jkchampton

Just read your story. Congrats! I am new to this...resetting now. I noticed that you stop cardio at times. I know that lots of cardio is pointless and weight lifting is most important, but why do you stop? Someone else mentioned that people don't tend to gain as much during reset when they drop cardio. Why is that? Just…

OMG, that would be the problem. It is going to be so much easier to get 40% carbs and 30% protein. Thanks for catching that! Yu made my day!

I am just followings the EM2WL instructions. I used the recommended website that calculates it for you. 40% protein, 30% carb, 30% fat. I am trying really hard to get more protein but I can never seem to get that much. Like prettypaleo, I think it seems absurdly high. However, I am getting the amount she is suggesting…

Is it better to go slow? I was trying to just jump right in, but I have yet to hit it yet. Big adjustment. If I ate junk it would be easy to hit those calories, but I am trying to eat healthy and stick to the macros. Struggling to get 192 grams of protein and I usually don't hit my max of fat either. Easy to get the carbs.…

I have several JM videos. If they are the ones with the 3,2,1 system (3 minutes strength training, 2 minutes cardio, and 1 minute of abs) then you are getting strength training. But you will have to go up on weights and not use the 3 pounds that Jillian and her ladies use. Buy a few sets of dumbbells and challenge yourself…

I am new to this way of eating and I am having the same problem. I can never eat 40 percent protein and it is really tough to get the high calorie count with only 30 percent carbs. I have been wondering if I should stop eating when I hit my max of carbs and stay under my calories or just go over on carbs to get my calories…

Thanks for the advice!

Don't get discouraged. I am sure you are NOT ugly at 114 pounds!!! you are probably getting very toned from the exercising too. I realize 6 pounds does not seem like much, but you are probably gaining muscle and losing inches which makes you look much better. You have lost an average of half a pound a week. I am sure you…

Hi. I am Kendall. I am fairly new to MFP and skinny taste, but love them both!

We tried the crock pot sante fe chicken from skinny tast and it was really good! And 190 cals, 1.5g fat, and 21g protein per cup!

I would love to join you! Kendall

I am the same way. I just started here 9 days ago. I have been trying not to use my exercise calories in hopes of increasing my weight loss results. However, some days I have been just under 1200 calories, which i know can puts me at risk of going into starvation mode. But like you, I was satisfied and did not want to…

Hi. I would love to add you as a friend. It says you deactivated your account though:(

I would not push yourself to be 125 pounds. After all the doctor would consider you under weight if you were just one pound less. I would mostly go by measurement. I have seen some pretty amazing pictures of people at the same weight but one with lots of muscle and one without much, and the one with muscle looked much,…

You can do it!

Thanks ladies!

Congrats! I am 31 and a mother of 2. I am also new to the group and would love some friends to help push me along. It is definitely harder to loss when you are already in a healthy weight range. The results are slower, but I know I need to stick with it.

I am new to the group. What is the challenge and when did you all start?

I so agree with Kelsey. I seem to exercise and diet hard core for a while and then get burned out with dieting and allow myself to live more, and then gain some weight back. I have not let myself go up in size, but I got close in March (140) and started dieting much more and lost 10 pounds and I can tell I have gained a…