librarydieter2010

I actually have low sodium levels often. When I do I drink V8 juice, (very high in sodium ) I may eat popcorn with extra salt on it., or corn on the cob, they are the only things I seem to enjoy salty. Most processed or canned foods taste too salty to me after weaning myself off of the salt years ago. Salt is an aquired…

Oh if she is older and you can afford a swim class for your child, then that worked for me in the long ago past. While my daughter took lessons I would do laps or walk in the pool. Excellent, fun calorie burner.

You didn't say how old your daughter was, could it be post partum depression. If not then I would suggest an investment in a good walking/running stroller if she is under 4. They can be gotten cheap at used sport equipment stores or good wills. :flowerforyou: She would love it and you can burn some calories in the sun…

I think almost everyone who is overweight deals with this at some level. I have two tricks: one is to promise myself that if after I walk 30 minutes and drink 8 oz of water if I still want the item I will have it. IT works quite often when its stress or anger I am feeling. The other is to substitute. If I am going to…

You need to remember this is based on average weight loss and every person has a different metabolism, and medical history. After two weeks of reading I should be losing 5 lbs a week based on the my fitness goals and just staying the same, I took my excercise and fitness report into my doctor. He ran a blood test just to…

I don't always use all of my calories burned as it speeds weight loss. As long as you are getting enough protein and meeting your nutritional goals the loss of calories themselves shouldn't matter so much. If you can, I recommend asking your doctor. Mine ok'd me to go as low as 1,000 a day if I got 35 grams of fiber and 38…

Make sure you are getting fiber rich low cal foods like red, or navy beans, whole grains, and vegetables. I love red pepper and garlic hummis served with baby carrots and blue corn chips as a snack; I get tons of fiber and little calories and fill up. Eat fruit instead of fruit juices, but remember not all fruit is equal:…

It makes a good ground beef substitute in chili and in tacos, but you really need to season it up to do a burger and it can be very dry. However, I love to use it in meatloaf and meatball recipes. I subsitute it for 1/2 of the ground beef that the recipe calls for.