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How much are you eating daily? How much do you weigh? Height? What type of exercise? Are you sleeping 7-9 hours a night? Hows your general stress on a scale from 1-10, 10 being HOLY *kitten*!!!!! What are your goals?

1200 is applicable to people who are very obese, 35+ BMI or with a very high body fat%. Or if they are very short. Most can lose 2lbs give or take by simply adjusting nutrition slightly, adding in exercise, managing stress and getting general hormones in check. From the programs I've written over the past 2 months, I've…

I see a big issue right off the bat with why you'd crave certain foods. 1) You've applied a morality to food by adding the word "Bad" Food is neither good/bad right/wrong etc. 2) You crave the foods because your body likes those foods. Why not adopt a more moderation based nutrition plan with your top 15 foods? Eat 80%…

Search on google "herbalife lawsuit" yep...last year. Spend the money you want or save the money and buy whole foods. On Facebook the fitness pros call it Derpalife for a reason.

Not necessary unless you have specific conditions that require ketosis. Largely a waste of time.

Take a break for exercising for a week and eat higher calories (close to TDEE), then resume your program. Take current bodyweight, multiply it by 15, eat that daily. The body wants to maintain current weight, or maintain the weight it was for the longest period of time. Plateaus are normal but it doesn't mean you aren't…

1 night out won't ruin a "diet". Want to see what I mean? Put a wall calendar up with your daily caloric goal on each day. Each day you make a goal put a big check. Each day you don't put an X. Each day you eat out in moderation and have fun with friends, put a smiley face. The dinner table is intended for friends, family,…

Squats Hip thrusts Weighted hip thrusts Single leg squats But....dont forget you have an upper body and just doing lower body stuff everyday won't increase the effects of the lower body exercises. So basic training would look like this: Workout A: Squats, Bench, Rows, Weighted hip thrust 3 sets of 10 each. Workout B: Dead…

So with the amount of advice being given, some by average Joes/Jane's, others by students of nutrition/kinesiology, OP goes for the "advice she's looking for."

Must not Google?

I was going to ask the same thing. Must have a crystal ball of nutrition and health. Also I love when people say "Burn the calories off" We don't eat calories we eat nutrients. Sure calories are important as well as hormonal balance and stress (more important?). My wristwatch for instance is 35,000 calories when placed in…

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132857/ Sleep deprivation is cumulative too. So 1 week of missing an hour or 2 a night could put you in a similar category to a sleep deprived person.

If energy balance is out of whack, i.e.: exercise way more and eating way less, your body will do things to ensure you eat more. It's a fact that people who stay up late and sleep less than 6 hours will consume more calories. Also take into account the detrimental effects of eating less so you don't have enough to repair…

But wouldn't you rather embrace woo and have anxiety over food? That's more exciting! Bring on the Food Babe and Mercolol.

In the grand scale of things it's not any 1 nutrient causing problems in anyone life, but a culmination of many things given time to manifest. I'll eat all the beef before the soy. Search "Protein examine.com" Follow what Dr. Spencer Nadolski says.

Just letting everyone know that I'll be moving all communication to my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/In-Place-of-a-Road-Map-MFP/342385002516919 Please like and you'll get all of my updates. Thanks! Dan

She's playing victim to her circumstances. People who want change go out and create it. Sure it's scary to step out of your comfort but we're taking about your survival. So get out of the house and away from the things you focus on in that single place. Get out in the heat and sunshine. Go find a local park or Starbucks.…

Are you fixing the iron/D issue? Did you know that the onset of many mental illnesses are linked to low D? The iron is easily fixed with nutrition. Beef Pumpkin seeds Spinach D Go outside in the sun or take 5000iu a day. Finding friends? Invest in an alpha course if you can afford it. Pretty interesting approach but it…

On a scale from 1-10, 10 being pristine, rate your sleep. On a scale from 1-10, 10 being perfect and on time, rate your monthly cycle. On a scale from 1-10, 10 being perfect, rate you current nutrition. If for any of the above you choose 5 or less, fix those to fix your hormones to fix your brain (feelings). Having a smart…

2000 Taking into consideration you have perfect sleep cycles, perfect monthly cycles, great libido, eat the proper ratios of food.... Seems a bit extreme though.

Did you have some type of sickness that required antibiotics? Have you looked at ways to reintroduce the helpful gut microflora into your system? Do you have excessive H-Pylori? Do you get gassy after eating avocado or onions or pepper? (FODMAPS) Were you a C-section baby? Have you tried using digestive enzymes after…

Hey love. Smile! If you need a friend, ask. If you need training advice, ask. If you need help understanding basic physiology, ask. If you are looking for encouragement, ask. Simply reach out and ask. I'll ask you this: Is therapy helping? How long have you been going? What are your expectations from the therapist? What…

I find that with women clients, its not a plateau until it goes beyond 4-6 weeks. Your monthly cycles play hell on water weight and other hormonal factors. things you can do to not yo-yo: 1: Sleep 7-9 hours a night 2: De-stress 3: Lift weights a few times a week in a progressive fashion and walk daily 4: Eat slightly below…

Lol at Dr wizard of Oz.

Not setting up the 5:2 correctly. Way too deep of a deficit.

To add to this, excellent advice btw, OP should look at manipulating blood sugar around training to take advantage of insulin sensitivity. So on a training day if OP has 200g carbs to eat, taking in 50% post workout then the rest throughout the day.

Just lose overall body fat. Best practice is to lift weights 2-4x a week. Get optimal sleep. Eat a healthy balanced diet. Walk more or move more in general. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974889-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

It takes time and a little frustration. ;D I think you should definitely look at activity as your primary means to create the deficit first, then look to dropping calories. The idea is to get the body adjusted to highest possible calorie, then cut slightly to cause fat loss. I recently redid my numbers. I was maintaining…

Send me your $40 and i'll get you in shape and make suggestions on food and stuff. Most people need more protein. Most people can lose weight eating carbs. Doesn't really matter what "type" you are so long as you are being mindful of what you consume every day and the type of activity you use to change your body…

Although, sprinters had better run times after performing body squats. I wonder if OP works on lower body exercises only 1x a week with DBs, or a barbell, to increase glycogen storage intra-muscle, if she would have better run times for her 1/2. More glycogen=more available ATP. I also wonder if she used a glycerol based…