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I have my sodium set to 1500 also. I also try for double the potassium.

I never knew this. Thanks for sharing. I don't do TDEE or mfp. I chose my own based on what mfp says and the little I know about tdee. Its working.

Let us know if this works. I've thought about doing this also.

I don't eat back all of my workout calories because I'm not sure how accurate they are. Sometimes the scale doesn't move, but you still lose inches. Take your measurements from now on. Only weigh yourself once a week in the morning after peeing, before eating or drinking. If your clothes are fitting different its a…

I've lived in Chicago forever. Kids are fine in cabs. If you stay near the aquarium you can walk there! If your family doesn't mind walking, I suggest staying near the aquarium and also walking to the american doll place down michigan ave. You can do lots of sight seeing that way. Thats if you bring a stroller for the…

Thats unfortunate. You should try to make more time to poop.

Ice works just as well. I've had puffy eyes for a long time and I'm only 24. Mine stems from many many years of allergy and sinus issues. It got worse with weight gain. Drink plenty of water and you'll notice a difference. I've used both of those products and although they worked, ice is free.

I think you should try sleeping 7 to 7 1/2 hours per night. Think about what you said. You only sleep 6 hours most nights and you are tired. Listen to your body. If its tired all the time, give it rest. I would also listen to the people telling you to eat more. If you're not eating less per doctor's orders, sedentary, or…

I would slowly raise my calories every couple weeks after I reach my goal weight.

I do the ripped in 30 dvd with c25k. If I get tired of the same dvd one day I switch it out for a different dvd from jillian michaels. This is my second time doing ri30 so it can get pretty boring. At first i wanted to do week 1 over and over until I could do it while doing the advanced moves but I moved to week 2 instead…

I took before pictures and I can't wait to post afters one day. I'm 5'9 so I want to see other tall success.

I'm in...

Thanks for putting in that perspective

Sleeping pill? They don't put me to sleep because I fight it. I get scared I'm going to sleep too long and then i get a anxious and then I'm up for a long time or waking up multiple times.

Yeah sometimes I stay up late editing pictures. I don't have to, I just get lost in my work.

Thats a good idea. I never go to bed at the same time but i always wake up within the same hour.

Oh sorry... Humans welcome here :-)

If you don't like it stay out of the fruit shaped threads... Go be human shaped elsewhere!

Rectangle/banana means your hips and bust and pretty much the same circumference and your waist is less than 9" smaller than your bust.

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Proper form is more important than keeping up with the dvd pace. I've done 30 day shred and doing ripped in 30 now. I do additional cardio. Started c25k a couple weeks ago. You may not see your results on the scale in the first couple weeks. Finish the entire 30 days. So many people including myself have done one of her…

There are a lot of reasons you may not be seeing the loss you are expecting. 1.) If you recently started exercising 5-6 days a week you may not see much of a change in weight because of water retention. 2.) Are you weighing yourself under the same conditions each time. I weigh once a week early in the morning after peeing…

I thought I was an apple until I put my measurements in here http://www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator.html You can't change your body shape but you can get back down to a size you are happy seeing yourself at. You can also do exercises to balance your body out. Would you rather give up and look the same or keep…

Great advice up there! In my experience agencies don't tell you to drop a clothing size. They base things on measurements. I would also suggest looking into different types of modeling. Its very important to do your research and choose the type of modeling you can get the most work in. Go to other open calls and see what…

I've already started with body weight exercises and have always done them. I have a 1 bedroom apartment and adding a treadmill or any exercise machine will take up too much space. I run outside. I wasn't trying to change my body shape. The picture still makes we want a gym membership so that I can lift weights.

Walking helps. I feel like I'm walking my belly off!

This makes me want a gym membership so I can lift

When my hair was shorter I would pin it up and then put a headband on to catch the sweat.

You have to upload your pictures to a site like photobucket.com in order to post them in threads. Its really easy and free. After you do that you should see codes on the bottom right of the screen with your pic. Copy the one that starts with IMG. Post it in the reply box of your thread but make the IMG lowercase. Hope that…

ok last thing i swear lol... Try to take luke warm showers/baths or cold if you can stand it. Hot water will make your dry skin problem worse or last longer than it has to.