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What a bummer! Injuries can really throw off your weight loss. It probably won't help you hit your goal weight - but most dieticians and trainers recommend NEVER cutting calories below 1200 for women/1800 for men. Anything less than that and you can really mess up your metabolism in the long run. Without exercise, you'll…
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The way my husband and I use them is for quick protein before and after heavy workouts. Especially when weightlifting it really helps with my endurance to have a scoop of protein powder (usually in water) before my workout and it helps with muscle soreness to have one after. You can always just eat protein, like in…
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I read one helpful article that said breastfeeding women should not lower their daily calorie intake below 1800. I stick between 1800 and 2000 with one "cheat" meal per week. That seems a good mix for me (5'5" 163lbs trying to get to 150lbs) to lose about 1lbs per week. If I go lower than that, I actually start gaining…
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Unless you have cholestorol issues - not at all!! For a more filling meal, mix your one whole egg with 1-2 egg whites. You get the flavor and nutrients of the whole egg with some extra stuff on the plate from the whites. This is my favorite breakfast - I can't eat dairy BTW - and that saves me lots of calories. 1 whole egg…
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I'm 5'5" and my goal weight is 150lbs. Seems heavy but it works for me. I'm now at 163 and very comfortably wearing a size 10. At 150, my 8s will be comfy and that is good enough for me. Any thinner than 150 is very difficult for me to maintain and people start telling me I look too skinny. I laugh and tell them they have…
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Yep. Right in the middle of this one. 3lbs until I can fit in almost all of my clothes. 13lbs until I can call myself thin. 23lbs until I'm SKINNY.
