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Congrats! I would recommend eating back some or most of your exercise calories for more weight loss. Read the links in my signature for info on that. I know it sounds counterproductive, but it works! At first I was losing for a bit then it stopped. I decided to listen to everyone and start eating back the calories and I…

Alcohol slows the metabolism quite a bit and makes you retain. I try to only drink once a week if I want to unless it's a glass of wine with dinner or something. It's packed with calories that have no nutritional benefit. Try backing off of it for a week or two and eating back some or most of your exercise…

Are you eating your exercise calories?

It sounds like you're in really good shape so your heart rate won't get as high. This is a good thing!

That's a really low heart rate for such an intense workout! You may want to see if it's accurate. I'd go with the counts it gave you, though, if the heart rate is correct. I try to keep my heart rate between 135 and 160 during my workouts and generally burn between 600 and 900 per 90 minute workout, depending on what I'm…

I put it in a big measuring bowl/cup and count 1 cup per serving. More than likely I'd have two cups but it helps to just be able to scoop a measuring cup in and know exactly how much I'm eating. If you have a food scale you could also weigh it and divide it by how ever many servings you think it is then just weigh out the…

If you want to just do three days a week (which is plenty) try mixing up your workouts and doing legs one day, back and bi's another, and chest and tri's the third. Mix in some abs at the end of each routine and you'll be set. Or you could do legs, arms, back/abs. This website always has different ideas for all sorts of…

I cried like 4 times during the episode and I never cry while I watch the show!

You'll quickly plateau if you don't eat your exercise calories on a regular basis. Read the info in the links below for clarification. They really help to explain everything. When I first started I wasn't eating my calories and plateaued quickly, as my body thought it was starving. I decided to test out this crazy idea of…

Make sure you're drinking plenty of water. If you don't, and you eat a good amount of fiber, the fiber can have the opposite effect and constipate you as it doesn't have the water to help pass. Sometimes, when you change your diet from not enough fiber and increase it quickly this will happen, too. Hopefully this changes…

I absolutely LOVE this site: http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html There are also other kinds of exercises on the Women's Health magazine site that are great.

Lodro, you really like making curries, huh? LOL :)

I'm pretty top heavy so I wear three sports bras. Even if I invested in some good ones I'd probably still wear two.

You could always google the name of the spice and look for recipes that use them. Something like, "cumin recipe," or whatever. I like to smell spices that I'm not familiar with and imagine it in the dish I'm making to see if it would taste good in the dish. I add a ton of spices as I cook that way. What are some of the…

Here's a good article...it's written way better than I can do: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/NU00033 If you include a fiber and protein in every meal and snack it will stay with you longer, keeping you full longer. :)

It's best to get regular water in but if there are no calories or caffeine in it you can count that as well. Try herbal teas, adding lemon and/or cucumber to water and chilling it, etc. If you're not going to drink water, just get in enough fluids like that. :)

It's worked for me! There is some info in the links in my signature that is so helpful and informative! Good luck!

I cook up 1 cup of the oats with 3 cups of water and a tsp of cinnamon, simmer for 20 minutes (covered), add 1/2 cup dried fruit, simmer 10 more minutes. I let it cool down in a bowl then cut it into 6 portions. I heat up one portion with 1/4 cup of milk then top it with 2 Tbsp./18 g chopped almonds. It's super tasty and…

To each his/her own but I'm a huge advocate of eating your exercise calories...or at least a good portion of them. The info in the links in my signature explains the science of it. My loss has all been with eating my exercise calories. When I first started I only ate my 1200 and lost for the first month then I plateaued…

Some days I have the same thing happen to me. Sometimes my body feels strong and I have all of the energy in the world, and other days it takes everything I've got just to get through one of my simple workouts. Make sure you're getting enough rest, food, and water. I think it's just how we are sometimes...just feel tired…

What he said.

Sometimes our bodies plateau and it's hard to push through that but please don't get discouraged. Give yourself a cheat day...or a cheat meal. That can push you through the plateau. Try eating just a little more each day to see if that does it. Don't give up. If you push on a little longer you'll get through the plateau…

Have you tried the baked Cheetos!? They're amazing! I use a food scale to portion everything out. It works great!

You can still have your snacks. It's better to satisfy a craving with a portion that fits into your daily calories than to forbid them entirely and end up binging on a whole bag (trust me!). Portion out a whole bag of chips into individual bags so you're not tempted to sit down with a whole bag, thinking you'll have…

Read the links in my signature for info and clarification. Good luck to you!

Read the links in my signature to explain about eating exercise calories. When I first started I did the same thing...I lost weight then hit a plateau that I couldn't get past. I decided to go ahead and listen to people on here about eating my exercise calories and added in the 300-400 that I was working off into my food.…

I made a flat bread pizza with Flatout bread topped with some jarred marinara, cheese, mushrooms, and turkey pepperoni. It was around 400 calories. Making it vegetarian will make it even lower in calories! It's great and totally satisfied my pizza craving. Just bake the flat bread for a bit in the oven so that it's crispy…

A lot of times when I eat more than I should it usually includes really high sodium foods which makes me retain water. I can easily go up 4 pounds after a weekend of poor eating coupled with a few drinks. Just keep sticking to your plan and don't let a bad weekend get you down. Your body is going to adjust over time to the…

Here is a site that might help you gauge the calories: http://www.dietfacts.com/list.asp?brand=Tasty+Thai And here's one that has tons of info for many restaurants: http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html

They have a soup that's chicken, broth and vegetables. It's really good! Just don't get the one with coconut milk! It's scrumptious but way high in calories.