mcrubino

What is the 5:2 fast?

I did a total overhaul of my diet about a year ago, dropping added sugars, gluten, most dairy, and starchy vegetables. That diet was neccesary for me for health reasons and between that and the job I had which required me to walk and climb stairs for 7 hours a day I lost 20lbs. I have now gained 10 of that back, not being…

Also, there are other options for pasta, my favorite being black bean spaghetti which is made from black beans and water. You can find creative ways to do the paleo diet.

For me I had to adopt this diet, or even really a diet that is more restrictive than this to keep sugars and starches to a minimum, and after the first 3 months I added some things back in. I still keep processed foods to an extreme minimum but I have found a whole new variety of things to eat and my body and my digestive…

I personally drink unsweetened almond milk because i have dietary restraints that keep me from eating much dairy. I have tried coconut milk and soy milk but I really enjoy the flavor of almond milk better and it tastes wonderful in cereal or mixed with my protein powder.

I usually work out at night before bed. It's generally about an hour and a half after I eat and I take my protein shake with me. I feel amazing during and after the workout. I will say though, when I wake up to work out in the morning I find it more difficult to fuel up first and prep my protein shake after. I'll give that…

I do have a medical reason to avoid eating too much sugar but I find it difficult to stay below the max with just naturally occurring sugar as well. I will say that if you can find plain greek yogurt with as little sugar as possible, get that and add berries. I think really the sugar intake is moreso for added sugars,…

You can, just make sure to get it uncured. Ham has high sugar and often salt content, and many cured hams have way too high of sodium. But that being said, bacon is a great source of protein, just eat in moderation.

I'm trying to lose about 7 lbs before my wedding in March and it's been a constant struggle trying to exercise and eat right but haven't seen anything, in fact I've been gaining weight. That's why I joined this, just to keep myself accountable for what I eat and the exercise I do each day. I'm hoping to lose 1lb a week and…

Your body has definitely gone into starvation mode. You cannot deprive it of its nutrients and expect to lose any weight, in fact that is VERY unhealthy. I say up to around 1700, and exercise, and as you lose weight adjust your calorie intake down, but it should never be at 500 calories. Treat your body well and it will…

I am currently trying to get my arms under control as well, and instead of strength training I have been doing a lot of pilates which works to tone the muscle. Perhaps try this type of exercise to see if you can get those arms firmed up while you lose weight. Great job on the workouts and weight loss!

It sound to me that maybe you're having a battle of willpower with unsuccessful dieting thusfar. Perhaps starting off for maybe a month or so being very strict will give you the willpower to later say, "I really can go without that" or "I really only need just one." I had to totally change my lifestyle giving up…

You're doing great with fruit. I will say try to maintaing that momentum with vegetables as well.

I have been doing interval training as well, but agree it takes too long to get the treadmill down to the slower speed again. I don't do such quick intervals, however, I do 2-3 minutes on 3.5mph and 45 seconds at 9mph. I've found this gives my body time to recover but only just enough time to recover before I start going…

corn chips...I can put those things away. Except I just learned that my usual serving of my favorite restaurant chips is 360 calories by themselves! ugh

It is a constant struggle to say no to sweets, and while I had a medical necessity to give them up it is still very difficult to see my favorite foods pass by. Breads, donuts, cheesecakes and the like, it's so difficult to give them up. BUT, to that I will say that being a year off white breads, added sugar, sweeteners,…