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I felt that the 'negativity' I got from my parents was from their lack of self control. I was talking to my mom about me going to get brunch with my dad and aunt and she was all concerned that 'i'll eat unhealthy' and I said 'they order crap and I order eggs, toast and fruit and it doesn't both me' she was like 'but you…

my main source of negativity is actually from both of my parents, I rarely talk about gym or food with them as I'm living 700miles away. Their source of negativity is either telling me I'm not doing enough and need to lose weight faster, I'm doing too much or I'm not doing something right.

+1 for NROLFW or Strong. Both excellent programs :)

@CaeTroi no problem, I know the struggles of being out of normal routines. I was traveling for work from January - Aug, either every week or every other, so I was living out of a hotel when I wasn't home and those hotel gyms are not very well equipped. Another suggestion is looking into Daily Burn, 30-60 min exercises, its…

One of the things that helped me is having an eating schedule, specifically when I'm at work, the weekends I'm not terrible with snacking. So my work days go something like this: 9am-10am Breakfast 1030 - snack 12-1 lunch 3 - snack 5-630 dinner Knowing that ill have those snacks really helps, also bringing stuff from home…

look into the Fit Girls Guide, it has an easy exercise plan with limited equipment needed as well as a food plan, and its 30 days.

by 'no sugar' do you mean no processed sugar (e.g. sugar in coffee, candy or soda)?

fit it into your calories for the day.

The only thing you might have to play around with is your goal weightloss for the week (e.g. .5lbs-2lbs), depending on how much weight you have left to lose.

If its not coming up correctly, is there a way to input it into the app. I know with my fitbit if something doesn't track, I can log it in the app.

Try some PB2 added to your shake

I usually have an issue with sugar close to my TOM or when I'm stressed. yesterday happened to be both and I was craving sweet tarts or skittles. I knew I had plenty of room in my calories for a pack of skittles, but thought about how it would make me feel if I had them, I knew it wouldn't make me feel any better. I think…

Honestly I follow the 80/20 method, 80% of the time im really good, aka during the week, and 20% of the time I allow for a treat or two, aka the weekend. But honestly, you can earn extra calories by going for a walk or going to zumba, if that's you thing, which is really no different than the WW extra weekly points. At the…

I've struggled with this, on and off for years, I think it was partly because out of everything going on in my life counting calories was the only thing I could control. Since I have regained control of my life and got rid of a majority of my anxiety I've been able to focus on food as fuel and use it less of a…

what does MFP set your goal at?

^^ this. Daily exercise creates a higher deficit, but at the end of the day weigh loss happens in the kitchen. Make sure you're weighing solids and measuring liquids and logging accurately and have appropriate goals set up on MFP.

I've always been an emotional eater, my parents have stories of finding candy wrappers all over my bedroom, and I'm sure my mom found my candy stash in my closet. A few of the things that have really helped me are going to the gym or on long walks when I'm stressed, this gets me out of the house and away from the food.…

I was on weekly travel from Jan to March and bi-weekly travel from March - August. The struggle is real, so I completely sympathize with you. Here are a few tricks I used and gathered from my other friends who were also on travel:[* Go to a grocery store and get food/snacks for the week * if you're going to eat out, either…

I went from drinking at least 1 soda a day to drinking sparkling water to drinking seltzer. Transition slowly, and find substitutes you like. When I first went from soda to plain seltzer it was HORRIBLE but when I transitioned slowly, and added things like Mio to the seltzer or a little cranberry juice, I got used to the…

I agree with this, but also if its one meal, I'd eat it an call it a day, you should be able to balance it out if you're over during the rest of the week. I honestly wouldn't stress over it, if it's one meal.

why aren't you eating the meat or seafood?

what settings do you have for your fitbit, also do you have MFP and Fitbit linked?

I'm also pear shape and I love lifting and running.....

calorie deficit is more important than exercise. Any form of exercise will burn calories, however, its going to be CICO that will result in weight loss/gain.

I am crazy busy too, but I take the time to preplan meals and go shopping on the weekends. Also, in terms of exercise, you don't need to go to the gym at the end of the day, especially if you're exhausted, exercise can be as simple as doing a yoga dvd before bed or going for a 20-30min walk.

Daily Burn is also really good, you get a free month trail and they suggest a program for you and then its $12/month thereafter and you get the entire selection of their programs along with the Daily 365 workout.

just started Daily Burn, i looked into Beachbody On Demand, but chose Daily Burn because they offer a new workout every day, along with the different programs they offer. They also have a survey you can take which recommends a program for you to start your trial with. They recommended Cardio Sculpt for me, and i LOVE IT!

I just started with the Free Trial. They chose Cardio Sculpt for me, i really enjoy it. I haven't tried the Daily 365 workout yet, but i am pretty impressed with how sore i am given im only using 5lb weights! The main reason i decided to try it is because im on travel for work and the gym at the hotel has 2 treadmills and…

just started yesterday!!! I'm doing Cardio Sculpt and LOVE IT!

First of all, 40lbs in 3 months is a bit exteme, that would be about 3lbs/week if losing at a consistent rate which rarely ever happens. Secondly, i would consider looking into a strength training program like New Rules of LIfting for Women or Strong or Strong Curves. Third, just put your information into MFP with a weight…