djflowerz Member

awesome job!!

Are you anemic? I have mild anemia caused by frequent, heavy periods. I eat red meat and vegetable sources of iron but I still need a daily iron pill supplement. This has reduced my headaches.

You look great, but I'd suggest eating more vegetables, especially dark leafy greens and herbs. Double the amount of vegetables you're eating. Take advantage of all the summer produce in season.

You're not eating enough real food. You have to increase your intake of vegetables along with more unprocessed foods.

I agree with RubyKaz. You need more veggies. A larger portion of your meals should be vegetables, such as dark leafy greens.

You may not be getting enough protein? But just keep at it. Eventually you will crave healthier foods and you will enjoy cooking them. Your stomach and brain will get used to the smaller portions soon. You'll also eventually learn to like exercise and you'll be able to burn more than 300 calories in at least some of your…

I wasn't quite so structured when I did it. It sometimes took me about 10 days to complete a "week" of the program, and I believe there was 1 week I had to repeat, can't remember which one. If this happens don't worry about it, just keep going - don't quit! If I got a cold or there was bad weather I rested for a bit, but I…

Sliced raw veggies will keep well for a day and give you needed fiber, e.g., carrots, celery, cucumber, jicama, cherry tomatoes. You could also pack 1 or 2 slices of multi-grain bread with peanut butter (PB sandwich), an apple and orange or banana, some nuts or seeds (plain - not trail mix), water with a spritz or slice of…

You are not eating enough vegetables, protein, or fiber. Increase your intake of vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains. Replace some of your bananas with fruits that are lower in sugar or replace with plain nuts or low-sugar greek yogurt. Cook and prepare more foods at home rather than eating out. Google "beige diet".

Research your area and find where you can get the best quality produce for cheap. I buy some of my produce at a local Hispanic market. 6 limes for a dollar, for example - can't beat that. Good prices on avocados, mangoes, sweet potatoes, as well, and they stock items the mainstream grocery doesn't. They have cheap beans,…

I actually give in to my cravings at that time of the month, to an extent, to give my body what it needs. I eat dark chocolate as it's high in magnesium (I also take magnesium supplements). I try to drink soy milk at that time b/c soy is a phytoestrogen and estrogen levels are low at that time. (The rest of the month I…

Alter your goal so it's around 1500 or 1550 and work at that for a while. Slow weight loss is better than none at all, right?

I tend to avoid juices as they are high-calorie and lack fiber. Fiber is filling plus it may have added benefits in helping us metabolize fruit sugars. So I would rather make a smoothie in my blender that has bits of pulp and green goo in it than just drink the juice. Humans didn't evolve with high-powered juicers. Then…

As others have said, it could be worse. You can work it off tomorrow. Take it as a learning experience for how to be better prepared for such cravings next time. If eating frozen pizza makes you feel bad, don't buy frozen pizza. You could have a piece of gourmet cheese with raw or roasted veggies instead.

Learn to cook at home and prepare easy to-go meals and snacks. Then you won't need to pick up anything from fast food places. Go to the grocery store and stock up so you are prepared. If your friends and family are a bad influence try doing your own thing if possible so they can't tempt you as often. Also, you can work…

I like Powercrunch bars. They are high protein, low sugar, and I buy them on Amazon. The best flavors IMHO are Triple chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Peanut butter creme. Chocolate mint is good too. Avoid the berry flavored one.

Your husband is an idiot. He is scared of losing you to another man, and if he keeps this up, he will.

Just looked at your diary. You must, must, must eat vegetables. You are currently on what I call "the beige diet" - this diet never works. You want your diet to be GREEN, orange, red, yellow, purple - you get the picture. You need to raid the produce section and visit your local farmer's market. I eat a ton of raw veggies…

I would increase your fat % - going for healthy fats of course such as olive oil, nuts, fish, avocado. I find that 50% carbs, 20% protein, 30% fat works fine for me. If I get more than 20% protein it's a really good day but I can't always make it happen. I would also make sure you are getting enough fiber and enough…

You are on the right track. I would recommend replacing your yogurts with low-sugar Greek yogurt and replace your Special K snacks with low sugar protein bars or a protein shake. I am loyal to the Power Crunch brand. You can get them on Drugstore.com or Amazon.com. I would not eat bananas or peanut butter every day. They…

Increase your weight-bearing/muscle-building activities. Try a kettle bell, muscle pump class or similar. Do more calisthenics like pushups, situps (or other core workout), even jumping jacks. Try yoga. Try a dance class. If you can't run, try going on long walks or weekend hikes. Also, not sure about your diet, but…

I went ahead and created a new exercise for Zumba under "My exercises" so that I could more accurately track my caloric burn for it. Actually, using the information on this site http://caloriesburnedhq.com/zumba-calories-burned/ I created 2 new exercises, one for low-to-mid intensity Zumba workout, and one for mid-to-high…

I took a low dose of it for a year. I've tried a couple other anti-depressants and this worked the best for me. The side effects I experienced were vivid dreams, restless leg syndrome, weight gain (9-10 lbs in a year), and urge to nap in the afternoon and early evening. Those all are things I was predisposed to before or…