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That is because your brain take a while to catch up with what it going on. Do not feel discouraged, it is normal. Just rationalize it as much as you can and analyze that there has been an impressive weight loss. Maybe go buy new clothes for the spring and enjoy seeing those smaller numbers in the labels!!

Congratulations! You will love it! I ran my first 5K last summer, I was planning to run another one but I got pregnant and since I am at a 'risk pregnancy' I cannot exercise (boo!!) but I am so going back after the baby comes! I am planning to use the schedule that helped me to run my first 5K. I got it from runner's world…

I think it is in part a matter of habit. I can say I do feel really good when I exercise, but it also has to be the right kind of exercise. So maybe you just need to find something that engages you. I like yoga, running, walking, tai-chi, for example. I tried Tae-Bo and though I stuck to it for almost a year I found it…

I kept working out until week 6-7 when I started to throw up so much that I had not energy in me because the food was not being processed for my body. The upside (if you want to call it that) is that I actually did loose a lot of weight because I was throwing up every day, twice a day, sometimes thrice. Then I started to…

I am sorry about the bad experience in the gym! I understand you not wanting to go swimming to a pool then. For yoga I like the videos by Ann Richmond, they can be a tad cheesy, but she is very clear about the exercises, she explains how to modify them if you cannot do them at this moment and she explains what you are…

Swimming is low impact and wonderful for you, also yoga and tai-chi-chuan. However, if you have a heart condition you should talk to your doctor before starting anything an (s)he will be able to give you better advice.

I agree. I ran my first 5K last summer, it was utterly painful because I got shinsplints a few days before and I was not about to give up. I ran in pain from beginning to end but it was great to see how people were out there to encourage us all, to see the older people, the younger kids, the moms with their BOBs, I would…

Go to runners world magazine and try to find their training schedules for the half marathon. They are really good and they work! They got me from running about 10 minutes to running and finishing a 5K in 5 weeks.

Yummy salads! These are very easy to prepare, unusual and you are sure to impress your friends with them http://faerywitch.wordpress.com/category/recipes/salads/

For the PBJ sandwhiches I would suggest whole grain bread, no sugar added 100% fruit spread (instead of jelly) and all natural PB no salt added. It is more pricey than the traditional PBJ but those jars do last you a while, so you are still saving a lot of money. I would snack on cereal bars (they have quite a bit of…

Hi Melissa, I completely understand you! I am about to finish my 24th week and I also have been having a very hard time putting on weight. My first trimester was very bad, I vomited every day, sometimes more than once a day and I lost a lot of weight (10 pounds!). Then I got sick from my flu shot and that made me not eat…

Welcome and great to hear that you want to be healthier! The best advice I can give you is that you shouldn't think of it as just loosing weight, but being healthier. When I eat right I feel better, lighter in the inside, with more energy. When I exercise to all that you can add that a lot of aches and pains go away (as my…

Thing with PETA is that they are against even vegetarian, they will try to push vegan on you. If you are into animal products, just not meat. http://www.womenfitness.net/protien-option.htm Remember: beans, lentils, cheese, milk,eggs (if you are ovo-lacto), tofu, soy beans, are great ways of incorporating proteins. I would…

I am sorry to hear you suffer migraines! I get them a lot and they are terrible! I used to be on drugs but now I am pregnant and I cannot take them, but I still get the migraines, Magnesium and Alpha-lipoic acid do nothing for me, so things that do help me: Good rest, good sleep. One 8 oz. cup of coffee a day, it does work…

If you like pop corn try this one: Air popped corn, olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika. Everybody I have made this for have loved it! It is healthy and very tasty.

go for a 30 minutes run or some 1-2 hs power walking :)

awesome!

If I exercise late, as after 6PM I cannot sleep. Maybe this is related? Also, have you tried yoga or meditation? Yoga does put me to sleep right after.

Have you tried to change the things that you eat? maybe if you gorge on fruit you can still get your sweet fix but you will not pack as many calories. Or try super healthy recipes that would give you the calories but also a lot of nutrients. For example, all my muffin recipes have oatmeal, so I am adding a lot of fiber to…

To what has been said: raisins and nuts.

:) I think you are improving a lot, since you have given up all that, but... sodium will blow you a lot. I really think you should diminish it, especially since you have high blood pressure!! D: And just think about it, it is not very realistic to think that you have 'leftover waste' in your gut. Your intestine is made to…

I went look at your diary rather quickly, and I would recommend a change in diet: Lower your sodium intake: No ramen noodles, cook spaghetti instead! Lower your carbonation intake: Too much beer and soda pops! That will blow you up! 72 oz of beer seems like an excess to me! That has a lot of bubbles that *will* make your…

I think the belly fat is the hardest to get rid of. I would keep on working out, keep on going and focus on core exercises to strengthen your belly muscles. If you are worried about your belly for real, you might want to see a doctor to be at ease and make sure everything is OK, but I think you will get there! :)

We got a Dupont filter system, it takes about $30 to set it up and $11 every 6 months to replace the filter. Our water tastes and smells much better now!

See if you can shock your body. I've been trying to loose 10 pounds like... forever, and I got stuck at 5. recently I got sick and my stomach has been so bad that I have not been eating meat for the last 2 weeks, I lost 5 pounds in two weeks! I am not saying to keep an unhealthy diet, but maybe if you get rid of meat,…

Average? That is the common of the group. either the mean or the median, depending on the situation. I would not think of it as 'barely adequate', I'd think of it as representative of the group.

Healthy snacks: carrots, easy access fruits (grapes, bananas, apples, etc.), home made oatmeal muffins: http://faerywitch.wordpress.com/category/recipes/ Easy recipes: I put chicken breasts in an oven pan with a bullion cube and water, this keeps them moist when I bake them and gives a nice extra flavor. Rice salad: brown…

I don't eat anything pre made, I cook it all myself and that way keep control on how healthy is what I am eating. I have a blog in which I enter some of the recipes I make up, you can see it here http://faerywitch.wordpress.com/category/recipes/ Most of them are super healthy, some of them are a little higher in calories…

When I get bitter berries I bake them in muffins of make them in pancakes. Here there is a recipe for oatmeal muffins, they are very healthy http://faerywitch.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/recipes-oatmeal-muffins/

I agree that you should eat all your calories, however I have a really hard time eating past 1400, even if that day I worked out. I sometimes try to force myself to eat more, but I end up feeling sick. Do you have any method to eat all your calories?