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Quote: Originally Posted by sblandrus I trained for my first competition for 5 months and won first place, it depends on your body, dedication, what comp, and who shows up.... You might have only needed 5 months of prep, but you've been lifting for a couple years according to your profile. So you have a couple years under your belt, which makes a difference. Congrats on your show!

i'm assuming you're a guy...

Quote: Originally Posted by kpettitt I like to take: 1 1/2C kashi go lean 3 egg whites 1/4 cup wheat bran 1 scoop vanilla whey (use 2 if you want) 1/4 cup pumpkin 1 tbsp Flax Cinnamon stevia bake at 350 until you can stick a tooth pick in and it comes out clean! 4 big bars- 150 Cals, 4g fat, 19g carb, 18g protein=each ^ you realise those macro's don't add up, right? roughly 185 cals...?

I just kind of realized now that you offered me the same advice before now!! If I never had to be so impatient and kept with it, I would probably be already seeing results right now!! I should have re-read my old post before posting this...Sorry for disregarding what you said before, and for seeking the same advice..I should have listened..Well, I did listen, but never gave it long enough... My bad!

Do you have a sample of what your meals look like and times you eat? Normally when someone isn't losing the weight its the diet and little tweaks need to be made. How long have you been eating clean and working out?

Quote: Originally Posted by graceb1984 I would like to find a protein that has minimal sugars and carbs. I want one that has little additives. do you know of any? I use Body Fortress Whey. I don't know how much additives it has in it, but it has 26 grams of protein and only 3 carbs with 1 gram of sugar.

Quote: Originally Posted by emilyslowiak I didn't want to post them because there is so much variance in people's brands, sweetners etc... If you would like me to calculate specific ones for you please let me know and I will tell you exactly what I used. Check back-- I will post often! Ok thanks!!! :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Amanda76 What do you perceive yourself as getting from these loooooooong cardio sessions? I just want to do whatever it is I need to do to burn as much fat as possible... so I figured, more time moving = more calories burned?

I just picked up chocolate chai. It's in tea bag form, I just brew add stevia and steam and froth some ff milk. So much better the coffee shop chai, not loaded full of sugar and high fat milk.

I've had similar changes in my eating habits since starting a new job. I used to eat every 3-4 hrs without fail -- hungry or not. Now I can't eat that consistantly and I have to say I'm much hungrier when I finally do get a meal -- which could be 5+ hrs after lunch --- for me, eating at set intervals was very important -- kept me from over doing it at the next meal --- but now, I don't have that luxury --- hopefully my...