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W6D3 done, although I had to walk a minute or two towards the end. Will probably repeat this day on Monday, or until I can run the entire time (which I KNOW I can do!)

Completed W6D2 (finally!)

W6D2.... Couldn't finish the second run. :(. I did a 4 mile Walk with Leslie DVD yesterday, and my legs revolted. But never mind! I'll get it on Friday!!

W6D1 done :)

I second the no canola oil (wouldn't recommend generic vegetable oil either). The stuff is highly, highly processed to get it to the state you see it in the bottles. I use : Lard Tallow Coconut oil Butter Ghee Olive oil as a salad dressing or low heat cooking

W5D3 done!! I cannot believe I actually ran for 20 minutes straight!!!!

W5D2 done!!

I use unpasteurized, unhomogenized, full cream milk. Real as it gets! I do log every cup though, as I tend to like about 1/2 cup of milk per cup of coffee. Not logging all those calories caused me some drama earlier, but now I know if I want my coffee I have to leave enough calories in the day to have it.

W5D1 done! :)

W4D3 done! And done in the rain! My husband was mightily impressed when I didn't come back immediately because of the weather, but I told him once my shoes were on and phone strapped to my arm it was too late to turn back :)

W4D2 done!!

Finished W4D1.

I generally eat more calories at breakfast, fewer at lunch and a medium amount for supper (700/300/500) although I have no hard and fast rules about it! Try prelogging your supper so you know exactly how many calories you can eat before then. For variety in meals, indulge in a good cookbook, and then cook your way through…

W3D3 finished, a week late due to a head cold, but I didn't want to start over, so just finished the day of the week I was on. Looking forward to week 4 (I think!). :)

Use full fat rather than skim milk. Eat a substantial breakfast,like porridge with full fat milk, some butter, and fruit. Nuts, avocado, peanut butter are all calorie dense foods. Just my few suggestions to do with as you please. :)

Fresh and unprocessed from the cow! ???? I wasn't a big milk drinker until I met non-homogenised, non-pasteurised milk, then it was love at first taste! So much so I had to put a limit on it as the weight was starting to creep up. ????

I was eating 1200 a day when I started MFP, and the weight was coming off. I hit a plateau for a couple of weeks, so recalculated using the TDEE - 15% which put me at 1350. The weight started coming off again. When I lost another 5 pounds or so, I recalculated using MFPs recommendations, which put me at 1560. The weight is…

I too have been described as eating like a field hand when I was younger, and yes, I can still pack it in! But I have discovered that eating real fats, like butter and full cream milk, and using lard, tallow and ghee to fry or sauté in has drastically cut down my appetite. For the majority of days I now only eat three…

W3D2 done :) can't believe I've lasted this long!

Milk! I was drinking 8-10 glasses a day (we have a house cow, so it was free and abundant, and delectable). I could not figure out how I kept gaining so much weight, then got MFP and realised the milk was an ENTIRE days plus of calories. Made me sad. ????

W3D1 done!

W2D3 done and dusted! Week three here I come!!

First, you are not a failure! You've had the courage to realise you need help, and came here to ask, so good on ya! Great ideas for free and fun exercise has been mentioned. Soups are a great way and cheap way to make healthy meals. If you can find a slow cooker at the goodwill or such, get one. Dried beans are super cheap…

W2D2 complete!

We slice ours into one inch thick slices, rub with favorite seasonings and then put on the barbecue like a steak. Best meat ever, bar none!! It is sweeter than regular beef and not tough at all. Enjoy!!

W2D1 complete. Totally agree about the mind and body thing! It took a powerful amount of mind talk to get out the door this morning, but was well worth it! Saw a fox heading home after his night out (killing folks chickens probably!) which was pretty amazing, as I've seen very few live ones. A gorgeous creature, even if…

For me personally, I have found adding fat back into my diet has done wonders for curbing my appetite, and keeping me feeling full. I used to be a grazer and ate pretty well throughout the day, and always felt like I was hungry even 1 hour after eating! So I added the natural fats into my diet (the ones which have been…

Sugar in fruit is chemically identical to sugar in cookies. The difference is sugar in fruit is combined with fibre, vitamins and other nutrients your body needs. Sugar in cookies and other such is usually combined with additional highly refined items such as white flour, and has little to no nutritional value. Hence its…

W1D3 done! Wasn't too bad, except I wasn't paying enough attention and took a wrong turn taking me to THE biggest elevation climb in town! Coming back was easy though. :). One week down, now to just find the motivation to keep going next week!

I use an iOS app called Meal Schedule by Radical Barrel. It's pretty simple, and one you've gotten a decent recipe/meal base in, it makes planning easy enough (still a chore, but a smaller one!). I plan dinners for the month, then get all the items needed with the exception of fruit and vegetables, which I get each week at…