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1) EXERCISE: I bike to/from work. It's only 0.9 miles so it's not many calories burned, but it replaces my need for coffee (with cream) and ups my metabolism for the day 2) POTLUCK: I make plans with a friend on another floor to meet on her unit or the cafeteria for lunch and take my prepacked meal! Then you're not around…

Healthy Choice/Lean Cuisine Meals! I've been eatting these for years, even in college and I'm still not sick of them. I think the foods actualy yummy, just small portions. I think they're great while calorie counting too because it's SO easy to account for them. When I cook it's hard to enter the entire meal then potion…

BTW, I work in Columbus, OH

Greatings group! I'm Lisa, a 26 yr old Pediatric ICU nurse and I've been a PICU RN for 4 yrs! My weight has fluctuated up and down all though college and now. So far this is the most successfull (most lost) I've been on! 30lbs and counting lost! It's also the one where I've lost the quickest (2lbs/week). It's strict, but…

Make a goal week by week to know how long it will take you to lose the weight you expect. For example, if your weigh in day is Monday then write what you want your goal weight to be each Mon on a callendar all the way till you reach your final goal. Knowing how long this process is going to take you will help you not get…

don't give up when the scale doesn't budge. Just keep on trecking. Math proves the scale wrong b/c you know you're eating less than you burn each day so eventualy the water weight/giamt poop will leave your body and the scale at that point will make you glad you kept trecking!! Honestly, I've had 1-2 weeks where the scale…

I lost 11.5lbs the first month eatting 1200 STRICT net calories/day with my moderately physicaly active lifestyle. The first 2 weeks weight just fell off as the realy unhealthy junk left my body. Ever since then it's been slow and steady with some 1-2 week plateaus despite continuing to eat a strict 1200 net calories. I've…

I forgot to mention something... always try to balance a carb with a protein for sustained energy. What this means is eat a balanced snack like an apple and a yogurt or almonds and grapes. My day looks like this (and I tend to not be miserably hungry, even though I eat 1200 cal a day right now!): BREAKFAST:: -protein (egg…

All calories come from either protein, carbs, and fat. 1g of protein has 4 calories, 1g of carbs 4 cal, and 1g of fat 9 cal. This means you can eat more if you food is high in protein and low in fat! Although carbs and protein are equal gram for gram, they react differently in our body than just the calories they provide.…

Age: 26 Height: 5'5" Weight: 150# BMI: 25.0 Size: 8 (American Eagle, Express) When I weighed 177# BMI 29.5, I was wearing size 12!

I think it's important to incorprate changes that can last you a life time, not just short term. What I mean is, try to eat healthier now and forever more. If pizza and beer can't be avoided, eat in moderation. If you have any available time, take a brisk walk. It will take longer to lose weight this way than keeping to a…

I put the number of calories it says I burned. I too use a Polar HR monitor watch/chest strap which is always drastically under what the gym equipment says I burned, even though it's picking up the same info from my watch (HR, weight, etc). I've found that there is some error in the "activity level" you select and it seems…