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I did the exact same thing tonight! Go us!!

You should eat 1200 calories a day + the calories you burn working out. The difference between the calories your body burns in a day (your BMR), and the number of calories you eat is why you lose weight. So right now you're eating about 378 calories less than your body uses in a day. Think of it like a bank. You're…

It's not affordable but so far this one is my favorite: http://shop.lululemon.com/Ta_Ta_Tamer/pd/c/520/np/520/p/1642.html You can do anything in that bra and nothing moves. Sometimes you can find them on sale for $40. Surprisingly Target also carries a few sports bras that work well for me. Good luck in your hunt!

Congratulations on your 9 pound weight loss!! That's great! Personally I find that if I look at the big picture of how much I have to lose I get discouraged, and think I can't do it. But if I focus on losing 5 pounds at a time (and never think more than 20!) then it seems totally doable. And when I get those 20 out of the…

I don't mean to encourage eating over your calorie limit. But I DID read once that you actually burn more calories during that TOM, which makes sense. So an extra few calories should be fine! :-)

My favorite recipe site is http://blog.fatfreevegan.com I'm not vegan, or even a vegetarian, but these recipes are SO good, and low calorie and healthy. Even my meat, chocolate, and heavy sauces loving boyfriend likes these recipes

Hi Nic, One thing to consider is what your TSH levels are. That's where I would start. For some reason most general practitioners seem to think anything under 4 (depending on the units) is acceptable. However an endocrinologist would say more like under 2. I have Hashimoto's (my body is basically eating my thyroid) and for…