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Nothing to be ashamed of, everyone starts somewhere. If you are working on your feet, but not doing any traditional exercise, you are probably "Lightly active" Based on your waist measurement, you are probably around 40% body fat This puts your TDEE around 2300, so you should eat around 1800 cal to lose a pound a week. If…

I've gotten unfriended twice for telling people pretty much that blah blah blah is an excuse and you can and will find the effort if something is a priority. If fitness isn't a priority, that's fine, but don't complain about not getting something you aren't willing to work for! You can friend me, put a note though, I…

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/general-philosophies-of-muscle-mass-gain.html is a good resource. 1) you might want to lean up a tiny bit more before bulking, they recommend sub 12% so that's prob only a few weeks or a month delay and would prob result in better calorie partitioning. 2) you might consider…

When I'm just lifting, I wear earbuds and a leave me the **** alone face. Now that I'm doing crossfit, there's more of a class mentality and before and after I chat with boys... Some flirting but no real hitting on. Unfortunately...

It's weird to have a squat spotter to me, today I got a PR/1RM and tried for the second rep and failed and didn't know how to drop the bar properly because I never go too close to failure because I don't have a spotter. My spotter then lectured me that I didn't drop the bar properly :( But I hit 205, so riding that high.

exactly what I was gonna say! ETA: I think most of the data on positive benefits, aside from satiety for those who like the pattern, is equivocal. No good studies have found ill effects, but the studies are inconsistent in terms of positive effects. I do it because I'm less hungry throughout the day this way.

I've been 26% for the last 10+ lb, according to my scale. It dropped steadily and indicated relatively stable lean mass and decreasing fat... until it stopped changing. Now I'm consistently always 26%. Get calipers instead IMO. Even if the number isn't accurate, you can be very consistent. Best $5 I ever spent. Measurement…

I look in a mirror only if I'm making eye contact with myself (or feeling particularly narcissistic). You shouldn't look down as that will probably make your chest drop. Do some where you look in the mirror to check depth and focus on how that depth feels so that you can hit it without a mirror. Or alternatively, you can…

Could you give me an example of the kind of behaviour you are prohibited from, so that I know how not to incite?

Sorry, I agree with the trainer. When I spot for guys I don't feel comfortable if I wouldn't be able to keep the bar from hitting them if they were going to drop it. And if I didn't think my spotter would be able to save me, I would only use weight that I'm pretty confident I don't need a spotter for. Ideally the spotter…

Fat % as measured how? Bio electric machines rely on water, so if it is water weight (which is completely possible if this is a more intense program) that will effect your measure. I gained 5 lb when I started crossfit from water weight... And since I do it daily, the water weight never dropped off... I just had to re-lose…

I have a bodybugg and I loooooveeee the data that it gives. I'm a scientist, so I cannot explain enough how much I like having real numbers instead of guesstimates. I also find it is very accurate for me when I don't have weird things going on. It has a "calculation of how many calories you ate based on measurement…

What geeky jock said. Although I would add that twice I have switched to intermittent fasting (keeping the same calorie deficit) and both times I've missed at least one period. Other women report into this with fasting as well. Also, losing 6 lb a month is a lot if you don't have much to lose. Might want to add 250 or so…

I make chocolate protein bars http://www.nomeatathlete.com/homemade-energy-bar-recipe/ And always have copious amounts of on hand. Like seriously, I buy the stuff by the case. I should probably cut back... but I'm not going to.

Eating whole eggs instead of egg whites (I really don't like the yolk, except in situations where I mask the flavor) helps. Also, I make my own protein bars using http://www.nomeatathlete.com/homemade-energy-bar-recipe/ and since I make it, I can make it to my macro specifications. I use TVP instead of oats to get more…

I think of the beginning part of talking to someone knew as a time when I'm seeing if they'll be able to be what I'm looking for. Part of what I'm looking for is a reasonable reply time and signs that he wants to talk to me more. If that doesn't happen, I walk away. I don't really know what you mean by blow off, but I will…

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One of mycoworkers said "You'd be prettier if you were taller" and "You should go to the gym more" People can be insensitive. Use it to be a better you, then rub it in their less awesome faces :)

I wash my hair every morning, rinse it every night, except my rest day I sometimes don't wash

I like what everyone here has said. Just wanted to add that New Rules of Lifting for Women is a good book if you want to get started and need a program.

This! She's fit and amazing! Really though, I don't really want to look like anyone, I just want to be an uber-fit me :)

This. Even if you only absorb X amount per sitting, the rest stays in your blood as protein to be used after X is used. There are plenty of people who fast such that they eat all their calories in one meal or a short window and they are able to meet their protein needs because what the OP said is just a myth that has been…

Calipers are great. Probably not accurate in absolute terms. But if you are consistent (you can do it 3 days in a row and get the same or a similar number), than you can still gauge progress

@Janie I like number 4 because you're a badass on a bike!

Actually, 1) most people who are fat are actually living an unhealthy lifestyle, and 2) just carrying extra weight is unhealthy to a degree in that it effects your internal organs, like stressing the heart. And apparently I missed the point anyways. I really don't think the mannequin looks any more awkward than. The tiny…

Candi kinda already did the job for me.... But her first prono will def be called "Landing Candi"

one night stand. That tongue...

Yeah, I'm torn. On the one hand, I think that overweight and obese people should be able to see how the clothes look on them. On the other hand, I don't think that society should modify itself to make sure that people living unhealthy lifestyles are accepted. And while I dislike grown adults making poor health choices, I…

I think the word therapy implies that there is a "correct" and a deviation from this, so I don't like it. If someone dislikes their attraction and chooses to try to change that, it's fine by me... but it isn't okay with me to say or imply that any preference is better than another. Whether it is genetically determined or…

Bare, but when I'm not getting any, I only do it once a week or every other week. I don't like guys manscaping much, but I agree that if I get a long hair in my mouth, my mouth is staying away.