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Carbs are not evil. It's not about carbs. The most important thing is calories in vs calories out. If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you'll lose weight. The next priority is quality of calories. Calories from whole food sources are better than calories from processed, packaged food sources. You get more nutrition…

I rely very heavily on rotisserie chickens, steam in packs of broccoli, chopped veggies, and other odds and ends that I pick up from the supermarket up the street from my office 1-2x per week. I also cook extra stuff at home that I can use the next day for lunch as meals. My typical week will look something like this:…

You don't. You might burn a few extra calories in a sauna, but not enough to be significant, or count as exercise. Heck, come to think of it, the sauna might actually slow your metabolism, as your body no longer has to work to heat itself. Also, all this talk of a dry sauna "getting rid of toxins"... wow, seriously? No.…

5 ft tall. I maintain at 2,300-2,400 (total number, not eating back calories. That number is my TDEE). I am sort of cutting now, at about 1,800 per day. 1,200 calories is largely BS, even for smaller women. It is especially BS for smaller women who workout regularly.

It still works... just don't eat the replacement foods. You aren't supposed to take away added sugar and replace it with sugar substitutes. You're supposed to replace it with water, unsweetened tea/ coffee, fruit, and veggies. I don't add sugar to anything, or eat anything with added sugar, unless it's a special occasion…

You're 5 feet tall and 110 lbs. You don't need to lose weight, and if you're hungry and doing CrossFit 5-6 days per week, you need to up your calories. I'm 5 feet tall, 115 lbs (I haven't changed my weight on MFP), 20-21% body fat (dexa scan), and I have been doing CrossFit 5-6 days a week for about 5 months, and lifting…

5 ft tall even, 115 lbs, 20-21% body fat, 93 lbs of lean mass (as of 2 months ago, per a dexa scan). 93 lbs of lean mass apparently means I'm carrying considerably more muscle than the average person my height. I wear an American size 0, which is probably a UK 2-4.

I never eat back my calories. MyFitnessPal's calorie intake suggestions are BS in the first place (seriously, don't use them), so I set my own, along with macro goals, using my TDEE (you can look up these calculators online). I eat the proper macros (protein, carbs, fat), in roughly the same calorie total everyday. I don't…

@Hadabetter @sistrsprkl There is no biological reason that I can think of that a woman would need proportionately less protein. It's already harder for us to build muscle, because of our hormones. Not taking in enough protein stands to hurt our progress more. I would look into what items you can eat throughout the day to…

@arditarose I think it helped that I wasn't unhappy with how I looked when I started, and I love to workout, so my major goals involved becoming a better athlete, with looking better as a bonus. I also wanted something that was sustainable, everyday. I don't like bulk/ cuts for people who aren't going to be on stage, or…

@arditarose Thank you!

I have been doing a recomp over a period of 2 years, starting from a fairly fit place... I'm several inches smaller now than when I started, and within 3 lbs of the same weight. I'm around 21% body fat as of 3 weeks ago. The image in the white bikini is the oldest, and the one in the blue and black is the most recent. I…

There is no such thing as "too bulky".

When you workout, your muscles grow. This is a good thing. It's not like you have huge calves. Your legs are actually extremely slender. Buy bigger jeans, or embrace leggings. http://www.kappit.com/img/pics/201503_2124_aafhc.jpg

You can (and should) start strength training/ lifting, at a level scaled to your ability, as soon as you start exercising. As you get more fit, you can increase weight, and add more complex lifts. Strength training is far more important to weight loss than cardio is (though ideally, you should do both). Also, team less…

Anything with potatoes... I like them in their healthy varieties too, but it's really hard to turn down fries or potato chips.

Diets don't work. Don't diet. Juicing is especially faulty as a) juice doesn't fill you up, b) taking in 3+ servings of fruit, with some veggies thrown in, causes your blood sugar to spike, because unlike with eating fruits and vegetables, which have fiber in their whole form, which makes the sugar hit your system slowly…

I don't really count calories... I eat healthy foods in proper portions and I workout. I log in here every once in a while to keep me on point, but once a person embraces fitness and a healthy lifestyle, counting calories becomes unnecessary. I know how much my body needs and when to stop. I don't eat junk food, so I don't…

Unless you have a cholesterol issue, are eating several eggs a day or are really looking to limit your calories, eat the whole d*mn egg. The yolk has a good portion of the nutrients in an egg, an egg isn't a complete protein without them, and one a day isn't going to kill you, in most cases. For the people who are heckling…

I read the full post, but he can't keep eating out/ eating packaged food and stay under his sodium. It is near impossible. My solution was therefore to plan meals he could prep and cook quickly, so that he had easy "fast" food available without having to rely on cans, frozen crap or eating out.

Easy- Don't eat anything from a package or chain restaurant. I have high-ish blood pressure and that is the easiest way to keep in down. Also, keep in mind that if something needs a lot of salt to taste good, it's because it isn't good (tasting or for you). It's pretty easy to bake a huge pan of chicken breasts on a…

So that I don't go f*cking crazy and lose my friends, family and job. Exercise gives me a way to burn energy, focus in, think things through and release stress. Yes, I like looking great. Yes, it's awesome to be strong. Still, my number one reason for exercising is to maintain mental balance. Also, it helps me sleep.

18. 19 tops. If you've done your job as a parent, either with college or working (which they should have been doing all through high school, with a portion of their check flagged for savings) and funding a place, your kid should be able to leave the house at that point, and barring crazy circumstances, not return. I'm one…

Extra virgin, cold pressed coconut oil. It's $6 at Trader Joe's and works fantastically. I use it as face lotion too.

I have ads for fresh direct, nature box, Platoon fitness, etc. I also had a random one for Pillsbury cinnamon buns, which mirrors nothing on my browser history, but for the most part, the ads are directly geared towards what you look at. Stop looking at fast food/ entering fast food calories in, and you'll stop getting…

A simple google search will tell you this, but if you are asking: 1. it is extremely processed 2. it lacks any nutritional value 3. it is all simple carbs (really the same thing as two) 4. I can't believe people are still asking this question.

Egg whites, shrimp, salmon, tuna... any seafood, really. Leafy green veggies, peas and other protein rich veggies. Really though, very few people (at least in the US) get less protein than they need and most get significantly more than they can use.

Cook healthy meals and prepare healthy snacks together. Kids are more likely to try healthy foods, if they are involved in the process of preparing them. Replace some treat items in the house with easy to eat fruits, put a dark chocolate chip in a raspberry and give her 1/4 of a cup of those as a snack. Go for walks…

My doctor, my older sister and my grandmother. I was never overweight, but growing up, I had always been fit and active. I was also late to mature. After high school, I went from 95 lbs, to 125 lbs by the time I was 21. Some of it was things like boobs, hips and a broadened frame, but much of it was fat. Combined with a…

Anyone who would make fun of a person trying to make a healthy lifestyle change obviously has issues. In general, I just don't like mean spirited behavior. It is one thing to suggest something nutritionally or workout routine wise, in a kind matter, if you are asked for suggestions, or to hold someone accountable if they…