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Your digestive system needs no more of a "break" from doing its job than your heart needs a break from beating.

People gain weight back after pills, crash diets, and other crap because they are not LEARNING what needs to be done to achieve long-term, sustainable weight loss. Any change involves learning how to keep the desired changes intact, and that involves TIME and lots of PATIENCE. It's cliche, but you didn't put the weight on…

Sounds like you might be a perfectionist on the outside, but now it's time to work on the inside. One day at a time, keep on keeping on, one foot in front of the other, etc. It's not a race. It's not a competition. It's a daily grind and we all do it. How about starting a short workout program? Oftentimes when I'm feeling…

If I ever called my mother something like that, my father would have made it so I never would even *think* to utter such disrespectful words ever again... but that's another issue. I'm thinking you have some self-confidence issues. Hey, we ALL fail at something...every day! What distinguishes successful and non-successful…

Agree with the "take it slow" mentality. Many people start out too aggressively, choosing the 2 lbs/week weight loss regimen and then getting so disappointed because that's so hard to stick with. Start off with .5 or 1 lb per week. If that doesn't sound like much, it's because you've been brainwashed by all the diet…

Good workout programs and trainers, but be careful of the business end of things. I signed up as a coach to receive discounts. I was buying Shakeology regularly and some workouts here and there. When I grew sick of paying for Shakeology and had all the workout programs I needed, I tried to cancel my coach account. All it's…

There are also running clubs all over the place; some require paid memberships but some do not. I just joined one for the purpose of joining in on the group runs. I've always run alone, too, because I'm slow, but I agree that running with faster runners motivates you to pick up the pace and challenge yourself. Sign up for…

Yup, this ^ That's all you need to know.

To still your fears, it has no HFCS, of which I am not afraid. I'm responsible enough to limit my consumption of all foods to within reasonable amounts for my body's needs.

I follow training plans by Jenny Hadfield (www.jennyhadfield.com). When I am in training, I generally do 2-3 short runs per week and one long run (7+ miles). This year I plan to run a half marathon every month leading up to the full marathon in October. I incorporate cross training days into my training weeks; sometimes…

There are running groups in the group forum. The problem with threads like this is they get long and people don't like sloshing through old posts. The running groups offer topic threads. But hey, if it works for you... I'm a distance runner doing my first full marathon this year. I'm currently resting for a bit after 4…

Go get a job where you have to work weekends, holidays, overnights, and 24 hour shifts. Then come back to your teaching job. You'll appreciate your schedule. Like others have said, we all have to work around our crazy lives. Perhaps you need to take a hard look at your daily routine and cut something out. Does the school…

I was scared to death of my first half and almost dropped out. I'm glad I didn't. It was a terrific experience and went so much better than I thought it would. I followed a training plan closely and in so doing, kept myself injury free. Another good set of training plans comes from coach Jenny Hadfield:…

Look up marathon training plans; granted they are geared toward runners, but just modify with walking. You'll need to steadily increase your mileage to build stamina. Pay close attention to your shoes, make sure they are supportive enough for your particular footfall pattern. It can take several months for most runners to…

All I know is they ate a lot of it in "A Christmas Story." According to Ralphie's mom, Ralphie loves red cabbage.

I have found that three day diets of any type do absolutely no good. You stress yourself out by trying to stick to the regimen and at the end of the three days, generally binge because you're so happy it's over. Three days is not enough time to teach you anything about portion/calorie control. Get your mind around the fact…

No bad food, just bad choices about food.

There's a lot of misinformation pertaining to artificial sweeteners and other "scary" ingredients. Consumed in reasonable amounts, they won't harm you. Many of the so-called "studies" severely overdose lab rats in order to achieve the desired result.

I'm guessing you're in the UK, so I don't know what you actually consider "flavoured water." Here in the US, I regularly buy/drink carbonated water sweetened with aspartame or Splenda. I love it and consider it a tasty way to get my daily fluid intake. I don't see what would be so bad about them unless the carbonation…

You're not missing anything. The CONCEPT is simple...take in less calories than your body burns. The DEDICATION part is what is difficult. Treat each day like a clean slate, have patience, don't worship the scale, and stick with it.

You hit the nail on the head -- you didn't learn how to change your habits. That's the problem with quick fixes. Simply put, eat less than you burn. Have you put in your stats on MFP? What did it say? Tell us your height, weight, goal weight, and open your food diary. People here are point blank and will tell you exactly…

Eat less than you burn. You'll hear that a million times here. Put your thinking cap on and read the sticky posts in the forums...they will tell you everything you need to know. HAVE PATIENCE! It's probably going to take longer than you think. Here's some suggestions to get some true help: 1. Post your stats; height,…

Zach nails it. It's difficult. It is terrific for overall fitness and strength, but it's tough.

This is really nothing new. Sugar isn't the debil....TOO much sugar is.

As many here have said: Calorie deficit for weight loss Workouts for fitness

I also take D, and increase it in the winter months when I'm not outside as much. I also have crappy, acne-prone skin, so I take a supplement with biotin, vitamin A, and hyaluronic acid in it. Take what you need and if you don't know, get some blood work done.

Hop on YouTube and do a search for home workouts. You'll be inundated with choices. There's plenty of workout programs you can purchase, but also plenty of free ones on the 'net. You choose!

Great! Which marathon are you training for? I'm doing my first 26.2 this year.

Thank you! I can't stand when people use the "muscle doesn't weight more than fat" line and think they're so smart. It's even worse than people who pick on grammar all the time.[/quote] Poor grammar. She's old and wrinkly, and still people pick on her.

You could be eating more than you think. Do you weigh and measure all your food so as to be as accurate as possible with calorie counting? It makes a huge difference. Go to the pinned posts on this board, you can learn a lot.