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  • Sugar has no nutritional value, causes insulin resistance and reduces your immune system. Your body interprets sugar as an invader and your immune system reacts by attacking it. Every Halloween my kids would get sick a couple days later:( this would explain why. Save sugar for that birthday or anniversary party and…
  • I eat unsweetened organic peanut butter regularly. It's the fat in nuts that our bodies need, those are considered good fats! Eating that powder stuff would be eating processed peanut butter and turning into a unhealthy food, in my opinion.
  • I totally agree with this! Figuring out how many calories you need to lose or maintain is not a "one size fits all" . Listen to your body and if your feeling weak and not strong enough to finish your workouts then your probably not eating enough. I have a friend that's 5'1" and doesn't exercise at all and her daily calorie…
  • Okay, you could be underestimating your daily calories or it could be that your body just needs to catch up and even out. This happens to me, I gain and lose weight almost every year and here's the scenario: I'm not counting my calories or eating clean and steadily gaining weight. I hit my top weight where I've had enough…
  • But I am suprised you haven't heard about eating you're calories back! Maybe this link will help explain if you're interested http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/539912-why-eating-exercise-calories-is-so-important Okay, I this explains why eating back your exercise calories could rev up your metabolism, I get the…
  • I have never heard of "eating your exercise calories back" when you're trying to lose weight. I don't go with the 1200 calorie rule either--I'm 5'7.5" and feel that 1200 calories a day with exercise isn't enough to give me the energy I need for a good workout. What I do is figure what my calories would be to maintain my…
  • I think with that amount of running and only taking 600 calories daily, you're jeopardizing your health.
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