Amandastan

I am sorry but artisan is not the correct word. An artisan is an expert at their art and takes pride in making the perfect bread. Besides kneading is the fun part. First you should probably be using bread flour for this type of bread. AP is good for cakes and muffins not really bread. and second you should never throw…

Just eat whole grains. Carbs are where you get energy and i don't see why everyone is so eager to cut them out of their diets. Unless you are diabetic. But natural carbs are fine.

Just don't buy meat. Buying only vegetables and grains saves a lot. I never buy meat due to budget concerns. Cook some yellow rice, green peppers and black beans. I just bought a bag or yellow rice for 42 cents. Check what's on sale. If you do buy mean, but it on sale. However meat and dairy products are the most expensive…

Unless you are morbidly obese a cheat day should be fine once or twice a week.

Splenda has no calories and sugar does. However it's made with chemicals. natural sugars like honey are the way to go.

The thing is , they are very filling and depending on how prepared low in calories. A bakes sweet potato is slightly over 100 calories yet is filling enough to be an entire meal. Yes they are carbs but what the no-carb dieters don't tell you, is that you need carbs for energy.

It depends, thin crust has a considerable amount less calories than pan or deep dish. If pan cakes don't have loads of butter, they don't have to be that bad. If it's a cheat meal eat what you like. It probably wouldn't make a difference if you ate both if you eat. If you eat 1,200 or so all other days of the week.

Vivo-fit is made my Garmin and that's always good product. Plus it lets you see your progress for the day. Also you don't have to worry about charging it every day. Fitness trackers are not that good considering they don't measure heart-rate, just steps. You can't ever get a correct calculation of calories burned by riding…

25 year old female. Current weight- 130 Starting weight- 185 Goal weight - 125 (It was 130 but it's already been reached so must go lower)

Cucumbers celery grapes Those little laughing cow cheeses only have 35 calories and they kill my cheese cravings that i have often.

That's inspirational. I am doing quite the opposite and feel i may be burned out of this routine pretty soon. I push myself to exercise and eat no more than 12,00 calories.

5'5 1/2 SW 185 CW (After two weeks) 176 GW 135ish

It takes discipline if you are not active. It's really all will power. I live a fairly active lifestyle and usually don't mind it but some days I don't want to do it at all . thats when I force myself to exercise. Until you are used to it that's probably the only way to do it. The positive thing is you can eat right and…

I don't think it's rude at all. Some people may get butthurt over it but it's their problem.

No, I have days where I eat about 1,000 calories and I have plenty of energy and am not the least bit hungry. My goal now is only 12,00 calories and I hardly ever reach that. I have lost 9 pounds in only two weeks and I will be upset if i lose less than 3 pounds in a week.

Sadly I am and i hate it passionately. So many conservatives and christian fundamentalists it's scary. Also the lack of people on the fringes of society such as myself is appalling. I am referring to the american south of course. it's hell. And I have to be from Alabama of all places.

Why are you not a feminist? All females should be if they think of their sex as actually being human .That's what feminism is. recognizing females as equal humans as males.

All purpose flour is obviously flour.

115 pounds for a 5'4 individual is a bit underweight. I am 5'5 and my goal is 130. Being underweight can do just as much damage as being overweight.

I love this post after reading the post about christian friends. I am not a christian by the way.

Really? What exactly does a person's religious beliefs have to do with being healthy? I am not a christian but can be a very loyal friend. Please don't add me if you only want to add christians.