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I am not going to edit the fact that I go to church and bible study because you don't believe. That is fine. I am simply stating the fact that I live a busy life and have found time to make it work. It could be anything in that time that I commit to, but this is what it happens to be, and this is me! I am not going to…

Insanity is mostly cardio, you need something that will get you lifting. You could do P90X or Butt Bible (by Pauline Nordine) or JL Fusion. All of these are weights with Cardio and use the premise of mixing up your muscle groups to avoid muscle memory issues. Hope this helps and GOOD LUCK! Oh, and congrats on insanity!…

"The reason that the metabolic rate slows with prolonged dieting of less than 1,200 calories per day is a chain reaction of physiologic responses to the stress associated with such a restricted diet. Your body initially adapts to the stress of low caloric intake by engaging the "fight or flight" stress response, which has…

This is the first of many good decisions to come. Glad you are getting off of it. I too am one who gave up many many many times. I would hit a plateau and quit! This time has been different. I have even been able to coach others through the process. I will send you a FR if you want to team up. But the biggest thing is to…

It's the Phentermine. I was on it and experienced the same thing. My doc prescribed it as well, but honestly it doesn't do a whole lot for teaching you new habits. I did feel weak out of breath, dizzy, and working out is something you really should not do hardcore on it. My suggestion is to get off of it. You don't need to…

AWESOME!!!

Exactly!

Take some time to look this up. It happens all the time but the media says nothing about it. Why...because it makes a much better story about the psycho killing 50 people with his gun, than the person killing the one psycho before they do it!

I carry a knife but if I had a conceal and carry I would carry. Sometimes we can't get out to run during the light hours and carrying something could be the difference between our life or being raped...or not. I am opting for the NOT! I support your decision and can't wait to hear the responses so when I do later (because…

Can I just say Thank You! This entire thing brought tears to my eyes! You have an amazing heart, a wonderful drive, and a strong spirit. I pray that God blesses you this week as you recover from your runs and that He is with your family in every way! Again, thank you. Words can not express how touching this was!

Double check the settings on your HRM and also the placement. It may not have been connecting some of the time. If you move in certain ways it can lose connection and you are not getting an accurate reading. If your heart rate was at 175 and you worked for 33 min I would expect around 300. But your weight and age play a…

If you only have a plain blender and want to take it to go, BALL and MASON jars will fit onto the threads of the blade in place of the large glass part of most standard blenders. Just a fun FYI. Put all of your ingredients in the jar, blend, take the blade off and you can drink it out of there! YUM! oh, and it is cheaper…

I do 1 scoop protein powder. 1C frozen fruit 1C almond milk. Depending on protein powder and almond milk it is anywhere from 230-280 cals! Oh, and it tastes like ice cream fills a 16oz glass, and keeps me full for hours. I eat it in replace of ice cream some nights! Thanks for all the responses everyone. Great yummy…

My mother Sandy Harris, and my grandmother Carolyn Selby. Lost my mom in 09 had survived 2 previous bouts, lost to the third - all three different she was 61. Lost my grandmother in 1987 she was 60. I would love it if you carried their names, whichever day works best for you! THANK YOU FOR THIS! It sparks my ideas for my…

I do know at Subway because of cost efficiency they are very picky about measuring. Most of their meats and cheeses come pre-measured and they charge for extra no matter what. The only thing not measured is the sauce. This may be why it was accurate. But I must say I completely agree with this comment! If you want total…

Hahaha! My old dog used to do this (she's not around for that anymore) :( Now my cat tries to snuggle my face when I am doing any sort of ab work! LOL!

Exactly!!!! Or one of my two kids coming in the room and bugging me when working out at home. (I try to workout when they nap or go to bed).

Oh my gosh I was the saaaammmmmeeeee way!! I was teaching 7th grade (yeah I know eek) and I would drink coffee all day just to get by and with added creamer and sugar!!! I used splenda for a long time but always feared the ick from fake sugars. I now add raw stevia to my coffee and I have found a fat free half and half at…

Thank you! It seems unnatural to up the fats, but I will do that! Thank you all so much!

Stalling is normal espec. when working out a lot. Your body is having to respond to everything you are doing. Give it a few weeks. WHAT?!?! Yes a few weeks. Up your cals to about 1600 and then see what happens. Be sure you are fueling your body with good foods and lots of protein. It sounds to me like your body is working…

OOOO, what is whole30 please do tell!

You need to give yourself time. It took you 10 months to put the weight on, expect it to take 10 for it to come off. Be healthy, eat healthy, exercise, and your body will lose it. But expecting it to come off right away is unrealistic. I could not breastfeed because I never produced milk so for me it was a difficult task…

1c almond milk, 1scoop protein powder (I like muscle milk vanilla creme) and 1C mixed frozen fruit ( like a tropical blend). Put in the blender, mix, you get a 16oz protein smoothie with: 280 cals, 17g protein and it can curb ice cream cravings as well! I also like string cheeses and baby bell cheeses paired with apples,…

First of all if you are a man - you have no room to answer. If you are a woman who has natural boobs and does not have fake ones ... you can not answer. I believe this question should be only answered by women who have had them done or who have considered it! It is not some conformist idea to try to be like someone else,…

Invite a big group of friends over have healthy snack and the cookies out and let other people eat them for you. Choose the healthy snacks for yourself but don't binge on them. You could eat 1 if you pair it with a good protein! Be wise. Don't eat all of them or more than 1 and Don't eat them alone!!! You need good protein…

Ok this sounds fantastic and I have everything (Except the pork loins right now) think it would work with chicken breast???? mmmmmm might just have to move dinner over on the menu for tonight! Thanks!!!!

WOW! I am totally overwhelmed by all of your responses and the multiple "friend requests." First of all, thank you for reading my vent! And second of all, thank you for your encouragement! I know that this is MY journey but every bit of encouragement is welcome =) Again, THANKS

Two things, 1. get a heart rate monitor and 2. Up your cals don't lower them your body needs more fuel when you exercise. A big mistake a lot of people make when they plateau is to lower cals. Try upping them 100-200 above what MFP put them and you may start seeing results Finally on another note, elliptical machines are…

I know it sounds silly but on pinterest you can find so many different ways to take in a T-shirt on the sides to keep the modesty of the top and get the fit around the waist. If you go on there and search for repuropse t-shirt, or t-shirt sewing tutorial etc. There are tons on there! GOOD LUCK.

I have been there too. The best advice I got was to up my calories...just a touch. I know that MFP gives you calorie goals that are very low. Sometimes this can shock our systems into thinking they are starving and not actually just getting less. Up your calorie intake by 200. Once I did this I started losing again. And be…