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Well I gained 5 lbs from Tuesday to Sunday! WOW man! I know some of it was probably water weight & I have already lost 1-2 lbs of it. you should read the topic "bad girl" & my response to it. I was miserable yesterday but today is a whole new day, keep trying!

yep, I learned something about having my cheat day and that's never to make it a whole day like that again. Just a cheat meal. I end up getting way off track. Well we live & learn right? :0)

I seem to have this issue a lot. My integrative nourishment counslor told me this: you may have gained some weight but it doesn't mean your efforts are all lost. Lapses are like waves you meet as you walk out into the ocean. They set you back a little, but you are still further from the shore than when you originally…

This is the 2nd week I have tried to do the cheat day for just 1 day out of the week. Last week it was Sunday & this week a Saturday. Because of the fact that it was my ONLY day of the week to eat whatever I wanted, I totally overdid it! Ate way too much! The next day that mentality was hard to break & I ended up doing it…

when I last weight in with my personal trainer I was 147. a couple weeks went by & I had gone up but then gone back down so my weight was the same. However, I still lost a half ince here & a quarter inch there so weight doesn't really matter! plus people are telling me I look thinner.

Maybe you weren't reaching your target heart rate while on the bike?

I can't figure out how to either. I just add Strength Training to the cardio part & put 60 mins.

alrighty sounds good to me!!

I got that same advice last week & it's the best advice I've gotten in a real long time. It really helped me do good for the whole week. However, instead of just one thing, I pretty much made it the whole day of eating what I want. I don't plan on doing this every Sunday & hopefully I will not want all that food after…

Sara & Elyian: But isn't that how much you should be losing more in a week rather than a day? That sounds kinda dangerous. My personal trainer asked me to eat 1200 calories a day as well as work out 6 days a week for 60 mins at least to lose the weight I want to. (3 days cardio & 3 days strength training) When I asked him…

But I thought the deficit meant for example "500 calories remaining" 500 would be the deficit. after you have entered your excercise for the day & you have already eaten all your calories. I should't eat those 500 calories should I? (If I am trying to lose weight)

I love this site as well, it has really helped me. I love the advice I get. Welcome!

it is good to do light cardio when sick. Well except for when you are at the worst stages of your sicknes. Then you should rest & drink as much liquids as possible, even though it's hard to drink water when your throat is all scratchy. So I would walk on the tread mill for like 30 mins or something. Don't try to do the…

I discovered Quinoa for the first time from my nutritionist. You just cook it like rice. It's simple, cheap (I got it from PCC natural foods), yummy & very healthy!!

realistically it would be to cut out the beer for a little while & see if you notice a change. that's why it's called a beer belly, right? Do you drink lots of beer? If not then i'm not really sure. I wish you luck!!!

Thanks! I'll add that to my grocery list...:0)

I am having the opposite problem-too much carbs & not enough protein. When trying to stay within 1200 cals a day I don't eat enough protein cause most protein stuff seems to have lots of calories. Any suggestions?

as long as you stick to 1200 cals a day it doesn't really matter when you eat. You will still lose weight. so if u still have 300 left & it's past that time at night, I wouldnt worry about it.

I have been doing really good for about a week now but I know I haven't lost any. But I know it's because I did so bad the week before & my body is just catching up.

by the way thank you so much for this advice, best advice I've gotten in a long time! I have said no to so many foods so I can eat on SUNDAY! It's working so far. Can't wait!

That doesn't sounds stupid at all. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Just try to be good to yourself. I completely understand what it's like to eat anything right after a devestating experience because I have done it. I am still trying to get the weight off and that was over a year ago. I'm not saying that's what…

I tried the Swiss Miss Diet & I actually like it better then the one with no sugar added and its only 25 calories, 1 gram of fiber & 0 points! They also have the fat free with 50 calories.

I didn't drink my shake one time after my workout because I didn't have much calories left for the day & I will never do that again. I became so fatigued & low energy. I almost made myself sick.

it's good to eat something small before a workout for energy. Also, my personal trainer told me to ALWAYS eat something after you work out. I have a protein shake I keep in my car that I drink right after I leave the gym. It's like 100 calories. You should stick to protein.

thank you so much for the info!

what does deficit mean & how much am I supposed to have? I never understood that. I am almost 5/5 & my personal trainer wants me to stick to a 1200 cal a day diet as well as see him for an hour 2-3 times per week & on my days off from him to do an hour of cardio with one day a week off. my goal is to lose 20 lbs. Does this…

wow thanks everyone for the input. Sorry I'm just now responding. I am still figuring out this website. The comments about saving the indulging for 1 day a week sounds like something I should try to do although not sure if I can. I have my cravings everyday it seems like but I will try it. Thanks!

Well turns out I just stopped taking it all together. I went to Bastyr clinic for natural health for my cravings & they gave me the following: L-Tryptophan for cravings & mood, Chromium Picolinate for sugar cravings & Niacinamide for sugar cravings as well. It's only been a few days so I don't know if it's working yet but…

I already ate them because they were at my co-workers desk & I couldn't help myself, then I figured I would log it in to see the damage that was done! I love those!