Karmynzahringer Member

I add some raw almonds to my breakfast a lot of morning, good fats, and fill me up!

From what I have read, everyone is different, for me it was just about 5 days before the gain stopped and the losing started, but for some I have read they get as far as 3 weeks in, then bam start losing weight!

The first 5 days of 30 day shred I gained 5 lbs, and the last two days (I am on day 7) I have relost that 5 lbs and am hoping that next few days I will start going downward. Once the muscle soreness dissapated, so did my weight gain. I have heard some people dont start noticing it on the scale for up to 3 weeks, but make…

I have not tried it, but if you havent tried the 30 day shred, you might consider it! I am only on day 8/30 today and I can already tell a noticeable difference in my thighs and rear (my significant other also noticed) and did measurements at day 7 and had lost around 6-7 inches, the majority of it being thighs and waist.…

I have to disagree with you! Eating back your calories is important actually. Some may ask "Why not just eat 1200 calories, rather than work out, gain an extra 200 calories, then eat them back? Aren't I working out for nothing?" Well I used to wonder that as well and did a lot of reserch, here and on other sites, and the…

The elmonterey chimichangas, they have around 300 calories and I used to eat 3 at one time!

IF you like tomatoes it is wonderful with one tablespoon on top of a large slice of tomato with pepper sprinkled on it. And super healthy!!

Beautiful stuff! Feel free to take a glimpse at mine, www.ribbonsandrainbowsphotography.com (although I lean more towards portrait work, I do love landscapes and architectural such as yours!)

The best thing is that YOU have made this decision for YOU! Thats the first step! You have to want it and want it more than you want the food. If you have a bad day and mess up, don't give up, it's just a bump in the road and we all hit it now and again! I know you can do it and just keep logging on here and get active…

I am a natural redhead, although I have no Irish in me, 3/4 German, 1/4 scottish, but thankfully am not as pasty as some redheads. 4 kids and none of them have red hair, but my brother who is a blond, has two red headed children.....

True. Has cheated on an ex.

I am Karmyn, and I have just recently become addicted to this site. I truly realized that I spend too much time here and talk about it too much when my 6 year old came home from school and said very dramatically "oh dear, I think I went over on my sugars today, I had a rice crispy treat for snack"!!! Hmmm.... lol

Splenda, sweet n low, and equal etc are all bad for you, and your liver processes them as toxins (which gives it less time to break down fats) I use local honey or in the mornings, I use just a little Stevia in the raw powder (still not the best in the world, but a huge step above the others I listed) and try to just stay…

Oh I would have loved that as a kid! I loved everything about going to grandmas EXCEPT the food! I remember one time getting peaches (from her peach trees) that she had frozen and were in the deep freeze so she could thaw them to put over frozen yogurt. They were dated 1981... This was 1993 or 1994... But somehow that…

Generally you will lose more the first week because you will lose excess water weight. Depending on how hard you work out, the second week you could be retaining a little extra water around your muscles if you are putting them under stress. This happened to me, and after a few sore days, once my muscles stopped hurting, my…

I am having the opposite problem. My youngest son (6) is a "gag and puke" kind of kid, and he gags easily if he doesn't like the taste of something, and then gets sick. It has gotten to where he doesn't like to try new things because he doesn't want to get sick if the taste/texture doesn't agree with him, so getting him to…

haha thats what I was thinkiing "saving face"

My guess would be that your wife is not too "supportive" because deep down she knows what a creep and low life scum you are behind her back, even if she has not had the guts to confront you about it yet. Do remember that even if your wife does not say anything, does not mean she does not know what you are doing. We are…

Very true! Also toxins from processed foods, pesticides, and dyes have the same effect on your liver and will cause it to spend too much time trying to break them down, and less time digesting the food you eat, hence gaining fat. That is why whole, natural foods are best as well.

My grandma was the same way. When I was a kid I never understood why we had to have turkey burgers instead of hamburgers, turkey ham instead of real ham, lots of chicken, and rarely ever saw her eat red meat or pork (honestly maybe never) she also had a huge garden and orchard and all of their fruits and veggies came from…

Good luck! I haven't been here long but it seems like a great community with tons of support and encouragement! You can do it!

Bump! We gotta try this! We were just looking up low carb lasagna because the kids were asking for it and the main ones we found used zuchinni which I have a love hate relationship with depending on what it is in. I will have to try this!!! Thanks!

I don't know if I ever remember wearing a bikini in my adult life! I had children young and my first daughter tore up my stomach bad (85lb weight gain during that pregnancy) 4 kids total now and the last 3 did not improve it any! . I would love to share one with you guys, but I just don't have the confidence to share yet!…

Also maybe try Taragon Turkey burgers, my kids loved them even before the diet, and we eat them regularly, plus they are really healthy! (p.s. we substitute mushrooms for the zucchinni, or just leave it out, I do not care for the texture it leaves in these) These burgers are delicious! And not much more trouble than making…

Agreed! Prior to this diet my 10 year old son had already started battling high cholesterol! I was mortified. My children need this as much if not more than I do! I was always one of those moms that stopped at Mc Donalds after a ballgame or ordered pizza on a family night. Now I am trying to instill healthy eating habits…

Feel free to add me. Mine is 1200 base, but with my exercise calories usually around 1450 (I try to eat those back but do not always succeed.) I try to use mostly whole foods, although that doesn't always work, and easy meals (mom of 4) and am very honest in my diary down to the little stuff!

I have to agree with the other ladies, 30 day shred by Jillian Michaels, its only a 25 minute workout including warm up and cooldown, and the 5 lbs will kick your butt the first few days for it. I actually had to switch to 3lbs for the first few days and am trying 5lbs again now. I don't have much upper body strength…

I'll happily take that :) 30 to be honest though :)

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I am definitely going to have to try the s&s after I finish 30 day shred. Did day 4 of it today and it was ... better. Still having problems with catching my breath, but I smoke (I know I need to quit) so my lungs are really out of shape. I like what you said about the s&s being only 30 second intervals, I think I could…