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This.... Just because the vegetarians/vegans say it's good, doesn't always mean it is... I would use butter/lard because it's more available to me. If you can find fresh butter from a local farmer, that's even better. I don't believe that animal fat is bad for you, but everything can be if you eat a lot of it :)

Totally agree. As long as they aren't in the streak, I wouldn't care. And even if they were... it's not my body, I don't have to look at it, lol

No, but I did see her walk... her bongos were flinging hard... I have big ones too.. but I could see come a problem with them coming out of her bikini top... Maybe I am just paranoid that one of mine will fling out, but I think perhaps her top should have been more supportive. As far as being banned... no... but some…

Eeep..;. if you're going to a water park (a place usually with kids for kids) you may want to consider buying a more discrete bathing suit. I live in Missouri, but haven't been to a water park, most people here hit the lakes or rivers. But yeah, I have seen a LOT of things that were very revealing at beaches... lol

For the most part I have a low sodium diet, today I went over on it though because I ate a full can of green beans. I make most of my food at home. Here's my monthly shopping list Produce: Strawberries Oranges Bananas Bell Peppers Onions Cabbage Lettuce Squash (Zucchini) Sweet Potatoes Carrots Meats: Ground Hamburger…

Sounds good.

This sounds good, I will probably try it soon and add some nuts and raisins to it :) thanks

Since I am not vegetarian, I can't help you on what kinda meals you should have, Perhaps go to the nutrition section of this forum and ask for advice from other vegetarians. I would incorporation some yogurt (high in protein) and fish and nuts. All these are healthy food for you. I eat plenty of these myself. Make sure you…

AWESOME! I am also working on my first bikini, but it will be at least until next year before I will be comfortable in one :)

4th of July has truly been my only official binge. 6 HOMEMADE Pineapple Juice and Peach Liquor marinated BBQ Pork Ribs (spare) 1 cup of homemade YUMMY potato salad 1-2 cups of cool whip to go with my 3 strawberry short cakes (they were each made with 1/2 a homemade biscuit each with 1/2 fresh strawberries) 7 miniature…

Maybe increase your salt a little. NOT MUCH, but if you're not getting enough sodium, that can cause issues too.

Okay I have one more suggestion then, the only thing that looks odd... The sodium levels, I am seeing a lot of your foods have a lot of sodium, Maybe try cutting your sodium intake in half for a month, while eating the same calories. Maybe that can help? Maybe your body wont want to hold on to water so much then... I don't…

First, your body (not matter what your starting weight is) will lose faster in the beginning. You're just getting to the point where you will just take longer to lose the pounds, the closer you are to your goal, the more you need to eat. As far as 1 pound a month... I would be worried... Since you have tried 1290 cals with…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jukv9Q1eR2g \o/

There's hardly anything in your blog... *scratches head* Should brussle sprouts have sodium? Do they naturally have that, or is it added? Check the ingredients on the package. Here's what you do. Don't Buy: Premade Frozen foods Canned foods Packaged foods Fast Foods Junk foods Check out my food blog. I hardly ever reach…

I'm with this person, I would definitely seek a YUMMY snack that I haven't been able to have because of the high calorie... like peanut butter (or NUTELLA!) crackers or a brownie... The steak and potatoes would be a win too, We already decided that Steak and Potatoes will be our next binge. That or a spit roasted whole…

Since you mention "steps", I figured you would like to read this. I, too, believe steps are the perfect way to get into a weight loss (or new lifestyle routine). By following these, I have lost 10lbs in 6weeks, I still eat fast food every once in a while though. I am age 26, height is 4 feet 9 inches, and I currently…

Are you getting enough protein? It sounds like you are a vegetarian. I am not educated in this field. Just make sure you get at least 60g of protein, You may need more like 80+ with your activity. You may need to eat more. How many calories are you consuming? You have lost quite a bit in less than a month. A healthy rate.…

I don't eat butter anymore... I found out that I liked the butter taste mainly through the salt. I was buying the spread because it's cheaper, and we used a lot of it, but after we stopped using that, I went and bought butter, I have some in my fridge/freezer, I just never use it unless I make biscuits or gravy (which we…

How much do you weigh? What's your height? Are you logging your calories? Many people THINK they are only consuming so much, then they start logging calroies and realize they have been consuming more than they thought. You should have lost weight, yeah. But I would think your body would burn more than 1750 a day too..Mine…

Need to listen to your body more... if you hurt like hell... take it easy... you shouldn't push yourself that hard :( especially during the beginning of a new routine. Ease yourself into it...

America's problem is not really obesity, it's the lack of education...in conjunction with the laziness. It's the video games, it's the ipads, the iphones, the computers... Devices that make our lifestyle easier, is making our health decline. They took out home ec from the schools... you know, the class that taught us how…

Here's what you do: 1 quart water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons of sweetener Drink 2 of these a day. Every week, lessen the lemon and sweetener by a little bit, until you can drink it with nothing. But for me, since my water tastes horrid because it sits in a plastic tank all day, I add a packet of Sweet and Low to…

It's not hard to do.....

I "cheated" yesterday. I consumed about 2,000 calories. I am not too upset :) But yeah, if you stay with in your calorie goal, I don't think it can be considered cheating....

We must realize that the processed crap honey at the stores is not the best for this method... The honey in the store has been filtered, thus it may as well be corn syrup, a lot (if not all) of it's nutrients have been removed, because when they filter the "good stuff" out, they can sell it for a LOT more. As for cinnamon,…

I don't want to sound like most people here, but you ARE saying you want to be more healthy about losing weight... With your current weight (142lb?) you should probably been eating more than you are, especially with your activity. I am 177lbs, I eat 1200 cals a day (I am going to up it to 1400 soon), I weight lift 3 times…

Agreed :) I lost weight once, someone commented on it.. I was like... "hmm..." at first I thought it was weird, but after a while, I felt good about myself, because I HAD lost weight, and they DID notice it. So what's the big deal? All you can do is be happy about yourself, even if they are intentionally trying to make you…

Carnivore for the win :)

I "cheat" once a month, not once a week. By cheat I mean I consume more calories than normal... like 500+ than I usually allow myself. If I did this every week, I would probably never lose anything. As for eating "bad" things, I do this anytime I WANT to within my calorie goal. For the past week I have been "bad", but not…