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This.

I've found that my cravings are almost always at night and almost always for sugar. If I have something very sweet and carby, I find myself unable to stop - yesterday I had a while bunch of cookies in succession that I didn't log. I've done the same thing with pretzels, crackers, bread etc. I find that if I'm craving a…

This may be a dumb question but what is a superset?

Holy ****akes that sounds good.

My first week of school always starts off with a local fair.... The food is the main attraction! Even though it's three weeks away, I already know what I'm eating - fried oreos and pierogies. MAYBE a good hot dog if I'm in the mood.

I shower at night. When I'm at school, I'll probably shower in the morning because I'll go straight to the gym first thing, then shower and breakfast after. I'll probably wash my hair at night because I hate going out with wet hair.

Exercise does burn calories, so yes, if you add in exercise, you will be creating a bigger calorie deficit. Starting an exercise program at any stage of weight loss or maintenance is beneficial to fitness. However, since you are eating only 1200 a day, you might want to consider eating back your exercise calories burned.…

Can you make a sandwich to take to work the night before? Like a regular deli meat sandwich or PB&J with some fresh veggies and a piece of fruit? Or maybe a pot of yogurt and a granola bar?

Do you have access to a car or public transportation? Maybe take your kids to the park when you have free time. You can do body weight exercises while they play, and play games with them to get some cardio.

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Before. Different cooking techniques lead to variation in water content, which leads to less accurate measurement.

Hi! I'm going into my senior year of undergrad. I'll be living in a college leased apartment - which means my own kitchen! Yay! While I'll have a small meal plan, I prefer to cook so I know exactly what's going into my food. It sounds like we have similar staples: -Plain (Unseasoned) Frozen vegetables - 2% or Full-Fat…

Today's Workout: Barbell Back Squats 5 x 5 x 90 Barbell Bench Press 5 x 5 x 60 Barbell Row 5 x 5 x 60 Assisted Dip 5 x 5 x 30 Torso Rotation 2 x 10 x 20 Planks 2 Sets 40 Seconds Each Leg Lifts 2 x 10 x BW I'm thinking of going back to dumbbell BP, OHSP and rows to work on muscle imbalances. I definitely feel like my left…

I had warm pound cake with sautéed bananas, fresh blueberries, and Greek yogurt.

Cereal. Any kind from captain crunch to plain shredded wheat. I'm fine with in the morning but I can have bowl after bowl at night. Tortilla chips. Bread.

Yes. Exactly. It's even more efficient when the vitamins are raw organic vegan.

If it is less then 5 calories per serving, then they are allowed to say it has zero calories. I bought a pickle in a squeeze bag (1 whole dill pickle) that you rip the plastic top off of and drain the juice out. It said it was 0 calories per serving... but the serving was 1/5 of the whole pickle. So I logged the whole…

I keep track of sets/reps in the strong lifts app and in my exercise notes if I do anything extra (abs). I keep my phone's stopwatch on to keep track of how long my weight lifting workouts are and typically log the time under cardio.

You've already come pretty far because you KNOW you are making excuses. This is up to you. You must make these choices, do this planning, find things that work for you. You CAN do it. Others before you have done it. Stop making excuses! They only hurt you. You've lost weight already - do what you were doing before and you…

Out of curiosity, do y'all log stretching/foam rolling in your exercise diary? I find that I work pretty hard when I foam roll and sometimes when I stretch, depending on what stretches I'm doing and how dynamic they are. But I don't log atm.

This sounds awesome! The yogurt seems to be a sub for the oil/butter... and high protein at that! I will have to try this. :) I've made granola before with butter, honey and almonds. It's really easy to make and it's only as expensive as the goodies you put in it. You can make granola with just plain old fashioned oats…

Oooh, I will have to try that.

I think this is all pretty subjective. Prepare your food the way you like it and in a way that is convenient for you.

Can you work in something sweet into your diet everyday? A scoop of ice cream, a couple of candies, a cookie, whatever. I find having something sweet once a day instead of depriving myself will help me be much more successful. Also fat. Eat fat to satisfy.

Has your intolerance by diagnosed by a doctor, or is it self-diagnosed?

I usually get whatever "natural" brand is cheapest in whatever supermarket I'm in. I don't care for the taste of the added sugar. I really, really like Wegman's organic natural smooth, but it's usually much more expensive then the other options :/

I was being sarcastic based on what some other posters had said in their comments.

Yes! Yesterday's workout: Squat: warm-up, 5x5x85#. Still trying to perfect that form! OHSP: 5x5x30#. I'm getting a weird twinge of pain in my lower back on occasion when I press up. Deadlift: 5x1x90#. This was hard today. I also feel like one set is not enough. Cable ab crunch 2 x 10 x 30# Cable torso rotation 2 x 10 x 30#…

Wow, I guess as a woman, I was too stupid to read instructions and I opened this thread. Now I'm commenting in it. I must be REALLY stupid. So glad I had someone to tell me so. :wink:

Sometimes you need to mentally kick yourself in the butt and just push through. That being said, if you are doing cardio (elliptical, treadmill, bike, etc), you may want to decrease your resistance and/or speed until you can comfortably complete a workout. Once you can do that, THEN it is time to work on improving…