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Read the book. Did not know it was written by former models, missed that on the back probably :) After reading it I can believe it was written by ex models as the whole "skinny is best" way of thinking is repeated throughout. They put down everyone and anyone based on what they choose to eat. No good arguments in the book,…

I am brand new to this diet and am wondering if you all still work out, too, with it? I cannot see how I will be able to as I saw my calories decrease below 1,000 with just cleaning my house. This is day one and I like what it did to my macro chart, but I am wondering how people are doing it?

I am on day one and am realizing that if I work out it is going to shoot down my intake dramatically. Has anyone else had issues with this? I don't see how it'll be healthy weightloss. If you have been doing it and have any advice please help! I felt lightheaded during the day so added in a cheese snack, and just cleaning…

Mine was taking my first ever family photo with my then three-year-old. I looked at the photos and saw someone I did not know. She had a belly, and her face was so round my features were lost. I was always really thin, a cheerleader and beauty pageant contestant, and the girl in the photo did not look like me. Two years…

I will start off by saying that no pill, shake, coffee, or program will truly work without some effort. I work out, it is my stress relief from my social work position. I eat healthy for the most part, unless I just feel like having a cheat meal. I have been drinking Javita for almost a year now. I have lost 17 pounds, 11…

Glad to see that the product is helping you!! I have been drinking it for some time now- 17 pounds down total, 11 inches down also. I am now a direct seller for it because I believe in it. Hope to see you have more success! :)

Wow! I am so sorry that you had to go through that. This does not make sense. He obviously is an *kitten* and has no control over his own thoughts if he can be swayed by his family on anything. The fact that he is happy with you should be enough. No one should get with anyone expecting them to change down the road,…

@ LowFatMama... Def the hair and the boobs LOL :wink:

Am looking into this myself only because a friend of mine brought it to my attention today. She has the coffee with Garcinia Cambogia and has lost 8 pounds in two weeks. She exercises and eats healthy, but since the coffee has noticed the weight loss. I am curious to see if this can help me. She has had no side effects at…

I tried the ketones last summer when I first started my journey. Did nothing for me and were expensive. I also watched Dr. Oz and this is why I did it. Also tried Slimquick and did see a change there, but it did not last and the pills made me sick after a bit. Adjust your diet and calculate how much you should be eating…

I have been taking them for a month now. A few things: 1) Eat with food or you will get "fishy" burps LOL 2) They keep you regular (sorry if t.m.i.) 3) They aid in weight loss 4) I use Nature Made ones, one pill a day 5) You really don't get any oily type feeling with them. 6) I pair it with multi-vitamins as per the…

There was a seat there when I first got there on the pull up bar but I had one of the guys help me take it down. I did them in 10's and paused between sets. I couldn't do 30 straight. As far as palms go the bars were set for me to pull up on with my palms out to the sides, kind of like fists. It is kind of hard to…

Not new to exercise- new to weight lifting. I have been at this journey since July of 2012- compared to some I am new LOL, but to me it seems like a long road. I did it all wrong in the beginning, but am now on the right track. Weight-lifting is me pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I have been doing this for over a…

Thanks for the feedback! I know from this Monday it is coming from the pull ups I did. For the first time in my life I did a pull up, and even then I did the 30 that she wanted from us for the program. :) I know this may be why I am sore. New exercise for sure. The last time prior it was from the curls with the dumbbells.…

I am also new to lifting. I started a program on Bodybuilding.com called LiveFit and am a month in. I drink my protein after my workouts, usually before bed, and was glad that this is the right thing to do from reading here. The program is set up with each day being a different body part, different reps as time goes on,…

Thanks for your reply! I did include my exercise so I will go with as long as the daily cals are over the BMR and under TDEE I should be good. :)

I am eating between my BMR and TDEE to get enough calories in, but when I work out and burn calories should I be eating those calories back? MFP gives them back to me.

I am a mother of one five-year-old little boy. I have been working out since he was three, though before it was not as much as I do now. Before he was in school I would go on long walks while he was in the stroller. Once he was bigger, I would let him "work out" with me. In the past year he has gotten to where he knows…

I was one of the 1200 calorie eaters and that was from my doctor. She told me If I wanted to lose the 30 pounds I should eat no more than 1200 calories and should be hungry after each meal. She also told me that a dietician or nutritionist can better help me than she can, which made me wonder if she even knew what she was…

I was in this boat, too, and I can tell you to go to bodybuilding.com. There are tons of tips, forums, and workouts to use. It helped me out a lot and I am in week 3 of the LiveFit program on there with Jamie Eason. Good luck!

OK from this forum I went out and calculated my TDEE and I have to bump up my calorie intake by almost 500. That seems a lot to me, but I will make them healthy choices and see what happens. Nothing has worked so far and I am weight-lifting now so I am sure the cals are needed. Any tips would be great!

If you are planning on doing the same workout 30 days each I would definitely take the suggestion of doing it in a circuit! You get used to the workouts after a bit and if you do the same one for 30 days you may get bored and your body may not get worked out properly after 30 days. It is a great workout and got me into…

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I had a gym phobia, too, in the past. I was intimidated to go and see a bunch of gorgeous, fit people who culd lap me on the treadmill and who would look at me like I didn't belong there. I mustered up the courage to go, I was in law enforcement so, hell, courage was there but not apparent. I got a 7 day free trial to see…

I have never donw a juicing fast, but I did a 24-hour broth fast. I heard about it on leangains.com. I chose a broth diet because no food whatsoever was scary to me. I did it for 24 hours because the headaches and *****iness got to me after awhile. I can say that it helped me a lot because once it was over I had no…

I am not saying to fast to lose weight. I am saying that the fast assisted in beating out all cravings. Many people choose not to, and I was one of them. I tried it to beat the cravings because I had a habit of wanting all foods that were bad for me. After the cleanse I did not need it anymore and the foods I ate were what…

Another thing I did the last day of 2012 was a fast. I did it for 24 hours, only had water and broth soups. After the 24 hour period I started small with salads and protein. I no longer crave anything and my body doesn't want the sodas or fast food. It was like a reboot for my whole system. If you are interested in it, it…

I can relate to what you are saying. I am 25 weeks into my journey and have seen the scale up and down. I was frustrated, angry, sad, etc. but now I am not paying attention to the scale. How do you feel? Do you have more energy? Are your clothes looser? Do you ENJOY the workouts? There are other ways to measure success- do…

I have it recording and plan to watch it when I get home. I love Jillian and I have gotten results with her, way more than when I tried things on my own. She is tough because that is what she gets paid for. If you can't hack it, don't train! Annoying or not, she is in shape and knows how to get there. Many people hope to…

Not sure if anyone has already said this or not but I just started a new weight training program called LiveFit with Jamie Eason. It is on Bodybuilding.com and it is a 12 week program. I was not into weight-lifting, did all cardio, and found that I wanted more. This program is three phases, in the first phase it is no…