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YES!!! This happens frequently. If I've been avoiding treats for a while it's not as bad, and I can work through it by keeping busy, but if it's been a long weekend, or a vacation, watch out! It takes me weeks sometimes to get back in control. That said, I found that herbal tea helps. The time it takes to drink it seems to…
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Basic rule with any good weight loss program is that if you plateau you're metabolism has slowed and you need to make it ramp back up. It can slow because you are eating too little, or exercising too much without eating the calories back. Either way, the thing to do is increase your intake back to your maintenance calories…
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I also use the Curves gym system, which also has you eat MORE anytime you plateau for 3-4 days. You do that for a few days, then drop back down, and immediately you start losing again. Because it raises your metabolism, which had slowed down - hence the plateau.
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What Sleepy Texan said! Thats how I've A) lost my weight, and B) managed to not be hungry. I couldn't eat less, I'd be starving!
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I'm not terribly new either, and am close to my goal, but will be struggling with motivation to maintain. I have no friends at all, so anyone who would like to add me, please let me know, or add me. I'm looking forward to meeting you. I've been enjoying the amount of intelligent comments (lol, not always, I know!!) and…
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OMG! Binging, it seems, is something many of us fight with. I'm usually not bad, and if I don't have it in the house I'm too lazy to make anything from scratch, so it helps not to buy it. Of course, that means NEVER go to the store hungry. (It also helps that I hate to leave the house in the evenings, so I won't go out and…
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60 MINUTES???!!!!! Seriously??? I gotta find me that man!
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The reason you don't want to eat less is that your body will lower your metabolism if it feels you are undereating. Then you will plateau, and that really sucks when you are working hard. I go to Curves gym, and their program actually has you eat MORE if you start to plateau, and that kicks your metabolism back to high…
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Hidden Message
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This looked so yummy, but I worried that the sodium looked pretty high. Then I found this article, which says that draining and rinsing canned beans reduces the sodium by 41%. So this is definitely going to be on my menu! http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/011110p62.shtml
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I have a treadmill, an elliptical, go to Curves gym, and I cycle as much as possible. (Cycling burns a ton of calories!) BUT one of my favorite at home exercise equipments is a small trampoline. They are inexpensive (lots of used ones out there) and small, so they fit anywhere. Great for cardio and core. All your muscles…
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Like minded
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The only thing that works on my cravings is fruity herbal tea. I allow myself a 1/2 spoon of sugar. I think its the comfort aspect, and the time it takes to drink it that does it. After all, those cravings have nothing to do with actual hunger and are all psychological. I've tried fruit and veggies, but they do nothing.
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Beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada!
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Everyones advice is bang on! Ease into it, and you will find it starts to be a regular part of your thinking. And don't set your goals too be too unrealistic, either. Eating 1400 calories is tough! I can't manage it without adding a LOT of exercise. Weight loss takes time, but keep trying and you can get there. And MFP is…
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Good question! You get far less of a blood sugar hit to your system, which is good. It lowers your risk of getting type 2 Diabetes. The fibre is better for your digestion too, and it has more nutrition. However, if one is still hungry because you had less to eat because of the calories, you could easily eat something worse…
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It's called a Free Spirit 910, and has a Sears (Canada) sticker on it. The main advice I would give you is try them out for general feel, since they are all different, and get one with some preset programs. I have them on my treadmill too, and it makes such a difference to how fast half an hour (or more!) goes by. Good…
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I will check when I get home. I think Sears sells the brand, but can't remember right now. I'll post it for you later this evening.
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I agree! I would never have been able to say no to the cookies, never mind the next snacks when you were starving. Good decisions get tough when you're hungry. I think you did great, despite it maybe not being the best outcome. Be proud of your ability to say no when the food is wrong, and don't beat yourself up for not…
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I have had two, both were nice machines, and both were used. I paid $50 for each one, and have been so happy. The first one was more basic, so when the 2nd one came along I got it because it had some programming that the other one didn't. You will find that if it has some programs where it changes the intensity every…
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I think feeling unmotivated sometimes is completely normal. Just accept that one for what it is, and carry on with your goals in a day or so. Sometimes I find it helps to change my routine when that happens (every few months I notice a downturn in my willingness to sacrifice the yummy eats and to exercise all the time!…
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This website has great recipes for green smoothies. (and not just with kale.) Also lots of good info on eating your veggies! rawfamily.com
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Watch out for too much tuna, since apparently it is high in mercury. I was eating it a lot, and the guys at work mentioned it to me. I looked it up, and it appears to be true. A couple of times a week is okay, but daily...not so much. They are old fish, so have more time to accumulate the mercury in their systems. Try…
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Oops! Trying to quote and reply, I did something wrong. I have never felt good about how I looked, even when I was thin and reasonably attractive. Then I had a boyfriend (who became a husband) who told me that he "had dated lots of better looking women, but liked my personality." No idea now why I married the moron.…
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I change up spinach and kale (it looks like kale has more nutrients) and occasionaly find the spinach tastes like dirt! You have to make sure you have a stronger berry or lots of pineapple to hide it. Ordinary green kale is pretty bland, I tried a red and green one once that was horribly bitter! I put chia seeds in mine,…
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I have always baked with natural peanut butter. It actually never occured to me that it might not work! So I'm pretty sure you should just go ahead and do it.
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I think that's a great start! It's totally overwhelming when you start out -- the amount of info out there is crazy. And as with anything we do, the more we do it, the more we learn, so the main thing is to start, the rest will come. It took me 3 years from starting to do some sporadic exercise to get my muscles back after…
