB (australian version of USDA) for everything. I weight…

Good answers above OP. The only thing I can add is that for IF you suffer from binge eating it can be harder to feel the cues. I personally find it very hard to stop eating if I am hungry - as in - if I am feeling very hungry, and then I eat food, it like takes forever for my stomach to tell my brain that I'm full and I…

I'm also going to jump on the disagree train here. I only get super sore when I change my program or if I had some time off due to illness or whatever. Otherwise, even when I go to failure etc etc, I may get some discomfort - like right now, I can feel my glutes but it's not that 'i can't sit on the toilet' kind of feeling…

Nothing more to add really that hasn't already been said. YEARS of training, and lots of focus on the quads - squats, lunges, leg extensions, etc etc. But not JUST legs - the rest of her is pretty well 'worked out' too. Then, dieting HARD to get to super low BF. Plus, add some flexing and some good lighting. Possibly, but…

Colostrum as far as i'm aware comes from cows - bovine colostrum. Lots of people use it. I personally have not tried it (yet) but have heard from others that it's a great way to get protein in and had added benefits of 'stuff' (I can't remember what the 'stuff' is) Give it a go... I kept putting off trying collagen. Then I…

My "I-don't-give-a-*kitten*-o-meter" is permanently set to 10. I give zero farks about anything anymore. I'm 43. Oh, and other than that, I have decided that telling the truth is always better, even if it sucks to hear. So I no longer make up excuses about already having plans on x day when someone invites me to something…

I don't do it by %, I do it manually by grams. Currently cutting and on 135 P 100 C and 65 F . I do it like this because I need to change it regularly based on weight loss/gain. So that I continue to have 2-2.2P per kilo body weight, 0.8-1F per kilo and the rest carbs. I just checked and percentages are: 26C 38F 35P ...…

I go up a kilo + when I ovulate, then I have this "woosh" just before I start bloating and have my best weigh in ever kind of number. Then I bloat. Then I menstruate. And re the food thing - I get what I call Ravenous Beast Mode or Bottomless Pit Mode about a week before my period and it lasts a couple of days. Most people…

yeah me too. Every day I have 100g cooked rice for my second lunch. If i'm not trying to lose weight then I have more. With pasta, I need to have AT LEAST 145g cooked for it to even touch the sides! I mean, I can have less, but it leaves me wanting more. Like 300+ more...

Don't bother weighing/measuring at night - it will just bring you heartache. Sometimes in the morning I have a totally flat stomach, and depending on what I ate during the day, I look 5 months pregnant in the evening. 4 inches easy, if I eat broccoli for lunch, I EASILY add 4 inches to my waist at night. Not even…

Hi OP - including exercise in your life can only be a positive thing. Yes yes calories are what make you lose weight blah blah we all know that, but as previously mentioned, doing weights or even some body weight exercises will help you with retaining your muscle as you lose weight. And the older we get the more muscle we…

I weigh cooked because we cook a heap of rice every 2 days at my place. We all eat rice at least once a day. So it just wouldn't work me weighing it raw and cooking it just for me. I do choose the "cooked" option of the rice entry in my diary and well... so far so good. It's nowhere near as bad as pasta in terms of…

I have one. I tend to use it more when my back is being stupid than when it's not. Like right now i'm sitting down. I like it, it's very helpful when I actually DO have back niggles going on.

here to see the answers. I've only ever "tested" my ORM when i've managed to ask someone to spot me (I work out alone so not always able to get a spotter). Been ages since I gave it a go actually. So that leads me to your question number 2 - no, it's not necessary because i've been quite successful in adding muscle in a…

diet suggestion - eat at a caloric deficit and don't stress too much about "clean". Of course you will get a lot more satiety from a proper meal of fresh whole foods than from a donut, but if you want the donut, eat it.

Hm. Don't know. Back when I was a teenager I never had a problem with weight and I could eat like a maniac. Today, unfortunately, I no longer can do that. As for the weights feeling lighter, personally for some lifts I felt like I had improvements when I was heavier than lighter. Like right now i've started cutting weight…

YOur gut will be the last thing to go mate, settle in and make peace with that knowledge. As a poster above, who went to the trouble of looking at your diary and so on said, you need to log properly and consistently and depending on the size of your gut, for a looooooong time before you see a change there. it IS…

HOw are you entering stuff? I've never had that problem and I create recipes all the time!

I shower after gym (lunchtime) but it's not a proper full on shower - it's basically just water to get rid of sweat. In the public locket room thingy. Then I proper shower at night before bed. Sometimes I also proper shower in the morning when I wake up - depends on a variety of factors such as am I awake enough or not,…

chips (or crisps for Americans) and corn chips too. Cannot for the life of me eat the recommended portion. Doesn't even touch the sides. I do the entire family sized bag in one sitting. Or two, if i'm trying to control myself. The other thing is Ferrero Rocher chocolate balls. Entire box in one go. Easy.

I weigh out all the raw ingredients and then add it all up. So for example, if I'm making a chilli - I weigh out my 500g mince, then let's say 1 can tinned tomato is 200g, then 1 can beans is 200g (i'm just guessing ok, like an example), then 1 onion was 100g, then the spices were whatever they were. So I then add up 500 +…

I find that if I wait until my stomach growls I will definitely overeat because I will be so starving that whatever I eat won't satisfy. Like it takes longer for the satiety cues to kick in. So I prefer to eat when I get the first little pangs. That way I can control intake better. I do prefer to eat to a schedule and I…

If you're skinny fat at the moment, then you shouldn't be eating less to lose more fat. You should be looking into body recomposition instead.

I knew this post would escalate! Anyhoo, OP, sorry you felt like *kitten* due to some dude. It's hard to feel confident in little clothing when the society we are in dictates what is acceptable or not. Random tangent - I live in Australia - here, I am very self conscious and rarely wear just my crop to the gym or wear…

I know the feels. My daughter was an absolutely *kitten* sleeper. Didn't sleep through the night until well past 2 y.o. No day napping either by that stage. She's 8 now and I think i've only just got over my sleep deprivation build-up!! I can only gym during my lunch break at work. It just doesn't work out if I tried to do…

Any cruciferous vegetable. i just have to look at broccoli or cauliflower or brussel sprouts or whatever and BLOAT. Pity, I like them. I also tend to bloat if I eat eggplant too regularly - like more than once in a row. Other than that, I also can't eat protein bars - any of them - because both the whey and the artificial…

interesting - I hadn't heard of this. Part of the reason why I want to get my tubes tied is because I can't with hormonal birth control so I use the old school copper IUD, which means bleeding like a stuck pig every month. Normally I'm a light bleeder, but with IUD it's full Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

probably time for a diet break if you've been in a deficit for so long. diet break does not mean eat whatever whenever, just means eating at maintenance for a bit. Google it for more info.

no because it's not my thing, however, have seen people get good results with that beachbody thing and also with this guy Coach Mark Carroll who has a bikini guide with how to calculate macros and workout plans. Google him on Clean Health Fitness. people also like that strong curves or whatever it's called.

Glad to hear it's going ok! Hopefully they will all be friends! And @maureenseel1984 wow! ye s my kitten also had that band of slobber around him when the dog "ate" him. I also wonder why he never clamped down!?