juliedk

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  • ok, i don't have any medical background or personal trainer experience BUT i just started a weight loss class .... basically she reduced it down to math ..... find your bmr .... DON'T go below 1200 cal/day (your body will go into starvation mode) ... and exercise .... a pound = 3500 calories ... my bmr is about 1800 ... so…
    in calculating and eating BMR Comment by juliedk March 2011
  • if i know where i'm going ahead of time i look online to see if i can find any nutritional info ... i usually can ... not all of it is completely accurate so be careful ... i'm not familiar w/ the restaurants you've mentioned ... and i don't know where you live ... but poke around on the internet before you go .... hope…
    in Going out to eat at a restaurant on Friday, help! Comment by juliedk February 2011
  • how? ... i'm still working on it too ... day by day ... minute by minute ...
    in Need encouragement Comment by juliedk February 2011
  • good luck ... addictions are a funny thing ... just know that any teas w/ artificial sweeteners are HORRIBLE for you ... they break down into very bad chemicles in our bodies and cause health problems ... reg sugar, or that large grain sugar (you know, the brown stuff) is better for your body ... count the calories and…
    in Giving up the sweet tea!!! Need Help!! Comment by juliedk February 2011
  • here, in phoenix ... susan g koman (as well as others) have breast cancer walks and half marathons ... i wanted to do the 1/2 marathon (beg of november) and it would involve coming up w/ a $125 entrance fee (but can get a personalized shirt if you sign up early enough) .... last year i got ppl to pay my entrance fees to…
    in I'm thinking about doing the Avon walk for Breast Cancer... Comment by juliedk February 2011
  • exercise ... lift weights .. i completely agree w/ the above ... start w/ lighter weights so you don't get frustrated ... then work up to heavier weights ... muscle weighs more than fat ... and looks better than loose skin ... 100 lbs will, most likely, be too thin!!
    in Hmm.. what do you guys think. Comment by juliedk January 2011
  • i didn't read every response ... but i can say, from experience, this sounds like a mental thing ... it sounds like anorexia ... that's right ... ANOREXIA ... you might want to seek help ... quickly ... anorexia does bad things long term to our bodies ... oh, and don't give me any 'fluff' about 'i'm not anorexic' ... like…
    in I hate to eat!!!!! Comment by juliedk January 2011
  • 60 lbs .... you might be setting yourself up for failure ... i agree w/ toning ... pop ... the artificial sweeteners in pop might be doing some strange things to your body ... give it up completely ... don't switch to diet (you might start getting headaches from those sweeteners) ... bob from the biggest loser keeps saying…
    in Lose 60lbs in 4 months Comment by juliedk January 2011
  • i've tried the vegetarian thing ... then just added back in eggs ... then added sea food back in ... i was craving everything ... needed protein ... nuts and beans weren't doing it ... took multi vitamins cuz somebody said i might be low on iron (especially that time of the month) ... i only lasted about 6 months ... i…
    in Rethinking being a vegetarian - my experience Comment by juliedk January 2011
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