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I have seen this in a friend, and it set up a rather unfortunate dynamic. She liked him, they were friends, he didn't date her until she'd lost a lot of weight.. She came into the relationship feeling like a slightly inferior partner, like she had had to "fix herself" to be up to his standards, and that she was always on a…

I am definitely a whole foods, natural, closest to the source eater. I love cooking and want my food to be "real." As far as salad dressings go, the choice is not just limited to bottled low fat or bottled full fat. You can make your own so easily. I have a few recipes if you are interested. Also, you can sweeten foods…

Thanks everyone! I've checked my local Craigslist, nothing there, but I live in a small town. Amazon is about the same, but at least no exorbitant shipping prices! I didn't even know there were Beachbody coaches. I'm not sure I'm at that level of c ommitment, to hire a coach, find a babysitter, etc. I'm in the "wander…

You know, people are generally oblivious. The upside of this is that no one really notices those things that make you cringe in embarrassment and think that everyone is laughing at you. They're not. They're all too busy with their own stuff to even notice.

Of *course* women can be beautiful with hair! And they don't necessarily stink either. And it doesn't make you dirtier, somehow. This site depresses me sometimes. Anyway, go do your burlesque act! Have fun, be strong, and who cares about the hair!

Forgive me if this has already been answered, but WHY is almond butter better for you? They both have good fats, about the same amount of calories...I don't get it. Unless the default assumption is peanut butter like Jif or Skippy or something, in that case, I totally understand.

How do you guys feel about MFP's calorie estimate for this workout? It gives me 130ish cals burned, for 20 mins for circuit training. That seems low for how much work I'm doing!

I don't know much about this diet, but I did find it funny that it was HCG -- which is the hormone a woman's body produces when she's pregnant. Cause as we all know, especially all the recent mothers who are on here now (me included), pregnancy is GREAT for weight loss!!!

I have that problem too. What I've found, for me, is that if I don't eat the junk for a couple of weeks, it no longer tastes good. In order to avoid temptation, I get rid of all the junk in the house and make an agreement with myself that if I desperately want some, I have to walk to the store to get it. It's surprising,…

Oh wow...day 1 of level 3! I was dripping sweat halfway through. Sorry, TMI & kinda gross, but that is an intense workout. Looking forward to getting better at it :)

I gained a few pounds during the first week of the shred. I've heard others say the same thing. For me, they went away, and more. And I've lost an inch as well (that happened before the weight loss). Of course, that's not all down to the shred, I'm sure.

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I am really impressed with this workout. I just finished day 19 of level 2, and I can just barely do everything now to full intensity. The timing is perfect! Just one more day at this level, and then, boom! Kick it up!

I think it's something that we all, especially women, struggle with. I wish I had some fantastic recommendation for you to undo all the conditioning you have undergone to get to this place. For me, it's been time and experience, the birth of two daughters & a liberal dose of feminist reading over the years. When I think…

I just want to say that despite the message given to women at a young age, thinness & beauty does not mean you get everything you want. You can't make someone love you, get the promotion you want, get rich, get married, whatever by being thin. It's not an automatic ticket to all success. It's just body fat.

I'd say looks rate much lower than health; and anyway, does too skinny look good? How do you feel? Do you have energy? Are you happy? I did look at your food diary & IMO, you're coming in a bit low most days. I can't imagine subsiding on less than a 1000 cals/day, not and do well at the same time. So there's my opinion :)

I would start with some meal planning. Maybe just buy for one or two meals to start with, unless you're an awesome long-range meal planner (I'm sure not). The person who said shop the perimeter is bang on.

I'd be far more concerned about babies in utero and children whose brains are still developing. A neurotoxin at that point just can't be good. I have yet to feed it to my toddler. Damn coal-fired generating plants! The little tiny fish are still safe though and really good for you: sardines, herring, etc.

Yep, critical thinking, people: it's useful stuff. When people (not necessarily people on here, but people who are selling their diet plans) make a claim, they should have a list of works cited which shows you which scientific studies, if any, they used. It is easy enough to find the original study and check it out for…

A blender works too.

In the food processor, frozen, with other frozen fruit & vanilla soy milk for an "ice cream." The other fruit is optional. You basically add whatever you want to the whirred up frozen banana -- think of it like vanilla ice cream. You can also use whatever "milk" you want. If you use just regular old cow's milk, make sure…

Oh, and: I made it through ALL the squat thrusts today! Next goal: plank jacks.

I found my ankles were getting strained with this DVD, so today I taped them. Much better. Might work for knees too.

I realize that in these food poisoning conscious times, this may not fly, but my mom used to make us "orange juliuses" at home. They had a banana, orange juice & a raw egg all zipped up in a blender. They were quite tasty. We did,however, have our own chickens, so the eggs were super fresh. Still, if Hollandaise & homemade…

Today will be day 15! Level two...those squat thrusts & plank jacks are killer, at least to me. This morning, I was lying in bed actually looking forward to trying them again though. I love how you really do see progress quickly. On the first day of level 2, I could barely do any of the squat thrusts & plank jacks, and…

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Today was 10 days at level one! I missed one day, so I added another on so I will do a total of 30 days regardless. Level two tomorrow, and I think I am ready for it. I can now do everything at the higher level, except all the full body pushups. I can't quite make it all the way through the second set.

I've been wondering this too. I am caring full-time for my toddler, which is definitely an active pursuit, but does it count? What category is that in? It's not sedentary, but it's no construction job either.

What's your overall diet like? Are those 1200 calories good quality, whole and balanced? And yes, I second getting a blood work up done - if you're low in iron, it's good to know so you can counteract it. If you're not, there's really no point in taking extra iron (and in fact, too much iron can hurt you). 1200 also seems…

I know it's pretty old-school, but Frances Moore Lappe's Diet for a Small Planet still has some great advice on food combining to create whole proteins on a vegetarian diet.