KathieSwenson

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You should. I am severely allergic and intolerant to the evil stuff. It is cancer causing and causes me the have seizures. I have to check everything for nutra sweet/aspartame!

This one hits close to home for me. Yes there are many scientific evidence stating that diet sodas can make you gain instead of loose. They cause cravings, they cause a slowdown of the metabolic system, but most importantly the chemicals threat are contained in that nutra sweet can cause adverse health effects such as…

1. Yes you can due to water retention 2. Every woman has the tendency to gain 3-5 lbs while in there period. (Sorry I'm from America we can't handle the metric system very easy. ;)). Kgs ugh! So hard to convert it. However am I correct that you are worried about lb or less. 1 kg = 2.2 lbs and per your response you went…

Just an update. Thanks everyone. My weight-loss is steady now. About. A 1lb a week. I did a 21 day diet and sound out I have huge intolerances to gluten soy and dairy. All which cause bloating and dumping syndrome. I cut most of it out. I still haven't tried the ox bile yet. But exercise 2 hours a day 5-6 times a week and…

Shakes contain fruits and veggies. That how they infuse the vitamins. How do you know your allergic to them? I've heard strawberry a but not lettuce or squash ect. Have you been tested for food allergies and been told that?

Don't ask us. You need to talk to your doctor, Also. What kind of back hip problems are you having. I had l5/s1 fusion because of it and cold not walk further than 5 steps when I had surgery. So I understand. 2. Ask your doctor for a recommended nutritionist to help. With food allergies we could recommended something that…

Why are you eating breakfast foods at night and dinner foods in the morning.? Just curious. I'm a little OCD and thought I would ask. I don't eat breakfast foods ever during the dinner time. Secondly as you build your muscle will retain water to repair it so that could be your problem. If your rest days are on the…

In my experience you cannot loose from your calves. I was a hurdler in high school and have huge calves. I lost inches everywhere but there. That being said you cannot spot reduce. Your body is going to pull from the place it has the most stores first then work from there. Take your measurements once a week and see if you…

Try cutting out the high intolerance foods for 21-30 days and see if it's extreme bloating from a intolerant you may have. Also may be that you need to focus on abb and core strength. That 7 high intolerance foods are wheat (glutinous) corn fats like vegetable oil. (Use olive oil or coconut oil when cooking, peanuts, dairy…

I agree with Amy. I don't think you are going to have much of a problem. I was 220 when I started and my skin is fine. What happens is some people have gained so much that their skin actually looses the elasticity in it which is the cause of the excess skin. Your going to look great no matter what. Loose slowly. It's much…

You can add me. I was 220 starting and 5'6. Closer to 5'7.

If you gym offers it I would suggest body flow. It's yoga Thai chi and Pilates. I use it as my low impact exercise day on Sundays. I have bad knees and ankles. I would not recommended step aerobics or Zumba till you are mor comfortable moving a lot. You can try body pump. (Weight lifting class) but I will warn you it's…

okay this is going to sound very weird, but I am a firm believer that you may be eating something that you are actually intolerant to. I had the same issue and about a month ago I was given a book called the JJ virgin diet. In it she talks about food intolerance and why they can actually cause you to eat more than what you…

low weight with high reps is a good way to maintain and tone those muscles. I'm not sure where they get that you will loose muscle mass by lifting lower weights Unless you are a Body builder and required HUGH muscles. otherwise it will tone and help strengthen and maintain. IN fact if you do anything like Julian Michaels…

my big three -Laziness - Laziness - Laziness OH wait that's just one. well I guess I could add in Excuses and not being attentive to what I eat. (eating processed rather than good wholesome foods etc)

I believe it is wrong to hog the weights. IF you are using them constantly then that is one thing but if you have several sizes put aside for just you and you don't let anyone else use them during that time that is wrong. It's hard enough to find weights as it is in some gyms because so many people want to use them but…

You can add me if you would like. :)

I had gall bladder surgery in November of last year. I was down to 172. Now I'm 190. I only gain or maintain. I'm hoping the extra protein through protein shakes and eating right and exercising will help it come back off. I'm been looking at something called skinny fiber. Has anyone heard of it. I saw where someone…

I was really sore from exercising the other day and had heard how good protein powder is good for you as far as repairing muscles. I was so sore I could barely move. I bought some protein powder and drank it yesterday morning for breakfast (I was full after drinking it). I then Exercised yesterday and today I woke up I was…

You need to go back to your surgeon and get them to at your back. I'm 4 years post spinal fusion and I would not let anyone touch my back but my surgeon or a specialist. Just a thought.

Just wanted to add several things. When you exercise, which it looks like you haven't been, you retain water especially if you are sore. Muscle is more dense than fat. So as you build lean muscle you may actually gain a little first. Don't let that scare you. Also. Sodium levels are very important. Your diary does nit…

I have had low blood pressure all my life. normally in the range of 99-110/70 . They never seem to terribly worried about the low blood pressure. not sure exactly why hers would be so urgent. HOWEVER lately I have been experiencing the same thing I have way over done it on the sodium and have not had any problems with the…

Didnt read all this but I looked at the ingredients one time between coke zero and diet coke and they were exactly the same. SO I dont see any difference. I thought at the time coke zero would have splenda instead of nutrasweet. I cant have nutrasweet due to severe reactions i have (epileptic convulsions). when I saw they…

c25k is the best program that you can possibly get into since you would be considered a beginner runner. I did it and I ran track in highschool. It slowly builds your endurance up so that you don't burn out on the first day. Im almost to week 5 so I run 5 min rounds right now and I LOVE IT> I can do it without breath hard…

Yay another San Angelo! HI from san angelo as well. Texas is a huge place. lots of people on here from TEXAS!

This is very interesting. Thank you for the information. I run a temperature of between 96.4 and 97.43 most dates. above that for me is a fever and I feel aweful. I cannot under any circumstance go above 1400 calories or I gain weight like nothing else. SO this would make since why I would have that problem! Thanks.

I COMPLETELY AGREE to this. Maybe because of my metabolic disorder I know its not possible. But this is very true. YOU still have to eat healthy. You cant expect to loose weight if you dont change or decrease the bad stuff that you eat. I decreased the bad stuff and dont eat as much as often and Im loosing. You cant keep…

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I have a metebolic disorder. Thats what they call it at the dr. they said I cant metabolize sugar correctly so that being said my sugars fluctuate alot and I dont always abosorbe what I need to and store it as fat rather than expelling them. The other day I was talking to a friend who has…

THAT IS AMAzING that another runner would do that for you! I should try doing that as I see people and im out on the track running. any encouragement is good encouragement right! I run on a treadmill most of the time but my shelly girl (border collie) loves to go running. she would much rather be running than doing…