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I started a couple of weeks ago to reduce the amount of sugar. What I have done is to have a large amount of fruit at breakfast as its naturally occurred sugars with helps me with the cravings and I will burn it during the day. In my tea/coffee I use coconut nectar instead of sugar. And as I have a sweet tooth I have as…

I find the best solution to the sugar problem is coconut sugar for teas, coffees and things like that (I find honey for coffee just odd for my taste). For my personal point of view. I use honey to add sweetness to yoghurts, smoothies and oats as it has its own benefits too as food.

hello, I have been trying to stick to a gym routine with no success! I have no program, i tried TNRL for women but no luck there, i think because some exercises i need space and weights that are always taken by the macho-men in my gym :( any recommendations of a program that it is easy to start with? i always believed in…

I have never tried it. But since two weeks ago I have been cutting my processed foods to the minimum (that I am able to) and I can see the difference already! specially energy-wise. Sorry I can't help you with the product but if you wanna ask/interchange tips and so here I am.x

hello, I think you can do it! of course you can, no doubt. Just one step after another. You have a powerful reason; your children :smiley: I started my journey to a healthy eating little by little; now I am almost there... and I want to keep it (I have never been able to keep it before as it is the hardest) I found the…

Hello, I am PR and I am 38 and I wanted to get super fit and in shape for before my 40th birthday. I am tired of starting and starting again. I do well for a while and then i get a 'disturbance' and i loose the track again... This time it has been my longest 'good performance' and i want to keep it. :smiley: having the big…

I'm 38 Doh! those four zero sound really close now... sigh

I'm on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I think by coming here again is already one point achieved :) Many starts & fails are much better than no start at all. So here's another point :smiley: Little by little, depression doesn't go away in a day.... but you know that. Try to focus in the achievements rather than in the failings at the beginning, we all do…

I started here a couple of months ago and I know it is really hard to keep logging but people here is very supportive and friendly :happy: I have sent you all friend requests so we can thumb up and encourage each other. :flowerforyou:

Welldone! :flowerforyou:

We all have one of those days now and them.... i think it is good to do it so afterwards you have renewed your determination to keep doing things right. And one day of many is not too bad. :bigsmile: I found a little chart about cravings and what you could eat to mitigate them. I can't embed a pic here (I don't know how)…

haha! i tend to red a lot and freak out about what i read and so on.... but i keep my intake of dark choc :love:

sometimes i feel that those 120 cal average of 1 damn slice of bread could be a yummy snack instead :) i think i am concerned about it because i am struggling with my belly :o it looks swallowed all the time so i thought bread might have something to do? (an other whole grains perhaps) don't know but i feel like a fish…

have i heard dark chocolate???????????? :love: hmmm very good article... but now i am scared of mycotoxins and such! :frown: I usually eat Green & Blacks 85% dark chocolate. I hope it is not too bad

Please forget DIETS = DEVIL I have seen my mother straggling the last 20 years trying all sort of diets and... failing. Putting back all the weight in one go every time she stopped one of those for a break. It makes your body go to starvation mode and when you stop it you gain it all again. It is actually the worst thing…

1. I have dyslexia 2. I hate olives but I love olive oil 3. I hate not living by the sea (I grew up in a town by the coast)

me too

Hello, I'm PR and I'm 37. I have always been slim but since few years ago & with an office job I find it hard to loose the few pounds I gained & my muscles are not as toned as they used to be. I am trying to get fit again & to be active which is quite difficult when your *kitten* is glued to a chair most of the day :laugh:

I do planks & find that I don't over do my back :)

Hiiiii, I am a newbie and yes, I am discovering that going up & down in my weight leaves marks... and the skin doesn't recover properly. Why things are not easier? :) P

Ahhhh 1 of those radios! I always wanted one... it looks so much fun to talk with people all over the planet. People don't talk to each other enough these days I say.

I always do cardio frist because i hate it so I want to take it out of the way (and i use it as a warm up too) and do the strength training afterwards; which demands more effort as I am already tired. But that's me and indeed one of the personal trainers at my gym said exactly as quoted above; it should be afterwards…

hmmmm? 5 pounds? well my goal is to loose 6.5 pounds in total so I dunno all in one month but I 'm up for the part of increasing exercise and NO SWEETS (with capitol letters as to quote you) :happy:

Hi Rick! I do have a hard time staying on track too :) I guess that is why we are all here. You will find the community very nice and helpful. Stay put and we can gently encourage each other. What is a ham radio? I know ham yummy :tongue:

I forgot to add that there are certain foods you can eat when you have cravings that will help you combat them. I can't/don't know how to upload a pic here so I posted in a blog: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/PRguez/view/cravings-648785 It shows a chart depending the craving you are having what 'normal' foods help.

I am with the rest: FRUIT, specially the tropical sweet ones like mangoes, pineapple ... they are sweeeeeett. I had your problem but only with chocolate.... now I eat a bit of 85% dark chocolate every day which they say it is actually healthy (i am sticking to this no matter what :) ) and found that I can cope with my…

Totally Agree. You could try what they call they 80-20 diet or whatever; meaning you behave yourself 5 days a week and you allow yourself some treats the other 2 days. I think willpower is important as they pointed out; but I also think having a good time with your friends it is :) so go ahead and eat what they eat if you…

I had the same situation here ( minus joining the police :D ) I started exercising and gained 2 kilos the 1st 5 - 6 weeks and people told me exactly the same; it is water retention from your muscles getting ready for what we were inflicting upon them! after that initial period now I am loosing little by little (which is…

I started couple of weeks ago :O so far so good (besides today). I found the community here very welcoming. Add me pls so we can encourage e/other. Everybody else is welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we cry and so we laugh together :drinker: (with water)