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Take the tape and wrap it around the smallest part of your waist. Then for the hips you wrap it around the widest part of your hips. It helps if you are looking into a mirror while doing it. Mine is 4'11" 140.1lbs Waist 30.5" Hips 39.5"

I have had this shift before and so has my SO. It is hard to do, but the best way to deal with it is to preplan and make sure you are getting all your calories the healthy way. Maybe have a peanut butter (all natural) sandwich and fruit and veggies when you get off. That way you are getting healthy foods, healthy fats and…

vodka and diet anything is aroung 64 calories 1oz vodka plus diet soda. or you can do vodka soda plus limes for about 70 calories a drink. Miller lite is 96 calories per 12 oz bottle,

Make sure you eat your exercise calories. 1200 calories already has a built in deficit for you to lose weight. If you exercise you can eat more. I am 4' 11" and I weigh 141 and have 21lbs to go to my first goal. I have mine set to .5 lbs to lose per week and I have 1340 calories. When I excerise I can eat more and I am…

Love it!! Now I need to get a pizza stone. That was my resolution this year. Learn to make great pizza to replace my crazy pizza addiction!!

I am already your friend, and you can look at my diary and ask me any questions you like.

I would get the kind of food your puppy is already eating. Changing their food can upset their tummy. You can slowly change it by mixing the 2 for a while then switching over to the better kind if he isn't already. A collar with name tag, leash for their size, a few toys that are different kinds (a plush, a rubbery one…

This! They are yummy and only 110 calories without milk, 200 with. I only use them in the morning before a workout and I dont start getting snacky until about 3 hours later. But I am hypoglycemic so thats a normal time for me.

for the beef: Try the scanning option if you have a smart phone. I have had pretty good luck with it. Once you scan it in it should be in the database. also, make sure you are searching raw or stewed depending on when you weighed the meat before eating. Some meat can lose over a full oz. of weight after cooking. I would…

My personal opinion is that if you dont know what you are eating then how are you going to learn how to eat and keep the weight off ? Yes bars and shakes are easy and take the "guess work" out but do you want to rely on bars and shakes forever? I don't mind a protein shake here and a granola bar there. But I like food I…

I have big thighs too. Any exercise will make them go down. I have lost 2 in on each thigh doing mostly cardio. I have started strength training but no matter what I focus on I lose fat all over, not in just one spot. Spot training really doesn't work.

I heard some friends from work talk about losing weight and they had all kinds of crazy advice. 1. eat nothing but watermelon for a week. It will make you feel full and you will lose a TON of weight. 2. The lemonade diet. lemon juice cayenne and maple syrup. just drink that and nothing else for 10 days, 3. the salt flush…

I noticed on your profile that you only have a few (like less than 10) to lose. I back you up on the upping your calories option. you are so close to your goal that having that big of a deficit really isnt necessary. I bet if you change your goals to .5 pounds per week that the weight will come off. Oh yeah, and add some…

It is probably bloat/water retention from the cheat day. If it is messing with your motivation then maybe change your weigh in day to friday. That way, if you eat heavy on the weekend you can make it up by eating and exercising healthier during the week. Also, I work out extra hard on Saturday's and Sunday's just so I can…

Ceviche is super yummy! Simple soft tacos on corn tortillas. Ask for the sauce and cheese on the side so you can control the portion you use. Fajitas cooked with little oil.

The reason your muscles hurt more on the treadmill is because it is higher impact than the elliptical. On the treadmill your feet pound down, where the elliptical you are gliding really. You tend to burn more calories on the elliptical because you don't have to work as hard to move quickly and it allows you to work out at…

This blog is amazing. Love it!

I would like to eat everything at the TEXAS state fair. Then go to grimaldi's and eat a pepperoni, black olive and mushroom pizza with lots of beer. The go to the cheesecake factory for the low carb cheese cake (I can't process sugar well) It is still over 600 calories. And Indian food with LOTS of naan!

Fair enough :tongue: I guess I just got so annoyed the other day when I was reading replys and I saw s stupid one. The happen on every thread, I know but come on! Sometimes people have no common sense! I made a bet with myself there was going to be a reply within atleast 2 pages. You gotta count on the people that don't…

I am smart and do that, most people are not. I want to help people, not prove how smart I am on a internet forum. I want help people on there journey. It's kind of funny because it is usually men going back and forth and it isn't relevant. I dont dislike the topics, I just think they need to post their own topic if they…

I get chicken and grilled shrimp tacos. They come with garlis sauce on the bottom with a thin layer of shredded cheese. Then meat, tons of lettuce and tomato and a little feta. Yum! They arent too bad. My best guess is 150 to 200 a piece. They are pretty big and filling! The salads are huge! I eat the grilled shrimp with…

If you are trying to help someone who is starting out? Yes. That's just common sense.

I had mine removed about 7 years ago and it was pretty easy. Lots of gas bloat for a few days then you feel like you did the ab work out of your life for a few weeks. This is what they dont tell you. You will either have trouble keeping weight on or off after. There is a common complication called Dump Syndrome. This…

I post these things knowing that someone will get butt hurt about it and it will never change. I'm ok with this.

Awesome! lol

I agree. But remember to answer the question first. Adding in a little knowledge is helpful, just make you aren't putting newbs on overload. This all stems from how I reacted to the Forums when I started 2 months ago. OVERLOADED!!! And this was on simple topic post like: Why am I not losing weight? I had to do weeks of…

I didn't! Damn! lol

No. I urge you to know your audience. Make sure they can understand what you are talking about and benefit from what you are saying. It is pretty simple. I appreciate your reply. :-)I think it helped a few people.

You can. Just think about what you are posting before you post it. I tell people they are wrong all the time. But when you start getting into a 3 page long debate and the OP's question is no longer the topic, then that is a problem.

This is a very general statement and is directed at the "experts" on all threads. I am always making bets with my self on which page you guys are going to start going back and forth with scientific explanations off topic. You guys know a lot. I mean, you have done a lot of research and I think that is great, but do you…