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Mashed potatoes and baked chicken!

I tried CIZE out but I hated it, you just repeat same moves and add one more, I got so bored of it but it was a good calorie burn. I still prefer Turbo Jam (I have ALL the workouts), however I switched to weight training recently instead and combining Chalean Extreme with Body Beast, I am enjoying both although Body Beast…

I love Turbo Jam (there is DVD called 5 Rocking Workouts, 3T, Cardio Mix Party 1/2/3, Lower Body. Fat Blaster, and Punch, Kick and Jam it's Chalean's cardio based program although there is one weight training video in the 5 Rocking Workouts DVD set. There are "jumpy" parts but those can all be modified. She always has…

It's calories in and calories out that matters. However I do believe eating balanced food will help you lose weight easier. For example for lunch if I ate a sandwich from next door I would be starving an hour later vs. eating whatever meal I planned (same amount of calories) that has lots of protein and fiber I can go the…

5 or 6 too! My dad sat me on his lap and gave me his beer, I was a little confused and he said "Drink it, it's good for your health!", my dad was German and mom Russian (she was an avid vodka drinker, can't remember how many times I drank water that was actually vodka!). Hate vodka, LOVE beer.

Some people just can't help with who they attracted too! It's like me asking why do most attractive men not like obese women like myself? It's not about someone being shallow or not, some people can't help who or what they are naturally attracted too. You can't force an attraction that is just isn't there. However there…

I love tall men, I don't what it is about them...but I just love them. Also love a nice *kitten* <3

Will be doing Chalean Extreme Burn Curcuit 1 (4th week) followed by Body Beast either Build Shoulders or Build Back/Bic (2nd week). I combine Chalean full body workouts with specific muscle group from Body Beast :D

Canned sardines (tons of protein, calcium, potassium and low cal for the amount of protein), salmon, chicken, eggs, cheese, yogurt, canned tuna or other canned fish-canned fish is always cheaper than regular. Buying online in bulk frozen is a great way to save money vs buying individually. You can buy bulk chicken, turkey,…

Mostly Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods, occasionally will run into Vons/Ralphs if amazon/whole foods is out of an organic item.

My TDEE is roughly 2227 as sedentary (my job IS sedentary), any calories I burn from my walk to and from work I eat back as I count that towards my TDEE activity. Minus 1000 calories for 2lbs loss a week totals 1227 cals. Based on MFP weight training calculator estimator 120mins of weight training burns 436 cals. I do it 3…

Okay let's not measure by sweat but how intense a workout is-as in by how out of breath one is, some of my sessions leave me out of breath, I am not just obese I am morbidly obese technically. I have tracked my calorie burns with same HRM when I weighed 160(overweight) and 200 (obese) and there were significantly lower…

Of course it's not 100% accurate, but it's as accurate as it can possibly get. I also have a fancy heart rate monitor that has much more complex algorithms than most which takes into account VO2max, resting and max heart rate, age, weight, gender, etc. which I update on regular basis (which applies to cardio based…

^^ Yes her tyson chicken breast amounts are also all the same. What about the Fuji apple, logging .75 of it without any weight actually measured. Fuji apple weight can vary quite a bit. Or fuji applle 2 1/2'' diameter log. This is not measurements from a scale but an estimation. Or cucumber .5 cups of slices, that is not a…

How much do you weigh and what is your height? How are you measuring your exercise? How are you measuring all your food? The only accurate way to measure food is with a scale and measure liquids as well. The most accurate way to measure calorie burn is using a heart rate monitor with chest strap. Do not trust gym equipment…

^^ Yes very true, for beginners and people who are obese it is easier to gain some muscle, but after a certain point you start losing muscle mass if you are not weight training and eating ton of protein (which at most with maintain muscle mass and not gain (unless you are a beginner and obese).

The most amount of muscle ever recorded by professionals was 18 1/4 lbs, the most possible they estimate is 23lbs. The limiting rate of turnover in the muscle cells it is impossible to grow more than an ounce of new muscle each day (16oz in lb), the more years you train the less muscle you can gain per year. So at absolute…

I usually eat a high carb complex food a few hours before workout with lean protein. Right before a workout (15mins before) I will eat a banana or anything else with simple carbs so it processes faster before workout. I also have a protein shake post workout mixed with a little honey which spikes up sugar levels and helps…

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Carbs are not bad for you, it's one of the primary nutrients you will get your energy from. If you plan on doing cardio or weight training you should definitely eat all your carbs as they will provide energy to your muscles and carbs post workout will help your muscles recover and grow. There have been numerous studies…

What I would do is log everything you plan on eating that day except cereal and then look at the overall nutrition data to see if it's balanced and if your macros are met. If not I would opt out for a healthier more nutrient dense food. Personally I don't consider cereal a "clean" food because it is highly processed and…

I have lost 21lbs (from 263) and one person noticed that my face was looking skinnier which was a surprise considering she had no idea I was "dieting". I don't believe people that know that I am eating "dieting"...but one of the most said my stomach was looking a lot flatter and another mention that as well...but since…

I get a good variety whether it's from salmon, chicken, beef or even sardines (highly nutritious, low cal and tons of protein), turkey when it's in season. I also get protein from veggies, cheese, eggs, etc. I also just ordered some organic whey protein shakes to add to my diet for post workout meal as it will get…

Best advise if find recipes online and make it yourself, the creme part can be substituted with different yogurts for lower calories. I have been experimenting with own dressings that use balsamic but all the recipes call for ridiculous amount of oil, I learned that mustard can be used as thickening agent instead of oil. I…

Perhaps this may help-keep only healthy foods at home, those that won't cost you a million calories and will provide good nutrition. It's a lot easier to eat junk food without stopping because it isn't filling at all because it doesn't fiber. But if you had only healthy food in sight and snack on carrots instead of chips…

Get a new trainer...any trainer giving that advice is an idiot and not someone I would trust with my training/health. The only thing it will do is dehydrate you, sure inches and lbs will be smaller but it is because water has been leached from your body, it's all temporary and not a permanent fix. It's not advisable to…

From my reading online one of the best things you can do is weight training. There was a study of two groups of obese people who were given 800 calorie diet, one group was given cardio 4 days a week and another weight training. Don't remember how many weeks they did it for, but at the end the cardio group lost 37lbs, 10 of…

I love Turbo Jam, before when I lost 55lbs I lost most of it with Turbo Jam and then with Turbo Fire. Turbo Fire is insane though, you will feel like you are in shape after Turbo Jam but Turbo Fire will make you feel like a fitness virgin! I am doing Turbo Jam now except I am focus more on weight training this time around…