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New Rules of Lifting for Women is a good starting program for trying to get a program in the weight room. Starts out very slow, and builds up over time.

I joined Fabletics.com and have gotten a few things from them that I absolutely love. The first outfit you buy is $25 and they have really cute stylish things, and come out with new items at the beginning of the month. You should totally take a look, my sister got me a gift certificate for my birthday and I've become a…

I hope this doesn't come off as rude, but I could absolutely never eat that "clean" every day. Some days you just have to throw a snack in there to make you happy. A diet isn't ever going to work, it's a lifestyle change. Eating diet foods day after day after day is going to get exhausting, you're going to stay hungry and…

I normally go to the gym at 5:30 in the morning, and it is near work so I have to wake up at 4:45 to get ready and get there on time. Some of the things I've learned that makes it easier are to lay out all my workout clothes in the bathroom the night before. I also make sure my lunch is packed and my work bag/gym…

Awesome! That's exactly what I needed! Thank you so much. I asked this question on the IIFYM facebook group and got a bunch of jerks telling me I was stupid for not knowing this. Just trying to learn, thanks for being so nice and great ya'll!

I'm also been away from the gym about 2 1/2 weeks now. I had surgery on my knee, so once I get back, I will be going really slow. Right now, I'm not even able to hit parallel on even 1 squat. With the etiquette, is it ok to just go up to someone and ask how to use a machine? Or should I not bother anyone? If I do ask, who…

Thanks guys! I ordered the New Rules book and just joined those groups. Hopefully I can find the answers I'm looking for!

The gym that is the one of the closest ones to my house, that I have checked into joining, if not intimidating enough, also is the same gym Phil Heath works out at. Being around all those people at the peak of their physical abilities will really motivate me, but getting started is just freaking me out!

And how much weight to even begin with?! I only lift with free weights now, upper body between 12-25lb per weight, and lower body between 20-40lb per weight. Where is a good starting point when using a bar?

I've been looking into 5x5, but I'm just worried about how to actually use the machines, how to load the weight on the bars, equipment etiquette, how to use a squat rack, how to maintain form if I'm not working out with anyone else and things like that.

When I don't workout my goal is set at 1310 and I eat that. When I do workout I burn between 500-1000 calories based on my HRM, and eat around 1500-1600. Just because my body is working so much harder on those days, I feel that I need to refuel more than just the minimum. On the days I workout, it does say I can eat…

Right here! ready to lose, working really hard going to the gym 4-5x/week, eating healthy. Starting a 6-week challenge with my gym on Sept 29th so really pushing it as hard as I can then. Bought a scale and learning right now how to use it, before I start measuring EVERYTHING! Anyone feel free to add me, diary is open for…

Go to the gym! I know you said you feel crappy, but do what you can while you are there, The energy you get will definitely make you feel better, and if you give in to temptation, it will make you feel not as bad for eating the other things. I know it's weird, but usually if I'm hungry and I feel like I want to snack on…

Football is the worst for me, that's why I just asked! I go out Sunday morning, Bloody Mary's with Brunch, then apps with beer for 4pm game, and then more beer and dinner with friends on most Sundays. It's so bad, I'm sure it ends up being at least 3000+ for the day, I've tried to be better, but it's just the way it ends…

I've been going to Orangetheory for about 2 months now, and I'll say I absolutely love it! I have never been a morning person, but I wake up at 4:30 in the morning to get to the class at 5:15 4 days a week, a day at 6:30a, and one at 8am. To explain the classes, you transition between interval training on treadmills and…

I agree with what everyone else says. I lost mine in the car once and figured out that's where it was by walking around with my phone and finding where it would sync and where it would now. Also, if it is a wristband kind, you can buy a clasp online for really cheap ($1 to around $5) that goes around where you attach it to…

I'll probably try to roasting thing, we have a lot of potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic from the CSA as well. The hash idea is great as well as just freezing them for soup. I hate to be wasteful and I probably won't end up using all of them, this way I can torture my significant other with them all year around! :)

I've been bringing an apple everyday for lunch, usually with whatever leftovers I have from the night before. I eat the apple first and then the leftovers, and I usually get full before I finish the rest of the food. For a while, I would bring an apple but it would just sit there in my lunch bag for days because I would…

I feel like when I cook with curry it never tastes like curry anymore at all. And my house smells like Indian food for weeks. The only thing I really use curry in with it working is curry chicken salad: chicken, celery, grapes, in a mayo and greek yogurt with curry sauce.

Feel free to friend me! I have an open diary, I have my moments, but try to do a good job with logging and eating!

I'm on day 5 today! Still killing me though! I swear that first round of cardio gets me every time! I would love to be added to your group. I do have a question, how often are you suppose to be doing the workout, my legs get so sore after 2 days. I've decided to work out Monday, Tuesday, rest on Wednesday, do Thursday and…

I just made the most delicious juice with my juicer that I have made so far. 4 carrots, 1 pear, 1 lemon, 1inch ginger root, 6 leaves kale, handful of parsley.

I also thought it was just the egg yolk. I have had similar issues making homemade mayo and i was able to make it set by putting it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds at a time and stirring after, continuing to put in the microwave and stirring until it set up perfectly.

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Bump. All these sound so good! I have been craving chicken salad recently!!

This recipe is from Men's Health. Not sure if the calorie count is accurate. http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/healthy-recipes/healthier-philly-cheesesteak A Healthier Philly Cheesesteak This man-size sandwich from Jessie Price, co-author of Eating Well: Comfort Foods Made Healthy, packs just a fraction of the fat and…