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I looked at your diary, and first thing I see it your breakfasts suck. Coffee doesn't count as breakfast, and you are not starting your day giving your body the signal to burn calories. Second thing I noticed is that you go either way over or way under on your calories, and not with good foods. It looks like you eat what a…

If there is one thing it is ok to go over on it's protein. Better to be over on that than over on carbs for sure!

If you like cottage cheese, a serving of that about 30 before bedtime is a very healthy snack. The protein is released slowly which is great for at night because you won't be getting up in the middle of the night to eat(as most of us don't!). Also, try moving dinner 15-20 minutes later than you are now, that could make…

I completely understand how hard it is to fill in calories with good food, because good food can be very very filling. If you want to try and get something in without a lot of "eating", some other options are a glass of low fat chocolate milk, a bottle of v-8, a single piece of whole grain toast with natural peanut butter,…

From reading one of your reply's, it looks like you aren't eating enough to support your workouts. You mentioned eating 1400 calories in a day, but burning off essentially 1200 of those calories. That basically is telling your body to live off 200 calories, which it won't like doing at all. If you burn 1200 calories…

1200 is a very low caloric intake. I would add in eating some of your exersize calories, mostly in the form of protein. Also, please notice that even though the scale hasn't moved, the fact that your clothes fit loser means that inches are coming off, and that means that soon the numbers on the scale will move as well!

Oatmeal is great, so is the Kashi Go Lean cereal. If you go for eggs, try to stick to egg whites as you get the protein without the fat!

I love how everyone is looking at whether or not you should lose more weight, instead of what you asked. Yes, up your calories, but not by much, try starting out by adding only 250 a day and then change it if you need to. Lower your cardio, and continue with the weight lifting. Unless you have a high level of testosterone,…

I would suggest upping to around 1400 calories a day to make sure your body isn't going into starvation mode. Also, when you start lifting, your body takes a while to adjust. You aren't burning as many initial calories as cardio, but in the long term the muscle will burn more calories while at rest, so a combo of the two…

It is true that if you don't eat 1200 a day your body will go into starvation mode. An easy way to get extra calories and nutrition is by drinking a glass of oj or V8. That won't make you overly full, but will add some calories and nutrition to your day. How far off are you coming each day? If it's by a lot, a slice of ww…

I totally understand with eating whats easiest because you are tired, but Buzzkitty is right, each day is new. I have days where I wake up and breakfast is perfect, but then lunch is awful. So I throw that day out the window. Say ok, today is a crappy food day, but tomorrow I can be back on track. YOu just gotta look for…

There are a lot of soups and stews you can do in a crockpot that are very healthy, filling and flavorfully satisfying. In a large crock they make enough to last for 2 or 3 days depending on how many people eat off of them

If you are working on a short time to get in your cardio and weights, try switching your cardio to HIIT(High Intensity Interval Training). You get more bang for your buck with that!

Cardio is great for cardiovascular health, and will give you more of an "instant" result so to speak, because you are burning more calories initially. Strength training for long term benefits however is just as important. It builds your lean muscle mass, which helps your body burn more calories while at rest. The best…