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I actually am going to just dontate money this year. Last year I was a troop leader and bought like 10 boxes of the Thanks a lots as I thought they would be great for smores in the summer. Yeah they never made it to summer. LOL so I am not buying any this year.

A good rule of thumb is take the amount of calories you need to maintain and deduct 200 - 500 off that amount, but never go under 1200 calories.

Beautifully written and congratulations on your great success!!!

It sounds like you may be eating too many low calorie foods that tend to be higher in carbs and fat. I wouldn't worry about going over in protein as its great for you if you are exercising a lot. If you eat light yogurt it can be fat free, but high in carbs. Or if you eat something that is sugar free - it may have extra…

Thanks for the replies! I do have three toes taped together and I tend to walk on my heel to keep pressure off of it. I was hearing all different time lines on healing and one person told me they broke their toe 6 months ago and still have pain. I think I may just stick with upper body/core work for now. mabe do some…

Totally ok to cheat once in a while. Last week i had a piece of pie and skipped lunch just so I could fit that darn pie in my calorie range, and I didn't regret it once because it was really good pie. When I make cheeseburgers i still eat them, but without the bun. And yes every now and then I get a "HUNGRY" day where I…

I am a mother of 3 (9 yr old boy, 7 yr old girl and 3 yr old girl). I have been married for 9 years (10 in March). I also work as the secretary at my children's school which allows me to have all vacations with them including all summer off. Best Job in the WORLD!!!

I crave salty foods so i start eating things like pickles (I know really high sodium), but they are low fat/cal. It probably also isn't good because then I retain water and usually go up about 3-5 lbs during TOM. I also enjoy low fat popcorn because of the salt. I also like eating tomatoes/cucumbers with low fat dressing…

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I've never done this diet, but it reminds me of the diet I was on when I did the Ultimate Body Shaping Challenge. It was very basic and easy to follow. 1 serving of protein at each meal and each snack (any protein as long as it was 1 serving) 1 serving of carbs at each meal and each snack (any complex carb: fruit, veggies…

Day 4 done last night and I have to say I'm glad my legs aren't so sore any more. It did seem a bit tougher last night, but I think I was just totally exhausted. I've been working out twice a day for the last week . I didn't go to the gym this morning though - thought I'd take a break today from the gym - but I'll still do…

I was thinking the same thing as Mario284 was. Although I had a treadmill at one time and had to have it out in my husbands wood shop because we literally had no room in our house to put it so I understand if that doesn't work. I don't know if a gym membership is in the financial cards for you, but I found a friend to go…

I never weigh my food. I go by visual measurement. You know the old "a piece of meat should be the size of a deck of cards" etc...I've gotten pretty good with my eye over the years too. If I were to weigh my food though I would probably weigh it before I cooked it, but I know you can log it either raw or cooked so i…

I'm in! I did day 3 last night. Even though I was super sore yesterday I did it. I still feel a little stiff today, but definitely not as bad as yesterday. So it does get better. I may switch it up and do Level 2 tonight though. I'm not a big fan of doing the same exact exercise day after day. I have weigh in tomorrow…

Don't get discouraged. My weight sometimes flucuates between 3-5 lbs on any given day, but as long as it continues to go down I try not to worry. Certain things such as are you getting enough water? You could be retaining water if you ate a higher amount of sodium yesterday. Also that time of the month can make you go up…

My favorite right now is Jillian Michaels 30 day shred.

Recommended daily allowance for sodium for a 2000 calorie diet is 2400.

I plan on starting it at the end of October again as I have that same problem and even though I work out 5 days a week right now - its all cardio. My son is done with football on October 16th so I'm starting P90X the next day.

I get up at 4am - Mon - Fri to get to the gym by 5am - I workout for an hour then I just shower and get ready for work at the gym. Its much easier for me to get up since I have a friend I have to meet at the gym. It is hard though, but you get used to it after a while. :)

I personally don't think you are eating enough for your height and your weight. A good rule to follow is to take your weight times 10 and that should be how many calories you should consume to maintain your weight. so 2330 calories per day - now drop 500 calories per day down to 1830 calories and you should lose a lb a…