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I would say try to experiment with cooking them different way. Herbs/Seasoning can be your best friend if you don't particularly love the taste of veggies. But they can grow on you, I'm proof. A year ago, I didn't like them. But now I can't live without them. I also wanted to point out that cauliflower and tomatoes are…

Um, I don't know if I would say walking has a big impact on your metabolism afterwards. Now weight training, that's another story. Your metabolic rate does increase with weight training and therefore eating after that would help burn more of the calories.

First of all, in no way is packaged food less expensive then fresh food. I tried giving myself that excuse too. :) But I learned fresh food is actually cheaper. Second, you can't get both "healthy" and "packaged" into one. The things they need to add to the food to keep it on the shelves in packages is enough for me to not…

I know you probably hear this a lot, but I wouldn't put much faith in any food that comes in a box or package. They aren't healthy overall. I always try and eat foods that I could have grown or killed myself. :) Rule of thumb. I know it's not always possible. But you would be surprised how easy it can be. And it's…

Yep!!!! Totally agree. I made the same big mistake! :)

Your heart rate actually needs to be between 75%-85%. Not 50%. 50% doesn't even break a sweat. Just saying.

I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did. I've been doing tons of cardio for over a year. Lost a lot of weight, yeah. But I also found out I've lost lean muscle mass and haven't lost as much body fat. You DO NOT want to do this! I would recommend you do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). It is much more…

Oh yeah. I could have said that without you saying it. :)

Being told I look like Anna Kournikova would make my year. :) That or Charlize Theron.

Nope. Never. Not sure if that's good or bad. :) lol I'm just me I guess and I look like no one else.

I can't work consecutive days with weight training. That I know.

I'm a little confused here. What do you mean by strength? Because I will be doing things such as squats, lunges, etc. which are strength exercises. Can you clarify this? :) thanks.

I've actually lost nearly 100lbs in total. My heaviest was 268lbs. I also gained about 80lbs. with my first child. I've already had a consultation with a doctor. I am a perfect candidate for abdominoplasty. I've done all the research. Trust me, my stomach is not a 'give it time' kind of situation. It's pretty abrasive…

Yeah, abdominal diastasis is something corrected when undergoing abdominoplasty. That's extremely common with women who have had children. Thanks.

Hi. I am actually looking to do both. :-/ I want to lose the excess body fat I have (body fat %) but also gain lean muscle. I've been doing cardio and basic strength for a year now. I've lost 46lbs in total (38lbs while on MFP). I am reading The New Rules Of Lifting For Women right now. :) Hopefully will give me extra…

Ok. So, I read the A Simple Beginner's Routine on bodybuilding.com and would like to start today. However, I am still a little confused. It says to do Squats, Bench Presses, Bent-Over Rows, Overhead Barbell Presses, Stiff-Legged Deadlifts and Barbell Curls. But isn't this a little vague? It doesn't say which exercises. For…

Ok. So, I read the A Simple Beginner's Routine on bodybuilding.com and would like to start today. However, I am still a little confused. It says to do Squats, Bench Presses, Bent-Over Rows, Overhead Barbell Presses, Stiff-Legged Deadlifts and Barbell Curls. But isn't this a little vague? It doesn't say which exercises. For…

Thank you so much for this. I would never have really known to eat more. MFP calculated 1200 calories even with my activity level so I just went by that. :-/ Geez. I am on BodyBuilding.com as well and have had many tell me to eat more as well. ANd that I should have 120g of protein a day and 58g of fat. I've been way off.…

My body fat is 37%. I don't think I've lost lean mass because I have been incorporating strength into my workouts. Just not a weight training plan. Which is what I plan to do now. MFP put my calories at 1200 so I don't go above that. And I eat a ton of protein everyday. My nutrition is spot on.

Push Ups, Planks, Squats, Lunges, Abs, etc. Just basic. I also do them a lot on a WBV machine.

I really don't think so. :-/ I've done basic strength and worked my muscles. I also have muscles where I never did before. Such as my legs.

Um, so basically you're telling me to go to my doctor?

Thanks so much for this. :) It's very helpful and I will use it as a tool. I'm a little confused about 'Good Mornings'. Aren't they for the lower back? And I don't have anyway to do chin ups. Would Leg raises with a Captains Chair suffice?

I eat as healthy as I can and try to make conscious choices. I think it's really a difference of diet or life style. Personally, when I eat anything I want (junk) even though I am under my calories, I don't lose weight and I feel like garbage. I went through a phase of eating treats that were low in calories thinking it…

What's the point in wearing a chest strap and HRM then? Seems like a lot of prep, discomfort and inconvenience for something that isn't very accurate anyways. I'd love to just forget the hrm and not wear it if it isn't an accurate read of how hard I'm working. Would this mean that my calories burned could be inaccurate as…

Thanks for all the great info. My heart rate monitor reads 90-97% the whole workout. I do that for about 30 minutes or more. No breaks.

I would love to read it in original form. SO jealous. :)

LOVE this! lol :)

That's very much like Twilight with articulation as well. But people love those books. I'm not one of them, I tried, but I couldn't do it.

I've read all three. It's not a genre that I would usually go for but I wanted to read because of all the hype. I LOVE it! :) The first book, Fifty Shades Of Grey, had me enthralled and I couldn't put it down. Books 2 and 3 do have some redundancy from time to time. But it's worth it. I've been mentally casting the movie…