LizAnn925 Member

Wait what does that even mean? lol

It could be much, much worse that a little over 30 pounds, so don't worry! It can be easy to do if you don't check your weight weekly, or at least monthly. But it's okay, you are here and motivated! Remember, everything start with your mind, so start visualizing before you go to bed. Visualize exactly what you want to look…

Don't worry, and don't be discouraged! If anything, be more encouraged to lose even more! Don't take offense to it. When you see the same people every day, it takes them a long time to notice anything. I lost 16 pounds this year and my boyfriend just now noticed it...because I told him...especially don't expect guys to…

Me please :)

Oh girl, I know exactly what you mean! I was wondering why I couldn't fit in my clothes and why I felt so blah these past few days, and sure enough, Mother Nature paid me a visit today. I feel crabby, tired, unmotivated, and like I want to eat a pound of chocolate (I won't, though). Gaining "weight" is COMPLETELY normal…

Wow, you are not fat at all! Your weight is actually extremely low for your height. I am 5'4 and I weigh about 139 and I am not considered fat either. Honestly, you should be extremely mad. The fact that you are recovering from an eating disorder and he had the nerve to say something like that is disgusting to me. If I…

I have thought about this too. I do not think fruit sugars should really be including in this on MFP because your fruit recommendations alone will probably cover this amount. I go over my sugar amount 99% of the time (25 grams a day is nothing when it comes to fruit - there is double that in a mango). I think this sugar…

Well I am in the Midwest, but feel free to check out my diary if you please. I wish more people would leave their diaries open too! I don't want to judge, I just want to see how I compare to other people.

First, don't let yourself go under 1200 calories. 1200 calories is the bare minimum that your body can function off of, and anything less than that might put your body into starvation mode and shut down your metabolism. I don't believe in too many supplements, but I do take a few. I use a pea protein isolate protein after…

I LOVE pea protein isolate. I use a brand called Vegn. I have a sensitive stomach, and whey protein gave me HORRIBLE stomach pains where I couldn't eat for hours and was keeled over on my bed in pain! Vegn protein has never given me this problem. It is light and tastes pretty good, and it is neutral enough where you can…

Of course! I try jogging now and then, but with a worn knee, a testy sciatic nerve, and a swollen Achilles, it just doesn't seem like it's for me! I can 100% say that all of my weight loss since March (about 15 pounds since then) was from simply a diet change. I just started eating clean - a ton of raw vegetables, fruits,…

Sometimes I definitely eat some of the calories I burned because 1250 calories leaves me hungry every day! But I think it is best to leave most extra calories that you earned uneaten. See, a pound of fat is equivalent to 3500 calories. The theory is that if you consume 3500 calories less than you normally do (say, less…

I think Saturday was my worst one in a long time! Haha I decided to make it my "cheat day" and I decided to never have a cheat day ever again after that. I had pancakes with syrup, then I had a bean burrito at Chipolte, then I had neopolitan ice cream, then I had cheetoes and nutterbutters. It probably doesn't sound that…

I totally understand! A lot of us out there are emotional eaters. I just saw a quote that said "Food is the most misused anxiety drug and exercise is the least utilized antidepressant." The only thing you can do is to start with your thought process and Stop. Right. Now. in your tracks. You recognize that you are on a…

No, you don't need to fast which should be good news haha. At the beginning of the year, I suffered a pinched nerve, a knee injury, and a torn oblique and I ended up gaining a lot of weight. Eventually, though, I lost it again, so here is what you should do. 1) Eat as clean as you possibly can. Eat lots and lots and lots…

That's great that you have decided to do this! It is also great that you are easing into it. I gave up animal products about 3 months ago and I went through HELL trying to get through the meat cravings (it's an addiction, really), but I lost 13 pounds without even trying! Anyways, enough about that. The key is to start…

I know what you mean...honestly, if you want good quality food that is unprocessed and organic, you have to dish out the money for it. Anything that is cheap is cheap for a reason - those apples that are on sale have probably been frozen for a year and are just being sold now. There are some ways I have found to save…

I'm going to be honest here. As a clean-eating hope-to-be bodybuilder, I am definitely not a fan of protein bars unless you make them yourself. I used to eat PowerBars all of the time with my mom who is a runner, but looking at the ingredients, they are really just candy bars with added protein. Most contain an immense…

It is both good and bad. A doctor would not necessarily recommend it because of its high saturated fat content. However, when you eat regular food, your body uses about 10% of those calories to digest the food. However, when you eat coconut oil with your food, your body uses about 20% of the calories to digest. So, if you…