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Lasagna is from the Mediterranean

From an aesthetic approach, you can enhance your silhouette by working your traps and shoulders.

This point of view helps me a lot when I'm trying to make a food choice

Find a routine you can stick with. You need to be faithful to your frequency.

If I can save a 16oz drink until after weigh-in, thats 1 lb ungained as far as measuring

Its lazy logging of the original contributor to the database. If you like lamb- look into goat. https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/animals-urban/goat-healthy-meat-option/

You can take pushups to a whole new level by putting your hands on yoga blocks (or other stable platforms) and descend until you touch your nose to the floor.

My consistent food is Breakfast- 60-70g piece of toast (from homemade bread), 220g fat free greek yogurt with 2tbsps raspberry jam mixed in. My mid morning and also mid afternoon snack I have a premier protein shake. This week lunch has alternated between cheese lasagna and salmon with zucchini and vodka sauce. Dinner- all…

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I remembered another good one: Spinach, Pecans, Strawberries, Balsamic If thats too sweet, use cherry tomatoes instead of strawberries

I almost entirely 'snack' on protein drinks. Im trying to stick to certain macros for weight training recovery

If you like hot stuff, consider adding low calorie hot sauce on foods. The cool thing is- most hot sauce is low calorie.

Im 51 and I dont even rest that much. I do Push, Pull, Legs. I take off monday and friday. The biggest improvement to me gaining muscle was changing from the stereotypical 3 sets/12 reps to 6 sets/15 reps. This requires lower weight, which is easier on the joints. Dont bring any ego- try for perfect technique with every…

Makoto ginger salad dressing is a delicious addition. Its like what they have at Benihana

Just start over tomorrow. This isnt a purity test. You can always eat half and save half for the next day the next time this happens.

I used to do underwear-weigh in, but now I keep consistent with how they do it at my Dr's office: No shoes, empty pockets, typical clothes that I normally wear. As far as time, I always do it when I get home from work. I also dont eat or drink anything my last 2 hours at work so Im not adding food/drink weight. This is the…

I recommend before you change anything, get used to logging your eating in MFP. Put in a week or two, and then look at your numbers- calories, macros. Call this your starting point. What you'll need to do is incrementally decrease calorie totals, and increase quality of food. It can be very overwhelming so make changes…

Be mindful of how your lower back is feeling- leg workouts and also pull workouts can exercise lower back muscles.

I made a great conversion. Instead of red beans and rice (Louisiana style) I changed it to red beans and 300g of chicken breast

if you really hate editing on the phone, just find the recipe (on the phone) and make a tiny change, like adding a letter to the name. Save it, then it will appear at the top of the list on the desktop version of MFP

Ive done this. Add it as a food product rather than a recipe. If you've worked out your own nutrition facts, just enter those numbers in. I usually do this as a 1-serving entry.

Pork loin and shoulder have less fat than mince. My go-to method for reducing calories is to reduce fat. Carbs and protein are 4 calories per gram, but fat is 9 calories per gram

The oldest established vegetarian culture is in India, so Id recommend looking into vegetarian Indian food. I also say this because I think its the best tasting food in the world.

Ive had some good results by fully submerging the saved half in a container of water. its not perfect but its a noticeable improvement.

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A way to expose it to less time on the heat (which will help avoid moisture loss)- let the meat raise temperature outside of the refrigerator before cooking. Even 10 to 20 degrees of warming before cooking could make a difference. Also- you're supposed to let steak rest about 5 to 10 min after cooking so the juices will…

I usually look for a vegan recipe and add fish or chicken to it. As long as it doesnt have a ton of nuts or avocado, its an easy way to keep fat levels under control.

+1 Renaissance Periodization is great info, but Id watch it first away from your son since Dr Mike can be a little crude an not suitable for kids. Regardless, he's a well regarded expert. Check out the series 'hypertrophy made simple' and also 'muscle gain dieting made simple'

MSG has 1/3 of the sodium as table salt. Unless you're actually allergic to it, dont hate on MSG. Most of the arguments against it are urban legend with no scientific proof.

My breakfast this morning was 339 calories: 220g fat free yogurt, 2 tbsps jam mixed in, 30g piece of wheat toast. I tried sugar free jam, but it is so low on flavor I couldnt do it.