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Butternut squashes are huge! How do you roast one?

Girl this sounds great! I'll have to check it out! Butternut squash is pretty cheap! Thanks!

After my first workout of the day, probably because of the 1-2 liters of water and the preworkout snack, plus the postworkout shake, I can be 5 pounds heavier. Weight once a day (once a week is better) to more accurately track your loss. Better still, get a tape measure and keep track of your measurements. This will give…

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Beacause I have eaten so clean for so long, there are actual foods that I CAN'T eat, or else I'll get sick! In the case of soda, I haven't had any in 3 years or so, and I know it would be WAYYYY to sweet for me if I tried.

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got a little one from Target that was under 10 dollars, I think. Definitely under 15. It is not electronic, but I don't mind reading the ounces and grams myself :-) works wonderfully for measuring things like portion sizes. Obviously won't work if you need it to measure huge slabs of meat or something though. It was very…

My food journal is chock full of ideas, because I'm a clean eater as well! cleaneatingmag.com is a great resource for recipes by the way!

Your best bet may be estimating how much oil is actually on the food. I don't eat fried foods, so I have not come across that.

One of my favorite snacks you can have any time: Banana Walnut Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup low sodium cottage cheese (I use Breakstone) 1/2 banana, crescent cut (slice in half, and then dice up the halves. Actually looks like half moon pieces) 1/8 cup of walnuts, crushed (walnuts are soft enough to crush with your fingers. If…

One thing I've pointed out to people who have trouble eating clean/healthy is that they have eaten bad foods their entire lives, aka habit! You have certain things that you reach for when you have little/no time to cook. Now you have to learn how to reach for something else! I try to help them understand that changing…

Bump. If you want to, check out my profile. If you would like to add me, go for it! Either way, best of luck!

It definitely helps with weight/fat loss. Your body circulator system is like a highway. A dehydrated body is like a highway in LA at rush hour. Super slow. A hydrated body will help transport mineral and vitamins. It will help you recover faster from your workouts. It will help metabolize fat. You put unnecessary stress…

I fast when I sleep.

I did something similar with my cottage cheese! Can't wait to try it later today. My husband said it sounded gross, but he has more of a savory taste when it comes to cottage cheese. I love putting fruit and stuff on mine.

Unless you have a Phd in nutrition, how on earth would you know? Smaller more frequent meals help keep your metabolism from crashing, which will put a halt on your weight loss, as your body will go into starvation mode. The initial stages of starvation mode include STORING body fat in case you can't find food later. The…

Totally agree with this! Your body tries to adapt to everything, including your diet, and the kinds/intensity of exercise you engage in. Sounds like it is time to switch it up!

If I do cardio intervals for 30 minutes, I can burn 350-430 calories, because I'm pushing myself very hard. It is important to change up your exercise, because your body will eventually adapt.

If I ate all of my exercise calories, I'd probably be eating 3000 calories each day, so no I don't. I plan my food for the day, and that is that! No extra food. I exercise to feel good and be healthy, not to "earn" a brownie for dessert after dinner! Go with what feels right! If you are hungry, it could be a sign that your…

Well you can check out my profile, if you need motivated friends who love to comment and share their activites. My food jounal is also public. I wish you the best as you start this journey!

There are two other books in the series, fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed!

Rule number one: If you don't know what it is, then you shouldn't be eating it! As in, if you picked up some boxed/canned food off the shelf at the grocery store, and read the ingredients list, and don't know what you are eating, chances are your body has absolutely no use for it. Put it BACK!

weight.... so irritating. I've been going back and forth between 116 and 117 for the last 2 weeks, but my bf is between 13.5 and 14% so I really am not complaining. I only say this because you are probably just gaining muscle. I think that is what is happening to me!

Do you change your main photo every week?

The only person holding you back is the person you think you can't be!

A clean diet definitely was key in getting the 6 pack I was so desperately after. That and drinking water.

Lol, bumping myself since I'm bored anyway.

I promise myself I will at least get dressed and go there. If after my first set, I still really don't want to be there, then I promise myself I will leave. I have yet to leave the gym after that first set ;-)

If you can find dirt trails to run on, that is a lot softer on the knees. You will probably go slower on them, since footing can be uncertain, but running on a trail through the woods is so nice!

Absolutely good luck! At least you have time to do it in a safe effective way!