Alissa_Sal

Honestly, this seems like the sort of thing that 99.999999% of the population could not sustain for any amount of time. Even if it is completely true that eating a more varied diet can lead to illeness....I have to say that in this case I would rather take my chances. Good luck to you though. If it works for you, that's…

Just curious, how long have you been on this "diet" (for lack of a better word.)

Muscle is your friend! If you want to look leaner, look to lose the fat on top of your muscles, not the muscles themselves.

Wow, you look AMAZING!!!!! Great job - you should be so proud!

I used to be like you. Honestly, I changed just by sucking it up and eating the foods that I "didn't like" for a while. I think that for me, I just wasn't used to the tastes of certain things since I always refused to eat them as a kid. After I ate them a couple of times (trying to keep an open mind) I found that I really…

I think I get it. I don't really have a huge problem picturing myself skinny because I used to be skinny in high school, but I understand how something becomes a part of your identity and that makes it hard to let go of. I used to be kind of preversely proud of how lazy I am, how much I love to nap and how I hate exercise…

Happy Friday everyone! Yesterday was another good day. I was over on my calories, but only by 15 calories, so I'm putting it out of my head. ;) I did a total of an hour of walking, and did a half an hour of of ST (which I am feeling today!) Today I am on track so far on my eating (I actually suspect I am going to be quite…

OMG this looks amazing! I will have to try it.

Happiness is not something that you can find on a scale (even when it reads something really light like 125. :wink: Keep taking care of yourself - that should make you feel better physically. But also try to figure out what you're really looking for in your life. Maybe you want to change jobs, maybe you want to have a…

Funny, I was just having this exact same conversation with a coworker. Her hubby came home and said that they had some sort of "Health Fair" at work, and according to his BMI, he is Obese. However, if you look at him, he is built very big (tall, very wide shoulders, huge feet, et cetera) and he is very muscular. He could…

I am a D and my sports bra works just fine. Maybe when you are trying them on, do some jumping jacks or running in place to see if everything stays put before you buy it?

Does it taste good? I like the old trick of mashing cauliflower instead of potatoes...

No. 1200 is low even for dieters. Eat your 1200 PLUS your exercise calories to keep your metabolism on high. Low metabolism = losing more slowly. Eating more AND losing more = happy times.

What is rice cauliflower?

LIKE!!!! Seriously, between all us us here on MFP, we probably have about 10,000,000,000 + years of dieting experience. If there was a quick easy fix that worked, I'm pretty confident we would all know about it.

Oh my gosh, what a huge difference! You should be so proud of yourself, the change in your body already is amazing! I think it is awesome that you want to do this to be a better mom to your kids, that is a really great motivation. Great job, and keep it up. PS - Love your new hair!~ It is adorable.

Good morning all! It sounds like everyone is still on track this week. :) Yesterday was good for me - I did 45 minutes on an elliptical machine, walked about an hour total, and stayed within my calorie range. When I got home from the gym last night, DH was making a yummy homemade stir fry, and he had pulled up one of our…

That's why I work out (earn more calories) and I eat back all of my exercise calories. You know what horks me off? MFP doesn't give you calories back for strength training, and I find that the days where I do weights are my hungriest days!

Pretty much every day for a snack I cut a green apple into slices and smear it with Laughing Cow light cheese. Yum!

Click on the blue tab that says "Food" at the top of the screen. You should see a list of meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks.) Under each meal is a link that says "Add Food." Under whatever meal you are calling your frappe (snack?), click the "Add Food" link. Then you'll have to either search for frappes, or create a…

Agree with taso - if you know that it is something that you are going to have trouble with, try to avoid it all together. I also agree with Annabaloo - I always try to drink a big glass of water if my tummy is telling me that I'm still hungry after eating an appropriate portion.

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I think that it would only bother me if someone kept carping at ME to go low carb. Personally, I don't want to make ANY foods completely off limit (especially not my delicious, delicious carbs - *drools*) But if it works for someone else, more power to them. It worked for my dad - he lost about 30 lbs on Atkins and has…

Yes. Last summer I lost 20 lbs in about 3 months (too bad I stopped taking care of my health and didn't maintain it...but that's another story...) When I did it, I was eating about 1600-1800 calories just based on how much I was working out. This time, I have only been back at it a week, but I have been eating around 1500…

Take this with a grain of salt because I don't know anything about the UpDay DownDay diet, but 500 calories for a whole day seems awfully low. :frown:

I eat mine. That's like one of my main motivators to work out in the first place, just so I can eat the extra calories. LOL!!! ETA: Forgot to do my own check in! I am doing well. Yesterday I stayed within my calorie range (just barely - 22 calories to spare- lol) and I got in a total of 60 minutes of walking and did a half…

Yes, I agree with this. If you want to flush out water weight (which is a worthy goal, actually. Personally, I hate feeling bloated!) then drink tons and tons of water. Weird, but true. But the bigger issue is that if this boy really likes you, 5 lbs and a pair of cute shorts don't matter. If they do matter, he is unworthy…

Thank you so much for posting this! I have had that same problem for years and never known what to do about it. And I actually wash my face with Cetaphil every night, and moisturize with Cetaphil lotion, so I already have all of the stuff. That rocks!

Wow, you can really tell the difference with both of you! That is great. You have both done an awesome job.

Great job!!!! I do Zumba and I love it! My abs are still sore from my Sunday class. My Zumba instructor even said that if we didn't feel it in our abs the next day, we didn't do it right. I guess I did it right! LOL