KPainter70

Give up the processed foods and eat food you've prepared yourself so you can control what goes into it. All that processed stuff is loaded with sodium and sugar and carbs. If you don't have time, prepare things in large batches and then portion them out so you can grab and go when you need to.

Check out a book like New Rules of Lifting For Women. That'll give you a great starting point. Otherwise, have one of the gym's trainers give you a program in which you lift as heavy as you can for low reps.

Absolutely. I'm trying to change my body in a big way and I understand that to make that happen, I need to fuel it properly. I can't expect strength gains and fat loss if I'm short changing the same system I expect to work like a beast in a the gym.

Make sure your diet's on point, then lift heavy using compound movements. They're great for working your core.

More and more I rely on how I look in the mirror and how my clothes fit. Both of those things make me really happy, and as time passes, the scale has less and less hold on me. It's a journey when you're used to weighing every day like I was, but man, it's so nice to be free of that nonsense.

What's your height, weight and age? How many calories did MFP recommend? A little more info would help us answer you!

I agree that making your diary public would help people get an idea of how things are going for you and where they might be able to help you.

I love Designer Whey, but Op Nutrition is good too.

Buy a couple sessions with a good personal trainer and have them teach you compound lifts.

2 scoops Designer Whey chocolate protein powder 1 frozen banana 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 2 tbs PB2 That makes the most amazing chocolate peanut butter protein shake that is thick like a milkshake and gives you about 370 calories. (42 grams protein) I have one every day. By the end of my workout, it's all I can think…

What about it freaks you out? The possibility that you might gain? Chances are good you will at first, but it will be water weight. I say stay off the scales for a week to give yourself time to adjust. Also, breathe. It's a little more food, not the end of the world. ;o)

Moderation, schmoderation. I ate a whole one yesterday. If it fits in your calories and macros, go for it.

Not in those shoes she doesn't. ;o)

Fennel sliced raw into salad with orange segments.

What's a suana suit?

I eat a lot of sashimi and as long as I go easy on the soy, it doesn't seem to impede my progress. I will eat some sushi now and then, but I try to avoid too much rice.

I do one day of cardio - HIIT training one day a week. The rest of my workouts are all weights, but I too don't know how you do that without sweating? A couple sets of squats and I've got sweat rolling off me.

Just ate 1 egg, 3 egg whites in an omelet with 1/2 cup ff shredded cheese and some chopped onions plus a flax & fiber sandwich round toasted with 1 pat of butter. That's closer to 400 calories, but you could eliminate the egg and just use the egg whites. That would be 330.

There's nothing wrong with fat in the right amounts. You might want to reassess your diet and add some back in if you've cut them out completely.

Who cares what anyone else eats? The only person anyone needs to be concerned with is themselves.

Skip the "toning" and use those days to let your body recover.

Me too.

Powdered peanut butter.

That's how I've been using it - PB2, 2 scoops choc protein powder, a frozen banana and almond milk. Best protein shake ever.

After reading the subject line, all I could think about was how to get my cats into the gym...

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

I have a jar of the chocolate. Kinda afraid to open it for fear it will disappear faster than a cat at bath time.

I need this shirt.

Four days of lifting, one day of HIIT.

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