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I consider dairy the perfect food. It often has nice equal, or near equal, amounts of protein and carbs and the fat can be very satiating. Unfortunately, I can't have it due to a strong whey allergy and lighter casein allergy. Which really really stinks IMHO. By way of FYI - those that say "dairy doesn't like them" or…

You're going to have to find that sweet spot by slowly increasing your carbs until the rash begins to go away. Once you get it to go away that's how many carbs you'll need to eat to keep it away while being low carb.

I've been working with someone while working on losing weight. It's been worth it and I wouldn't be able to lose without the added help. I say go for it. It's likely to help A LOT.

My girls and I use to do it and we loved it. For me, I'm not really a yoga type of person but I loved the DDP yoga. I always felt like I got a decent workout and really felt like I was getting stronger.

All.the.time. I average 4-4.5hrs of sleep a night. On Friday nights I can usually get 6hrs. I know that my body needs more sleep, but I do better losing if I can exercise because it helps me stay in a deficit. Exercise also helps me feel better, I make better food choices overall, and I know I'm at least holding what…

I lose band size but not cup size. I will probably end up in a 34/36 D when I'm done.

Treasure Valley area here. :) Headed north to CDA in a few weeks.

You are correct. Sorry about that. I was typing while booking it on the treadmill and not thinking as I went. I should have proofread what I typed before posting. Not sure what I was thinking about as I typed it though (except that I had 7 minutes left on the treadmill when I wrote that answer. LOL. I must have been…

You might check Craig's list or local farms for free range eggs (even if they aren't organic). When ours weren't laying last winter I found them free range for $3 a dozen. I would buy 8-10 dozen at a time so they would save them for me. You'll get better eggs for cheaper if you do that. We use to sell ours for $3 a dozen.

We chose not to light ours because it shortens the natural life cycle of the chicken. This is true of beef given rBst to force an Increase in milk production as well. A chicken left to lay on its natural cycle will lay a good 7-8yrs (our oldest layer is going on 9). When they are in light all winter to lay they will…

Sure, but are you sitting down? :o We spend between $500-600 every two weeks. Keep in mind that this includes dog food (we raw meat feed), non-foods like toilet paper, etc. When I'm working with moms on a tight budget I usually teach them what I call "non-negotiables" vs "live with." My 100% will only do organic or non-gmo…

I second citydata. It's a great site for finding out local info.

We buy organic or non-GMO (organic has to be non-GMO, but Non-GMO does not have to be organic) as much as possible (which amounts to about 80-90% of the time). We do so to avoid the worst pesticides (organic uses some) and with meat, the hormones and/or antibiotics often given to the animals. If I have to choose local vs.…

Money wise - a gel manicure every two weeks. If my nails look nice, I can deal with anything. :D calories - coconut milk or cashew milk ice cream (I can't have dairy). It's 350 cals for a big helping but worth every bite of it to me (I don't do much sweet stuff otherwise). I only do this during spring/summer/fall. I don't…

Yep. I needed this today. Thank you! If I would only remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me." Appreciate the motivation this brings me today.

I love the treadmill because it allows me to workout during the snow/rain, but I prefer to walk outside. I'll walk outside down to about 20* but after that I'm indoors. I also only lift at the gym so when I'm there I treadmill because it's convenient. The way it is now (spring here), I lift and treadmill 3 days a week at…

I almost think working with someone is a must. Not for accountability, but to flesh out the emotional garbage that resulted in a large weight gain. I have found counseling with my practitioner in addition to cognitive behavioral therapy has been key for me. For me, the CBT has done as much as the counseling. I've been…

I have trouble hitting my protein target almost daily. I make high protein smoothies/shakes using strawberries, a banana, egg white protein, pea protein, and coconut milk. I can manage to get 50 grams of protein in one drink that way for not too many calories. Canned chicken, canned tuna, lots of eggs (the whole egg), etc.

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Height: 5'2 3/4" Weight: too much- still losing Calves: 14" Thighs: 26 3/4" on left, 27 1/4" right I was a dancer most of my life and have strong, large thighs. They are also the first place I lost (the inner thigh). As I'm losing my legs are fairly balanced. I'll feel fine with them when I'm done. I am mostly broad…

My son salts everything (bacon too). He even salts saltine crackers. If his food isn't sand colored from salt it's not salty enough. Needless to say, I don't ever let him cook our food. Lol!

You can test just barely below normal for sodium (my son's is usually only one point below the lab range for normal) or even normal and still need more sodium. This is partly what functional medicine is all about. If a person feels like crap until they increase their sodium use and then they feel better, then obviously…

My 17yr old boy needs a ton of sodium. He does not retain minerals very well so it's nothing for him to go through a salt shaker of sea salt every other day just my himself. Some people just need more and having a normal blood pressure doesn't mean you DON'T need more, it just means your bp is normal. My bp use to run low…

Fellow homeschooler here. Yep! Life is crazy, busy! Welcome.

Three days a week at the gym (alternate lifting upper body/lower body/both) with 60 minutes of treadmill afterwards. Walk 2 days a week outdoors (those are my "rest" days). No weekends - ever. If I lift anything less then 3 the results are very slow.

True. I should have carried this out. When one eats higher fat they tend to eat lower carb as a natural thing (although not *always* - it just seems people tend that way naturally when eating higher fat). To keep my triglycerides and overall lipids in check I follow a 40C, 40F, 20P macro split and that seems to work well.…

No kidding! My husband is 220 and horses carry him just fine! Not like he's a regular rider or anything, but really? That sounds kind of hoakie to me. I had to laugh at the bolded part. My DD has loved horses her entire life. She read everything she ever could to learn about them but we could never do lessons. Last year we…

We usually just go about our regular stuff and don't give it a second thought.

Really, this is repeating some things that have already been said but they're worth repeating. Nightshades are a HUGE inflammatory food group. Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers. For whatever reason, those foods really "like" to inflame joints. I would honestly start by pulling those out first and seeing how you feel.…

I don't know. I messed with it a bunch and decided weight gain wasn't worth it. I was very careful to make sure I wasn't double dipping and I had MFP cals set at "sedentary" so it should have worked. I wasn't adding any exercise calories in b/c I was setting them at "0" or "1." I was just recording exercise to keep track…