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  • I know exactly what you mean. I made the mistake of buying a bunch of girl scout cookies before going on my diet - now they're tormenting me every day! Try to fill up on healthy foods and then just allow yourself a very small amount of the junk food. For example eat a whole bunch of carrots before allowing yourself a…
  • Running is great! C25K programs are great also - and it is fine to repeat a week more than once if you struggle at that distance. Another option is the Jeff Galloway running programs - they combine running and walking and help to reduce injuries. There are many resources/smart phone apps to help you get through your runs.…
  • I can only sympathize with OP as I sit here eating my Reese' Fast Break candy bar. I don't think I'm addicted to sugar, but I'm pretty sure that I would be really hungry all the time without it. Most days even when I stay under my calorie goal, I go WAY over the sugar goal. At this point I'm focusing on calories and not…
  • I usually enter my data on a computer versus the phone app, and if I click on the name of the food item, it gives me a popup box with the option to change quantity or which meal it is assigned to - so it is pretty easy to do from the computer. Also I usually eat the same foods during the same meals, so it is easier for me…
  • I have only been trying to lose weight for a month, and at first it was going great, a steady downhill by a few ounces every morning, then last week I hit my first plateau and the weight stayed the same for FOUR days. I was very frustrated, and decided Easter should be a "cheat" day - and cheat I did - I ate soooo much…
  • It's really a challenge when you're picky! I am used to drinking Pepsi or Coke with every lunch and dinner, and when I decided to lose weight I switched to one other drink that I actually like - lemonade. Then I realized how much sugar/calories were in lemonade and that it wasn't really a beneficial switch. I can't stand…
    in Soda :/ Comment by 19laurie March 2015
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