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Coconut milk is pretty good at Trader Joes, for smoothies its fantastic. Almond milk is my favorite, but coconut milk is a close second. I prefer original almond milk and coconut milk, but I try to drink the unsweetened version.

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Are factory farm cows and pigs that are raised eating corn good for you? No. Is wild game, grass fed meat, wild salmon, organic chickens good for you? Yes. The problem is they're both right. Plant food should make up the bulk of your diet, anyone who argues this is just silly. However, the absence of meat does not give you…

Thanks, Ill probably give dropping down a try this week and see how it goes.

If you're trying to lose those last 10 lbs, cut your carbs. I would suggest looking into Paleo/Primal diet style recipes. You can add beans, quinoa, and rice as a side to the dishes. However, a Paleo style diet will help you stay at 1200 easier than eating the beans and rice will. The paleo diet already excludes wheat,…

I agree with everyone else, youre not eating enough many days and youre not eating enough of the right foods. 70% of your weight loss will be in the kitchen. The bulk of your diet is compromised of cheese, bread, and corn flakes. Those should not be your diet staples if you want to be healthy let alone lose weight. I would…

Its good to take breaks for sure, but honestly you dont have to count calories if you are not a consistent overeater in my opinion. The eat clean diet has a really great answer to that, and its just that you eat a serving size at each meal. You eat the small frequent meals so you have a 1/2 cup of brown rice, a palm size…

I know exactly what youre going through. I too am an emotional eater, and have been since I was about 12. Yoyo dieting has been the norm for me for a long time. Ill readily admit what Im about to say is easier said than done, but first I want you to know what you're feeling is normal. Its okay to be upset and disappointed…

Never, just take pictures and compare every month. The scale can be very frustrating.

This sounds like a very frustrating situation. Unfortunately when someone acts like a child and only wants to eat candy and chips, treat him like one. He can shop for his own groceries and make his own meals OR he can eat what you make and what you buy. OR go to bed hungry. You cooking your adult husband a seperate dinner…

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You'd simply be wrong. Fat actually helps burn fat. What causes weight gain is spikes in insulin and blood sugar. Insulin is the hormone that tells your body to store fat. If you have an excess of insulin due to poor blood sugar regulation usually because of a poor diet rich in processed wheat, soy, and corn products you…

When I went to the doctors and got weighed, I had hit the 200 pound mark. I am only 5'3 and I weighed 200 lbs. My fiance is 6'4 and weighs 215. I just could not be within a bad Thanksgiving holiday of my boyfriend who has nearly a foot on me. Ive lost 10 lbs since and hopefully I keep it up.

Greek yogurt is really versatile. You can make it like the others said with berries, honey, and some granola mixed in. You can also use it as a substitute for mayonaisse in salmon or tuna salads. I like to use it in curries. Just saute eggplant, tomato, and onion with lots of curry powder, cumin, salt, pepper, cinnamon,…

3 scrambled eggs, an apple, a banana, and coffee of course.

The scale is the worst. Just take pictures and compare every month.

I gained 3.5 lbs the first week I was eating well and exercising. Your body holds water all the time if you dont get your salt and water ratios just perfect. You don't lose weight in real life like they do on the biggest loser where you get solid losses every week. You'll end up fluctuating within a 3-5 pound range over…

1420 is ridiculous for a man, that is way too low. You usually want to eat about your BMR and then eat your exercise calories back. Obviously though you eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full though, don't force feed yourself those calories. I would go with 1800 calories a day and eat your exercise calories back.…

I am not thin but what I have learned from being perplexed by skinny people is a few things. They tend to be grazers, eating small amounts every few hours. They don't put food on a pedestal, its not the center of their world and the emotional tie to it is there but its not encompassing. They dont stress about food as much,…

Thank you, that does make me feel better. I did a really hard workout yesterday with lifting and am very sore. I didnt know muscles retained water after lifting so it probably wasn't a good weigh in day to choose. Ill keep doing what Im doing and maybe try to up my cardio a little bit and hopefully it works out next week…

I usually do interval training running, 3 times a week and then calisthenics/weight lifting exercise twice week. I try to get 6 days a week in but sometimes my body doesn't let me after weight lifting days. I usually burn around 300-400 calories per exercise session. I weight currently 191.5 lbs at 5'3. Even with water…

Thats amazing, congratulations!

Most people who are vegetarians are most often doing it for animal welfare. Everyone has a different affinity for animals and I think thats fine. Some people dont think chicken or pigs should be treated like anything more than food, but some people believe they should be. I wouldnt understand vegetarians as much if our…

If you work a desk job and are doing light exercise 3 times a week, 1550 is as high as you should go. I know this because Im of similar weight and height, and if i sit all day and I eat more than 1500 calories i dont lose anything. I will lose weight by exercising 5-6 times a week and eating my exercise calories back with…

Though everyone's comments have been so helpful, this one definitely hit the nail on the head for me. I eat all the right foods, I eat brown rice, whole wheat bread, organic fruits and veggies, peanut butter with no sugar, etc. Its just that Ill allow myself to eat HUGE portions of it and say its okay because its good…

Its a video by Jillian Michaels, its a fantastic workout. I would recommend Ripped in 30 though. Its more intense and Jillian made a meal plan to go along with it.

Vegan diets are deficient in certain nutrients by nature, you have to take b12 and iron supplements on it. That said, you can find organic and humanely raised eggs so you can actually get all your nutrients. You don't need dairy to meet your nutritional needs but you do need b12 which is not found in anything but animal…

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