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Why cheat on one meal? You should have one day that you cheat, and it doesnt necessarily need to be as bad as you think. When I was doing weight watchers, they encourage to treat yourself. When we derpive our bodies of foods that we like, then we tend to over eat and thats when all the hard work we do goes out the window.…

For those of you who love and drink diet, look at the ingredients....ASPARTAME!!!! Do you know what is in it..Formaldehyde!!!!!!! Who wants to drink that???? Just something for you to think about. I would rather drink regular, take the extra calories and work a little harder then drink that stuff and put it in my body.

You shuld not see a weight gain as long as you are putting back what you are eating. I have done P90X and found that I did eat more, but it is a high intensity program and you will need all that fuel to help your muscles recover. If you dont eat enough, you will actually put your body into a starvation mode and not loose…

If you feel that you need to snack when you get home, then you are not being satidfied enough during the day. I used to eat 3 sqaure meals a day, now its 6 small meals and I find that I dont snack. Try adding more protein in your meals and make sure you are eating breakfast. Its been proven, especially in women that if we…

Diet soda is sooo bad for you! First Aspartame is bad for you, they even tell women who are pregnant to stay away from it. Diet drinks have artifical sweetner in them, which is worse for you then the real stuff. Diet is also sweeter then regular, becasue of the aspartame and the "fake" sugar. Pop is bad for you either way,…

There is actually no difference when you workout in the day, what is important is consistency. If you are an evening person with your workouts, then you should stick with that and the same with the mornings. I am a morning person, so would rather get my workout in then and done. And to answer your question about eating,…

I went throught the same thing as you. After my first child, I was hitting the gym hard and going to weight watchers because I could not loose the weight and with in 5 months I lost about 50lbs and was exactly where I wanted to be, then I found out I was pregnant with my second child. I continued to go to the gym and eat…

It does matter what time of day you eat. If you eat a meal right before bed, you are not giving your body time to burn those calories, you should never eat a meal 3 hours before bed, your body goes into a resting stage and will store all those carbs, fats and unwated calories. Women should always eat a healthy breakfast,…

First, you are not eating enough in the day. Your body needs healthy carbs, fats and proteins in order to survive and give you the energy you need at the gym. If you burn 500 calories at the gym and are eating less then 1000 calories in that day, your body is is going into starvation mode and going to live off the stored…

OK, I know you dont want to hear the food thing, but if you are using the app correctly and putting in your active lifestyle, then it should NOT be telling you 1000 calories a day.( I am 5'2" and very active 5-6 days and my daily intake is 1570) You need to feed your body back those calories you have burned throughout the…

That is where women usually loose their weight first. All our breast are is a bunch of stored fat cells and when the weight starts coming off that is where it comes from, not much you can do about it. You can try to do bench presses and things for your chest, but that does not always help as you will start to build muscle…

You should only weight yourself once a week and try to make it it that same day and same time.

I love peanut butter as well. It is a "poor man's" meat because of the high amounts of protein you can get in it. With anything else, moderation is key. Enjoy what you like to eat!

I am also pear shaped and have lost inches in my butt/thighs. This is something that will nto happen overnight, in a week or a month. The shape will never fully go away but will slim down. Also, remember when you do squats and lunges you are not only strengthening those muscles, but you are also lifting your butt,…

You have to do what your body needs. For those people who are saying cardio doesnt help with weight loss, that is not true. I have a circle of friends who all wanted to loose 10-20 lbs, but didnt know where to start outside of changing eating habits. I have been a runner for years and enjoy it, and it does keep the weight…

I used to drink Dunkin Donuts Iced Caramel Coffee every morning, but stopped only because we moved and there isn't one close :-( and still lost my weight. Anything in moderation is fine. At the end of the day as long as you are eating healthy and drinking your water you will be fine.

Running is the best cardio workout you can get. Sure you can do weights and walking but with running you are going to burn fat, calories and lean out. Once you state losing more weight, start throwing in some weights to tone up the weight that you have lost. Keep up the good work!

In the morning is the most accurate weight, as long as it is about the same time and same day every week. I learned that with weight watchers. And only weigh yourself once a week.

Maybe you should change things up. Your body gets used to the same thing day in and day out. You also need to let your muscles heal. Also, check your daily sugar intake, as unburned sugar will turn into fat. You may not be using weight, but you could be toning up and slimming out. There have been many times I wasn't losing…

Zumba is AWESOME! But it is also what you make it. You can go high intensity and low intensity as well. You are working out and toning more then you know and it also helps with cardio. There are a bunch of routines on youtube to try out before you go to a class, its on of those hidden workout routines that people don't…

Make sure you are eating enough calories to make up for what you are burning during your runs. I too have been training for a HM and one thing that has helped me is making sure that I am getting all the protein I need. Really watch the protein and water intake, as protein is going to give you the energy you need to get you…

There are many different things you can do to change how you feel when you workout. First you said you eat about 30 minutes before working out, how much are you eating? You should not have a meal, maybe some fruit or a protein bar, but not a full meal, because when you workout with a full stomach you can feel tired and…

You can change your own calorie goals.

What is your daily calorie goal? If your goal is lets say 1400, but you are eating 1100-1200 and working out, then you are not fueling your body enough. Your body goes into a starvation mode and will then hold on to the stored fat. It may also be the types of foods you are eating...watch your sugar and fat intake as well.…

I am a fitness buff, love to work out and inspire people thru their journeys. One thing I have learned is to NOT stress over it, as that will either cause you to eat more, sleep less or hold on to that unwanted weight that you don't want. Everyone at one point hits a plateau and thats when you need to trick your body and…

I am a big runner and for me no matter what I run 5, 10 or 13 the last mile is always the hardest for me, it seems like the finish line is always further in that last mile then in the rest. Its all mind over matter, but I I always push thru it.

If you have never ran before, start out slow either a fast walking pace or jog. I was trained to start out running then walking. For example run for 3 minutes, then walk for 1, so forth and so on, until you start to build your endurance and breathing. Each time you run, take your running up at least 2 minutes. Then…

Active Army Wife...HOOAH!

I am in bed by 9:30, 10:00 the latest. I feel that the more sleep I get, the less snacking I do. I am giving my body a chance to recoup every night and reenergize, but I also eat healthy snacks in the day, ones that stick to my ribs, there fore allow me to snack less during the day. Its all in how you it, what you eat and…