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Sorry about not looking back in to see how you were doing. Umm, it could be sodium, but more likely first couple of weeks when your muscles aren't used to what your doing yet, you may get mild muscle swelling. It's normal and doesn't last more than the first little bit, but I would guess that's what it is. I only weigh on…

If my husband did this for me...I have to agree. I would practice some portion control by measuring the amount of soup. Or use http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php put in all the ingredients and about how many people it will feed (servings).

I am only on day 6 of TurboFire. I did the Inferno diet and there was 1100-1200 calories a day between three meals and two snacks. She does say that you shouldn't keep your cals that low as you progress, it's not enough fuel for her workouts. It's just the 1st 5 days.

I just posted yesterday asking about too low of sodium, ha ha. I am always in the 500-1000mg range. It's easy. When you shop at the grocery store. Look for food that is the least processed. My kids say "the way God made it." I'm teaching them to eat foods from their natural state, anything we do to them is done at home.…

I have wanted to go the nfp route. I had planned to get cycle beads too, to help me keep track of the days. However, my cycle has always been VERY irregular and messes with the accuracy of nfp, which is already a little low. As I said before we did use condoms for the last two babies. It would have worked fine if we hadn't…

The best way to calculate calories burned is with a heart rate monitor. There are inexpensive ones at Wal-Mart that work pretty well. Chest strap is best. Otherwise...You could try to compare it to another exercise, based on activity intensity...If you are working out as hard as you can for an hour...that could be like…

yes a normal reply would also add it to my topics sometimes people write bump on a long forum that they want to read later, but don't have time too right at that moment it's just something short and quick to write for the purpose of saving it for later also, as I said, whichever forum is written on most recently goes to…

LOL!! If someone wants an old message to come to the fore front again...or if they want to come back to it later to read it, they oftem will write Bump. Then they can find it under the My Topic tab.

Yeah, a personal chef would be lovely. Since I decided to be the stay-at-home type, I'm all this family has in that respect. I am actually not terribly fond of cooking either. My husband was the one who introduced me to cooking from scratch. I do mill my own grain to make flour...100% whole wheat flour, obviously. I had a…

Thanks Big Gail, Note: Sodium Deficiency Sodium deficiency is not common but can occur during heavy/prolonged exercise, due to loss in sweat and in high temperatures. Signs of sodium deficiency include: cramps, weakness, fatigue, nausea and thirst. I have yet to find a site that shows what the low numbers are...

I don't know. We eat mostly unprocessed foods. I'm a stay-at-home mom so most everything I cook is from scratch. I try not to add salt, or seasoning with salt until after I'm done cooking. I use Mrs. Dash while cooking, or fresh herbs or straight up spices like paprika. If I want to add salt I do it at the table, just one…

I usually get headaches when I start up a weightloss program...like after each child is born. It's a pain. For me it is more related to the exercise. I get tension headaches the first week or two of dieting, because I usually start exercising at the same time. Stretching and hot baths...and having my spouse massage my neck…

This is a pretty personal decision, but I'll shoot. My last two babies (2 1/2 and 6 mo.) we used condoms. I'm not much of a fan of that route. But, I was harder on my nurse midwife. I wanted NO hormones (most contraceptives) or anything that would alter my body's natural chemistry (which cancelled out the copper IUD). My…

Yeah, I want to do the 5 day Inferno Plan. 1st, I'm not sure if that is just the first week or done several times though out the program. And 2nd I wondered what kind of meats are in the plan. Is it stuff that I can feed the kids and husband. Or is it more diety- like cottage cheese?

The Polar F-6 is really nice, but so not in our price range...I got one at Wal-Mart. The more reliable ones have a chest strap. But, that is talking Wal-Mart and not the really pricey wrist watch variety which probably work fine. If you get one it should be able to tell you calories burned. Once your heart is pumping and…

The pooch that most mother's of several children carry, is not just fat! It is also a lot of stretched out skin. Now all the crunches in the world will tone and define those muscles, but the layer of fat over them will cover that definition. Truth be told, no amount of diet and exercise will completely retract that skin.…

I wouldn't say I have gotten NO results, but as a post partum mom, it's not going how I would like. I am on the third month and have not lost a single lb. No weightloss, and not looking any trimmer. I will say, that I am able to do much more as far as push ups...I used to struggle to do one, now I can do 20 each rep. and I…

I am also using it for P90X. Yes I am glad someone knew what I was talking about as far as how to get the calories on there. Up until now I have been watching my heart rate on it while I work out. Getting an average heart rate during the work out and then going to…

I did have one free lesson from a Russian gal on base here, and it was a lot of fun. She told me that it was good for strength, control, and toning, but not for cardio/burning calories...or weight loss. So I understand that it didn't give some the results they'd hoped for. I did ask her what she did for cardio, because she…

I know lots of people who fast for spiritual purposes so I laughed when you wrote that you would let us know how you felt tomorrow. The first 3 days are the worst, lol. I have never fasted for more than 24 hours, but I have heard that after a few days you start to feel a lot better. Some people even say that their breath…

Keep in mind that the number of calories burned always varies by weight as well. Good luck:flowerforyou:

I like it just cause I heard that it doesn't feed the bacteria on your teeth. And I chew a lot of gum when I want to munch. I'm always chewing gum or eating. Why Use Xylitol? ►Effective Studies using xylitol as either a sugar substitute or a small dietary addition have demonstrated a dramatic reduction in new tooth decay,…

If losening up the laces doesn't help than I would see a doctor. I used to get the pins and needles numb feeling when I ran, and my shoes were too tight. Pins and needles type numb is not usually worrisome for someone without other health issues. Numbness that is without feeling, like you can't feel anything touching your…

Sorry, once again, no knowlege of fish oil and weightloss. I live in Alaska, and our docs recomended my kids and I take cod liver oil in the winter months when the sun is gone, for vitamin D replacement. I know wild caught salmon is good for that too. Don't know if anything like that will help weight loss more than its…

Keep going!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Congrats!

I also log mine as 300.

You know, at first I wasn't hungry all the time. But I've noticed the closer I get to my goal...Yep I'm starving, figuratively speaking, of course. UGH! I don't know if it's a psychological thing or not. I'm still relatively new to all this. But when I am feeling hungry (you know 20 min. after I just ate) I pop in some gum…

Welcome, I too found this site by accident. Roll up you sleeves and enjoy!

I feel your pain. I love my mandarin ribs!! I usually do them on a day with TurboJam and a long evening walk (like 4 mi) afterward. It's hurts so good.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Just a thought... Does anyone know where 3babybeans is??:frown: