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It can be a little tougher at the beginning because you have to search out foods in the database, but it gets easier since i think most people tend to eat the same foods week after week. when your most eaten food starts showing up at the top of the list, it's just a couple of quick check boxes and your done. stick with it…

1.5 hours on the bike. around 30 miles. I'm training for a 40mile bike through the mountains in a week!

I'm lactose intolerant so I've always stayed away from milk but I've recently become a big fan of almond milk. It tastes great and is way low in calories.

I use weights for things like bicep curls and the presses for shoulders because they tend to be around the same weight (about 20lbs for me) but for other workouts, I use bands. This lets me move quickly from exercise to exercise without having to adjust my dumbbells.

It takes a lot of patience and consistency. NEVER let him jump up on you if you don't want him to jump on strangers. If he does something wrong, correct the behavior, then after he is doing something correctly for a while, praise the positive behavior. Also, disciplining him if you don't catch him in the act won't help. He…

I'm an addict, so I post every day.

Set higher goals.

Why not do the whole program? It seems like you're neglecting some of the weight stuff. Doing some weights, even if they're light is a GREAT way to burn fat and lose weight.

Oh hey, I have a new favorite person on MFP :D

Focus on your nutrition and let yourself fully heal. Your body was just sliced open so it may be reacting to that, but it'll come back to where it should be. Remember, it's calories in/calories out. If you're eating great, even without exercise, you can maintain your weight.

Thanks for the tips. I'm poaching a couple right now in all kinds of good spices. That's going with a steamed cauliflower. I'm cooking on in a skillet with worchester and garlic and mixing that with a nice pepper mix. Lastly I'm baking a few using whole wheat bread crumbs. Gonna pair that with some steamed broccoli. It's…

There will be a great debate about this with no clear answer. Some will say yes, others will say no. I personally eat if I'm hungry and if I do, try to keep it within half of what I burned working out. If I'm not hungry, I don't eat.

looks like a waste of money to me.

Was it tough to give up alcohol? I've been considering it because it's the one thing that ruins my diet EVERY week. 5 or 6 beers and im halfway through my calories. It's just tough because all of my friends, coworkers, and family drink and it'd be tough to be the guy not participating.

Agree with the Stevia comment. I get the same sweetening without the chemical processing. The verdict may still be out, but it can't hurt to go natural.

Mine would be: Don't worry about the scale number too much. I've found that people get really down and demotivated if the scale number isn't moving like they think it should. Consider how eating well and exercising is making you feel. Take a day 1 picture and compare it to a day 30 picture. Those kinds of things are a much…

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I look at this as a positive because now you have lots of measurable goals. You can track your own body fat % and see it go down. You can do situps and see that as you're getting healthier and stronger, you can do more.

I can button the top button of a size 16-16.5 dress shirt. I used to strangle myself in a 17-17.5.

I'm training for a 40 miler in 2 weeks. I think I can get to 200 in a month!

Maybe I don't know how to use them properly. I always get a few reps in and feel like I need to widen my stance to add resistance because I'm not getting a burn. It seems like an inexact method.

Supporting McDonalds is supporting a food system that promotes food that is of a lower quality in the interest of driving down prices to sell dollar hamburgers. McDonalds is such a big purchaser of food products that the overall quality of foods has decreased and shown up at the grocery store because the same meat that…

You should use a BMR calculator online to get a general idea of what you should be eating. Drop 500 calories from that to lose a pound a week. It's different for everyone because it takes into account age, weight, gender, etc.

I watch it without commercials on DVR because it's so long, but I like the idea of shows that are doing some good in the end, instead of just consuming time. People's lives really are changed.

I always keep the 90 calorie fiber one bars with me and some string cheese. Something that you can stash in your bag. Also, be sure you're drinking enough water. Your body will make you feel hungry if you're really only thirsty.

I eat about 1300 calories per day to lose 2lbs per week. It's tough at the beginning to keep your number that low because you have to find good food substitutes for the stuff you used to eat. Now, it's very easy for me to hit that number. I'm male, 5'6", 169lbs

Good to know! I knew that fiber played a role in lowering the GI bit it's good to have a method to judge.

I'm lactose intolerant. I love almond milk. It's lactose free and low cal, so you can use it for things like cereal and as an ingredient in recipes. I love popcorn as snacks. If you get no butter and use a zero calorie spray, you can eat the whole bag for only about 200 calories.

A simple thing I do is cook a whole turkey roast on Sunday and use it as a main ingredient all week. You can make wraps, eat a little as a snack, or use it as the protein for a meal or an omelette in the morning. To avoid eating out, try to plan your meals for the entire week on Sunday, go buy all of the things you need…

After watching Food Inc last night, I'll never buy from McDonalds again.