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mtwd65, I agree on that. You can eat SO MUCH more food. i read this book once and they showed eating .5 cup of peanuts which was something around 400 cals. and compared what else 400 calories can be (like a whole grain bread sandwich with a spread and tomatoes etc, and it still came up to about half the calories, and would…

Sorry about coming across condescending. The whole thing just made me angry only bc I think people can seriously hurt themselves.

there are simple steps you can follow with little knowledge. a good rule is to never eat anything that claims to be low fat or 0% sugar. That food has been so processed it is no longer a live healthy food..... try to not eat any foods that have more than 5 ingredients. even more than 3 ingredients if you are ambitious. :)

I will read it. :) However have you ever had meat in china? I have and it is not the best quality meat to begin with. Perhaps that is the key. Anyways I will take a look at the study.

Disagree about eating all your calories in 1 meal or 6. I know people who eat once a day and they are fat. overloading your digestive system so much by consuming 1500 plus calories in one sitting is ridiculous. The reason why grazing is so promoted is to let your digestion have a break by only having to have to work thru a…

feeling a little hungry is ok. Most people do not realize that half the time they are not really hungry. it is just habit so they eat. I also feel like there is a lot of misbelief with 'starvation mode'. This term gets thrown around SO MUCH on these websites, but really it would take a lot for one to go into starvation…

riveraphx, totally. It is all about making those good choices as much as you can and soon enough it becomes habit. I am a child of a nutritionist so I was taught (against my will) a lot of information from a very young age, which I now am really grateful for. Additionally, prepackaged food has never been an option in my…

replacing meat with eggplant and expecting same results= no but eating eggplant as a low calorie meal alternative = good personally I don't understand why people would stop eating meat. It is delicious. :P and yes, there is a lot of misinformation out there. there are also a million studies applauding and shooting down…

really???? i had no idea. awesome

if you are serious about weight loss and nutrition yet think that poptarts are a fruit serving I really recommend reading a book on healthy foods. staying under your calories goal is not everything. there are ways of getting around hating vegetables. it is all in the prep. and it also all takes getting used to. Fuzzymel,…

Too little and of all the wrong things!!!!!! just because you ate some prepackaged lean no fat thing doesn't make you a hero. that thing is probably ridiculously bad for you had you made a salad with a protein source and some healthy fat you would have gotten way more out of it. free fat is bad. healthy fats are good for…

it's ok. it happens to the best of us. What's done is done and you can't undo the food you ate. So just get back at it as soon as you can. If you binge on 1500 cals a day perhaps you need to up your calorie intake. do it by 300 cals. when you binge what are the foods you crave? then check out this list for how to stave off…

for measuring, yes dry. but unless it is steel cut oats, I find that oatmeal burns really quickly and does not keep me full at all.

unless you have problems with dairy I don't see why you would take milk out of your diet..... milk is good for you

asking college students not to drink is ridiculous. it is part of the college experience.... just make sure you are picking the best beverage options. 1. white wine 2. vodka soda. clear and without sugar. _also, eat a meal before you go out drinking _don't get the burger or the chicken pita on the way home, if you have the…

was totally going to skip a workout today. but i am going running this afternoon. yay

yesterday was a pretty good day. no need to change anything for today

yesterday was a total write off. just a bad bad overly indulgent overly vegging on the couch day today i will go to bikram / will minimize overeating

today water= win chocolate= med. win tomorrow extra work out to cancel out today's indulgent 4 course special chef dinner and half a bottle of wine= bikram yoga session

today had 2 chocolates and not 3- win BUT had 3 small bowls of soup tomorrow will ensure only 2 bowls will be had

couch to 5 km is magic. I am the suckiest runner ever and i run 5-6 km 3x a week now. good shoes are key. asics or new balance. go to a proper store and get someone w knowledge to help you

ooo forgot! i put celery in it too, but it's optional

i do not have the nutirional value for this. however.. only the cocomilk is potentially a bit of a calorie trap. even then it is quite dilluted in the soup and fat from cocomilk is quite good for you. For my food diary i just put in the cooked veggies in the soup and then added the estimated cocomilk separately. not ideal,…

good job kimwig. that sounds really awesome and healthy re andrea, the best thing to do is to change one thing at a time. I wouldn't try and remove sugar, soda, large portions AND meat all in one week as you will freak out. :) just make one change every week. for instance week 1, shrink your portions by 20%, and start to…

and re being panik stricken... ask yourself : what is the worst that can happen? there is no end of the world terribleness if you screw up the routine. everyone was a beginner at some point. working out is an always learning and improving process it is important to be able to laugh at yourself. you might actually end up…

i totally get it, about feeling self conscious in a class, but honestly, classes are really supportive. Talk to the trainers and ask what you should take which might be more low impact (i wouldnt jump directly into an advanced cardio kick boxing class), tell them you are a beginner and they will definitely walk you thru…

you look happy and healthy! way to go!

ok, so no watching shows in bed / switched it up to reading classics. if mansfield park cant put you to sleep, nothing can,

hey robin, you are totally right! :) i just call everyone who does not fully stick to a vegetarian lifestyle a flexi.

oooo classes are also amazing. I would totally switch up the cardio by taking some!