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When you run, you will burn more calories since it's a more difficult activity and takes more energy. BUT sometimes if you go at it too hard your body will switch into what we call, anaerobic respiration.. meaning that your body does not have enough oxygen to burn your stored fat for calories, so you won't be losing that…

It's not dangerous, but it will probably leave you feeling hungry and unsatisfied... more than normal that is! And your might not be able to make it for the long haul!

You should definitely be here Maria! It's awesome that you are ready to start this journey and better your life so you can spend more time with your kids and enjoy things more! You don't have to start with exercise, just look at what you eat and how much. Simply cutting calories can really pull off the pounds! It will be a…

I agree here too. Baby steps. Even if you are over the first few weeks, you can get a better idea of what you like and what you wouldn't mind subbing in here and there. But be wary, because "low-fat" usually means higher in sodium and sugar and "low sugar" a lot of the times means artificial sweeteners that are not so good…

I know exactly how you feel. I love mac and cheese and hot dogs and pizza and fries and chips and... well.. junk! It was really hard when I was starting this out to miss out on certain things, but then I realized. You don't have to! You can have all of that stuff, just less of it. You will be hungry for the first few…

You get an added benefit of weight loss when your body has more lean muscle mass. It takes more energy for your body to maintain that muscle, so you burn extra calories in your resting state. Lifting huge weights and looking big is mostly superficial strength. If you do start lifting then start with low weights, focus on…

You should never go below 1200 calories because then you are just left feeling hungry all the time and it will drive you crazy. The added weight loss benefit is exponentially lower once you go below that 1200. You will keep losing weight, but at a much slower weight. If you are hitting a plateau then maybe re evaluate what…

The eating late at night thing is a MYTH! As long as you do not go over your 24 hour calorie count and you make better choices it is just fine to eat at night. I live for my late night snack. I am at day 41 and have lost 24.4 pounds with not a lick of exercise and I eat late every night. A lot of the studies that show late…