Chokis

I would probably pity them, because their bodies don't get any nourishment with what they eat. They're damaging their health. If their appearance bothers you so much, just don't hang out with them. Surround yourself with people of similar values and lifestyle. Life is too short to waste it with the wrong people.

THere is nothing wrong with keeping your macros close to what you had in low-carb. Just do something like Fat 50%, protein 30%, carbs 20 %. You can do it at whatever TDEE minus % you'd like. It's just in MFP you have to subtract the fiber from the overall Carbs.

I remember at 3 months my baby was napping for 3 hours. I can't say that I was working out during her naps, LOL! Now that my baby is almost 10 months, I finally decided to start working out during her 2nd nap in the afternoon. But my baby started sleeping through the night at 6 months (after I did sleep training with her).

I will give it a try, but I hate push ups too! I will add that to my workout routine today.

String cheese, almonds, sometime just a cup of chicken broth, 1/2 of avocado. Boiled egg. A protein shake with unsweetened almond milk.

I'm in. 140 lbs today. Hope to get to 137 (or better!) by the end of the month.

Also, pork rinds, but not everybody likes them. I like having them as a snack. 0 carbs, tons of fat! :-)

I prefer the Greek Gods full-fat greek yogurt, it is only 5 carbs per serving. It is very rich. I like to add a scoop of Protein powder to some greek yogurt, very nice snack after a workout.

I've tried Special K challenge a long, long time ago. It was horrible to load up on sugar, because that's what it was, just sugar, sugar, and more sugar. I felt hungry all the time, to the point that my stomach was growling. And yes, calorie-wise, it comes up very low (that's considering you eat a normal dinner). And yes,…

Coconut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil. Avocados, nuts, cheese, butter. Flaxseed meal. Fat found in fish, meat, chicken, pork. It's all good. Just don't eat the crap like margarine or Crisco stuff. Bacon is goooooodd! :-)

I don't know your age, but I plugged in the rest of the numbers (weight, height, sex) in the calculator and I put age 35 (not sure if it's close or not). Just your BMR is 1534. That's the calories your body needs just to breathe, brain to work, heart to pump blood, etc. You're eating WAY BELOW your BMR. You need to start…

It will take some time for your body to boost your metabolism. Yes, you've damaged it by eating so little, but it's never too late to make it better. I don't know how can anyone survive on 1200 calories a day. Especially if you're going to start adding strength training! Eat MORE, for goodness sake! What is your height and…

1200 calories is not enough for your body weight and for the amount of workouts you do. Sorry, but yes, you need to eat more! The standard advice here would be to figure out your calories: TDEE - 20%. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ There are plenty of other calculators on the internet.

I can understand people who say they can't force themselves to eat in the morning. I remember I was like that once, my stomach just wasn't awake, it was very difficult for me to eat. But then by 10 AM (which is when my break at work was), I would be starving. So I had to change my habits and started eating a very…

There is nothing wrong with sauteeing your veggies in oil, it is very healthy. But yeah, it does make it hard to count the calories.

I do a Chalean Extreme and Turbo Jam hybrid, created my own schedule. I don't own a Turbo Fire (maybe some day), but I've collected so many Turbo Jam DVDs over the years that I really love, so I try to incorporate them into the schedule. If anybody interested in seeing my schedule, I'll be happy to email it to you! Just…

Sorry, but I"m NEVER selling mine!

I'm going to join you! I've created my own hybrid schedule: Chalean Extreme and Turbo Jam workouts (I don't have TurboFire, just tons of different Turbo Jam DVDs), so I do strength training workouts on M-W-F and cardio (from both Chalean Extreme and Turbo Jam) on T-Th. I also add Abs workouts throughout the week. I have a…

Low carb works only if you choose it as your lifestyle. If you read Atkins books or Dana Carpender's books (How I gave my my low-fat diet and lost 40 pounds, and other books), if you read a great book called "Good calories, bad calories" by Gary Taubes who goes into the history of human food consumption (science, research…

TurboFire is cardio, but not everything Chalene Johnson does is cardio. She has an excellent strength training program called "Chalean Extreme". She also has the good old Turbo Jam workouts (both cardio and strength training).

Most of the time, my breakfast is 3 whole eggs scrambled with 1 cup of spinach, some mushrooms, and some melted cheese on top. It is so delicious, nutritious, healthy. I don't understand people that eat only egg whites, you're missing out on so many nutrients! And I have excellent cholesterol levels and triglyceride…

I love Chalene Johnson and all of her programs, and I don't think she is too bulky or square, if anything I would love to look like her! And she is very motivating.

I buy low-carb chocolate, only 1 net carb per serving (and it is a pretty big serving, 1/3 of the chocolate bar). Delicious! They sell it over here at Trader Joe's.

As I understand, MFP only can show you the overall carbs you eat, it's not going to show you NET carbs. So when you say you're eating 160 carbs/day, it probably includes lots of fiber that you can subtract. It's important to understand the different between total carbs and NET carbs. It is very easy to only eat 40 NET…

I eat low-carb, but don't look at my diary, I haven't logged in like forever, have to get back on track now, but I've been just keeping a paper food diary (in a notebook, in an old-fashioned way). From your menu: milk is not low-carb, sweet potato would be ok, but only if you already lost the weight (it's more for…

Thank you, guys, I'll try the other uses: for my skin, hair, etc. I'm going to smell like a coconut, though! LOL!

If you're making lifelong changes, then you should not make excuses (PMS, pregnancy, 1 kid, 2 kids, 3 kids, blah blah blah), it's all excuses, that's how people get into this evil circle of bad habits. If you have cravings, it's all in your head. The best thing to do is to NOT have temptations at home, so don't buy…

You should never go below your BMR. Your BMR is what your body needs to just function (your brain to work, your lungs to breathe, your heart to pump blood, etc), it's what your body needs if you stayed in bed all day and did nothing.

When you lift weights (or do squats with weights), make sure you do it slowly. Movement has to be slow and controlled, it is much better to do 10 slow squats with 20lbs than 100 fast squats with 3-5 lbs.

How much are the hand weights that you are using? I use 15lbs now (1 in each hand, so 30 total), but I find that this is not enough for the lower body, thinking about buying heavier weights for the legs, maybe 25 lbs or so. What about you?