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I go over every day. If you eat fruit, you'll probably go over. I find the 24 grams nearly immpossible to follow if you eat a balanced diet that includes fruits, grains, veggies, and protiens. One apple and a yogurt put me over that everyday. I'm careful to watch where my sugars come from, limit candy and sweets etc, but…

:grumble: Grr, this makes me upset to hear that while you have tried to be kind they have not returned the same courtesy. I don't want to criticize your family, but I must say it sure would be nice if your sister would be more like a good sister. (I would have been very angry and sad if my sis didn't come to my b-ette!!)…

:laugh: We, my husband and I shave on weekends in the winter. :blushing: I do shave more (4-5 times a wk) in the summer, when that skirts and shorts come out, but my legs hide in pants all winter, long pj's too, so I don't bother to shave everyday. My husband rarely notices anyway. I complain about his prickly face far…

Oh, I was unaware that you could do that, thanks!

Family will always butt in weddings, it's stressful and it sucks. I was ready to call the whole thing off (the "event", not the marriage), just so that my husband and I could go do our own thing, on our own. I understand that while we love we don't always like them, family....:grumble: If you strongly believe that you want…

There are often mistakes in some numbers, if it seems a bit off to you, just double check. :smile: I think it's just way to tedious and extremely time consuming to have to go through and check every little number for every food, especially since so many foods are added everyday.

I don't do cleanses as a way to lose weight, I woudn't reccommend using fasting, detoxing or cleansing as a form of dieting to lose weight. I do normally eat pretty healthy, no fast food, no red meat, limit cheese, limted processed foods, etc.. However, when my body starts feeling slugish and tired I know that I need to…

We all have health and fitness goals that we are trying to reach. Perhaps even some little goals that take us step by step to reaching that "ultimate goal" that we have set. I think we've all learned that food should not be a reward. ( But sometimes still like to reward a great workout with extra treat...:blushing: ) So…

I agree with this as well, and have done this many times in the past. It's beneficial to flush out toxins, but I wouldn't reccommend starving your body. Sometimes I slip up and notice a few too many processed, refined, sugary, "yucky" foods sneak back into my diet. (Kinda like accidentally drinking a margarita:wink:…

Congrats! It's great encouragment and motivation to see results. I'm slowy inching my way towards my first 20 lb loss... Keep up the good work.:flowerforyou:

I often substitute unsweetened apple sauce for the oil in baked goods. I've heard baby food prunes is also a great swap for the "fat" in baking. My sister made a great recipe for healthier choc chip cookies and they are great. I'll have to find that.

Pretend you don't know.:wink: :drinker: You gotta have a few delicious drinks once in awhile. Now you've got me craving a blended yummy..mmmm!

Nit picky, yes I am. Thank-you,:laugh: I do prefer that over the other word people call me when refer to my somewhat OCD behavior ( the 4 letter "a" word) I just worry about details. Too much.:laugh:

Thank you! That makes sense about the "after burn affect" And I had never considered fiber calories, thanks for that bit of info! ( my daily calories are set at 1440, and with exercise I end up eating around 1800-2100)

BK, you may want to try using a tape measure as a way to measure your weight loss and health gains. Many of us are often discouraged by the lack of movement on that little scale dial, when in reality we have lost a lot of inches. Take some starting measurements of your neck, bust, ribs, waist, belly, hips(butt), and upper…

Now that this topic has come up again, there is a question I'd like to add... Based on my F6 HRM, when I sit on the couch for 1 hour I burn approx 90 calories. I just finished a one hour workout and my HRM said I burned 429 calories (jump rope, Indian dance and thigh work) My question is, should I only eat back the…

Congrats on you weight loss, that is a wonderful accomlishment! And as long as you are eating healthy and taking in a healthy amount of calories, then don't let any critism or snide remarks bring you down. Whenever a comment is made you can let them know that you are happy and satisfied with the positive lifestyle changes…

My best advice right now, being untrained in any medical profession, is to take it easy. Don't overdo anything. Keep your calories in check, eat lots of healthy fresh foods, drink lots of water, and keep your workouts a bit easy for awhile longer. Walking and light weight training will help you keep up muslce tone and ease…

Ugh! :noway: :blushing: I do believe that look on my face in my "showing skin" photos is one of uncertainty and fear. :indifferent: I took some photos wearing my "goal" pants. I want be able to proudly and comfortably wear those pants jogging (in public)(pretty sure I'll always keep a shirt on in public though) this summer…

I have the f6 as well, when I want to see the time of day I just bring my wrist up to my chest by the strap and it beeps as it shows the time for a few seconds. I still have a lot to learn about the features of my hrm...

I probably would have rather hid under a table for two days than have my picture taken back before I started changing my lifestyle in January, not to mention a picture with less than adequate clothing! But like many of you, I have improved my health and my body in the last few months. So while still not pleased with my 27…

There is a new reduced calorie gatorade too, but I'm not sure if that means it has fake sweetener, I should check that out. Also I find that gatorade is very sugary sweet, so I actually like to add water. 4oz water to 4oz gatorade for about 30 calories. Maybe I'll try having this more often when I workout.

I'm not sure why this happens, I have the same issue. Ever since increasing my workouts and being more food concious I have been craving salty foods all the time. I used to be a sugar addict, and while I still enjoy a sweet treat here and there, I mostly crave pretzels and chips, hmm I guess it's salty carbs that I want.…

I think as long as your physical went well that you would be ok to move onto personal trainer, they may also work along side a nutritionist who could give you advice. I'm at the same point myself. It's taken me nearly 5 months to drop 16 pounds. I want to see what else I should or could be doing to get the very best…

I'm 5'8" and have lost about 15 pounds (now down to 172) I exercise 6-7 days a week, averaging around a 400 exercise calorie burn per day. I eat about 1500-2000 cal per day based on my daily activity level.

Great advice. Keep your body fueled and running by eating throughout the day. And there are ways to eat healthy on a buget. Buy bunches of lettuce rather than the packaged, look for frozen fruit and veggies on sale, they are sometimes more affordable and will last a while longer. Oatmeal, rice ,beans, and other great foods…

Strive towards one or two mini goals at a time. For one week just try to drink LOTS of water all day long, and keep up with your exercise which can be a mood elevator as well as the fitness benefits. Next week add a couple more small goals to water and exercise. Begin adding more fruits and veggies to your day. Keep them…

The closer to nature, all natural, unaltered, unprocessed, un-messed with the better. The same is true for ALL the foods we eat, why not follow the same guidelines for sweeteners. Use sweeteners in the purest form, but use sparinly. We probably wouldn't eat a chemically formed carrot, why eat a chemically formed or…

If you continue with healthy eating and exercise you will eventually see results, but don't expect a "quick fix". We're in this for the long haul. Slow weight loss is the best weight loss. Go measure yourself with a tape measure. Neck, belly (around belly button) waist (narrowest part), hips (widest part) too, the scale is…

Last weigh in 174 Todays weight 172, reached my goal! New goal 171 by May 25th. Challenge start weight 182 (Jan 1st weight 186) Goal weight by Memorial 172 (Goal weight by my birthday in October 150!)