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I like EAS whey protein in chocolate- I buy the big bag from BJ's. It tastes like a milkshake if I pair it with milk. I second NOT going for strawberry flavored. I just like plain, raw strawberries and for me anything strawberry-flavoured just tastes... wrong...

This isn't perfect, but it's a start: http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator There are also a lot of pictures online which show women at different body fat levels. I calculated mine and some put me at 24%, some put me at 31%... but from a visual check I can tell I'm somewhere in between.

I'm 5'2" and 127 right now. I only lost 0.3 last week, but I'm still considering it a win. When I was in the high 140s, it wasn't anything for me to lose 1.5 lbs+ in a week. Weight loss slows as you get closer to your goal. One thing I'd be interested in... do you know your body fat %? What is your target? That's a better…

1400, but weekends I'll get up to 1800 or sometimes even 2300 as long as I exercise first :-) I found 1200 calories wasn't enough to prevent me from feeling light-headed or enough for me to get enough protein I needed

Sounds like VERY carb heavy. If you're anything like me, that much carbs will cause you to bloat out like crazy. Get some more proteins and have protein throughout the day. Add some egg to your breakfast with toast, etc.

Track EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth and eat at a deficit. It took me well over a month to be able to visually estimate portion sizes, and some things have WAAAYYY more calories than you'd think, even if they do seem healthy. And, you didn't mention anything about exercise. I've eaten at a deficit and exercised for 4…

Same here. I'm around 5'2" also and eat around 1400 calories but have been losing about 1.1 lb/week. I wouldn't even recommend going that low but I can't eat in certain parts of where I work so days like today I have to go 8 hours between meals.

Eggs (and egg whites) are a great source of protein with minimal sodium. What type of chicken are you getting from Tyson? Fresh or frozen? If you're concerned about sodium from chicken, you may want to try organic chicken. Some manufacturers (I think Tyson is one of them) adds saltwater to their chicken to plump it up so…

Eat at your maintenance but strength train. You'll see better results rather than being "skinny fat".

1. Eat more calories 2. Eat more veggies/fresh fruit. Cut empty calories (soda, coffee creamer, juices, etc). It's really difficult to feel hungry after 2 cups of broccoli- and it's 60 calories for 2 cups! Also, my salads come to about 200 calories each- well within my 1400 cal/day limit.

My fiance is on the road a lot for his job and used to do the whole fast food thing too- until it started getting ridiculously expensive. He carries around with him a cooler bag with ice packs and about 3 sandwiches, bananas, oranges, apples, greek yogurt, protein shake, last night's leftovers, etc. He typically packs more…

I'm a huge fan of garlic and I've found it's just about as satisfying for me as salt when I'm cooking.On things that I would have used table salt on, I use garlic powder. One caveat: check that there isn't any salt in the garlic powder. It's surprising how many of them (particularly the cheaper brands) do that. Seasonings…

... that you might not actually like how you look when you've lost weight. Not because you're "skinny fat" or because you don't like a lean look, but because fat can hide some imperfections. Since losing about 22 lbs, I've found I'm very self conscious about my face shape. My dentist found when he was doing xrays that my…

Thanks! Definitely clears some stuff up

This made me giggle- not because it was funny, but because it describes what I have been going through recently... to a T. Yeah, my family has its fair share of crazy. Between me working full time, maintaining my home, saving up for my wedding/honeymoon (in Dec for wedding, next May for honeymoon), working out, normal…

I've been doing that for 4 months. Lost weight, but still jiggly in places. Looking to tone :smile:

Thanks for the advice everyone! I'm currently eating around 1400 cal/day- sometimes more (weekends), sometimes less (weekdays). I seem to be ok on protein- I'm getting about 1.1g/lb of lean mass. I think it's fats that I need to work on. Maybe some olive oil on the salads? I think if I put maybe a tablespoon of olive oil…

This can actually result from daytime ergonomic stress, but you only feel it when you sleep because your muscles are at rest and have time to build up knots and lactic acid. I had the same thing a while ago from poor placement of my computer mouse. Didn't hurt during the day because I was still active and moving but when I…

WOW. Glad I don't work with many women! But yeah, I've heard some of that. Most of it involving the word "twig". Not much of it though, luckily. I mean, the thing is... they're just jealous and that's how you have to see it. If you were a billionaire, I'm sure you'd hear the phrase "money can't buy you happiness" over and…

Spinach salad with sliced up white hot dogs and mustard. Because... well... that was what was left over from a cookout

No, there's nothing that really works. Work (exercise) hard and eat what you enjoy within your calorie limit- that'll prevent you from binging. It sounds like "eating healthy all day" is setting you up for failure.

That's a 587 calorie/day deficit. Why are you beating yourself up? Theoretically that's a 1.17 lb/week loss. I eat pizza, fried chicken, chocolate, cookies. etc- just smaller portions. And I've lost 22 lbs since Feb! Trust me, if I gave all of that up, I'd be miserable. I tried to give up all "junk" once and I practically…

Luckily I have a little more time- about 30 weeks- but I've been slowly prepping since Feb. Breakfast has gone from breakfast sandwiches or last night's leftovers to oatmeal. I also use the non-instant oatmeal because I find it has too much sugar. I actually really like just plain oatmeal with cinnamon sprinkled on top.…

I thought my fiance was the only one to do this! He'll take a whole bunch of leftovers and mix it together like you describe to make what he calls "garbage stew". The name puts me off it, to be honest, so I don't partake but he's a human garbage disposal.

I don't waste food- I just feed it to my hubby to be! lol He has such an active job that he could eat double what I eat and still lose weight. Or, if we eat out, I'll order a meal and a box to go with it and think of it as dinner and then lunch the next day- so it's not wasteful but actually rather thrify! I'm such a…

When you're setting up your activity level when you're starting out here, you'd put at least "lightly active" or "moderately active" then log anything beyond your usual work activity.

Part of it is so that they don't get sued, sadly. The other part is that that's what their scales are set to when they're packaging up the dry material at their factory. If they put 100g on the box but only gave you 98g, they may be sued for "false advertising" or shortchanging their customer. The water content can vary…

I sometimes do Jillian Michaels 30 Day shred if I want a little more structure, but I do LOTS of squats and push ups, as well as side lunges (those are really helpful), dumbbell raises, tricep extensions. I'm slowly lifting more and more but I'm noticing results more as I push myself harder. I'm not bulking up, but my…

Why no brown rice/whole wheat pasta? Really, it comes down to what you put with it. Personally, I can't eat rice without a lot of salty sauces (soy sauce) but I can have pasta with some sautéed veggies mixed in and a little olive oil. Both are OK in moderation, but brown rice/whole wheat will help keep you fuller longer.

I've been watching this topic for a while. This is PRIME example of why not to rely on hearsay or google for advice but to rather ask your doctor or a nutritionist. There is no shortcut, quick fix, simple way, etc. If you're not willing to put in the work, you're not ready to get where you need to go. The only thing that I…