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Just because you broke one egg doesn't mean you need to break the rest of the dozen!! Great attitude!! ....by the way the one pound up might just be water weight from the sodium in the chinese! Drink lots of water to flush it out!

I'm embarrassed to say...but Stronger by Christina Aguilera....something about it gets me pumped. Or...wait, was it called Fighter? I don't know....whatever it's called....

I take a chromium and a cinnamon supplement. LIFESAVERS. I never knew how much I was craving sugar, and thinking about it, until the cravings and thoughts were gone. It was like night and day for me.

Cinnamon

I'm in Sacramento too! Welcome!

Another vote for EA Sports Active 2. They work you pretty hard! Lots of squats, lunges, pushups, jumping rope, etc. I like wii fit too...I wasn't aware of how I have been favoring my left leg my entire life and just how off my balance was until I got it. I like the yoga on the wii fit for when my muscles are sore from EA…

Are we talking long term here? low calorie...yes. healthy....no. Processed meats...fruits with preservatives....etc. etc.

This. If I want a treat, I can have it....as long as I'm willing to sweat it out later. :) Good will power though!

I love the 10 minute hula! I LOOOVE the yoga when my muscles are sore from other workouts. It really stretches everything out and makes me feel so much better.

Interesting...thanks for sharing!

I make my own hummus often, I just google recipes. The trick is you have to use baking soda to get the skin off the chickpeas when soaking them overnight. Use a recipe that calls for that. Unless you're using canned chickpeas then I don't know I've never done that as I always soak my own. It turns out sooooo good you'll…

I try to either compromise with myself or move on and distract my mind. If it's really bad I'll start doing my nails. Can't eat junk with wet nails. To the poster who wanted a big mac....have you tried a big mac salad?? I have made them when I'm craving a burger. I ground some lean turkey and put it over romaine lettuce…

Laboratory Scientist. I'm a nerd...

Have you tried soaking in the tub with some epsom salts?? That usually does the trick for me when my muscles are really tense.

I LOOOOVE Whole Foods. I used to shop at Wal Mart and have since converted. I found it all balances out money wise. I buy mostly the 365 brand when available that way the little more pricey meat fits in the budget. Buying better meat is so worth it...whole foods chicken is NOTHING like the junk you can get elsewhere. Check…

I've read similar studies. I question how in depth the study actually was and you have to look at the couples who don't move in together before marriage these days. In this economy it usually "makes sense" to move in. People with STRONG religious values don't tend to live together before marriage, or believe in divorce.…

Welcome!! I grew up in central Wisconsin, but am living in California now.

Weight loss is cals in vs cals out so. It should. There was a study some professor did where he only ate twinkies for a month but stayed under certain amount of cals. He lost weight.

I know this. I really do. But, I'm human. I want to indulge once in awhile. Believe me I'm not eating rice and mayo everyday.

Awesome!!! Just what I needed!! Thank you!!

My chemistry professer worked for the FDA as a food chemist. (PhD in Chemistry from UC Berkeley) She said the ONLY reason it is deemed safe for human consumption is so that they can collect long term wide range data. I had to study this garbage in chemistry, microbiology, bacteriology, nutrition and human anatomy. I would…

Even if you are building more muscle, which is more dense than fat (google muscle vs. fat if you already haven't seen that picture...) it's probably just water weight. Whether it's your muscles holding on to water for repair (you build muscle by making tears in your sarcolemma) or maybe you just had something a little…

I had to take a fitness class in school and they suggested a cardio warmup for about ten minutes, to get your heart rate up, before weights.

Give your body a chance!!! When I started working out, it took a month before I noticed anything. I was waking up muscles that had been asleep for quite some time!! My rule of thumb is this: if I can feel my muscles from soreness I don't go NEAR a scale because I know they're holding on to lots of water for repair. You'll…

I have a friend that will do them occasionally. She has bad skin-breakouts on her face, chest and back. After doing them her acne always clears right up. She also shared that it helps her to become, "regular." I have never tried them...want to, but just haven't yet. Also, ***TMI ALERT****do some light googling you'll be…

Just have patience!! I know it's frustrating...I've been there. That's just how my body works when starting new exercises. My body will go up about four pounds in weight then suddenly, almost magically, and to be honest a lot of the time it's after my TOM, I will go down not kidding, around 7 lbs and it's basically…

You look great!!! How are you losing?

You look incredible!!

Looking great!!! Congrats!!!

Metformin was the worst. I only took it for a few months. Threw up CONSTANTLY. I hated it. I've been taking cinnamon for the last few months and it has helped TREMENDOUSLY. As far as PCOS I was diagnosed with it, but I'm starting to think I was just insulin resistant. Regardless, I literally have no sugar craving any more.…