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i didnt because I ran 3.5 miles in 25 minutes at the beach and 30 minutes on the elliptical so I had about 1700 calories I can eat...but my net was only 1500 cal and i still feel like a pig!

People on here say that you should...I personally eat about half just to replenish my body...If you're hungry I would eat all or some, if not then once in a while it's ok. My body abnormally digests my food fast so I'm always hungry and I tried not eating back my earned calories and it just made me feel sick...i would…

2008 BMW 3.28i...it was my parents they passed it on to me because they are divorcing...for my college graduation they bought me a 2006 AUDI A4 but they took it away because of their divorce. I guess I got an upgrade...i sound so spoiled but i'm really not!

I weighed myself this morning and lost 1 lb since Monday! so excited just met a mini goal early!

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hahah...I'm obsessively drinking out of my water bottle! and keeping my eyes on this site...oooh no!

oooh yeah I saw this article...I always hated crunches so always loved the planks! Best advice ever...but they forgot to mention that you have to lose the fat that's there. fat doesn't just turn into muscle...It's all about the cardio!

@Heather...phew i was always under the impression that eating too late is a no no... @nlewis 22...I have a GPS watch that reads calories burn, distance ran, HR and speed. I run the beach or streets rather than the treadmill and when I go to the gym I usually go for Zumba where the instructor is totally intense and I just…

i'm so in...I don't know what week I'm on because I've always been working out but I just started cutting my calories. but 25 lbs by summer was one of my goals and that would put me at around 130...It's on... Now i'm praying i just don't get stuck!

actually you can boost your metabolism but not permanently... Strength training is a good way to boost your resting metabolic rate that's because Muscle is active tissue that consumes calories while stored fat uses little energy.

Alli is an FDA approved drug but it is expensive and it is a lower dose of the prescription drug...but yes it is a diuretic (gives you the runs..diarhhea) when you eat fatty foods...which makes you dehydrated which slows the weight loss..

Very Harmful...I do research for a pharmaceutical company and I study Type 2 diabetes and Obesity...Many drugs out there in the market right now are not FDA approved which means they have not been tested for safety...and many prescription obesity drugs that were submitted to the FDA were put on hold because of safety…

@squitzwife-Thanks for the motivation...I thought that was pretty sucky but hearing someone tell say congrats to me is awesome! I must agree I generally feel really yucky if I eat a big meal before a workout...but then sometimes I workout really late so I try to eat a few hours before a workout so that I'm not taking in…

just stay off of soda and juice completely especially the diet ones. The artificial sweetner in the drinks actually make you hungrier and studies have shown that people have gained weight drinking diet drinks. If that doesn't sway you off...there is chlorine in some artificial sweetners like Splenda to make sucralose, and…

oh no...my intention for taking protein shakes is not at all to replace a meal. I don't take diet pills, or believe in magic potions to lose weight. I eat right and work out and I am trying to lose weight the right way. I was just curious because this person worked at the gym and was giving us advice so I wanted to know if…

having a running partner really helps. I couldn't even run a mile this time last year but now I'm running 4 miles in 25 minutes on a good day, and I do this 3 times a week...You could always join a running club, also actually signing up for a 5k could really motivate you! Strengthening your legs helps with running also and…

Doing crunches is really good for building abdominal muscle but the best way to lose belly fat is to do cardio to burn it off. Just think about it this way...if there's fat in front of the muscles, the muscles won't show! and don't believe it when people say muscle turns into fat...they are two completely different types…

thanks everyone! I love this place. I've had MFP on my phone since november but never realized there was a website with forums! this is awesome...I'm obsessed! lol

I've heard this one my whole life.. especially from filipino women: "Oh my gosh she's so pretty, but she's so fat!" and my reply..."thanks I'm sorry you're just fat and ugly...":laugh:

Thanks for all the responses! I was actually eating more and burning calories to have a daily intake of 1200, but I wasn't losing any weight, so after doing some reading I thought I should just start only eating 1200 calories and that's when I saw the weight loss. I do watch what i eat and not just the calories...but I…