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Check your macro ratio. MFP may have a large portion of your daily calories coming from protein.

Planet fitness has two types of customers; people that know nothing about lifting and nutrition but pretend they do and people that know about lifting and nutrition but want a cheap gym membership.

Coconut oil contains MCT's. The benefits of MCT's are what make coconut oil so great. http://authoritynutrition.com/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coconut-oil/

Maybe coach wasn't the right word. Maybe she just needs someone that knows what they are doing to show her the ropes. Everyone has someone or something that guided them in the right direction.

Pecans and pepperoni slices are great portable snacks.

Keto is amazing once you get past the induction phase. I try to keep my carbs as low as possible but do tend to "cheat" on the weekends or whenever my coworkers decide to eat out for lunch. Will be experimenting with CKD soon. Stay hydrated, you don't want to experience ketoacidosis.

Less than 150 but equal to perfect.

Just because it sounds crazy doesn't mean it isn't true. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/how-much-protein-do-you-really-need-official-position-issn.htm ^I suggest reading this.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Its honestly not difficult to have visible abdominal muscles, just a low body fat percentage and doing ab exercises that you can add weight to. http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/best_of_abs http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/abs-exercises/ab-solute-truth-shredded-stomach

Basically what you want to do is research myofibrillated hypertrophy exercise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_hypertrophy#Strength_training Workouts like this are great for building abs that pop. http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/abs-exercises/six-week-power-abs-routine?page=0 Make sure you meet your protein…

Correction: If you exercise for 30 minutes and burn 200 calories, it brings your total burn up to 2200 calories for the day, meaning you will reach your goal of a pound a week sooner. All you are doing is increasing your caloric deficit from 500 calories to 700 calories by exercising. My suggestion is to do what feels best…

What kind of workouts were you doing? I lift 3 days a week and do know what you are talking about. A can of tuna or enough kale before a workout is what helps me. They do say that you can carb up before a workout and go back into keto afterward without going through induction again.

1: Use this calculator here to determine if MFP is correct on the amount of calories you need to consume to meet your weight loss goals. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ 2: Yes and no. Your body will use up a certain amount of calories for energy. The point of a diet (calorie deficit) is to use more calories…

I have been off and on Keto for about 4 months now. It was kind of exciting learning exactly how many things had carbs and what had a good fat to protein ratio. It took me a few weeks before I had it down to a routine, but now I'm to the point where I can go out to lunch with my coworkers and not get kicked out of keto.…

I can proudly say I have too many stretch marks to count! Usually I just use a cocoa butter or aloe body wash to help with the fading of stretch marks. If you keep your skin moisturized it usually helps prevent the forming of the stretch marks in the first place.

TLDR; Calories In < Calories out to lose weight. Media is unrealistic in its portrayal of everyday people People push FAD diets in order to sell books/workouts/nutrition guides(all of which can be found for free on the internet) Didn't take you 3 weeks to put on 50+ pounds so it will take longer than 3 weeks to loose that…

Usually that's a sign that you may be pushing your body a bit too hard. What amount of protein, carbs and fat are you consuming daily? My first suggestion would be to increase your protein and fat intake, then try an energy boosting supplement if all else fails.…

This looks like a good visual for bodyfat %. http://postimg.org/image/o5lo521nb/

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How large is your carb intake? I lift 3 days a week and do HIIT on rest days and I've noticed personally that when I don't get enough protein and fat I tend to feel hungrier. Usually a can of tuna before my workout seems to keep me from binge eating afterward.

Ive heard good things about ricotta cheese and vanilla extract being a keto friendly dessert. Apparently mascarpone cheese is sweet and has 0 carbs so ill be trying that soon. I usually just find a minty tea blend and make cold tea

I had that same issue with my ticker until I went to this link ( http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker/home ). I still think its weird that MFP doesn't update this automatically when you change your weight/weight in. Good luck :smile:

If it frustrates you why keep doing it? ^Ask yourself that next time you go to binge eat. That's what I do whenever I think am about to binge eat. I think about the positive and negatives to what I'm about to do. Usually I will notice that what I'm about to do is going to make me happy for maybe 5-20 minutes then make me…

The Diet section in this link is a great guide. Follow it and don't be afraid to have a few cheat days http://liamrosen.com/fitness.html Depending on your goal you can adjust your macros. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/macro-math-3-keys-to-dialing-in-your-macro-ratios.html…

Its possible to pull off as long as you stay motivated. Its should be close to a 1000 calorie a day deficit. Just make sure to get all of your necessary vitamins and minerals. Good luck :)