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Dropped everything to move with just what was in my savings to a big city to live with a man I'd known 4 months and start a new life. It was initially a roommate living arrangement, and I got my own place after 11 months. A year later, I asked him to move in with me, this time for good. :heart: It's been the one big risk…

Well played, sir. Sometimes I seriously appreciate your sarcasm.

Heavy weights.

Me too.

You do not have to watch your macros to lose weight.

If I did that, what the hell would I eat for breakfast? :happy: :flowerforyou:

^^^ Starting this program tonight. I've been lifting a while, but I'm looking to get stronger. I wish I had started with this because it's dead simple.

I'm 35 and child free by choice. I always joke that my biological clock needs batteries.

Wow, you eat a lot of salt. Start tracking it and cutting back. It sounds like you might have edema. I'd go back to the doctor and ask to dig a little deeper.

When I wanted to add some new stuff to my recipe arsenal, I picked up some McCormick Inspirations spice kits. The recipes use mostly real food, and they're easy to healthify. I think the chicken tikka masala is my favorite. I use half and half instead of real cream, etc.

Learn as much as you can about good nutrition, and learn to cook.

Grassfed beef often does. It contains a trans fat that's actually pretty healthy for you.

Yeah. Megan Fox. When I want expert advice on weight loss, that's who I think of first. :huh: Sorry to be rude, but consider your source. Get hormone free or organic dairy if you're worried about it.

We try to do meal planning every Wednesday. We plan for a week. Calories are not really a consideration in the planning. (I have a standard arsenal of recipes that are not high cal, and I introduce stuff occasionally, but I'll typically enter it in the recipe calculator before I cook it if I'm worried it's high cal.) I…

Typically, 20. Sometimes 40. This depends on how many cups of coffee I have. If I drink something like an ale or a glass of wine, I treat it like food.

And I could leg press you. :laugh: :tongue:

Yes, this is one of my biggest problems. Sitting all day makes my hips stiff. Plus I have a bit of joint pain anyway since I developed thyroid disease years ago. It doesn't stop me, but it does make it hard to get down into a good squat sometimes. In fact, just dealt with this Saturday. My trainer recommends lots of…

It happens to everyone. :smile:

Check out bountifulbaskets.org. You get a pretty good chunk of produce for cheap. Also, they offer organic baskets in some areas as well as bread, extra veggie packs, nuts, etc.

Eating clean is not a diet. It's a lifestyle in which you choose to put un-junked food in your body with an eye toward health. Not really a weight loss technique.

Saturday I hit 95lbs on my dead lifts, which means tomorrow night I'll be in triple digits.

Just bread by itself? Yup.

No, I would not weigh, etc. However, if my doctor took me off my diuretic he and I would have some serious words.

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Sketti. Boil noodles, brown beef, throw it all together with sauce. Voila. Or tacos. Brown meat with seasonings, throw on tortillas with a little cheese.

I started lifting almost a year ago. My skin is green, I regularly tear out of my shirts, and I'm prone to bouts of intense anger. *nods* :frown:

I am proud to have this lady on my FL. :flowerforyou:

Ooooo yes. This too. Or seared. *drools*

I switched to albacore recently. SO meaty and so much higher in protein! Some times I forego the mayo and relish (I'm a sweet relish girl) and instead just mix in some Mrs. Dash Lemon Pepper. That's seriously tasty, especially if you like lemon on your fish.

Craft beer. :happy: Seriously, the occasional ale won't kill you. Just don't chug a six pack every night. :drinker: