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That's a good idea. I had a friend that used to make banana milk the same way. I don't think I would like it, but I bet my niece will as a little dessert!

No your BMR is what you would need to eat if you were in a coma. You need to eat less than your TDEE (BMR + your activity basically ) Your TDEE is your maintenance number. If you eat over that you will gain weight.

I get a little fired up about this topic, but its because it truly is frustrating to be short and lose weight. I will not eat less that 1200 calories. I did at first but you didn't want to be around me at all! After trial and error I eat a straight 1700 calories a day and exercise 3-5 per week for 30 min to and hour. I…

I am so excited! I forgot to mention that I am going to take her to the Dallas world aquarium tomorrow! She has never been! I have to make sure to pack lots of yummy snacks just incase!

Thanks for all the ideas guys! I know she is allergic to vinegar sauces (ranch, ketchup, bbq sauce etc) but that's it. She eats what we eat most of the time, but nothing spicy. I know she eats/snacks some of her meals. Just making sure I am stocked. They really don't have strict rules with what I give her just not too much…

I have the biggest loser scale and it doesn't tell me how many calories are in food. But it weighs in grams, oz and lbs. up to 6.6 pounds with a tare option. This makes it great for measuring for full recipes!

Do this: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ I know it seems like alot of calories, but it is lower than you were doing before. If you try to make a major jump like you did the last time you will have the same results. I don't know about you, but I am cranky at 1200 calories a day and I am short! 4'11" and 139. I dont…

That sounds pretty cool! But I am in Dallas, TX. Not as fancy. lol! The one that we have here is called urban acres. http://urbanacres.wordpress.com/

I totally understand! Baby steps though!! I am working on getting some more processed foods out of my life, but I know that if I do it too fast I will panic. I haven't been able to give up the Diet Coke 100 percent either! I am down from 5 cans a day to maybe 2-3 a week. It is so hard!! It sounds funny but Diet Coke is my…

I feel the same way!! I hope we can eat the whole bin, but for $15 a week and I will help me plans some meals I think it will work out just fine. We get alot of leafy greens here in Texas this time of year for some reason!

I just ordered it. I can't wait for my first bin!

If you don't want to waste parts of the egg you can save the egg yolks by putting them in ice cube trays sprayed with a little non stick spray and freeze them. Pop them out once frozen and store in a ziplock bag. When you have a recipe that calls for an extra egg yolk, just pop one out and defrost in the fridge. I…

There you go! I think its a super cool idea the more I think about it.

I love most fruits and veggies! The cool thing I found out about this one is what ever you don't want they will take to local shelters and give to a family in need.

No one? I thought with all the talk about eating organic whole foods around here at least some one would have done it before. Thanks guys!

I don't know. I just use my kitchen scale to measure. The are pretty cheap mine is a really good one that does up to 6.6 lbs and it was under $25

This. Make sure you SEARCH cooked chicken or raw chicken depending on when you weigh it.

FYI -This is a beachbody product. Which means she is probably a coach. Which really means she just sells the product.

Just so you know, I have lost like you did, and I gained it all back over 9 years. Why? Because then I was starving my body of what it needed. I was never hungry, but I was starving. Will you lose weight? Yeah, will you have ill effects over time? Probably. This is not an attack, this is just some one who did the same…

Add me!! I love to cook, but a lot of times it is simple twist you can put on things that make healthy food so yummy!! I have some great simple recipes, I am going to try ans start posting them so you can have them any time. I love to help people too, so feel free to ask any questions you need!! The simplest question,…

This! When I was 21 I lost 70 lbs. I went to my doctor for another reason and she told me to stop counting because I was getting to small. I admit I was, but I wasn't trying. I was on maintenance points through weight watchers but I was still losing for some reason. My doctor should have sent me to a dietitian but instead…

Depending on how long you have been eating like this it could take longer than 3 weeks to repair your metabolism. You shouldn't net anything less than your BMR. If you gain or don't lose weight for a while, don't sweat it. Its not a race, it's a lifestyle change. Keep it up, you will lose if you keep it up!!! I did!! It…

I agree!! WW is all about how you do it!! I would log everything! If your calorie goal doesn't allow you to eat a serving of fruit or 2 and 3-4 healthy filling meals, then you may just need to up your calories a bit. Maybe move a little bit more. It's all about balance. :-)

I would try switching your focus. With being so close to your goal, I would suggest to up your calories and change your goals. You want the weight off for good right? The best way to do that without having to worry about a huge change once you get to your goal weight is you lose slower. Once you get this close you will…

I would up your calories to maintenance and do strength training. If you try to cut anymore you will lose weight but it will be more than likely be muscle and not fat. I would suggest to up you calories to between 1900-2200 and do strength training as the majority of your work out. You want to be smaller right? You will be…

It looks like she is! Ack!! Daily goal is 500 calories a day??? You will kill yourself!!!

I will tell you what I did if it helps? When I started in January I ate 1200 calories and worked out 5 days a week. I didn't eat back my exercise calories and lost 2lbs every week for 3 weeks. The probelm? I was SO tired, and grumpy and hardly had any energy. Plus I stopped losing So i went on the forums looking for…

I am 4'11". Pocket sized ;)

I think I am going to throw myself a party. I love to cook so I will make lots of healthy treats and not tell anyone they are healthy. Maybe I will throw a pool party so I can show off in a swimsuit! Hopefully I will reach my goal by the end of summer, but since Summer weather last til Sept here in Dallas, TX I think I…

Keep the fat. As long at it is natural fat you will have benefits. I know this has been a struggle for you for a while, but this is probably the best way to up your calories in your situation. remember: 1gram of fat is 9 calories 1gram of sugar is 4 calories 1 gram of protein is 4 calories. Unless you drink a protein shake…