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As others have said, it might be caffeine withdrawal. If it is, know that it will subside within approximately two weeks, so you can either tough it out and you'll be fine, or you can find another source of caffeine.

Check to see if your local library has them and/or any of the other frequently recommended books (e.g. Starting Strength, Strong Curves) or other books in the series (I use Supercharged, myself). The author of the NROL books is good about using updated information in the theory parts of the books, and I found it a bit…

It depends. What is your protein goal (in grams) and how much do you weigh? Do you or anyone in your family have known kidney problems? Generally a high protein level can help you retain muscle and feeling full when losing weight. However, the muscle building/retaining doesn't increase linearly with protein intake, so…

Either make room in your evening routine for a snack, or look at changing your habit, or do both. I found this a useful guide on how to go about changing habits (not a very quick process): A guide to changing Habits (it's the Appendix of Charles Duhigg's book The Power of Habit, which I found quite interesting reading).

Why on Earth would vegetarians not be overweight? (to be honest, your question comes across somewhere between horribly naive and somewhat insulting) You become overweight by eating more calories than you expend. Where those calories come from doesn't matter. While lots of vegetarian foods are low in calories, lots of…

1) You took in fewer calories than you spent, how exactly this deficit happened is impossible to say without more detail 2) Have you tried swimming, cycling, or an elliptical? modifying your walking/running form? are you wearing suitable running shoes? 3) Depends on whether you are creating a calorie deficit, if you…

Should mention that both Thug kitchen and Isa have websites/blogs so you can check out their style: thugkitchen.com/recipes Note: Thug kitchen is really not for those who mind foul language theppk.com/ For these, I forgot to say that Smitten Kitchen, Oh She Glows, Naturally Ella, and Green Kitchen Stories all have…

I haven't tried any yet (have an old crappy phone due for replacement), but there are a number of apps available which can help with this. Some of them will even subtly modify the speed of individual songs to encourage you to increase your pace etc.

I will second How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. It's one of my favourite cookbooks. What I particularly like is that bittman really encourages modification and experimentation (which is how I cook in general anyway), so many recipes have suggestions for variations, or notes saying things like 'in this recipe X is really…

Do you mean with a corset? What specific thoughts/info are you looking for? A few thoughts just off the top of my head:* Don't even think about it unless you are going to get a specific waist training corset custom made to your measurements by a reputable corsetier(e) * It will NOT change your body shape when you are not…

Have a look at fitnessblender.com They have tons of videos of complete workouts and a good search feature where you can search for the kind of training you want, time frame, and equipment you have available.

Have a look at fitnessblender.com They have tons of videos of complete workouts and a good search feature where you can search for the kind of training you want, time frame, and equipment you have available.

If your scales do negatives (I think most do, these days), I find the easiest thing with items like butter is to put the container on the scales, tare it, and then measure how much you're taking out.

Add some veggies. Seriously. I've personally found that trying to just sub in a vegetarian protein source for your old slab of meat generally turns out hugely unsatisfying. Some of the dishes I do: Bean chilli; palak paneer (heavy on the spinach); other curries with paneer, chickpeas, or TVP; moussaka; stir fries with tofu…

Protein shouldn't necessarily be the biggest portion of what you eat, as long as you get enough (and 134 grams should be plenty if you weigh 134 pounds). I believe the rule of thumb is about 1g/lb of lean body mass or .8g/lb of total mass for muscle gain (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). Fat will not keep you from…

134 grams of each of proteins and carbs and 56 grams of fat only add up to about 1600 calories. So to get to 2200 calories, you have to add to at least one of your macros. You can tweak your macro distribution manually under goals.

In addition to the factors already mentioned, technique and skill level will also have a significant impact on your burn. A good swimmer would use much less energy than a poor one to swim the same distance, but is likely to be able to keep going a lot longer (particularly without injuring themselves). Also, for distance…

I am usually hesistant to link to wikipedia, but the article on HIIT is fairly well-written and includes a number of different protocols with references. Also, Catalyst (a science and technology programme on the ABC, which is the Australian equivalent of the BBC) did an episode on interval training and HIIT in particular…

I have found lots of great recipes at cookieandkate.com, greenkitchenstories.com, and smittenkitchen.com. Particularly with the last one, I often find I want to modify the dishes for more veg and protein and less fat, but that's not hard to do.

The show @scolaris is talking about is this one The Truth about Food - How to be slim Some of the tests they run are pretty dodgy science (most of them are just run as illustrations, and are based on actual scientific trials), but there is some good info in the programs. There are 6 parts all up, you can find them all on…

I haven't seen the Philips machine in person, but my parents have a Pastamatic, whch is a similar machine from a different brand (and has been around much longer, we got ours in the 90's). I always loved it, the texture and flavour came out great and particularly if you like canneloni, they are so much easier to do with…

I weigh how much I put in my bowl/on my plate, call that 1 serving, then weigh the whole stew as I portion it into containers for later use. Serves eaten now + serves saved = total serves. To remember what's on which container, I write the dish, date, and number of serves on the lid of the container. Conveniently, the main…

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one planning to do this, though my plan is for it to be somewhat temporary. I've only just gone from loss to maintenance but am planning on keeping my last loss allowance (where I was aiming for 0.5lb/week loss) for December as I know there will be a number of times where I'll go over. Once…

A good rule of thumb with regards to fruit and vegetables is the good old 'eat the rainbow'. It sounds airy-fairy, I know, but the general idea is to insure you get a wide variety and also in some cases, the colour can give you a tip about what nutrients they contain (like the orange vegies mentioned above). As others have…

There are some parts of the recipe box which are currently not working properly. One of the current issues is that for some ingredients, for whatever reason, the calorie count is multiplied by 100 (e.g. a banana will register as 12300 calories). Send MFP an email with screenshots (go to the 'help' tab up top to find it)…

I made this: cookieandkate.com/2014/no-noodle-pad-thai/ the other day and it turned out delish. In general, my rule of thumb when cooking is aiming for at least 250 grams of veggies and 30 grams of protein per serve of most meals, or I use the plate model: half of the plate vegetables, one quarter protein, one quarter…

I take an iron supplement in pill form and have had no issues with side effects, for what it's worth (Ferro-tabs 200 mg Ferrous Fumarate). I am not anaemic, but was sitting just below the normal range for iron. My doctor suggested either really focusing on iron in my diet (which is tricky when you're already limited by…

It's great when you can really feel progress. Keep up the good work!

Awesome list. I think in our current media world, having a basic grounding in statistics would benefit pretty much anyone. And so yes! to number 2. I have tried to lose weight many times before and the only times I've succeeded (this and once before) have been when I've been at my mentally healthiest. I'd say a big part of…

I should point out that while the emotional aspects did contribute to my being up, the main reason was that my stomach was simply too full and busily digesting for me to sleep. The wanting to throw up also was a physical thing, thinking that maybe it would help my stomach feeling less like it was going to burst, similar to…