Lissa_Kaye Member

I don't do cheat days because I feel it is going against the very thing I am striving for, getting healthy. I treat myself just a bit everyday. I may go over a little on special occasions and holidays.

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Granted, but you just lost half your mental capacity becoming just like everyone else. I wish money grew on trees.

I am losing just fine eating between 1400-1900 without exercise. Today was the 1st day I have worked out in a few months really.

Doing bloodwork and finding out I have metabolic syndrome and am considered prediabetic. Also having 50% body fat. It's all too much. Way past time to do something.

Dayum...very inspirational. You did such an incredible job, all on your own. I can't even imagine how proud you are, and your wife and kids : D Thanks for sharing.

The only thing I could see in the long run may be a vitamin/mineral deficiency by a restricted diet, but that can take a really long time.

For big recipes one of the things I found is I will weigh up the entire thing, and then divide it into nice round serving size amounts. For instance if I make a big pot of quinoa, After its done cooking I weigh the whole thing which comes to 520 grams. Then I divide by 4 and get 130 gram servings. And put that into the…

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I have been doing a little research on 3 different treatments. The first is dry brushing. Using a stiff bristled body brush you brush the areas in circular motions towards the heart. It is supposed to remove fluids from your lymphatic system and I think it also stimulates circulation in the skin by irritating it and…

Time of the month honey. It will go up by as much as 5 lbs around that time. And it will go back down after. It looks like you aren't making progress and your weight wont budge no matter what, but don't get discouraged.

I love the frozen banana slices with either pb or nutella, or both. Also love apple slices with pb and cinnamon. I really got into bananas with pb and dry powdered spirulina. Its such an odd but tasty combo. Take a creamy yogurt put in a ziplock bag and cut off a tiny piece of the corner and make dots on a slicone liner…

Is she the one advocating like 600 calorie days?

Go here http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html and enter in your stats. The number that you get is your TDEE. Multiply that by 0.85 and Set that as your daily calorie goal. Eat that amount and you should start to lose weight pretty easy. You are best off if you eat fresh whole foods. Get well balanced…

I used to have a bad problem with bingeing. Especially right before bed. I would want to eat everything and still feel hungry. I have to sleep on a pretty full stomach. I have kind of settled on a mix of paleo/adkins/whole foods diet I guess. I have cut out added sugar and processed wheat as much as possible, except for…

My favorite is cooking it in a rice cooker. 1 cup of quinoa, 2 cups water or broth, 1 tsp knorr granulated chicken stock (this has msg so you may want to omit) and I grind my own dried rosemary. You can also toss in small handfuls of onions, garlic, carrots, celery. Then hit cook cycle. Once done fluff and add one TBS of a…

The thing that bothers me about this stuff is no one teaches children how to control their weight in school. You don't learn true good nutrition in school. That's when you need to learn it, before it becomes a serious health problem. There is no money in it.

Can you buy them on Ebay? Or would that be expensive too?

Hahahaha lol, didn't think about that.

I was 123 once before and still had fat, but looked and felt good, so I want to try and get there again. I was 130 growing up till it crept up to 160 when I got a desk job then 190 after I got my license. I am 5'3 and have a pretty small frame.

Personally I have lost 70 by starving. Not from dieting but going through hard times. I gained it back and wish I had never lost it. That is how you get horrible cellulite and stretchmarks. It is not good to eat under BMR. That amount of food is what your body need to maintain your body in optimal health. Your brain and…

Congratz! I miss wearing mine :cry:

If you put a TV and game system in the garage they would be in there. Get some of the PS or Wii fitness games and cruise craigslist and the paper for cheap TV's, or look for one at a shop.

I could help you.

Love to cook it in a rice cooker, and season with a little chicken stock, ground rosemary, and virgin olive oil, red palm oil, or peanut oil. Also it is so good if you pan fry it in a little bit of butter with eggs, onions, diced bacon or ham. Toss in whatever veggies you have. Best breakfast ever. And it is awesome in…

Listen to your body and adjust accordingly. Look at why and how you eat and the reasons behind it. I know it sounds weird. I am a bulk eater. I like to eat a lot of volume and don't feel satisfied if I don't eat a big dinner at night. I also am one of those that had "finish your plate" ingrained in me as a kid. I get livid…

I honestly don't know how anyone does low carb. I think I would die. I just try to eat as much whole food as possible. The main thing I have cut out of my diet has been added sugar. I am in the stages of metabolic syndrome and prediabetes. I had got into juicing and was juicing everything. My numbers started getting bad…

I just tried this the other day too and am so in love I have two heads sitting in my fridge awaiting their imminent doom, muahahahaha. I used fresh grated caulitflower, sautee in real butter till soft, seasoned with garlic salt and lawry's, then topped with a light dusting of finely ground asiago. Oh, ditch the canola. I…

^ agree. 1500 is soooo low for you. I would go slow, and set lots of small goals to start. Portion control, food swaps, and a little exercise should do you wonders.

I didn't know that these were actually banned and some people got fined a crazy amount smuggling them in from Canada lol.