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As a beginner who tried just watching Youtube videos and reading endless books about strength training, I would recommend working with a personal trainer for at least a short period of time. It can be really difficult to tell if you have correct form when you have no experience, and having someone who you can be reasonably…

I find that rolling out your muscles on a foam roller is extremely helpful, especially if you do it pre-workout (but after too). They run about 25 dollars at Target or sporting stores for 30-40.

You can stop if you really want to, barring some bizarre medical condition. It might not be easy, but you have to take responsibility for the foods you put in your mouth. Fill up on healthy, high protein lower calorie foods and water so bingeing becomes less appealing, and allow yourself a treat that fits in your calories…

Lol. You would think so. I feel like I've stolen someone else's life when I wear their clothes, it is very creepy to me.

Hahahahhahahahhahahahahah. No. Thank you so much for all of the great ideas. I'm really going to miss Lane Bryant and their super high waisted pants, sigh.

I feel like you're trying to tell me something with your sarcastic eyebrow raise, lol, but I don't understand. Are you saying that I should be ok because I'm not eating a ridiculously low amount of calories? I think I'm technically supposed to eat closer to 2000 a day, but I don't necessarily feel hungry for that all the…

Do you "need" this much in your oatmeal... obviously not. You could be eating plain milk and oatmeal, but what fun would that be? Here is what my oatmeal looks like... 1 instant oatmeal packet (maple brown sugar) 1/2 cup milk 1/8 cup quinoa 1 tbs flax meal 1 tbs hemp seeds 1 tbs chia seeds 1 serving blueberries 1/2 oz.…

Old Navy and Gordmans seem promising. I'd like to avoid used clothing, it just weirds me out and they never truly feel like they are mine. I'm so excited to buy smaller clothes, yet I really liked the clothes I had... :) :(

I'm mostly scared of dead lifts because I'm not sure I have proper form. I watched all kinds of videos as well as gym users, but I know the only way to learn to do it correctly is to start doing it. I'm really just not at the point where I'm comfortable trying that yet. I've heard a lot of horror stories about how you can…

No, I think that's exactly what I'm looking for. I'd like to use bars eventually, but I feel like it would be better to start off with dumbbells since I'm slightly more comfortable with them. I can really only curl like 8 lbs for more than a set, so I will probably need to work up to a 45 lb bar. I want to hit as many…

Wait...are you saying the barbells aren't sentient beings that are just waiting to destroy me? I HAVE BEEN LIVING A LIE??? I'm not really afraid of barbells, I'm afraid of me with barbells. I want to ask a trainer but I go to LA fitness and they are super aggressive in their sales pitches for personal training. I don't…

If I put produce like potatoes and acorn squash in containers that are air-tight (gnat proof), won't they go bad quickly? They could be drain flies, they seem to like the bathroom as well, but they are obsessed with fruit.

I do kind of wonder if I have sleep apnea since I often wake up with a tight chest. If so, I'm hoping weight loss will help make this go away. Lately I have been waking up before my alarm, or as soon as it gets light, which is basically unheard of for me, but maybe if I try going to bed earlier at night I'll be able to…

I have noticed it happens most often on the weekends when I don't have a schedule to stick to. It could be boredom as well, or my super comfortable giant beanbag chair. I'll try to approach it from both angles!

Good idea! Maybe I'll just mix my blackstrap in with it, and hope it cuts the horrific aftertaste down. What's your preferred protein powder?

Starting small??????? I respectfully disagree, lol. I could be bigger, I guess, but being 80-90 lbs overweight doesn't seem small to me or my doctor. Thanks for the advice, however. I work with teens and occasionally children, neither of which really have filters. I walked in with a new haircut and responses ranged from "I…

Well thank goodness. I think stretch marks were what initially started making me hate my body, not my weight, since I got them before I was significantly overweight. It makes me feel might be the final piece of the puzzle in getting over my body image issues as well.

Oh, I ate. I had tuna on toast and it was the perfect amount of food to kill the hunger but not feel like I overate. I've been under every other day for roughly the last month, so I'm not really worried. I mostly wondered what other people would do.

Thanks for the advice, all! I will try to just focus on my own feelings about my health changes and not worry about proving them to others. My clothes and I both know there have been changes, lol. Thanks for the compliment also, I don't think I have ever felt pretty, so it is nice to hear. I could never just announce to my…

http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/content/article/diet-a-exercise/the-best-fish-for-fish-haters http://www.pinterest.com/violetsilverlin/fish-for-someone-who-hates-fish/ Oh hello there friend. I personally think you should just eat fish until you love it because it is amazing, but I guess that hasn't worked for me and…

BUT, they were baby carrots lol. Thank you for the spice help, it was much needed. I made cooked carrots and asparagus last night with rosemary and thyme and it was pretty decent.

Thanks for the advice, Ill try to build up my tolerance to iocane powder, oops, I mean vegetables. For now i'll stick to cooked vegetables and just play around with spices, I guess. Not really a fan of butter on my vegetables, I'll save that for my toast lol. I did talk to several doctors about it and they think I might…

I've never been big on vegetables, particularly raw, so I couldn't say for sure it is a recent development. I do have issues with drinking coffee that developed a few years ago. I haven't been officially diagnosed with anything, though.

It seems like a lot of people think they have more nutrients in raw form, and I need some way to eat my delicious hummus lol. Also...I have no idea how to make cooked vegetables taste good. I need a spice class or something. Don't even get me started on broccoli.

Oh, you got me. I may admit defeat, but death before apologies.

Bahahhahha, it can't "literally" be a load of poo. I'm sorry, but only a load of poo is literally load of poo. I'm just saying. I also was obsessed with sugar and carbs etc, and I also felt I needed to cut them out in the beginning to help me get my head on straight. Rather than thinking of sugary foods as "bad", try…

Cooking, lol. I DON'T WANT TO! If only the healthy food would cook itself. Also, energy for exercise.

1) age: 20's 2) 245 3) Indiana 4) beginning exerciser 5) 3 times a week @ gym, dog walks every day 6) yes 6) alternates between dinner or breakfast 7) 5 8) 100 oz 9) find a healthy but similar alternative or eat a small portion of craving 10) a stew or stir fry

I bought them whole. Hopefully I can grind them in my coffee grinder or my blender and try them that way.

Um, YUM. Definitely trying this!