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I have been on 100mg of Topamax for several years now. At least 4. In the very beginning, I had all the symptoms mentioned. Tingling, dizzy, forgetfulness. I kept on it because it was helping my migraines. I did loose weight, about 20 lbs and have successfully kept that weight off. I came off of it once because I had…

Way to go! You look great. KEep up the good work

Ahh...ok, Does that change the flavor at all? What about any other healthy things to add to a protein shake like for a breakfast shake? To add to either a vanilla or chocolate shake. I sometimes add some fruit but the carbs and sugar is to much sometimes.

I just went and looked up the pure protein and none of them seem to have any fiber in them.

Thanks, That is actually the one I was looking at before but couldnt remember the name of it. Right now Im using Oh Yeah protien powder and love the taste just looking for something with a little less calories and some fiber too. How is the taste of the pure protein?

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I will go to the doctor....... Right after BIKE WEEK.... Which I am leaving for tomorrow! No exercise for a couple days anyways!!!

Well holy begezus... So I need to go to the doctor because I might be having a heart attack??? Its not painful, just tight. Like I cant take a deep breath. I had asthma when I was a kid but outgrew it. A while back when I was skiing I had the same tightness and thought I was going to die...panic attacks galore... I went to…

I am tracking my calories and my exercise. According to about 5 different sites and 10 different ways to look at it, I should be eating between 1450 and 1500 and when I exercise I eat those calories back. So I don't think I'm in starvation mode. Just going to give the scale away...

I swear I have tried six ways from Sunday to figure these numbers out and I feel like I'm back in high school algebra or something...lol The days I eat more because I'm eating my exercise calories back I have a hard time keeping within my macros on almost everything. That is the hard part.

Thank for this^ No my bf isn't 400 pounds but he is overweight. He lost a good bit pretty fast but the last couple weeks it has only been a couple pounds a week. I pretty much have been taking one day off a week. But I still watch what I eat and don't go overboard. I'm not trying to be impatient. The impatient part is…

So I drink one in the morning for my breakfast. It is low in carbs and sugar and pretty high in protein. Is it not a good idea to have another one after I work out if I still have not met my protein goals?

Ok... I get this! haha...I swear Im getting there...slow learner over here... So basically I think what I am doing is Option 1. I have my goal set at my BMR and if I exercise and enter my calorie burn then I eat back the calories until I get my net to eaqual my goal. I sit at a desk 5 days a week and Im pretty active…

So which ones of the Quest bars would you all recomend? I just looked they are a bit pricy but I dont want to go and buy a whole box if they are not a good kind. Suggestions?

I am trying to do the eat more weigh less thing, but still having a hard time with it. I am following it with the diet as far as the calories go but Im not losing like I want to. I have lost between 4 -5 pounds but keep fluctuating back and forth with 3 or so pounds so I finally put my scale away, but it keeps calling me…

I burned a little less than 200 calories per my HRM on level 2 last night for my 1st day in this challenge. Level 1 is about to easy for me. Level 2 got me working though, I just thought it would have burned more than it did. I think level 3 is my favorite though. Thats what Im going to do tonight. That and some free…

have the 30 day shred but I also have a lot of her other videos to. I tend to rotate back and forth, but I do like the results I get from the shred, so yeah, add me and I will def do it with you.

No she doesn't. She looks hot!!! Lol Ok you guys have me convinced. My boyfriend has a set of adjustable up to 35 lb weights at his house. How about that weight size? Better than the 5 or 10? I'm gonna give that a try and look up the new rules of lifting for women. Thank you guys for your help.

But using my 5-10 lbs weights when Im doing the jillian michaels dvds is still ok?

I meant I dont want to bulk up on muscles. I guess that came out wrong and I see how it did. Sorry. I see what you all are saying. Last night I looked up some strength training videos on you tube and found some videos with just weights and tried some of those and it really got my heart rate up. I didnt feel like I did…

Im not interested in building muscle mass at all. I guess I was confused between what everyone was talking about between strength training and weight training. I can do a lot of the strenght training and do so with the Jillian michaels training. And yes my community center has some free weights, but I dont know what to do…

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ok...I get that, but can you tell me the difference between doing this ( marking 1 calorie for exercise) and having a total calorie consumption of 1850 or so and adding the calories into MFP and STILL having the toal calories eaten be 1850 but it will show the net being 1500? Am I picking at staws here??? lol Isnt that the…

Thank you guys very much. That helped me get a good list started! Much appreciated!

Uggg...ok only slightly more confused and I think its MFP's fault and the app itself...lol So Im pretty sure Im doing what your saying. In MFP i have my goal calories set at 1500. I eat until I reach around 1850 but Im also adding in my exercise calories burned so at the end of the day, I have a total calories eaten of…

Ok I think I a starting to understand this calculation a little more. I swear I need someone to pound it in my head for me to understand it I think. For whatever reason it just isnt sinking in. I sucked at math in school maybe thats why. So...I got my TDEE from having a moderate activity level. Right now I am averaging…

Thanks, Anyone else have any ideas?

Run keeper is an app that I use that tracks my runs, walks, bike rides, any activity really and puts it on a map so I can see the route that I took. I have an Oregon scientific with a chest strap. It just seems like it was low but I will go with the lower number. I asked for a nicer HRM for my birthday!!!

I have been eating a low carb wrap with either chicken or turkey and feta or someother type of cheese. Then I have an apple or non fat greek yogurt