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In all honesty I should have been more clear, I haven't tried the regular sx-7 shatter, I have tried the sx-7 hydroxycut which I've been told is very very similar to shatter, and it gave me almost as much of a boost as the black onyx shatter does, I don't feel like it lasts quite as long as the black onyx thou. After this…

Lost the weight calorie counting and cardio daily, trying to keep the weight off by weight lifting and watching macros.

Anything is possible it's just a matter of priority, and I don't mean that in a negative way. Obviously with having two babies at home it's gonna be hard to be 100 percent dedicated to getting fit (for good reason). Losing weight is calorie in vs calorie out, I personally had much more success losing with cardio than with…

I went from drinking alcohol 4 plus times a week to prolly 5 times all last year, once you get over that first hump it's pretty easy to stay on track. I also used to be huge on energy drinks, if you struggle with coffee not giving you enough energy you could take b12 pills to give you clean energy, that's how I basically…

I'm torn, I like the panthers, but manning deserves to go out in true style, so for that reason only I'm going with Denver.

Muscletech shatter is great (I use their black onyx but the regular one is good too). You will get tons of people that say not to take a preworkout, to me it's all a matter of opinion. I know I could go to the gym without one and do fine, but if I can find something that pushes me harder I'll do it, and that's just what…

I thought mfp was for helping each other, Where's my invite to the party?? Haha j/k, your game sounds more up my alley for sure

If you count 12oz curls I'm in!!!

Everyone's journey starts out different, some people (like myself) needed to obsess over my weight loss journey and jump all in and let it consume me in order to stay on track until it became habbit, others can cut out small things at a time and work up to making healthy choices a habbit, the key word in both is habbit. Do…

It's not really a cut and dry answer, would a gym membership and using barbells give you better results and save more muscle mass than body weight and dumbells, More than likely yes. But body weight and dumbells will give way better results than no strength training at all. I would recommend trying what you can do for now…

Not sure if I completely qualify here but was a cardio bunny all last year didn't touch a weight at all while I was losing weight, switched to weight lifting in November and so far I haven't seen a massive appearance change, except maybe being a little more bulky in general, but I've maintained my weight since November and…

You just gotta be like auto zone and "get in the zone". I throw headphones and upbeat music on, take a preworkout and forget all my problems. I used to hate getting up to workout now if I miss more than a day of working out I start to feel like crap mentally

Calorie intake=what you eat and drink all day, calorie expenditure is what your body burns in a day, that's a little more complicated to figure out but still possible.

Interval training of a sort is absolutely what you need, i started out walking .4 miles than jogging .1, than back to walking .4. Slowly shortened that gap and sped up my pace and now I'm able to run .8 miles and walk .2 for 4 miles straight.

It's all about the average. If you eat 1500 calories 6 days in a row and on the 7th you eat 4000 calories, it's basically the same thing as eat 1857 calories a day for 7 days. So if mfp says you need to eat less than 1700 calories a day to lose weight, you will gain. Having one day of being over your calorie goal is fine…

I started out last year wearing a size 44 (fit pretty snug) and a size xxl(also snug).With the exception of one or two going out outfits I Continued to wear those clothes all the way up until I was a size 36 and fit into a large (occasional xl) shirt. Was pretty funny to watch me literally fold over my shorts and use a…

I use the fitness buddy or full fitness app on iPhone, plug in what exercise your doing and it will show you a demonstration on what exactly to do and how to do it. It also tracks how many reps and the weight you do per workout so it's easier to see gains or build your own workout.

Just like everything in life everyone has their own opinions, I drink a gallon of water a day mixed with bcaas and I've stopped for weeks at a time and just drank the water and I notice in general I am noticeably more sore. Also I sometimes take xtend go which has caffeine so drinking that thruought the day is like taking…

I have a membership at 24 hour also but I'm not always around one, I've thought about getting the kettleblock handle but I've heard people say they are somewhat uncomfortable, want to try them out myself to see.

Everyone is different some people can have sweets in moderation for me personally i can't just have half a bag of m&ms or one cookie so it's something I completely stay away from unless it's a really special occasion and I work off the excess calories I ate, the key is finding what works for you.

Absolutely normal. I started at 278 and was 255 in exactly a month, a large portion of it is water weight and another may be your body getting used to the smaller digestion of food, than of course the actual fat that you have lost. Awesome job so far and continue on your journey and it will become a great habit.

Give those extra 400 calories to me so I don't go over my calorie goal for the day :) lol

I used to take b12 pills, got to where it was hard to function without them so now it's fish oil, drink bcaas all day long, protein shakes to meet macros, and of course gotta have the preworkout to lift heavier.

It's all about nutrition no matter if your lifting weights or not, if your primary goal is gain muscle than eat at a calorie surplus and expect the scale to go up, if your goal is lose fat or weight than eat at a defecit and even with lifting weights you will see the scale go down

Up until this post I've always just used I can't believe it's not butter light on my sweet potato... Wow this week is going to be fun trying all the new ideas considering I eat sweet potatoes at least 3 times a week

There are a few different versions of p90x out there, I've never fully completed any of them but I've at least tried all of them and if you have the time imo the original p90x is the most grueling and intense, after I bulk up a little more I plan on following thru with finally completing it. If I remember correctly there…

It's all about what works for you, in general I give myself once a week where I go out to dinner and eat an enjoyable meal outside of my norm, usually grab a beer or two with it, but I don't go too crazy very often. Other people enjoy having a dessert or extra snack thruought the day to give them the mental motivation to…

How long ago did you have the surgery? 1200 calories should see an insane drop in weight no matter how active you are at your current weight. Good luck on your journey and good job on taking the first couple steps!

Are you weighing your food and logging absolutely everything? There are exceptions but most people are way underestimating calorie consumption. 1200 calories seems low for an inactive person if you mix in exercise your way to Low to continue at that deficit. I stayed around 2000 calories when I was losing weight

As others have said diet is more important than either exercise. I dropped 85 pounds last year without touching a weight. I did a ton of cardio and that absolutely helped allot but counting my calories are what I give 75 percent of the credit to. The best route imo is lots of cardio and some weight training, you won't…