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I am the same exact story and I wonder the same exact things. I have put on at least ten pounds since the summer and totally binge after doing so well. I read "Brain over Binge" and it does help somewhat and has helped me cut down but I still on occasion eat way more then I need to. I am trying the Spike Diet now so I can…

Any activity is a good start! Usually at least 30 mins will get your heart rate up. And I know how that boxing game can be! I do turbofire which is like kickboxing and after playing that game for about ten minutes I was crazy sore the whole next day! It is a great upper body workout!

Ok awesome! I just wanted to make sure because that would be hard to avoid in the foods I am thinking of having! I don't have any blood sugar issues so I should be good. Thanks!

I do have a question though. You mention not eating white carbs and hfcs but do you avoid them on your spike day? It seems like it would be a bit harder especially if you are eating out.

So I questioned you in another thread but I just read your book and I have totally changed my mind. I have been stuck on a plateau since before Christmas, maybe even Thanksgiving. Everything you wrote was totally me. I am gaining weight now because I think my metabolism is slowed and just because it is frustrating to not…

I have been feeling off all week and I only managed to get a good workout in on Wed. My stomach has just been weird all week and some days I just knew working out would be a bad idea. I haven't worked out yet today but I am planning on doing at least a run on the treadmill after my dinner settles. My stomach kept me from…

I am mainly in the birth control doesn't make you gain weight the food you eat does group but I was put on a new birth control pill a month ago and for some reason it is really messing me up this week. This is my second month on it and I am in the first week of the active pills. I feel slightly nauseous as the day goes on…

I love the mango one! But I cut it out due to the extra calories and sugar I don't need at this point. However if I get sick and am put on an antibiotic I make an exception!

Pretty sure he means Glucosamine! The bottle I have here is Vitamin Shoppe brand so I guess you can get it there! My dad had like five huge bottles so he gave one to me.

Tell that to my scale! Lol. I agree a day can be good but in moderation too. Like I said I can really start to binge and eat a bunch of food even when I am not hungry and then I see and feel the results for the rest of the week. On my bday I wanted pancakes so I had the whole wheat ones I had made for Christmas. I think…

I agree with the person who said it also could be from just starting exercise. Your muscles are being crazy traumatized and they bring fluid to heal them. I don't think I can post links here but my fitness mentor Chalene Johnson posted this on her blog about DOMS which could be your problem at the moment: "When someone…

I like a cheat meal every now and then but I have to be careful because I can fall really hard off the wagon so I try to limit them. I just had Christmas/bday/new years all in the same week so I am not doing any cheat meals this weekend as I had plenty during all of that. But I am making more of an effort to keep my cheat…

I did the same thing on Halloween and it kinda set me in a downward spiral. I am now working on losing the ten pounds I have gained since then. If you really do have a tendency to binge, try reading "Brain over Binge". I am not a severe binge eater at all but even still it had some good points in it and has really put a…

I am 5'9 and my highest pant size was a ten but I was about 180 ish and they were kinda tight.

The whole wheat pasta with zucchini sounds great!!

Lack of magnesium was my issue, I take a supplement now and it has totally stomped that issue out. If you go that route make sure to get a chelated magnesium citrate or chelated magnesium glycinate. The oxide version is useless and the glycinate is the best of the two I listed by far.

I managed to maintain 152 which is three up from my lowest weight during this challenge. Today is my bday and I am going out with friends so you guys all have a one up on me lol. Is our last weigh in day on Sunday?

Today is my bday and it is tough to come back after Christmas because...come on it's my birthday! lol. I have been enjoying healthier versions of my fav foods today for the most part (whole wheat blueberry pancakes instead of the ones from the local cafe I have been dying to try!) I have been working out this week and cut…

I weighed in today at the same weight I was on Christmas Eve! Whew! Now I just have to get through going out to dinner with my family to celebrate my bday tonight, out tomorrow night to celebrate with friends, and New Years and I will be able to breath again! Haha!

It does make sense, and I somewhat considered Christmas to be my high calorie day and downed my calories afterwards. I really want to try it, I just need to plan out my meals ahead of time I guess.

I was just on that site yesterday. I am really considering zig-zagging my calories but I am going to wait until my winter break is over so I can count on a good daily burn plus exercise. The only thing I don't like about that calculator is there is no six workouts a week option. Have you had success with zig-zagging?

Honestly, if you can afford a bodybugg or something similar, I would recommend it. I generally log my food here but go by the difference of what my bugg says I burned and what this site says I consumed. My activity level is different everyday (especially now that I am on break and have been sitting on the computer wayyyy…

Oh man does it over estimate. I was doing turbo fire and putting it in as turbo jam/kickboxing for a long time and it would give me like 600-700 calories for a 45 min workout. I got a bodybugg and was brought back down to earth with about 400 calories max with the 45 min workout. My friend tried to warn me but I didn't…

I am planning on weighing in tomorrow. I just couldn't bring myself to do it any sooner since I knew it would be up and I am already mad at myself for the weight I have gained since Halloween-ish time. I could have eaten way worse than I did on Christmas but once I started drinking beer my hands started creeping towards…

I haven't been an emotional eater but I was starting to become a binge eater. I read a great book called Brain Over Binge and it really gives you the steps you need to stop turning to food. If anything it might be a good distraction to read it when you are feeling overwhelmed. It really helped me though because it was…

I did just look at your diary and you do take in a lot of sodium with all the meat you eat. It is good protein but maybe try to get some from yogurt or other things as well! I am sure if you upped your water intake and downed your sodium you would see a change very soon!

I have been having the same problem lately but I think my cause is my net is really low after I finish my workouts and I have been going to bed STARVING. I mean I eat like 1500-2000 calories a day but I sometimes burn much more so I am trying to eat a bit more today (good day to do so as long as it is mainly good!) to…

I am not logging because it is my rest day and I like to take a mental break from here on those days. I feel like I get to obsessed with counting and today would require me being really obsessive about it and asking people what they put in what. I had a good breakfast, whole wheat pancakes with blueberries, a bit of eggs…

That is totally me as well. My brother made dinner the other night and I was the first one done by a landslide. We all had the same amount of food too. I do need to practice putting down the fork in between bites lol.

My friend teaches Mixed Marshall Arts at a local place. I have taken a few of them, so much fun!