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I'm not sure why this happens, probably due to hormones or blood sugar. It's definitely not all in your head, though; the day before (and sometimes the first day of) my period I am always freaking STARVING, to the point where I can predict exactly when I am going to get it just based on how hungry I feel. I don't get…

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Eat the foods that you like (within reason) so that you won't feel deprived, just pay attention to portion sizes. Also, try to eat foods that are filling without being high in calories. Breakfast is tough because we're so accustomed to loading up on carbs like toast, bagels, waffles, pancakes, etc. Once I switched to…

I LOVE Special K Protein Plus. 100 calories, 14 grams of carbs (5 of them from fiber), 10 grams of protein, and tasty too! As a disclaimer I am the type of person who likes boring cereal (cheerios, rice krispies, raisin bran), but you can always add fresh fruit, cinnamon, or nuts if you want to spice things up.

For the record, I don't like fast food either -- it makes my stomach rebel and I don't think it tastes nearly as good as homemade -- but I think you're kind of missing the point here. Nobody is arguing that it's right to subsist on a diet of fast food all the time or to "treat your stomach like a trash can" and fill it…

So with you on the loving Mexican food! If you like seafood, try fish tacos with some kind of flaky white fish like tilapia, mahi mahi, or snapper. Because it has a milder flavor than beef, a lot of high-calorie stuff like cheese and sour cream overpowers the fish, so it's completely satisfying to have it with just some…

I always do a stir fry with cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, peppers, then make grilled chicken with a spicy peanut sauce. You can serve it over rice if you want, but it's just as good with only the veggies and waaaay lower in calories. I don't have a specific recipe, just kind of throw it together, but the flavors are…

Speaking as someone who feels a bit queasy at the thought of eating a McDonald's Burger, I think I can explain why people say fast food "doesn't taste good." You're right, of course -- it DOES taste good while you're eating it. But if you habitually eat really healthy food, particularly if you have a sensitive stomach,…

As I understand it, being an apple or a pear shape doesn't matter -- AS LONG AS YOU ARE AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT. The problem is that when apple-shaped women gain excess weight, they tend to gain it in their belly, which puts you at a higher risk for heart disease than gaining weight in your hips and butt. So, as long as you…

Sounds delicious, I will have to try this!

Bump! Those look delicious!

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Absolutely.

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Curves are beautiful! The idea is to get fit and healthy and toned, not aspire to a body shape that you could never achieve without lopping off your hipbones. In my experience, a fit woman with an hourglass shape will turn the heads of 99.9% of the male population. And along the lines of aspiring to a body shape you can't…

Looks and sounds delicious!

Tea is the best! Not only does it taste good, it has the added benefit of being warm and soothing and helping you get to sleep. I like decaf chai tea, because it has a lot of flavor and feels substantial to me - like I am really having a snack. A splash of milk and some stevia and you've got barely any calories at all.

It sounds like you are really determined, and I applaud you for that. But it also sounds to me like you have shin splints, and the only treatment for those nasty little buggers is rest. Continuing to run on them will exponentially increase the time it takes to heal (trust me, I know - I played an entire soccer season with…

This happens to a lot of people (myself included), and as far as I know it's not a problem unless menstruation stops entirely. In fact, it's a definite upside; exercise often leads to shorter and lighter periods, and cuts WAY down on or eliminates cramps for a lot of folks as well. As you're saying that you noticed a…

No matter WHAT someone weighs, the decision to eat healthy food is always a good one! Because the reason to eat healthy food or to exercise ultimately isn't to look good in a swimsuit (though that's a nice bonus!), but to BE healthy. And making critical comments about that person's decision to take care of themselves is…

A lot of it depends on frame size, how muscled you are, all kinds of things. 130 pounds of lean and toned muscle is a world away from 130 pounds of out-of-shape. I'd say shoot for somewhere around the weight you were at before, and try to track your progress with something other than the number on the scale -- how fast you…

There's a whole bunch of things that can cause cramps, but the main one is improper breathing. It's easy to start breathing really fast and shallow when running or to hunch over as you get tired, but to get the best results you have to stand up straight, breath deeply and fill up all the space in your lungs. Make sure you…