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@Trish1c HAHAHA!!!! I know right?! 5oz of wine is sooo wrong. It's helped that I now add seltzer water and ice to make spritzers though. A glass can go a long way :)

@quiksylver296 OMGosh...absolutely not easy. The struggle is real! lol

@Kgeyser I don't disagree that the issue is emotional. In fact, it's something I also have to struggle with myself. I find comfort in food. I've done that for a long time. And, with that comfort comes weight gain. And, with that weight gain comes the need to lose the weight. And, with that comes "how will I ever drop all…

@Kgeyser Unless someone has a health reason, CICO is a simple general rule. However, I absolutely see what you are saying. Though, something to think about, and the reason for my post, is to explain a simple principle. Losing weight has become exhausting. People have turned to trying diets and buying every new “weightloss…

LOL! It's just sodium has blown you up. Once it's processed and sweated out, you're golden. One pound of fat is 3500 calories. So, unless you ate 14,000 calories for breakfast.....calm it on back down ;)

It's so great you're looking to do it the right way :) You need to look at your BMR, your TDEE and then 10-15% of your TDEE. First thing: find your BMR. You BMR is the amount of calories you would need to have in order to live. So, if you were just vegetable and never moved, your BMR is the amount of calories needed to…

THIS IS CORRECT! People think muscle weighs more than fat because that is what they grew up hearing. However, that is INCORRECT! They both weigh the same. Lift weights and focus on lifting heavy!

YEP! That's right :) I acutally take 15% of my TDEE. But, to be honest, I still have a hard time eating enough daily. Though, I'm pretty sure I make it up during the weekends. LOL! If you did 15%, you would eat 1935 calories to lose weight. If you did 10%, you would eat 2049.

I admit, I can't stand the word "tone" either. lol! Even though it's a pretty accurate word to describe what's going on. The word "tone" has a negative connotation for woman working to gain muscle. I am on a weightloss journey and a muscle gain journey. When I hear a woman say "I don't want muscle, I just want to 'tone,'"…

You can eat anything at all and still lose weight...as long as you still have a calorie deficit. However, sugar is known to give the marshmellow fluff around the middle. So, though you'll lose your weight, if you're on a journey to gain muscle and have a beautiful tone, sugar ends up stalling that process. If you're just…

I highly recommend to not eat under your BMR. It is not recommended at all. • First, find out your BMR: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator Once you get this number, DO NOT EAT UNDER THIS NUMBER. BMR is strictly for you to know how many calories your body needs in order to survive if you never moved and just…

I am a clean eater...most of the time (though, some weekends I partake in multiple adult beverages. lol!) You don't have to eat clean to lose weight :) You could eat McDonald's everyday and lose weight. Eating clean is just about the health and performance of the body. Just stay within your weightloss calorie range and the…

Oh, this is a good one though. HAHA!!! If you said THIS, you'd definitely get at least a smile :D

Please don't! Most girls just want to get their workout on! Although, girls who wears lipstick and have their hair down while "working out", may be a little more open to it. However, if a girl has her sweat on, I don't see you getting a good response. But, I could very much be wrong.

Why are you disappointed? 1.4 pound weightloss with a crappy eating weekend is excellent! I know you hear people say they lost, like, 5 pounds they're first week. But, the body only can lose 1-2 pounds of fat a week. In most cases, unless you are obese, anything more lost is water weight. Keep up with what you are doing…

Just be careful :) It sounds like you may have done this after your baby was born. With breast feeding and all the new baby activities, it makes perfect sense that you dropped the weight :D I'm not sure if you lifted weights and did cardio the last time you did this. So, I just wanted to say to be careful. Muscles and the…

I LOVE YOU!!!! LOL! I have been going to 20,000 sites to try to understand this. It took you writing this and me reading this once to finally get it. Thank you :)

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Nothing wrong with that! Enjoy those yummy cookies!!!

First, great job at all you've accomplished!! The info I'm giving you is what I've read and learned throughout my weightloss journey :) You're at a weightloss plateau. And that's ok. Basically, you're body feels your weight is ideal. So, it's holding on to those last 10 pounds. There are hundreds of articles about the…

More than likely it's sodium. Maybe you ate a lot of salt yesterday and a few days ago. It takes a bit for the salt to flush out of your body. Just continue to drink plenty of water :)

Pick a size you want to fit into and feel the best in. Then when you get to that size, weigh yourself. That would be your goal weight.

Thanks to everyone that helped! Actually, I've since moved on to taking gluten out of the equation :D I just made Spaghetti last night using zucchini "noodles"...AMAZING!!! Julienne Peelers are the BEST! I kept forgetting I wasn't eating real noodles!

Um...yeah. it didn't say "no carbs." Again, you are useless. In fact, let's make this simple...you're a non-factor. Wow...people like you are hilarious. Moving on to others with an actual point to make...

Well, first, to RavenKellie. Thanks SO much for the enlightenment. The "internet" you say. Yes, I will remember that. And did you say, what was it, nutrition facts. Ahh...yes. Ok, I'll remember to look those up in the future. Silly me. But, to totally make your point, useless, the nutrition facts does show the carbs and…

I love "Moves Like Jagger" too!!!! When it comes to eminem, his music gets me pumped! I love all music. But, during workouts, I turn on pandora and listen to the station "Rap Strength Training Radio" and I'm set until I'm done! :D

On average, people burn 100 calories every 10 minutes. The bigger you are, the higher your heart rate during exercise, and the more calories you burn within that 10 minute time frame. But a good and fair average is 100 calorie burn every 10 minutes of high impact exercise. I burn 500 calories in about 45 minutes doing…

WOW!!!!! You are amazing :D Congratulations, girl!

First: It's great you're getting healthy as well as watching your weight and size. Second: There's no "good" thigh size for a girl. At this point, if you haven't already, start looking at what makes YOU feel good. Not what everyone thinks the right size should be. I'm not sure if you meant to come across this way. But, it…

There are no cheat days. Cheats days mean you look at food as what you can't have and what you can have. And, from experience, this makes changing your habits, eating right, and losing weight very hard and seemingly too much to bare. Look at it as reward days :) Days where you've worked so hard exercising and cutting back…

I'm a girl who loves lifting weights at the gym. And 98% of the time, I'm the only girl over in the weight lifting area. I guarantee you, when I do see a another girl come in the weight area, the last thing I'm looking at is her. Everyone has to start somewhere. So, keep at it :) the only way you're gonna get looks is if…