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Looks good. I have to weight tomorrow, since my husband and I had an impromptu cheat last night due to unexpected delays on both our parts. So I'm drinking a ton of water and keeping the sodium low today. I think I'll still be at 124.4lbs, like last Saturday. Good thing I'm lowering the calories this upcoming week though!…

This morning I had a spinach tomato egg wrap. Totally low carb and packed with protein (I use low carb wraps). I have protein pancakes topped with all natural PB, or I'll have steel cut oats with 1/2 scoop protein powder in it!

As a US military service member who has been in for 5.5 years, and from the view of a personal trainer, I am offended that this blogger elected to call this "diet" a military diet. I have never heard of it, and I always encourage my soldiers to make healthy decisions in regards to weight loss and body composition.

to be honest, if you say that you feel tighter, and your clothes are looser, then you have made progress. Muscle is denser than fat, and that means it will take up less space than fat will (a pound is still a pound though!) I would advise that before you increase exercise, or decrease food, that you measure yourself, and…

Ruby Tuesdays: Chicken Bella (tasty) with Roasted zucchini and spaghetti squash. 454 calories, 48g protein. Can't remember the carbs, but that is pretty low too. I think the fat was at 20g (because of the parmesan sauce on the chicken breast). Delicious.

I'm coming to the close of my 2nd week of cutting. Since I started on January 7th, I have lost about 4 pounds or so. I've kept my intake between 1700-1800 calories each day, with 40/40/20 as my macros. Most of the time it looks like 40/35/25, which is okay too. Next week is week 3 (also -10 weeks from competition time),…

I'm taking Dymatize Elite whey right now. Low carb, and they do avoid the artificial sweeteners. Check out their line and read the ingredients. There are more and more powders out there for people with specials needs/desires.

happens in the Army all the time. People will pass their tape test, but still look like slobs....

bumbing this, just in case.

Have you thought about wearing mid thigh spandex underneath your shorts? I wear them whenever I run, and it prevents the chaffing.

this sounds really good! I love cooking with root vegetables instead of potatoes! Thanks for the receipe. I have never cooked with rutabagas before.....

Your idea is good, but you shouldn't weight your self everyday, and make changes from day to day. It is recommended that you chart your progress weekly, since you needing to poop can add weight, or if you are retaining water from a salty meal, or it's a ladies TOM. There are many factors that can change day to day weight.…

good deal! For me it is soda, fried foods, and fast food! Good to hear someone else believes this! I will have pizza occaisonally as a cheat meal, but quality pizza!

Your macro nutrients are your proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Your micro nutrients are everything else, like calcium, phosphorus, iron, all your vitamins, and all the other minerals. Macro nutrients are used for mostly for fuel, but also some other body functions. Your micro nutrients help maintain body functions, so…

That is great! Congratulations!

Like what I read, bump.

Besides your height and weight (I'm 5'3 as well) it is important to consider your activity levels, and your amount of lean muscle mass. On days where I don't workout (my rest days are Saturday and Sunday), I'm usually between 1200-1400 calories. Still high on protein, low on carbs, and moderate on fat. On my lifting/cardio…

I did a ton of research online, and messaged a ton of people on bodybuilding.com. I was a little unsure about stuff, but the process is pretty simple. When I competed last year, I competed in bikini. I did take 16 weeks to prepare. This time I'm only taking 12. In GA my body looked like a figure girl, but I was in bikini,…

Okay, so I tried it with flaxseed meal, and the consistency was better. Instead of making one big cake next time though, I think I will split the mixture, and make two smaller cakes. It was a little dry, and I think it was because the cake was so thick.

did something pretty simple with sweet potatoes the other night. Ingredients: 5-6 sweet potatoes (makes about 6 servings or so) cinnamon Mrs. Dash No Salt Caribbean Citrus seasoning 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil peel and cube the sweet potatoes. Put them in a gallon plastic with the cinnamon and Mrs. Dash seasoning. I just…

My first competition was a bikini competition, and because I was comparing my progress to pro photos, I looked like a figure girl. Different states (and organizations) have different expectations, and in GA they do not like their bikini girls to be too muscular. As a result, since I still live in GA, I'm competing in…

In regards to the tail end of this post, studies show that 1/2 pound to 1 pound of weight loss per week is safe to avoid losing muscle. Any more than that, if you aren't losing water weight, will risk muscle loss. 2 pounds is much too quick of a weight loss, especially once you get close to your "essential body fat"…

this is totally untrue. I drink about 3-4 liters per day, and sport a 6 pack pretty much all the time. You shouldn't drink 8-12 glasses of water at ONE time. That will bloat you for sure!

I meant PT, fitness competitior, and soon to be fitness model! :-)

My diary is open, and I'm a PT, fitness trainer, and soon to be fitness model, so I'm eating extra healthy, if you need any ideas!

I still 5-10 minutes of warm up though. I don't count that as a cardio session. You can also do warm up sets for whatever muscle you are working instead, which is something I also do. Helps prevent injury.

I lift before cardio. Since you use up the glycogen in your muscles while lifting weights, your body is more likely to switch to fat burning mode during cardio, due to the lack of available glycogen.

Hmmm, I agree with Award30. 1.3 pounds per week is a pretty high goal. Not to say at first you will have trouble meeting it, but your diet would have to be perfect, and decrease at exactly the right times. That would require perfect knowledge of your body and it's rhythms. If you feel confident in your diet and fitness…

No problem! Knowledge is power!