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Pint containers of ice cream. A pint is a single serving to me. -_-

I've read through the thread so far and I'm surprised more people haven't said anything about this. If you're shrinking in size, but not losing weight, I'm guessing it's because you are gaining muscle as you lose fat (as you are exercising). If your body fat percentage is going down and you're losing cm everywhere, who…

I think it's a good (VERY rough) estimator, but definitely not something you should rely on. Hydrostatic Body Fat tests are MUCH more accurate (for those of you who don't know, that's where they dunk you in a tank of water and see how much water you displace and calculate your fat/muscle ratio from that). Unfortunately you…

I don't know if you're trying to avoid sugar for sugar's sake or if you're trying to cut calories, but, as others have suggested, switch to a diet or zero-cal pop. Also my local grocery store (Kroger) has water flavor packets with caffeine in them. They come in all sorts of fruit flavors and you just add them to a bottle…

After pigging out over the holidays (and gaining a lot of weight) I trudged the two miles to work today through 4 inches of snow and kept a 4mph pace. My legs burn and my calves are arching and it feels great!

Check out this thread for an answer to your questions. It was really helpful in explaining BMR and TDEE.

^^^The only "boost" a metabolism would get is if someone was starving and finally got a decent amount of food. If you're regularly eating enough food, then any extra food you eat will just be stored as fat. If you want to boost your metabolism, be more active. As far as "cheat days", do what works for you. Some people…

I was thinking the same thing! I would LOVE to eat Cheerios twice a day!

It depends on your body type. I have unbelievably wide hips. Because of this, I can loose up to 30 pounds and go down maybe one dress size. I tend to lose a lot around my tummy, so my shirt sizes drop by one or two, but my pants sizes don't really change (a size 12 just goes from being tight to comfortably loose). So, I…

I exercise on an empty stomach only because I get those annoying rib cramps VERY EASILY if I've had food in the last 2-3 hours. There are certain advantages to different parts of the day (I have changed my routine a few times depending on my various class schedules): -Working out in the morning tends to "snap" me awake. I…

I eat traditional "dinner" foods for breakfast like meatloaf, spaghetti, bbq chicken, etc. This morning I had curry. Mmmmm!

Get a rubber spatula! As you use the peanut butter, scrape the extra off the sides of the jar, that way the sides are clean when you need to stick your hand in. Also, the spatula can be handy for scooping the PB out of whatever you are using to measure with.

No offense, but screw your mom. I am a total tomboy. I grew up playing with action figures. My mom got me a dollhouse once and my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lived in it :P. I had more male friends growing up than female. I played (and still play) video games, especially a lot of first person shooters. I love action…

Personally, I wear training shoes because I have crappy ankles that roll at the drop of a hat. I'm always afraid of spontaneously falling over with 10lb dumbbells in my hands. I also generally wear them just to protect my feel when using any sort of equipment and/or flailing around my small and crowded living room (I broke…

*in Crocodile Dundee voice* "That's not a grilled cheese. THIS is a grilled cheese!" http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0w9haDEEr1qzvnxpo1_r1_500.jpg

I love anything with a lively tune. I do listen to metal when I work out, but also any type of techno with a fast beat. If I'm running, I put on my Celtic music. For some reason energetic bagpipes make me run faster. ^-^;;;

I recognized this as one of my PMS symptoms quite some time ago. I eat a full meal and about half an hour later want another full meal. My every waking thought for about 3 days is centered around eating. I do allow myself some extra treats (nothing huge, maybe 1-2 extra fun size candy bars) during this time, but that's…

I never liked guys' butts until my current boyfriend. He has a tiny frame and even though he's not in shape, he still has a nicely rounded butt. I guess my preferences for guys' butts is the same as what I've heard for guys liking boobs: Proportional to the rest of the body, nicely rounded, and perky (no flabby, flappy…

Dinner. I've reversed my meals. I eat a heavy breakfast so dinner foods like meatloaf or meat and pasta.

While I am not a fan of the taste of soap, I do prefer the texture over mud.

I almost just licked my computer screen.

Stop posting porn on the forums or I'll have to report you! :noway:

Off days are good. Exercising works by damaging muscles (in a good way) so that your body realizes it needs to build bigger and better ones. If you are constantly doing the damage, your body has no time to do any rebuilding. I have found that the first workout after my off day is significantly more productive than the one…

I am 5'2" and weigh 151 pounds. Right now I wear size 12 pants (they are a bit tight, I should probably wear a size 14). When I get to my goal weight of 125 pounds I can wear a size 10 (I have been that weight before). The problem with me is that I have HUGE hips. I always have to buy bigger pants and then cinch the waist…

I do not eat before I work out in the morning for two reasons: One, I get those stomach cramps very easily so I'd have to wait at least an hour after eating before doing anything slightly vigorous and I don't have that kind of time. Two, I like just getting it over with for the day. In general, I prefer working out in the…

Nasty toothpaste (never getting that flavor again).

Age 30 SW: 152/ waist 38" CW: 151/ waist 38" (just starting ^-^;;;) GW: 125/ waist 30" (I weighed this one summer when I was doing a lot of bike riding and it felt great)

I am suspicious at any sort of metabolism/body study that looks at people for any less than 60 days. I'm going to guess that these people were not eating like this before the study and if you change the way you eat, it takes your body a while to adjust and move to a new routine. I would like to see if the data still holds…

Whether or not do eat is up to you. Personally, I usually wake up starving so I can hardly wait to get my hands on food in the morning. Really, what I have found works best is consistency. Eat the same size meals at the same times of day whether you are working or it's your day off. I have had a couple different life…

The only time you need to "detox" is if you're consuming something that is LITERALLY toxic. Unless you're doing some sort of drug or are eating out of a sewer or nuclear fallout site, there is nothing "toxic" in you that you need to get rid of. Going to any extreme with your diet is never good for your body and restricting…