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But back to the some of the other questions - yes, you can overwork your body. Everything I've seen says to give yourself at least one day of rest in the week. Another day might be spent walking, bicycling, or doing another activity like that. I personally do not jog or run because I have some bad alignment in my knees and…

Like I said, my diet was not what it should have been. However, I also suffered from one sore knee and one sore shoulder the entire time I was doing the program. I am used to plyometric workouts, as TurboFire does a lot. However, the ones in Insanity are best performed with an already fit body, in my opinion. I personally…

I did not lose weight using Insanity. I gained endurance, possibly muscle mass, but if you're looking specifically to lose weight, you may want to table Insanity until you are looking to gain strength and endurance. Here is a comparison of the Beach Body fitness programs:…

It all depends on your circumstances. At 23, you have a lot of childbearing years ahead of you. At 43, they are likely behind you. An endometrial ablation is a less invasive way than hysterectomy of stopping the massive bleeding. It won't help if you are experiencing terrible cramps, though. BC pills have a lot of risks…

Oh man, first thing I'd recommend is an endometrial ablation - or even a hysterectomy. I'm assuming that at 43 you're not planning on any more children. That gets you off of the BC pills, and all the side effects and risks with them. You could be looking at another 15 years before menopause kicks in and it finally ends.…

I drank diet cherry 7up. I loved it. Then I had to give it up for my recent elimination diet. I decided to cut all ties with it a few weeks in, since I had kicked the habit. Then I had to test benzoates (which are in a lot of sodas), so I picked a pineapple soda, and by the end of that day, I had a really horrible headache…

It's the standard line you get when you donate blood or other blood-related products (platelets, plasma, a double, etc). You're to avoid smoking or alcohol for a set amount of time, no strenuous activity for a while, you may need to keep the bandage/bandaid on for a while (platelets is 4 hours). When you donate blood, you…

I make "shoe bombs" with baking soda, coffee filters, and rubber bands. Dump some baking soda in a coffee filter and then twist at the top with a rubber band. Then keep one in each shoe until you need to swap it out. Cheap and effective.

I have had periods of time where I had migraines every single day. For a while now, my migraines have tapered off, mostly through regular exercise (cardio, weights). I just completed an elimination diet, and during the 8 weeks or so that I was on it, the only times I've suffered from one was during a test challenge of…

Saying hello. I couldn't go back and read all the pages and pages of posts! I am 45, if that matters. I just finished up an elimination diet, now trying to reintegrate foods. I do workout 6 days a week, usually with DVDs at home, but I am going to try a pilates class during lunch twice a week and see how that goes. It…

I could not keep up with my calorie needs while breastfeeding, honestly. By the time my daughter was 9 months, I was had lost all my baby weight plus another 15 pounds. I swear, it was all breast. I never had any problems with milk supply. It was all just from walking and nursing. I would say that yoga and pilates would be…

There aren't many vegetables I can eat raw. More often than not, I use my rice cooker/steamer to steam my veggies. Take sweet potatoes: I'm not a fan of just eating sweet potatoes. But with a tsp of milk and a dab of butter substitute, I will use my mixer to make mashed sweet potatoes, and I basically have enough for 3…

After researching on electroniccigarettereviews.net, I bought my boyfriend his first kit about 4 years ago. He has no desire to quit inhaling, but he is completely off of tobacco and only vaping. I wish all smokers would switch, instead of listening to all the harbingers. The idea that someone won't switch because they…

I gained weight back after a series of health and other issues. I was exercising and trying to eat healthy, but I was also struggling with knowing that I had food sensitivities (allergist said NOT allergies) and not able to figure out what was going on. When I learned about elimination diets, I decided to commit to going…

My question is more a general one related to this, but how do you know you need to lose that last 15 pounds? I did gain my weight back, but I was so set on reaching a goal before, that when I got there, I realized how bad I looked, and that I really needed to put about 10 pounds back on. And as MoJoPoe pointed out, the…

When I decided to try an elimination diet, I knew that changing my eating patterns and foods was going to make an impact on my boyfriend, but I waited until a couple days before I was about to start to tell him. He was very resistant at first, because he saw it as a huge change, and did not see what we could possibly eat.…

My daughter recommended Daiya, so I am going to be looking for it. I found this on pinterest - a dairy free sour cream recipe: http://healthylivinghowto.com/1/post/2012/08/better-than-a-dollop-of-daisy.html

I couldn't believe how many butter-free spreads have buttermilk or other milk products in it. It's like every single thing has to be scrutinized. Then there was this creamy lentil stuff that tastes just like chili. I ate it like 3 days in a row, wondering why I was feeling so congested, and then realized it had actual…

Thank you, that helps. I think I had accidentally left it as 3 days a week exercise when plugging it into the TDEE calculator, but it's really 6 days. I have been letting MFP put it as sedentary and then logging workouts. I don't try to make up for exercise calories, but do try to meet the minimum.

I clearly have to read up some more on TDEE - all I did was google a calculator. I had seen threads talking about TDEE, but missed what it says about -20%. I suppose it was a raw number. Today, I was just looking to get to 1200 calories, not even trying to make up for exercise calories. I did remember I have some raw…

Before starting the elimination diet, I had let MFP lapse silently for a while - health problems and other things got in the way. I started doing this to find out what foods I had problems with, besides the ones I already knew. Essentially, eliminating processed foods made a huge impact. It wasn't until I saw some…

I've noticed that people get annoyed at topics. I didn't get a chance to sift through searches earlier, so I thought I could do a quick question, since I figured I was not the only one who has this come up. I know there is always a danger in posting a new topic on any forums, and try to be conscientious of the people who…

Sorry, I grabbed the wrong number, I meant to put the 2054, the 1494 was BMR according to the calculator I saw. In general, I cannot eat: any dairy (not just lactose); peanuts; benzoates; melons of any sorts; peppers; or raw cucumbers, onions, and almonds. This is the last week of challenges for the elimination diet, so…

My feelings about things like ice cream is less about the "bad food" idea, than it is about the fact that for me, eating sugary food tends to lead to cravings which lead to eating way too much sugary food. Hopefully not so much, now that I've cut things out of my eating patterns while doing the elimination diet. It has…

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I appreciate it. I should have clarified, I'm less worried about the exercise calories than I am for the minimum. Today, have only eaten 560 calories so far. Not out of starvation, but things like.. my bananas aren't ripe, the pineapple chunks at Sam's were spoiled by a bad case so I…

Next week, I can look at almond butter as a snack (no more peanuts, alas).

Next week will be a bit different, since I won't have the same food restrictions. Unfortunately, I did discover that I cannot have dairy, so as lovely as ice cream sounds, I've never been able to eat much dairy-free ice cream, so that still won't cut it. I guess this week I'll be researching paleo snacks, since those are…

I'm wrapping up an elimination diet, so none of what you mention will work for me. Short of eating a ton of grains or a ton of fruit, it just doesn't work like that. As for ice cream, it's one thing to need to add calories, I really wouldn't want to add them with something that is not beneficial. At least airpopped popcorn…

Or another one, if it makes you happy, H2 O2 would be very, very bad to drink. H2 O is very good to drink. Only one molecule difference.

Carbon Dioxide is used in photosynthesis by plants which produce oxygen. Carbon Monoxide = death.