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I often have protein shake or smoothie with protein powder for breakfast, and find them pretty filling. But I'm also generally a small frequent meal-eater, so I don't need to stay satiated for the next six hours necessarily. An all-fruit smoothie doesn't do it for me, though, if I don't want to be hungry.

Thanks for your unsolicited opinion, lady. Seriously, the only acceptable comment in the locker room about your workout is to encourage someone (like the woman who used to come at about the same time I did who congratulated me on improving my pull-ups (in the sense that I can now do more than one, lol)). Even if you are…

When I was heavier, I was pretty hourglass-shaped - my waist wasn't super defined, but it was definitely there, and while I have broad shoulders and a largish chest, my hips were nearly as big around as my bust. Then I lost weight and it all came off my hips and butt first. My shoulders will never change. My bust is…

At least it's not pre-chewed? I have very distinct memories of my younger brother as a toddler, taking pieces of banana from his mouth and trying to feed it to our mother.

Garlic and other herbs/spices. Use a little oil and roast or sauté. Add them to whatever else you're eating - incorporate them into a sauce or a soup. If it's a texture thing you could puree said sauce or soup. Don't overcook your veggies - never boil, only parboil, steam, or braise. Soft but not mushy, and some things are…

My Fitbit counts the walking for me, but quite frankly I almost never eat back exercise calories (I'm functioning more like I'm doing TDEE, though I haven't made any specific calculations). I'm set at "lightly active" but can easily hit more than 10,000 steps per day. If you're specifically walking and you have the option…

Yup, got it on Saturday, despite hating needles (I know there's the nasal spray option but it's easier to just walk into Walgreens and ask for the shot). I've only had the flu once, when I was 10 - I was not vaccinated that year, or actually any year until 3 years ago when my mother had her immune system knocked out as…

I'd love to! I train 3x/week - twice a week the focus is on using TRX, once a week is more focused on weights and other kinds of resistance training (bodyweight, resistance bands, etc) and then I do additional workouts at home - walking, yoga, sometimes additional strength training. I'm trying to push the trainer I work…

Any stone fruit pie - add a dash of bitters to the filling, best thing ever. Put some cornmeal in the crust for crunch.

My goal weight is 10 pounds heavier than the highest "ideal weight" I could find calculated for my age/height. It's less than I've weighed since I was in middle school, and given how I looked in high school at 10-15 lbs over my current goal, with less muscle mass than I have now… I can't imagine that hitting my "ideal"…

Yes, why wouldn't it? I generally count any non-caffienated, non-alcoholic clear drink towards my water intake, since those things are, in fact, mostly water. Some days there would be no way for me to get through a full 8 glasses of pure water, because I get over-hydrated and end up needing electrolytes to actually feel…

Yeah, the projected weight loss ends up totally off for me - for one thing, I don't necessarily eat my full goal every day (but I also have days when I eat over my goal, so it evens out), and I never deliberately eat back exercise calories, because I think most of them are vastly overestimated. I *am*, though, on average,…

What's your price range? I had a sample of Yes to Tomatoes moisturizer and liked it, but I don't know what size bottle it comes in, and it's a little on the pricy side for drugstore brands. The Clinique suggestion is also a good one. I don't have a ton of recs for a daytime moisturizer for oily, acne-prone skin in a lower…

5'4.5" SW: 207 lbs CW: 167 GW: 140 I know that's a bit heavier than a lot of women my height aim for, but I'm kind of large on top (broad shoulders as well as middlingly-large breasts) and inherited short legs with huge calf and thigh muscles from my father, so while I'll reevaluate when I hit goal, I worry that to get…

The additives are pretty minimal and wouldn't change the nutrient profile if they were removed - a preservative and natural flavors, the last two ingredients on the list. It doesn't have any stabilizers, thickeners, or coloring agents - it's about as simple as you're going to get on a grocery store shelf. Otherwise, it's…

Apparently, hair loss related to malnutrition from too-rapid weight loss can start *after* the weight loss. If that's the issue it may resolve after you get your nutrition back up to par. But there are other reasons you could be losing your hair - you may want to see a primary care physician as well as your derm.

Well, both can probably fit into your diet if you want to work them in, but here's a basic nutritional breakdown: Hellman's Real Mayonnaise: Per serving (I am pulling this off their website as I don't like mayo and thus have none in the house to look at, and it doesn't say how big a serving is) 90 calories 10g fat, of…

As a general rule I don't aim to eat back my exercise calories, because I consider the calories MFP and even my Fitbit give me to be vastly overestimated, so I leave them as a buffer for days when staying in my calorie limit just isn't going to happen. We've had a lot of events/out-of-town guests lately, meaning a lot of…

Lol I actually mean the frozen food chain, but Captain Picard works, too. (I have a print above my television of a lovely piece of vector art of him, with MAKE IT SO written underneath.)

Picard.

I find that a lot of packaged foods (fresh and processed - I literally just mean "food that comes in a package", including milk and pre-packaged raw meats etc) don't list their potassium content at all, even though they definitely contain it. So I end up coming in under goal based on the nutrition facts on the package, but…

Sounds like breakfast to me.

Could you simply tell your trainer that you are having problems with significant soreness, to the point of it being debilitating? A good trainer should be able to modify the workouts they give their clients based on the clients' feedback and needs, and "I need to not hurt for three days after" is a legitimate need. (How…

Could you just, like, leave the fruit yogurt on the shelf for those of us who actually want to eat it?

It didn't seem unnoticed to me, but because she died of natural causes at age 89, there was much less to talk about other than "fabulous lady, fantastic body of work".

Do you have a slow cooker? That is by far the easiest way to cook dried beans and lentils, which you can usually buy in bulk for quite cheap. They make a great base for meals, are full of fiber, protein, and iron, and can be made well in advance. Add in whatever vegetables are in season and on promotion and you're good for…

Go to a dedicated running store/sporting goods store with a dedicated, educated shoe dept. and have your gait and arch analyzed, then start looking at shoes that work for your particular gait and feet. If you still have problems, you might want to see a podiatrist - I have pretty wonky feet (genetics, woo!) and I wear…

No photos as it's not done yet, but we're braising beef short ribs with a nice spice rub and… basically whatever fresh veggies were in the fridge, so zucchini, onions, celery, carrots, and some mixed braising greens (mostly kale), plus the nice local tomatoes that were closest to going bad from the bowl on the counter, and…

5'4.5" (that half an inch is important!! Haha) Highest weight: 210 lbs Lowest Weight: 150 lbs, high school/first year of college (I am not exactly small-framed) Current Weight: 170 lbs Goal: 140, I guess - right now I'm already pretty close to fitting back into things I wore when I was 18, so I'm not sure what I'm actually…