ClaudiaHong

Best holistic book I've read is Burn the Fat , Feed the muscle by Tom Venuto. Heaps of reviews available e.g http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/burn-the-fat-feed-the-muscle-complete-review.html

I would suggest not getting hung up about BF percentages - how you look in the mirror , how you feel (taut skin) and how your clothes are fitting should be a pretty good indicator

You really should stay away from anything made with white processed flour. Try to eat whole, natural food, not packaged, processed, artificial, refined junk. Rather have brown rice, Potatoes are great, but i'd stay away from bread, wraps etc or at least limit these to once a week. Remember to keep your protein - lean meat,…

If u just google healthy recipes there will be hundreds of sites. The one I quite like is Spark Recipes .com.

I know how you feel. But remember water retention plays a part too. With proteins - make sure you are not eating any kind of processed meats - like from th deli - they are full of salt and will cause you to retain water - also there is a lot of crap in them - best to make your own at least you know whats in it. If your…

:smile: Wow - well done - It obviously wouldn't be wise to do that too often , but its great to know you got thru it.

Hi Crystal I guess it depends on how fast you want results but as a general rule I would say stay away from any processed foods as much as possible- stick to fresh foods - fruit, vegetables, meat, chicken, fish. Not only do you not know what are in processed foods but generally they are pack with fat, sugar or both. Claudia