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Eat eggs, add some black beans in a tortilla shell with some salsa - not too heavy, good for a hot day and adds up to about 400 to 500 calories, eat natural PB - good fats and no preservatives and bad fats and adds quite a bit of calories per tablespoon, eat it on an apple and get your calories, protein and fiber. Mix a…

Go to the beachbody website and find the calculator for your body. Or if you want to use a different one - use freedieting.com. Just make sure and put in your workouts for Insanity when you have it calculate for your - I do Insanity and I run about 5 days a week so I put in my calculations as working out 5 days a week but…

Try this website www.freedieting.com - it gives you a zig zag calorie amount. And none of them are below 1200 - even for me who is middle aged with a slowing metabolism.

I started doing protein shakes when I started doing Jay Robb - he sells a great one and has some great recipies. If you do buy from Walmart or GNC - just make sure it is pure protein like whey protein with no additives like creatine. I buy mine from a healthfood store, its NOW and its high in protein and lower in calories.…

"Ya I'm slowly upping my calories because I've been told 1500 calories isn't enough , is 1000 burn a day excessive ? Should I try to cut back ? I never really understood eating back exercise calories and its importance - it still kind of confuses me " Yes definately eat more calories and yes - 1000 a burn a day is a lot -…

Are you only eating 1500 a day even when you burn 1000 a day? If that is true - then you are not eating enough to break through that plateau - I doubt that the one day you have a cheat meal makes up for that kind of a deficit. I would say to either up your daily calories to reduce that deficit or cut down on your cardio…

I just looked at your profile and saw your younger- I don't see any other information as far as how many calories your eating now, what your doing for exercise, etc. But I will say that if you are that close to goal it is harder to lose it. Without having any other information on you - I would say that you should try doing…

I tried 5:2 and did lose consistently for about 5 weeks - the 6th week I gained (TOM time) and then had a hard time staying on the plan. I workout alot and I was low on energy on my two days so I did research on the 16:8 and I bascially follow that plan M - F. I am not a big morning eater and I'm not a big snacker so I do…

I have read and researched 5:2 also. I was following it for about 8 weeks and did lose but found that I was very tired and had no energy to do my normal workouts. But what I did like was the fact that I didn't have to eat 6 meals a day to keep my metabolism going as has always been suggested to me. I actually follow the…

Its all estimates anyway - so I log and try to get the best estimates I can but I use TDEE -20 so I have a range of calories I try to stay in - no less than xxx and no more than xxx and I use a weekly total to really see what my intake is. I know there is no way I could eat the same every day. I would and was driving…

I'm about 30 pounds to lose but I started doing a hot yoga class and I love it. It is hard the first couple of classes because your combining the heat and the moves but no body notices if you can't do the moves - every one is focusing on themselves. Hot yoga has a lot of good benefits for health and it says you can burn up…

I did the 5:2 for about 8 weeks and keep track of my progress on the 5:2 website. I started out great. Consistently losing about 1 to 2 lbs a week. Then in the 4th week I gained 3 lbs. Never lost it back. I was getting ready to start TOM and it didn't start and didnt' start but I felt crappy. So I think it was a hormonal…

I walk in Macken Park in NKC just about every lunch hour unless I decide to switch it up and go to Liberty Memorial or walk downtown. I wouldn't be opposed to meeting after work for walks if my schedule permits. Right now I'm doing a hot yoga class after work and if anyone is interested in that - let me know - I love it!

Yep - I've never had a problem losing in my younger days. I've been trying hard, and when I say hard I mean trying to eat healthy, cutting down on processed foods and alcohol and adding more exercising, even though I know I've not been strict BUT still the scale hasn't moved and my pants are still tight. I am sure I am…

A friend sent me this article on IF this morning - I thought it was interesting. http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2013/05/17/intermittent-fasting-diet.aspx?e_cid=20130517_DNL_art_2&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20130517 I think if you just copy and paste the link in your…

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So are you used to doing LCD? 1400 to 1600 calorie range is not that high for a 26 year old. If the calories scare you eat them cleaner - good fats - natural PB, not processed, greek yogart, lots of good proteins. and veggies of course and drink lots of water. If you've figured out your calorie range using the TDEE method…

Sounds like my story - I'll add you!

Love this post! Interested in the 5:2 concept. I've had no luck losing weight for about a year and a half. I have just recently started to see it move following Jay Robb's Fat Burning Diet. While looking over his six pack diet I had from a few years ago I noticed it was very similar to 5:2. I have been doing some research…

If its chocolate and you like coffee - try this: ice cubes - water, 1 tsp of instant coffee and your protein powder, blend - proportion the ice and water until it is rich and smooth - too much ice makes it too thick. Or if you drink coffee and have left over coffee from the morning - use coffee with a tad bit of water. I…

I wish I had this problem - lol. If you add a protein shake with some healthy fats that will help up your calories. Maybe double your serving of protein - like I do grilled chicken a lot and I just double the amount I eat. And of course like the other poster said PB is a great choice, but I would suggest eating natural PB…

So I just found out that we are having a big family reunion on May 10th. I think that is a good short term goal for me to set. I have been doing pretty good as far as my logging and eating. Still struggling to keep those processed foods down. I have been really trying to keep my workouts steady and just make myself get to…

Good plan! And thank you - it has been a struggle to keep focused, but I am hoping that dieting and exercising and focusing on what I have control over will be excatly that - my muse! Thank you.

Whose still here?? Its a Monday and a new week. What's everyone's goal this week? I have had a lot of stress in my private life so my goal this week is to stay on plan with my working out and my food choices because it is something I can control. The other part of my life - I cannot. Going to log some hours at the gym and…

Check out the Jay Robb Fat Burning Diet. Its a great - healthy, natural eating lifestyle that doesn't cut your carbs. I found it easy because he gives you a menu plan that you can follow. You can find it at jayrobb.com. Or PM me for questions. PS - the HCG diet usually gives you only 500 calories a day and it tells you…

Interesting. I also believe that while yes the organs job is to detox - what we eat and put in our bodies makes a big difference. I think I'm going to buy the book it sounds like an interesting read. I really want to make that smoothie and may venture out to walmart to buy a blender this weekend.

Lol - not the one (blender) through her site - it was 600 dollars! What do you all use to blend with?

Hmm I'm intrigued I may have to check out this book. I looked at the GGS receipe - is there a way to blend it in smaller portions you think? I don't have a big blender - just a personal blender. I may have to play around with it and see what I can do. Or I guess I can just go out and purchase a big blender :)

Oh this is me! So wanting to be comfortable in my summer clothes this year. I have about 30 lbs to lose. Trying to incorporate lifting and cardio and good nutrition in my daily habits! Oh for the challenge I have about an hour before I have to meet the family for dinner so I'm going to dress out in the workout clothes and…

Yep - I posted something earlier about this. It is very hard to accurately measure so I bet alot of people guesstimate. I was curious one day so I took the time to measure and weigh everything that went into my mouth and I was shocked at the "extra" calories I had accumulated. In just my creamer in my coffee which I had…