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They explained it as two people the same exact age, weight and sex. The difference was one of them had dieted in the past and one did not ever diet. They had two different calorie needs for each day. It's a good documentary if you ever get the chance to check it out. Even with being active you still have a particular base…

I take the smallest fish oil pills. You can purchase them in tiny round pills. And no fish burps or bad flavor.

I'm back to tracking this time around. Years ago when I reached my goal I did not log for a long time and gained it all back. One important thing to keep in mind is that your calorie needs are less than someone of the same height, age, weight, that has never dieted before (learned that on 'The Weight of the Nation). I…

I found this for you but apples do tend to get "mealy" if stored in the fridge. Apples: Apples, just like tomatoes, start to loose flavor and texture after spending time in the fridge. Leave them on the counter, and toss them in the fridge for 30 minutes prior to eating if you want a crisp bite. Citrus: Store oranges,…

I would say break up that workout so you're doing a little bit every day. That way you have the benefits on your metabolism and stress reduction daily. It's also too much stress on your joints and muscles to do it all at once. Break it up!

Apples, pears and oranges should never be kept in the fridge.

I would say you'll have to do curvy fit jeans. I would suggest the curvy fit Levi's. :)

Go with the step tracker. :)

I just looked it up for you and it says your healthy weight is 143 lbs. 127 is the minimum for your height and age.

108 lbs is too thin for 5'7"!

Often if you are falling under your goals your body will not let go of any extra weight. I would try to log the exercise and meet the goals not fall under them. You have to fuel your machine.

I don't agree with weighing your food! I will say that people with lower stress seem to lose and keep the weight off.

Don't toss your scale. You are eating too few calories per day to allow your body to function. You can't starve yourself as you will lose muscle not fat.

Why 1,200 calories per day? Here's a great post! You are also harming your body. Remember even walking around during the day is going to cause you to dip below 1200. http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Why-1200-Calories-Day-Important-When-Dieting-13080864

I'd be interested but I would not make my diary open to those not on my friend's list. It would be nice to share recipes. I don't do meal plans but I plan several days ahead. I would not have an interest in meal plans (we're on the road 2 weekends/month). PM me if you end up starting a recipe sharing group. Thanks!

Rather than bookmarks you should try the gmail organization tool (if you use gmail) or Google docs. You just e-mail the link to yourself along with some notes. Tag the e-mail as whichever label you choose (food, recipes etc.). It takes it out of your inbox and stores it for you under that tag. Do a quick search in that tag…

Hand's down my favorite way to organize online recipes is to use my gmail. I e-mail a recipe link to myself. I tag the e-mail as 'food' using the drop down. It automatically transfers the e-mail into my food folder. That way when I'm randomly searching for the great baked chicken recipe I served to friends a few months…

Although I'm not a single parent the feedback I've seen from either single parents (or a parent where their spouse travels a lot) is to go workout at somewhere with daycare or babysitting built in. My gym has babysitting and I see a lot of parents take advantage of it during my Monday Zumba class. I've also heard good…

I just read this today in Huff Post: "Dieting will cause you to lose not just the harmful fat but also useful muscle. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn so when you start to lose muscle you need less food. The trouble is that eventually you'll reach the point where you stop losing weight even though…

Not under 1200. I just read this in Huff Post today: "Dr Michelle May, who teaches mindful eating, warns that unless medically supervised you shouldn't cut calories below 1,200 per day or struggle to get enough nutrients to fuel your activities and satisfy your hunger."

Great response! :D I also just read this on Huff Post: "All the scientific research shows that no matter what size you are, diets make you hungry and create powerful cravings for the very things you're trying to avoid. As well as these cravings, dieters feel deprived. When we deprive ourselves of food - and many diets are…

I learned today about how Cod is really...in trouble to say the least. :( Cod fishing here in New England is 100% shut down at this point. :(

To give the OP more info on how I mentioned spices have health benefits...here's some examples from Fitness magazine: 1. Curry: contains curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory "that's 50 times more potent than vitamin C or E" 2. Oregano: "One teaspoon contains not only six micrograms of bone-building vitamin K but also the…

THIS

Herbs and spices have many health benefits!! Cutting them out of your cooking is not suggested. :)

Exactly! (Sheeppotato, I love your user icon) :)

The calorie burn is not the same for Nordictrack and cross country skiing. See my above example with my actual numbers. :)

So using the Nordictrack example for me it would be 415 cals/hr if light effort, 571 if heavy effort. For actual cross country skiing (the hardest workout that I do) it's 476/hour if moderate effort. If I'm racing it's 884. Uphill is 1054 (!!) per hour. Vigorous effort for me is 544. So as you can see Nordictrack should…

I would go to a tool like this: http://calorielab.com/burned/ And add the estimate of cals burned to your list so it's always there to choose from.

Cross country skiing is a lot more calories than Nordic track. But here's a handy tool you can come up with an estimate and add it to your your list so it's always there to choose from: http://calorielab.com/burned/