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I am catholic and I am giving up meat and chicken on fridays and wednesdays but alcohol, chocolate and possibly pastries/ sweets completely for Lent.

I find that some people who probably don't understand will probably send you insesnsitive comments like, Oh nobody cares just do it and you have to start somewhere, while, yes in a sense they are right (because you do have to just do it to move forward), please pay them no mind where it comes to their insensitve response…

Hi there!! Oh I am so glad you brought this up. I have been wondering for years if I have SAD as well. I know I have a very low Vit D level. everytime I go to the doctor she has me taking supplements. Very high doses. which I really should be more compliant with. Is there a correlation between SAD and low levels of vit D?…

Hey dear. Insanity will help you get fit and tone. But it works best with a good diet. When I did it I was fit already and only had a few pounds like 10 or so. It was not easy but effective, I am talking sweat like I could squeeze my tshirt thats how much sweat. I think as long asyou eat healthy, it will work. But I would…

Thats so awesome! I am glad to hear. I see that you have lost an impressive amount of weight! Please Can I ask how long did it take to see the weight come off? How did you lose the weight? Did you exercise and calorie count? What kind of workouts did you do? and for how long?

Hi there! Thanks so much. Actually I always lost weight with low carbs but I too felt very lightheaded, cranky, irritable. Like I was having Low blood sugar. I don't have any problems with Diabetes or Hyperglycemia so I am fine with respect to that. I also don't believe I am insulin resistant. I would always end up binging…

Thanks so much for your response and for answering my question instead of critiquing my past diet choices like some others. Thanks so much for the encouragement.

Thank you so much for your response. I am getting a variety of responses, and although its great I am finding some people critiquing my past diet choices. I understand that losing weight on the diets I did in the past were wrong which is why I am here. I am 50 pounds overweight. So I can lose 8-10 pounds a month. I don't…

Hi There! Please add me. I am looking to lose 50 pounds as well.

Thanks for the reponses to both of you. I wish I could do 1250 calories a day plus working out, but that just makes me super hungry. Right now my caloric intake is about 1600-1700 on the days I work out and I try...ke word being *try* to eat 1360 calories on the days I don't work out which is what MFP says I should eat.…

Ok thanks great advice! So do I just type in the restaurant name in the food search? When logging in my calories? Or is there another place to find this?

Thanks so much. I am not sure if I can do the Raw Vegan lifestyle it seems so extreme, but I will research about it. I do like fish and poultry, and not so much sushi. I love vegetables but the only fruits I enjoy are apples and the occasional grapes. LOL But perhaps there a lot more to it, I will do some more research.…

Oh thats amazing! Great results on your tickler btw. Please how did you accomplish this? Just with MFP calorie counting and work out? Did you have any weight loss platueas? How fast did the weight come off?

Thank you for this! Thats what I need to focus on. Eating for LIFE. Low carb is hard for me not only because its not a "natural" way of eating for me, but I end up lightheaded, and feeling deprived. And NO...I do not just jump back into eating bad after the diet. I am usually working out, Its the frustration of the weight…

It depends what you mean by beginner. Have you NEVER worked out and just starting out? Then I say no. Anyone can do anything they want but insanity is a heck of a workout. I did it years ago when I was somewhat fit, and it kicked my butt. If you follow a low carb moderate protein diet you will lose some weight, but without…

Ok thanks so much. I skimmed through the link you sent. Seems like some wonderful info in there. I will go back and read it more thouroughly now. Just wanted to say thank you.

Thaks so much! I guess with my one pound weight loss I was wondering whether I was doing things wrong. When I tried the low carb diets, I would lose as much as 5 pounds the first 2-3 days. Crazy but true. I will be patient. I don't eat cake everyday but I would probab;y feel deprived if I couldn't enjoy a slice at a…

Hi there, Thanks so much. Its a constant struggle for me. I guess I have always done diets where the first thing I have to do is cut out carbs. works like a charm but its a viscious cycle. and after several eaysr of yo-yoing. I just want to get healthy and stay healthy. Ok. I will also start cutting back on certain things.…

THis LOL I totally agree! But really, Eating more protein is great advice. I will try this as well. I am usually good all day then so hungry at dinner. For breafast at 8am, I usually eat Steel cut Oatmeal and one boiled egg. about 250 calories total and keeps me from 8am until 11:30am FULL. When I eat a bagel and egg 290…

Awesome advice!! I agree, for me I too am ALWAYS hungry :( I can never understand how some people claim they are just not hungry and can't eat all their calories. LOL I am overweight because I have a huge appetite. I am hungry when I eat because I ait too long between meals. By time I get home from work I want to inhale…

HI there, am I too late to join in? Please what is the challenge? Can you send a link? Thnaks

Hi there. I agree with this post. The pill works differently from person to person. When I took this pill I was even 40 pounds lighter and trying to lose those last ten pounds. I am 50 pounds heavier now but not due to the pill due to doing the HCg diet over and over. But thats another topic. The phentermine did not help…

OMG I totally agree with you. I am always hungry especially when I work out its 5 times worse LOL. I can barely stay under the 1760 calories Scooby TDEE states I am supposed to to lose 20% of my body weight. How do those people not meet their caloric intake. Pls let me know LOL

Sorry forgot the quote. .. LOL But I love this quote

I LOVE THIS!!!!! Thank you!

Hi There, I am going through the exact same thing. Hang in there. You can do this. I agree with the poster who said take it slowly sometimes even hour by hour, it can be daunting if you look to the end result instead of just starting slow. Sometimes when I do I almost feel defeated. Everyone is different. There are some…