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You have to include the calories you burned "existing" - breathing, heart beating, digesting, walking talking. Also known as you TDEE. On TOP of that you burn calories through exercise. If you take your TDEE + Exercise Burn that is the amount of calories you can eat in a day and maintain your weight. Eat less then that and…

It can, because there are new factors....breastfeeding (which is not a miracle diet for most. It requires additional calories, can make you very hungry and can be greatly affected by going too low on your calories), then their is healing time (min. 6 wks regardless of how that baby got out), sleep deprivation, less time to…

Here are 2 great blog posts from a very fit woman who had diastasis recti http://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/bouncing-back/diastasis-recti-a-case-of-mommy-tummy http://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/bouncing-back/fixing-my-mommy-tummy-without-surgery-0

You very likely stretched them out as you gained those 20 lbs.

New Rules of Weightlifting for Women (NROWL4W) - its a book , its all layed out. If you aren't willing yourself to do the 8th or 10th rep of something then you aren't lifting heavy enough. Start low to figure out your form and then go as heavy as possible without wrecking that form.

I really like the Under Armour one that comes in Cup and Band sizes. If I am doing something really high impact I usually "double bag" them with just a pullover sports bra underneath.

Probably a great workout. When people talk about creating "long" muscles though I always get a laugh. One cannot increase the length of their muscles!

Are you lifting BIG weights with your arms or 5-10 lb dumbells?

Your profile says you want to do a big bike trip and the motivator to loose weight is to be stronger for the trip. You won't be able to build muscle eating 700 cals a day. Doing so will actually be counterproductive to your goal. If you are training you'll need almost triple that.

I like the Under Armout High Impact one that comes in Band and cup sizes.

1121 more - exercise cals plus the balance of your regular daily cals. If you put everything into your log it will tell you this automatically.

Probably should have scoped out my profile in the mirror this morning before running off to work. A black sweater dress and tights seemed like a good idea, but I just noticed in the bathroom that my bump is totally showing. Now it looks super cute if you know I am preggers - but no one at work knows so it just looks like…

I am loggin mine as it goes up, keeps me accountable and reminds me that while its important to gain, its just as important to keep my gains in control.

Stay away from Dairy - having a stomach bug can make you temporarily Lactose intolerant which will only make the situation worse! My theory is that you should only eat things that won't be too gross to throw back up and are relatively low in fiber! Typically the BRAT diet is suggested - Banana-Rice-Applesauce-Toast.

What does "toning up" mean if it doesn't mean growing your muscles so that they have a nicer appearance. Cardio will burn fat off, and pilates will give you some added muscle strength and fat loss (it will not make your muscles them "long and lean" - you can't lengthen your muscles no matter what the sales guy says).…

Pick up "New Rules of Lifting for Women". Great book on heavy lifting for women. Check the bulletin boards and see if you can find a cheap trainer to give you a few intro sessions to the weight room. Trying to do your first set of weighted squats in a room full of boys will be intimidating. And secretly watch the guys who…

12 weeks today, celebrated by wearing comfy mat dress pants. They are way too big still and I have to use my Bella Band to hold them up, but so much comfier. I am starting out a little lighter this time, thinking I might see about getting a couple of pairs of Medium Mat pants if I can find some long enough to get me…

While you are eating "healthy" food, there is nothing healthy about your diet. I think you need to do some serious research on proper eating and nutrition especially if you are a vegitarian - you can't live off crackers, fruit, yogurt and lettuce. Where is your protein, healthy fat and grains? I would guestimate you need…

I wrestled in high school - I've "cut weight" more then once in my life. No salt, no water, Small dinner, something that will fill you up but go through you fast - like salad and fruit. If you are super ambitious bundle up in a few layers and do a workout in the morning and get a good sweat on (exercise video, run etc).…

I breastfed but we did do the odd bottle. It took me a long time to learn that I didn't have to kill myself to pump milk to give her when i was going to be away, that the odd bottle of formula was more then ok! And if you are not Martha Stewart, as I am surely not, you may love the Platex Bottles with the disposible…

Put it in as a recipe that makes 2 servings, then add 1 serving to breakfast and 1 to lunch.

So on a typical day you eat 1000-1100 cals and burn 500 doing exercise. This gives your body a mere 500-600 calories to do regular daily activities (walk, stairs, work, housework, chase kids, stand, sit, sex etc) as well as breathe, beat your heart, fuel your brain, maintain/grow muscle, operate organs, digest food, grow…

I agree you need baking powder, and maybe do half white and half whole wheat flour - that usually produces a better result then using all WW.

I am going to make a few assumptions to make a point. Given you are a model, I am going to say you are 5'9" and 135 lbs and 18 years old. With these stats, your body would burn 1450 calories a day simply existing (use the BMR calculator on this website to calculate your actual number). Netted 1200 calories a day (by eating…

Unless there is something super special about your current health, your doc, dietician or midwife will provide you with the same generic info all pregnant women get. If you are in the healthy BMI range (which you stated you are), then you should gain 25-35 lbs in pregnancy. Typically most of that gain will take place in…

Yes - netting 300-600 calories a day is called Starving yourself. Your body is holding on for dear life. You should NET at least 1200 calories a day after exercise. It may take awhile for your metabolism to straighten itself out and don't be shocked if you gain several pounds before starting to loose agani.

Make a stew with sausage, onions, sweet potatos, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, garlic, canned tomatoes and italian spices. Just dump it in a pot or slow cooker and let it simmer or bake until everything is cooked.

Do your kids a favour (they will not thank you until they are 30) and stop feeding them crap "kid food". All food is kid friendlly (except maybe super spicy food). Take this opportunity not to just make yourself healthier but your kids as well. They deserve good health too.

Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!

You can buy it in pill or liquid drops. BiaGaia is a really good one. The best ones will cost you a bit of $ and typically have to be kept refrigerated so they are usually behind the pharmacy counter. Of course not getting a yeast infection is priceless so they are well worth the Money. Most of the foods you listed are…