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Use Plain greek yogurt instead of the mayo. This will also add a little protein to the salad.

IF you love Ceasar dressing try making it yourself. Use plain Greek yogurt imstead of mayo and add a packet of ceasar mix. Another gressing idea is the litehouse greek dressing. I like to take large romaine lettuce leafs, add some canned or cut up chicken breast, sprinkle with some grated parmessan and drizzle a little…

When I was 5'7" and 170 lbs I was eating aprox 100 g of carbs, 150 g of protein & about 50g of fat per day. I do exercise 7-10 hrs a week. I was really successful on these macros. I really do believe in a high protein diet.

I truly do not believe it is all about calories. Ys you have to count them, but are you getting quality calories? Are you giving your body the nutrition it needs so it does not feel like it is starving. Also have you tried Carb cycling? Eating less carbs and higher fat for 3 days and then on the 4th day you add in extra…

What time are you eating lunch?

My recipe is 1 cup oats (not quick oats), 3/4 plain greek yogurt, 1 cup skim milk. To this I ad 1/2 chopped apple, 1 T raisins, vanilla, cinnamon. Pu in fridge overnight. My hubby sweetens his with honey, I use splenda. This is good cold, or hot (microwave for 30 sec) 3/4 c is 1 seving. I eat this with a 30g protein shake…

Staying committed to my fitness plan. (which means getting up at 4:45 most mornings to fit my exercise in before work).

How much water are you drinking. I know for me I need to get in around 100 oz a day in order to keep my system flushed and be able to lose weight. Remember to truly be healthy this needs to be a lifestyle change, not a diet. I have been seriously working on losing weight for 6 months! While I lost 10 lbs the 1st month, it…

Week #2 Dec 8th - Goal 360+ Mon Cardio 62, strength 5 Tue Swimming 50 Wed Spin class 50, strength 20 Thur Fri Sat Sun Total 187/min left: 173/360 ?? - can someone tell me how to edit this post with out having to copy and repost it everytime I add to it?

Week #2 Dec 8th - Goal 360+ Mon Cardio 62, strength 5 Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Total 67/min left: 293/360

Week #1 Dec 1st - Goal 360+ Mon Cardio 65, strength 25 Tue Swim 55, strength 25, Cardio 45 Wed Spin 50, strength 25 Thur strength 25 Fri Cardio 47 strength 20 Sat Cardio 150 min (long bike ride) Sun 25 Strength 35 Cardio Total 592/min left: 0/360

Week #1 Dec 1st - Goal 360+ Mon Cardio 65, strength 25 Tue Swim 55, strength 25, Cardio 45 Wed Spin 50, strength 25 Thur strength 25 Fri Cardio 47 strength 20 Sat Sun Total 382/min left: 0/360

Great job on your success. I am 5'7" and my starting weight this round (Sept 2014 was 174) with my highest weight ever being 180 (2013). These last 3 months have been hard,, but I am now down to 157. I too have a goal weight of 135. I do agree with you, I could be happy at 140 or 145, but at 135 I feel amazing. I am trying…

Protein shake - vanilla protein, 1 c spinach, 1 c kale, 1 c frozen fruit, 1/2 c plain greek yogurt and a crystal light packet for flavor (mixed in my vitamix) - This gets me about 45g protein and 55 carbs, 2 servings veggies and 1 serving fruit. I also like to have a basic protein shake with 2 Kodiak protein pancakes. 40g…

Week #1 Dec 1st - Goal 360+ Mon Cardio 65, strength 25 Tue Swim 55, strength 25, Cardio 45 Wed Spin 50, strength 25 Thur Fri Sat Sun Total 290/min left: 70/360

In looking at your diary, I would think you need to double the amount of protein you are eating. If you don't eat enough protein you will be losing muscle instead of fat. I also think you need to increase your calories by 100-200 a day.

I truly believe you have to become the best you in order to become the best wife, mother, etc. Keep working on you and continue to shower him with love, hopefully he will come around and enjoy the new physical you. PS you would think that being stronger would improve your sex life...

I would say try to get your calories to at least 1200. (I too am struggling getting mine to at least that). I have been buying pre-cooked grilled chicken from costco and adding 2 cups of veggies with it as part of my lunch. I then add a few nuts, and or greek yogurt. I am trying to make healthy choices without too much…

What about trying to wrap in in a lettuce leaf. Iceberg or Romaine are my favorite. I fine I can have more of the tuna salad and still have it be less calories. Plus it cuts out most of the carbs.

I do some sort ot HIIT with all my workouts. If I am lifting I will do 20 sec on 10 sec rest for 8 rounds (4 min) for each exercise. If I am on tredmill, rowing machine, eliptical. I go 2 min hard with a 1 min rest. 20-30 mins of those intervals will kick your butt. The key is to get your heart rate up high and then bring…

I looked at your diary and I can totally see why you would be gaining weight. You are eating so many carbs and not enough protein. When your carbs and protein are not balanced, the extra carbs can turn to sugar. And if you are anything like me that sugar turns to fat on my gut. Try eating more protein and less carbs and…

Just drink lots of water and do an extra kick butt workout today and/or tomorrow and I bet by Wednesday you are back down.

Are you eating refined sugars or healthy sugars. As long as my sugars are coming from fruit, I don't worry about it. I just watch my Carb # and try to keep that in check. If I start to struggle it is normally because I am not getting enough protein and that makes me crave carbs. I am cutting out refined sugars from my diet…

I am doing no sugar too. But only up until Thanksgiving. I must have a piece of pumpkin pie.

I personally just went through this situation. I needed to lose weight quickly for a trip. I ordered the Advocare 24 day challenge. It is a healthy way to lose weight. I lost 10 lbs and a total of 7 3/4 inches. (2 off my waist). You still eat regular food etc. I am not a rep, but if you want more info, I can hook you up…

After looking at your diary...It looks like you eat alot of packaged foods. Have you thought about changing to clean eating for most of your diet. It does take some planning, but I bet you would see amazing results. I think your body is just craving to have you give it the right kinds of foods. I would love to share some…

I know for me, when I exercise between 7-10 hrs a week I had to increase my calories to 1600-1750 per day. When you eat healthy that is alot of food. I also really cut back on my carbs, so I was only eating about 100 carbs per day, but I bumped my protein up to 150 per day. I also added in a low carb, low sugar protein…

Could you afford to take 10-15 min a day for yourself? You could do a quick HIIT (High intensity Interval Training) workout. For example you could do the following - 5 pushups, 10 sit ups, 15 squats. - Repeat this for 10-15 min and see how many time you can get through it. It is a great burn. You could run stairs for 5 min…

I am doing HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) 4 days a week and 2 endurance workouts a week. I am also eating a healthy diet. I have cut out all wheat, so no more bread, flour tortillas, or pasta for me. I will occasionally have corn tortillas. I eat high protein and most of the carbs I eat come from fruits and…

5 hr energy gets my vote....