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Really? Just because you read something on someone's blog or website does not mean that you are researching. Look for cited peer reviewed (primary) literature. Are there controls? Sample sizes greater than 1? Statistics? Then it might actually be worth reading.

I try to exercise at least 4 days a week at the gym plus 10000 steps a day and the only way I see weight loss is if I am really paying attention to my diet.

It seems to be something that I see a lot on social media (Instagram, YouTube, etc) but no one admits to in real life. I had one in high school, don't miss it.

I don't because I dislike how sweet they are. I like water with lemon or lime or unsweetened tea. If I do need some electrolytes I go for half a Nuun tablet in a huge glass of water.

Weigh loss doesn't happen that quickly. When you weight yourself before and immediately after exercise you are really only measuring the amount of water that you lost from sweating and heavy breathing. Weight loss is best measured over days and weeks.

Tea is great, I drink a lot of it during the day. It has not helped me lose weight at all. It might if you replaced unsweetened tea for sugary drinks but then so would water.

A few things: are you accurately tracking your food? Are you drinking more water or have changed your diet dramatically (more fiber, less salt, etc)? Are you exercising more than usual? Could it be hormonal changes (assuming you are a woman)? After a week of a new lifestyle your body is going to be freaking out a little…

I say this gently. Your eating patterns suggest that you may still be disordered with your eating. 115lbs at your height is very low. It is impossible to have gained 8 lbs (or body fat or muscle) in one day.

When you start lifting weights your muscles will hang onto water to help them recover, so you won't lose weight right away. How do your cheat days work into your calories? I know that weight lifting makes me really hungry and it is easy to out eat any benefit from lifting (as far as creating a calorie deficit goes)

There is nothing that you can do to really target an area. You will lose the pooch when you reduce your overall body fat. It is just that genetics determined where you are going to carry and store fat. I am pear shaped too. I have found that building some leg muscle helps to balance out my hips, and then working on my back…

Being hungry is natural. If you are never hungry then you are eating too much (or there is something else wrong). I prefer the larger less frequent meal approach, then I get the full feeling and a period of hunger. If I did little meals every 2-3 hours I would constantly be grumpy and slightly hungry. The skeptic in me…

It is part genetics and part body fat. You can reduce your body fat and that might slim them down but it is going to slim everything else down too. If you are looking to disguise the look of them them work on building muscles in your back and shoulders to make them proportionally smaller.

Love deadlifts! Keep it up and you will make great progress.

Drinking slightly acidic or alkaline water will do nothing for you. Your body is excellent at buffering things so that your blood pH remains stable. Distilled water can pull minerals and salt out of body if you drink too much of it, that it why is it is not recommended that you drink it.

I think that it is important if it works for you and your relationship. Once we got the new mattress, memory foam so I wouldn't wake up with him flopping around, we are much happier. However, if we have radically different schedules or one of us is sick I don't mind occasionally sleeping apart. Quality sleep is important…

I have been gluten free for 3 years. Here are some of the things that I eat for breakfast: Cold cereal (chex) Hot cereal (grits, oatmeal (gluten free labeled) Bob's Red mill mighty tasty cereal) Fruit and yogurt (or cottage cheese and fruit) Fruit smoothies Left overs from dinner eggs (in all forms) gluten free toaster…