Jbarbo01 Member

regular oatmeal realllly sucks, Id try steel cut oats. They have more flavor, but I'd try bananas, crushed walnuts, and cinnamon in it. Also raisins, bananas, and any nuts are delicious. Id try to stay away from artificial sweetener if you can.

Exercise isnt a must for weight loss in general, its a must for fitness. Weight loss is 80-90% about your diet, not time spent in the gym. This is proven by multiple studies. However, if you want to look toned and fit at the end of your weight loss then some weight training is a must! However cardio is simply physical…

Why are you only eating 1200 calories when youre burning 1000 per day? I would examine why youre trying to lose weight, what youre doing is pretty extreme and bordering on unhealthy. If you want to eat ultra low calorie, dont exercise or exercise very moderately. Its very hard on your body to ask it to do so much activity…

I feel a lot of empathy for your situation, your conditions will make weight loss a real challenge. I have PCOS which is caused by insulin resistance, so I know what youre going through and truly how hard it is to lose weight with these type of conditions. That said, I can tell you that the foods you are often eating are…

Agreed, so we have a global obesity epidemic thats a HUGE deal and my 31 BMI is higher than 98% of females in the world.....the media overblowing something? SHOCKING

From what I understand, its legs standing a little more than hip with apart, lower down like youre sitting in a chair, DO NOT let your knees go over your toes, and sink down until your legs are least parrallel to the ground. Do them slowly and controlled.

I think your diary doesnt look bad actually, Ive seen worse. However, you eat a lot of sugar. A clementine and chocolate milk for breakfast isnt going to fill anyone up. 5 meals a day is supposed to help keep you full, but you dont have to eat like that if it doesnt help. I think you should lay off the sugary stuff for a…

The stretch marks never go away :-( they are pretty deep scars in the skin, but maybe its sweet since it shows how much your body went through to give you your beautiful babies? A bit too positive maybe, but you can fix the tummy skin. Exercise will do it, Ive read high intensity cardio, serious weight training, and a very…

People who are not genetically predisposed to gain weight but are flabby, sedentary, and eat a very poor diet but manage to stay thin anyway.

5 inches on your waist doesnt seem right, id be surprised if you didnt measure in the wrong place than you did when you got fitted. However, your body can move fat around when trying to lose. Its a weird thing, but ive definitely noticed the fat gets almost reorganized. I think 40/30/30 is the right way to go and to eat…

Like everyone said, Tosca Reno lays it out for you in her book The Eat Clean Diet. Which is the in my opinion the best diet book available, and I have a shelf full. You will probably need to "cheat" a little in the beginning to get used to the foods. If youre used to sugary food, plain greek yogurt will taste disgusting to…

I ate a donut yesterday....i assume diabetes has already set in

@Hoodlette you remind me of Reese Witherspoon

You have a great attitude right now, and I think its inspiring! With potential like that, dont let how far you have to go discourage you. For now, concentrate on where you are. I threw away thinking about the 70 lbs i have to lose, now i just think about increments of 10. Every 10 lbs you lose make a treat for you. Once…

Spinach, Zucchini, baby tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, sugar snap peas, asparagus, onions, bell peppers,

I may be harsh here, but I took a look at one day of your diary and your diet is pretty much garbage. You ate processed food at every meal. People may say a calorie is a calorie but its not. Check out the The Eat Clean diet and eat that way for a few months, and I will be shocked if you dont lose weight. Someone trying to…

Talk to a therapist, most chronic cheats have a fear of intimacy. Its not about "spicing things up", if you find the right person its just not that hard to be happy. This is probably an unhappiness with yourself and unconscious needs your avoiding.

Sex is not just an added bonus in a functional romantic relationship, sex is a primal necessity for human beings. If youre in a loving and caring relationship where your happy, sex should come easily and relatively often. They did a study on men in Singapore and found that men who had consistent and regular sex with their…

The person doing the cheating always is more evil, the side chick does not owe the other girl anything. Except for breaking the laws of sisterhood, she is not the one who committed to the other girl, the dude is. He's cheating, lieing, and betraying someone, the side chick isn't doing that to anyone. Ive never been a side…

The scale and weight loss dont work like that way Im afraid. Some weeks you lose 4 lbs, some weeks you lose none. Its not an exact science so to think youll lose exactly 2 lbs a week in 14 weeks is setting yourself up to fail...especially at a healthy weight. Just do your best, theres no reason to force your body to lose…

Love this ^ I truly believe the findings that a vegetarian diet is healthier is only because you have to be more conscious of what you eat and that it makes room for a ton of vegetables, fruit, legumes, and nuts and seeds. If you followed a vegetarian that just ate popcorn, cheetos, and cereal they would not be reaping any…

Ive dropped 30 lbs before and kept it off for sometime, and I lost the weight without doing any exercise. Exercise has such a minimal effect when it comes to weight loss. What exercise does is that it helps with a ton of health issues, you can actually be overweight and be healthy if you exercise regularly. It can help…

Your story brings tears to my eyes, that is the definition of tenacity. Congratulations on all of your success!!!!

I agree with this, I think its great he comes with a little more flexible approach than the other Paleo type diet authors. Though he thinks grains should be limited, he doesn't demonize them either.

If you want some tough love, when youve made the decision to lose weight you don't need a "butt kicking" from us. A graduation party or a bridal shower is not an excuse, in fact there is never a good excuse. If you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to get it period. I would examine your motivation, if YOU want…

How many calories are you eating? I have PCOS which poses similar challenges to weight loss and I eat 1600-1800 calories a day and rarely am I hungry enough to be uncomfortable and I still lose weight. You may simply not be eating enough, you can still lose weight and not be starving. If you are eating at least 1500…

^ This

1200 calories a day is completely unnecessary for weight loss and nutrition. Its difficult to get the right amount of vitamins and minerals on that small amount and its too low to lose weight on it. The paradox of weight loss is that if you stress too much about what youre eating, you often wont lose even if youre eating…