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Super nice smile and kind eyes :smile:

So this will sound a bit odd but hear me out... I like to make scrambled egg whites and mix in a table spoon of nut butter, and sprinkle cinnamon on top. It tastes EXACTLY like French Toast... only without the toast LOL!

Hey... good luck! I am doing my first comp this November - Figure. BB is just not for me but I'm too muscular for Bikini. I am doing the same... maintaining while building and will do a slow cut for about 8 weeks prior to the comp. :smile:

Yes. Add me. I am registered for an NPC competition in November (Figure Division), and have a solid 6-month lifting plan.

They don't work like people want them too. They are meant to "assist" with weight loss efforts (see pyramid above). Kind of the same when I see commercials for Bowflex systems and other exercise equipment. They would have you believe that all you have to do is use that machine and you'll be trim and fit with a 6-pack (and…

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3 oz. of lean ground chicken (or turkey), cooked in coconut oil cooking spray and about 3 cups of whatever vegetable I have on hand.

Calorie deficit alone works for weight loss. I track both calories and macro's and I used IIFYM to find my targets. If you use that and set it up for weight loss either steady, aggressive, or reckless, it will give you an appropriate calorie target along with macro targets to hit daily based upon your current stats and…

Thank you!!! I did read about this... practicing posing! I have to read more about it to find out what the rules are. I'm meeting with my competition coach on Sunday so we can discuss. Cheshire cat... haha :smile: I am having a hard time determining a category. Another thing I can discuss with my coach I guess.

Yes I have been lifting already for a very long time and now I am working on more specific compound lifting. In the last 3 months I'll add more plyometrics. All I was really looking for was stories like... how was the competition? Highs, lows, politics, etc.... I have an excellent trainer who competed and won for years out…

My prep time is six months. The competition is on November 4th. I've already started w/a lifting/plyo plan and nutrition plan. My stats right now are - 129 lbs @ 19-20% BFI. I'm 5'5" and muscle growth tends to be cut/striated vs. smooth/toned. As stated above, the first three months is maintaining, hitting my macro's and…

Toss the DVDs in the garbage, join a real gym and don't look back! Find something you love to do... lifting heavy, running, HIIT, group-X... whatever... find it and do that. In 30 days change something small about your routine and try something new and 30 days after that change it up again, and again... trust me, you'll…

Oprah Winfrey still IS fat. Which is why she's now doing the Weight Watchers thing. What did she do before this one? Nutrisystem? Beyond Diet? I can't remember. Not that these systems don't work... but guess why they work? Because they pre-pack the appropriate portion sizes = reducing your overall calories. These systems…

Thanks! And right... this time it's not about winning, it's about the accomplishment! :smile:

Our energy, our thoughts and our actions area creative. We make our reality, a reality as we go. When it comes to how the mind works we are infants. Every living being on this planet has its own energy.. we can channel that energy into anything we want. Some things are not to be questioned or explained... some things just…

What martial arts do you practice? Obviously none, or not for very long if you think the stripe, rank or belt system is BS.

While insightful I am not talking about eating moderately. I am talking about eating an appropriate balanced meal, physically feeling full, yet still feel an overall body-hunger. Mine has not diminished in over 3 years. I don't give into it and it does go away after a while. I agree it's probably more psychological than…

I want to compete because I can :smile: Seriously though I've come so far on my fitness journey and I am already half way there with my body (muscle/tone). I am going to be 49 this year and wouldn't it be something to check this off of my bucket list!

Food prep! Make your own meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack) all weighed and measured appropriately.

I would stay in a deficit focusing on lifting weights. Set a 30 day challenge for yourself and really tighten up on the calorie intake focusing on lean proteins and veggies. I bet at the end of 30 you'll drop that 5-10 Lbs. On another note, congrats on your loss and believe me I know how hard it is to tighten up that lose…

I don't know what kind of workouts you are doing so it's hard to say. If I can't eat a meal post work out then I make sure to have a good protein shake - I use a plant based shake that only has 110 calories but has 23g of protein. If I am having a meal I try to have mainly protein, amino's and some plant based carbs to…

Mariah Carey back in the 80's when she was thin and had long blonde hair. Constantly!

It depends on the type of sick. If I have the flu, I can't eat a speck of anything for at least a week sometimes more! If it's a bad cold, I am usually hungry for comfort food... but I don't eat that because if I am congested everything just tastes like cardboard! I end up eating mainly scrambled egg whites and dry…

Boston here. Go Red Sox!

Either do the 10k or even less if you have too and do it just for the pure joy of running and clearing your head or being surrounded by like minded people. OR... just hold off and start training again for the next one. I had a huge blow to my routines (MMA, dancing and running) a couple of years ago... my mom got very sick…

NOTHING! There is NOTHING I fear! BOOM! :wink:

Yes.. phantom hunger. I just made a post yesterday about phantom (or ghost) hunger!

I think we've come to live in a world where we don't think we're supposed to feel hungry, ever! I feel like we've been programmed in a way to believe that we should always feel full, we should always expect huge portions and we should always get those things quickly and for cheap money. That is so *kitten*-backwards. If…

With any fitness tracker you should just let the tracker do it's job if there are steps included. I have a Fitbit Charge HR and I don't log exercises like running, dance, or anything where I am performing aerobic activity and have a lot of steps. It is pretty accurate with the number of steps and calorie burn based upon…

Jill Dunn fit! My inspiration!!!!!