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congrats to you. I am thinking of doing a juice detox as well and shopping for a juicer. Are you able to recommend one?

Awesome. Congrats on your huge progress. Keep it going. This is motivating. I will check out your blog for ideas that I can use.

I think that's too much sugar when trying to lose weight plus fruits are high in carbs. You may want to switch to berries. I have heard that when you eat a fruit like an apple, it's best to eat it with some protein such as peanut butter.

Steel cut oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk, berries and walnuts or flaxseed.

Robert, I see that your approach is low carb. How low is low for you? I know it depends on a lot of things but I just want an idea. I will be doing the South Beach Eating Plan starting Monday and in planning my menus, it seems pretty hard to keep my carbs under 100. My problem with protein is that it's alway high. Thanks…

You are funny. Job well done. Before you know it you'll be running for 5 mins then 6 and so on. But I heard its better if you mix walking with running (interval training). Keep it going...:)

Every day...I know that's not good but I need to know how certain foods affect my body and whether my body fat is decreasing.

The South Beach eating plan is more of a lifestyle change, not a diet. If used as a quick fix, you could gain the weight back. It basically re-programs your body and puts you on the right healthy path. I have never done it but heard the first two weeks are the most challenging. But if you plan your meals, it should be…

You have come to the right place for support:flowerforyou: . We can all learn from each other. You are going about your goal incorrectly. You really need to eat more. Your body is probably in starvation mood and clinging unto every morsel of food. You should strive to follow the caloric guideline that MFP calculated for…

1. Make oatmeal the night before and re-heat it when you get to work. 2. A fruit smoothie with a scoop of healthy protein powder, milk or water, fruits and some chia seeds or flax seeds 3. a bowl of fruits 4. Living fuel cocochia bars are very healthy and delicious. Remember breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I don't think Protein is an issue for most people. It's in practically in everything we eat and we don't need that much Protein. I am a vegetariam and my problem is having too much Protein in my diet, not too little.

Have you tried the unsweetened almond milk? Only 35 calories per seving and 0 sugar.

I am in. my weight this morning was 147. I am doing strength training 3 days a week but still would like to see 5 lbs gone but 4/30.

Thanks for posting. This has cleared up some things for me. Congratulations on your awesome success.

Okay GL, I am in! I will start tomorrow. current weight: 147 goal weight: 130 Best wishes to everyone who will be doing this "challenge". It will be fun and rewarding!

How is your weight loss going? Are you losing weight steadly? If you are, then you are probably doing everything right. I am no expert but I have heard that if your net calories for the day go under 1200 for too long, your body will go into starvation mode and it will be harder to lose the weight.