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  • That doesn't make a lot of sense. Maybe your body went into starvation mode...? As others have suggested, be sure to eat all of your calories and also make sure those calories are 'good' calories, meaning lean proteins, complex carbs, and fruits and veggies. If you're eating too many 'bad' carbs (things made with white…
    in Beyond Frustrated Comment by catpow2 April 2012
  • That being in your 40s is actually pretty great. Yes, I have to actually watch what I eat and how many beers I drink, and I have some grey hair--with more on the way, and teenagers zoom past me on the running trail, and I recently learned that my lower back is pissed off. But I'm so much wiser and more confident. Life has…
    in Things your parents didn't tell you about turning 40 Comment by catpow2 April 2012
  • I also never tried to lose weight until recently in my 40s--I was always pretty thin--so I don't know if this would have necessarily been easier previously. I've gained some weight mainly by not making good dietary choices--I been exercising all along, but I now find that I can't eat and drink like I did in my 20s and 30s…
    in Metabolism in Your 40's Comment by catpow2 March 2012
  • 1) If they can't support you, then don't share this part of your life with them--make some friends at the gym who have similar lifestyle and fitness goals. 2) Being skinny when you're 20 is easy--maintaining that as you grow older is the real work. They should live it up now because, trust me, in a very few years they…
    in Unsupportive friends :( Comment by catpow2 March 2012
  • Crystal light or club soda with lime--low calorie and no sugar (unless you're trying to avoid artificial sweetners--Crystal light has splenda).
    in SUGAR! I need to cut it out! Comment by catpow2 March 2012
  • Kang73--would you be willing to share you food diary? I'd like to see the kinds of protein you eat. I eat a lot of Morningstar vegetarian products but I'm not disciplined enough to give up meat entirely. And I'm married to a steak and potatoes guy. But, we don't eat every meal together!
    in Eating too much sugar Comment by catpow2 March 2012
  • ltgeek woman--why doesn't your nutritionist allow splenda?
    in stevia Comment by catpow2 March 2012
  • Yes, I didn't realize that it's pretty much in everything--unless you make all your meals from scratch, I suppose. I'm going by the MFP default setting of 25g per day for a 1200-1400 calorie diet so I wonder if that's reasonable if most of the sugar is from fruit. I'm going to try to make some small adjustments as Ryan…
    in Eating too much sugar Comment by catpow2 March 2012
  • You have to try to make it a habit--something you do at a particular time on particular days. I imagine this is harder when you have a family, though. I have a flexible schedule on T/Thurs so I go running first thing in the morning--get it out of the way. Another thing that helps: downloading new workout music that I…
    in When Do You Workout? Do you fight with yourself to get off y Comment by catpow2 March 2012
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