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I am in a similar position and I really things it takes some playing with. I know what you mean about earning more carbs and If you think about it you burned some off during your workout.

How do you estimate your calories burned? Since .6 of a pound a week is a small deficit, over estimating the amount of calories you burn, then eating them back would cancel it out. After getting a HRM I have found the machines at the gym where saying double what my HRM said and the database on there estimates a bit high as…

pretty much what I eat, I also do bell peppers with hummus or laughing cow cheese, you can make a light dip out of sourcream and powdered ranch for the carrots. Smoothies can simple and just be fruit and water with sweetner if you like ( my favorite is mango).

I have this one in red, love it!!!!!

do not shave, i could see you cleaning it up a bit with wax?

I want one very badly, being everyover weight since I was young has made it so they look quite strange. I would like to have kids then get them done though.

weights, i woudl recomend starting out with 3lds, you will need a mat depending on where you do your workout.

this is great, I am cleaning my lint filter when I get home.

I would suggest renting them? If you have netflix you could rent the DVD's and I know blockbuster rents games. Try them out before you are stuck with something you don't like.

It is recommended a dog gets 40 minutes of excersize a day. Even though our dog is not leashed and free to roam around our land, she only does it when we are there with her. Dogs want to be with their owners and there is no substitute for the bonding you get when you take a walk together. I would suggest rethinking where…

This makes me wounder why she wants it though? it almost seems like the start of an ED. The other thing is low-fat and sugar free are often worse for you becasue they put extra stuff in to make up for the stuff they took out. I wouldn't want my kids eating that crap anyways. I would agree if the subject is dairy though. It…

When I was in grade school and the teacher was handing out a quiz or an assignment I would always switch with someone becasue I was convinved I would fail if I didn't have that specific piece of paper. This will still happen in the store, I feel like I have to have that box of mac and cheeses over all the other ones. I can…

work out so you have to earn the calories you want to snack on.

I have not used them, but plan on buying, the thick cloth headbands. from what I hear they absorb sweat nicely.

concentrate on muscle toning and strength training?

I kept thinking it would just happen, I don't know what, but that it would just come off with out me doing anything. I realized I have to take control or I will never get to enjoy my life, so that is what I have done.

edamame beans, things with almond butter on them

I tired with shoes and without and ended up finding my five figners are perfect! I also do it on wood floors and move to the carpet when I have to do ab stuff. My feet would hurt so badly with shoes on and I could not do the squats barefoot.

I use Pure Protein Plus, it is only sold at sams club, lots of protein, low carb, high fiber

the idea is that your body handels it naturally and buying over the counter products is useless

food that is a close to it's natural form as possible.

Thank you! I am so sick of people talking about clenses and what not, just a waste of money.

My triglycerides were almost 400 a couple weeks ago, I have a month and a half till my next appointment and I am trying really hard to bring them down, any suggestions?

Dairy! I am not sure why but people have had great success with cutting out dairy.

it has to do with your settings, not everyone is given the same amounts and some have altered how much they want to eat.

fruit or protein? For protein I use 1 cup almond milk, I scoop protein powder, and I cup frozen fruit. For fruit I use my favorite frozen fruit, water, and a stevia packet. - mangos are my fav The amount of liquid can be altered to adjsut thickness

I have mine set to 40/30/30 and have a similar problem, I do best if I have eggs in the morning, yogurt as a snack, some type of protein with lunch, nuts as a PM snack and a light dinner with a protein shake after my work out. I would also try edamame beans. I get mine in the freezer section and heat them up and eat them…

Pretty much what the poster above said, BMR is if you were to just lay in bed. The calories MFP gives you are good. If you are having trouble with your calories I would suggest eating back some of your work out calories. Also. check out peoples diarys to see how others are eating.

I get mine at sams club, 20 bucks for a 2lb tub, it has low carb, high fiber, and has omega 3. It has 23g protein for a 35g scoop which is pretty good, called Pure Protein Plus

Couldn't agree more!