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Just quick back story: I am 22 years old. I dislocated my knee when I was 12 because my teachers forced me to participate in track and field. (I asked not to.) Since then, I've always had knee trouble. I hadn't exercised properly since I was 14 (the last mandatory gym class in high school). I started 30DS with 2 lbs…

Really, it depends on what your BF% is at 130. When I was at 130-135 (I'm 5'7") I looked fine. Nobody would call me fat or thin. Just average. I did, however, have a stomach pooch, muffin top, really flabby upper arms/thighs, and literally ZERO strength. My BF% was probably really high, making 130 lbs look like they were…

Move your clock across the room. Honestly though, AceCC86 is right: do what you can, when you can. I used to be a night owl. I used to sleep in really late because all of my classes are at night and I have the closing shifts at work. And then I realized that I just can't come home and exercise after all of that. So I…

I make some gluten-free desserts because I found a great blog with recipes for them. The desserts tend to be lower calorie, fat, sugar and higher protein than their wheat counterparts (due to many, many substitutions). That being said, I buy the flours in bulk (at the Bulk Barn), so it's really not that much more expensive…

Arms and hips, definitely. Suddenly I found where my biceps were and I went down a pants size.

I've walked into a 4 different health food stores in Ontario in the last month and all of them sold Quest Bars. Some of them only offered a couple of flavours and they were almost ALWAYS out of cookies and cream/cookie dough. I've enjoyed most of the flavours. They ARE super pricey, so I can't buy very many. I just like…

You look awesome!

You do realize that some women are naturally predisposed to not having curves? And that no matter how much weight they put on, the weight might not make curves in the "right" places? My roommate is about 130 lbs at 5'2" and does not have any hips or breasts, making her look like a "12 year old boy". My other roommate is at…

I don't have an answer for you, but I'd really like to see what people have to say. Personally, I don't think a cup or two is bad for you. I usually go in cycles of drinking a coffee a day for a week, and then none for months. The caffeine has no noticeable effect on me, which is why I don't have to have one in the…

I bought some New Balance shoes for running in-store. They did a wonderful job figuring out what sort of support I need. They just watched me walk and figured out I was flat footed. It was amazing. They do the fitting for free; you just tell them what it's for and what sort of terrain you're dealing with and they figure…

Ice cream for frozen banana "ice cream". You can easily make variations (chocolate, strawberry, etc.)

I drink tea from David's tea, so while most of them have no nutritional value, some do. (5 calories and 1 g of carbs) But, I also add unsweetened almond milk and sometimes truvia/honey. So I log everything. At the end of the day though, it's up to you.

I think this is the best way I've ever seen this said.

You can also check out some health food stores. For a loonie, one let me check my BMI and weight, as well as provide me with a suggestion for how many calories I'd need to be healthy. It might not be very accurate, but if you're really desperate, it's not a bad idea. (I checked it with my parents' scale, and they're within…

Interestingly, I don't get cravings. My issue is usually 3 days of mild to moderate cramping (doubling over in pain and wishing I could be at home in bed instead of at school/work). Although, since starting to exercise, I have noticed the pain dwindling a lot. Exercise makes me ignore the cramps in favour of sore…

Ages ago my dad lost about 40lbs with walking (30 minutes in the evening after dinner) and portion control. It took maybe 6 months. (He was overweight and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.) So, it's definitely possible to do since you're restricted from anything else.

I usually have some sort of chocolate treat weekly. My dad gave me a pack of 12 individual reeses pieces. My roommate gave me an entire dark chocolate chocolate bar. A friend came back from Japan and gave me chili chocolate kitkats. Basically, I choose one of them and eat it once a week. (So, a square from the dark…

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715035 I think this is the study they're using as a base.

Normally, I try to sleep at least 8 hours a night--no exceptions. Even if you stay awake studying until 4am, you're really not learning much. I don't really notice the effects of caffeine, but if you're going to be needing it, try to go with tea when and where you need it. If you are DESPERATELY in need of coke (and you're…

You could try Dynamite.

You're quite the comedian!

I think we see more fat men that are successful than fat women. Fat men can be in the media, but fat women can't. And when they are, people comment on it (see that youtube video of an anchorwoman responding to a rude email about her weight). Even aging is an area where women are discriminated against. Men can age--women…

Or maybe more people feel more entitled to comment on a woman's body than a man's. Maybe they've heard this all so many times that they just need to vent without getting further backlash. Maybe we'd like to display some negativity once in a while without being accused of hysteria. My father deemed it appropriate to comment…