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I have been eating very clean and low carb (around 20-30 g/day with no calorie restriction) and the pounds are slowly coming off. Exercise is wonderful for improving the appearance of your abs once the layer of fat is sufficiently reduced. I am 5'3" and I am now starting to see mine at 110lbs without exercise, to give you…

I take Sustenex and it has completely cured my digestive problems. I'm not bloated anymore, my nightly painful foot cramps have disappeared and I lost 3 lbs without trying. Yogurt didn't help me at all. Sustenex is designed to protect the bacteria until it reaches the intestine. I take one pill every other day. I feel…

You can't change/control anybody but yourself. Find your "happy place" and ignore what bothers you about her.

It may be something else. Like a sugar alcohol intolerance. Or a fructose malabsorption problem.

In spirit.

You don't get the support for your weight loss journey from fb friends simply because they are usually not on that same journey. I keep my weight loss ambitions here only. Also I like the anonymity. You see, I'm a well-known tv personality, and none of my MFP peeps know it! Oops...I shouldn't have mentioned that!…

I was always skeptical of that diet. Special K is a processed cereal with added sugar.

I agree with you 100%. As soon as I increased my calories to 1500/day, I felt better and the weight is starting to come off. Also I am not going to drastically change my fitness lifestyle to get myself to lose weight because if my whole weight-control is based on a fitness regimen that I'm likely to abandon, the weight…

Hi, I'm not sure, but I was wondering why you want a sugar alcohol to sweeten once-in-a-while things? Why not just use sugar? Erythritol has some seriously unpleasant side effects for some people.

I am very proud of you for wanting to serve our great country! I know that you are focused on losing the weight to go to basic training, OCS, etc. But please do remember that you need to make a lifestyle change that will keep your weight down once you are in the service. I've seen too many people get put on probation for…

When getting surgery you must always weigh the risks. If something should go wrong by chance, how would your quality of life be affected? I decided not to get laser surgery because I'd rather deal with contacts the rest of my life and have healthy eyes than take that little tiny risk that I'll see halos and need eye drops…

I don't post any MFP stuff on facebook. But boy do I look forward to the day when I post a new fb photo of myself at my goal weight with the caption "10 lbs lost" or something like that! :smile:

I do isometrics. Small weights are handy to use. I use exercise bands for resistance.

Don't wear shorts that ride up your butt. No matter how sly you think you are, there is at least one person who will see you "fixing" your shorts.

Try Michael Bublé, Rod Stewart "it had to be you" album, Harry Connick Jr, JS Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. They are very calming things to listen to. Also excellent mood music if you are entertaining a date. If you want more suggestions, I can recommend many more, but these are some of the first artists that entered my…

Andrea, I agree. Her breakfast protein consumption is about 9-10 g and may be too low.

I had a similar problem a few weeks ago. When I increase my breakfast calories to 350-500 calories, but kept my daily caloric intake the same, it fixed the problem. I looked at your diary and I think that it would be worth a try to eat a bigger breakfast with protein, fat and carbs like oatmeal or grits etc. Please let me…

Shouldn't you British people be tucked into bed? Isn't it about 3 am your time? ;-)

I'd say if you can't pronounce the ingredients on the label then it's too processed. For example, there is absolutely no reason for a bottle of mustard to have anything in it other than mustard, water, vinegar, and spices.

I got for mine for about $4 at Walmart. I tested its accuracy when I brought it home by weighing water (1 gram equals 1 ml) and it works just fine.

It's like once you've had your first bad reaction to that poison, you can never consume it ever again without dire consequences.

Hi I'm 43 and new to this too and I have no friends yet. :flowerforyou:

The 6-pack will show when your body fat percentage is very low. Depending on your physique as a woman, it may or may not be a healthy state for you. 125 lbs is a very good goal! Best of luck

The more you work at it the better you get. It's not unusual that you would need a ramping-up time. You're still doing better than before you started trying.