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i do mine of setting 4 and in 20 mins I burn around 300 calories. but its all about your heart rate. I have a HRM and double check my machine and its only off by like 10 calories. I have seen some men burn like 1000 calories in a hour but again it might have to do with heart rate and weight and the machine

i was taught to drink half your body weight in water. this helps not to retain too. example weight 200 pounds , drink 100 oz ( that's almost 13 cups) I like drinking a standard bottle of water like Nestle 16.9oz and it makes it so simple to get your water in each day. I have found the more water I drink the less bloated I…

i feel your pain very much.. in fact I have had my stomach stapled and it only holds 4 oz at a time. Now try to eat 1200 calories with a pouch that size. But, I can say this. I have not lost weight in 2 years b/c I dont eat enough calories and then I workout and burn off more and end up in a negative net most days. So, Im…

i have this same issue. I have to drink plum juice to help my digestive tract and it never fails when I drink that and then add in my banana or plum or pears I go over. sometimes what I have learned to do it just log everything ( minus the fruit) and see where my sugar is . My daily sugar limit is 24 grams and its just not…

as i logged my weight going down , MFP changed my calories intake for me. over 5 weeks it went from 1240 to now 1200 a day.

i dont have that book but I know she has some simple recipes to follow. you might also want to check out www.400calorieorless.com I like using that site

i drink 140-200oz of water a day. its more than I need to but it helps me . I refill my 16 oz bottle all thru the day . its not hard once you get use to it

love it ps. my dogs would really go nuts if I was to dig in the yard

wow u are just one rude lady.. U need to grow up and stop worrying about some stupid smiles on her texts. Seems u have too much time on your hands to be checking out your kids texts. A lot of the kids/young adults these days send texts, FB and dress way stranger than the past when we were growing up. So does he wear skinny…

bump I am a COUPON FREAK. I spend time every night surfing for new coupons, I save tons of money by doing this and the true way to save is to only buy the items the store has on sale and what you can use a coupon with. Every 4 weeks a store runs the same items on sale or mark down and then if you use different stores you…

what brand and where did you get yours

I was just going to post this question too. I have implants DD and u think natural ones hurt.. OMG fake ones are worse.. they make the chest muscle so sore and burn and they weigh more. I have bought a sport bra that was too small to have them super close to my chest and when I run or jog they just work their way out. I…

after losing 140 pounds in 8 months I had loose skin and decided to have a tummy tuck and removed almost 20 pounds of skin from my tummy area. The pain was not that bad as long as you take it easy and do as the doctor tells you to and make sure you have a good 4 weeks to sit on your butt while recovering. I had my surgery…

love your post Before I ever started my weight loss journey back in 2004 ( I had only been over weight for about 3 years/after I had my son) I knew it was not going to be easy to lose the weight I had gained during the 9 months I carried my son and then the emotional eating after his birth. When I got to almost 300 pounds…

since after WLS I have to do b-12 shots daily. I dont know about it helping me but it was something they told me to always do so I do.

i did the IUD about 10 years ago dont recall the name and I just had a lot of spotting with it and though it was nice to not have to deal with a full period every month I hated the spotting. I had my tubes tied in 2004 and after wards when I lost 140 pounds I started having less periods but when I did they were way to…

no Fad diets.. No diet at all.. just a simple limited food intake with which the surgery causes and Im sure it has slowed my body down but I find it strange not to lose but I can gain it. HMMM

you having pink eye can spread to others , of course its a contact spread but it may be best to workout at home till the pink eye is gone. just a suggestion.

I have already gained back 4 pounds of that in the last two weeks.. As for others::: I have a really hard time eating 1200 calories, If I needed to eat more than that I would have to literally eat junk to get more in. 1200 calories is a lot of food for me to eat with a stomach that only holds about 4oz at a time and keeps…

never heard of greens.. where do u get it?

in time I have given up red meat b/c it simply doesnt digest in my new stomach pouch since gastric bypass. but IF I crave a burger I will make one and smash it down flat, cut into fours and have one piece of it. And I mean nibble on it for 10 mins and chew it really well so it doesnt make me throw up once it goes down. my…

bump Atlanta, GA.... home to fresh grown GEORGIA PEACHES!!!! ( and some serious fatting Southern Fried foods)

In Atlanta we have some awesome restaurants. Since I only eat about 4oz at a time I eat what ever I want and take the rest home for a later meal or leave it for my son to have. I love the cheesecake factory, Maggiano's, Chops, Atlanta Fish Market, Food 101,Murphy's.. and SOO many more. Being a Chef and a foodie I like…

sad to say many restaurants have a higher sodium count due to prep of the foods, the seasoning on the food, and then when cooking alot of chefs, cooks, line cooks, etc use clarified butter and its loaded with Nasty stuff IF you are trying to eat healthy. Also, just because it says it is 350 calories doesnt mean that is…

I was training to join but got PDQ once really got rolling due to a previous surgery I had . So I know its alot of hard work to get into the Army and they have some strict guidelines

i like to make it with penne pasta and roasted garlic tomato by Hunts.

thanks all. I would not be doing it for church reasons, more of a time for my body to have a rest from trying to process food. I guess in reality when I use to work 18 hour days I did fast alot b/c I simply just didnt have the time to eat at all and I was walking and moving stuff the whole time i was at work. I dont have…

most of their dishes are calorie loaded. You can always see the calorie content on the website and eat only a portion of it and save the rest for later. They cook in a lot of heavy sauces, and clarified butter which is really fatting!!!! ( just one tablespoon of it has 12g of fat) btw: most all Chef's cook with this type…

chicken fijata with homemade salsa

I have a rare red blood disorder. When I went thru cemo I lost most all my hair and it did grow back in time