FletcherChic

add some fat to you meal...some flaxseed oil to your yogurt wouldn't affect the taste and it would give you more cals

grapes are on my no-no list...too much sugar and i could eat the entire bundle of them....so it was bad for ME...not a bad choice for most people :)

i confess....i ate a handful of grapes on saturday :grumble: ....not the biggest sin in the world but it definitely wasn't one of my better days for food choices!....btw - i love confessions! i feel my redemption already!!!!

40 carb, 40 protein, 20 fat would be better (as singfree said)......60 carbs is too much (unless you're a training machine) and ideally you want a 2:1 ratio of carbs to protein (or EVEN better would be a 1:1 ratio as it is when you're eating 40 C, 40 P, 20 F)....having the protein with the carbs set up like that will…

2 things i can think of off the bat....1: you need to up your cals in order to support your new muscles that you're getting from your workouts...try upping your cals by about 200 cals and see if the weight starts to come down again....2: it's possible that your weight is up due to muscle gains..... i never weigh myself…

when i'm craving something sweet i always go for a protein shake...i use Jay Rob Protein Powder (2 carbs) in chocolate and Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk (3 carbs)... it fits in with a low carb lifestyle...if you blend it with ice, you'll swear you're drinking a milkshake!!!!...both of those can be found at your health…

i will give it a few more days and see how things go (if i don't see a change i will definitely try upping my carbs to 10%)...i feel a little better today so that's a good sign!!!!.... and to all the naysayers of low carb...i get it! trust me - i do!!! i thought the whole low carb thing was a bunch of bologona and when my…

Almond Breeze unsweetened Vanilla is the way to go if you want to add it to cereal! it is delicious!!!!!!!! the unsweetened chocolate is great mixed into a protein shake...my 4 yr old drinks the unsweetened original and has no idea that it isn't "cow milk' :drinker:

Zara - at this point i'm not even doing this to lose weight....i am trying to force my body not to be dependent on carbs and to be able to lower my insulin levels (which we all release when we eat - especially carbs)....this was not prescribed specifically by MY doctor, however, a diet of no more than 30-40g of carbs per…

gemiwing - last year when i had my labs drawn i had high cholesterol and was "pre-diabetic"...the only person who seemed to be concerned about those numbers was my nutritionist!!!!....so i have a feeling they won't be normal and that gives me a bit of hope that THIS could finally be the answer to my issues that have been…

Gemiwing - i know exactly what you mean about eating next to nothing...i did that for about 8 month and gained so much weight...then my nutritionist checked my metabolism and found that i had a very high metabolism so we thought once i started to feed my body the right amt of cals the weight would come off....no such…

lean lioness - thank you for the response....what percentage of your cals come from carbs???? i am on a low carb diet, i have a super fast metabolism so i take in anywhere (depending on my workouts) from 1900-2700 calories a day - and that is including a 500 calorie deficit in order to be able to lose a pound a…

i haven't read it but i follow the same eating principles as freezeframe...if it didn't grow in the ground or have a mother - i don't eat it....i have so much energy and my body likes the "freshness" of what i'm putting into it, but it is soooo much more expensive to eat like this.....especially buying lots of protein...i…

no - it doesn't log miles :(

i am living proof that you can and WILL gain weight if you don't eat! i gained 20 pounds in 12 months by starving myself and over exercising.....if you don't think you can get fat by eating celery and broccoli - thank again my friend!!! your body goes into self-preservation mode and will convert anything you eat into…

please explain what you're doing :flowerforyou:

i think the box's nutritional info will give you the stats for just the mix...take that number and divide it by however many cupcakes you made and that sum will be the calorie count per cupcake

cupcakes are my crack so i feel your pain!!!! betty crocker (or maybe it's pillsbury) makes a reduced sugar mix...i buy that and instead of oil, i add apple sauce, and in place of eggs i do the beaters....i don't know what the exact stats are on the final result but they are obviously WAY healthier than a goody from the…

dennis - when i went to Texas, i bought the Ezekiel bread at Sun Harvest...i LOVE the sesame one and it doesn't have the same effects as real bread on the digestive tract.. also - i freeze my bread (since i use it so sparingly) and you can pop the frozen slices right into the toaster....yummy!!! i just looked at your…

is the 30 day shred a DVD???? do you ned to have weights at home to be able to do this??? i am looking for a strength training plan and wonder if this would fulfill what i need...?????anybody know anything about the P90X (i think that's what it's called)

good for you fiddlechic! i too fell in love with spinning and my husband who is a triathlete (and loves cycling) bought us a tandem bike - i LOVE being outside with the wind blowing in my face (sooo much better than a hot, dark, spinning room)....and because i am on the bike with him, it forces with me to push myself....we…

i'm sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with Polar. i just dealt with them recently and had a great experience! i chatted live with a Polar representative who was able to help me figure out what was wrong with my HRM, then i spoke to 2 people on the phone (and my waiting time was less than 3 minutes each time!),…

the higher your heart rate (ie: cardio classes, running, etc) then the smaller number you will see of % fat burned - that is because your heart was beating at a higher rate and you spent less time in your fat burning zone (and more time in your "emergency" stores aka glycogen which is stored in the liver - it's kind of…

are you sure your oxygen "rate" was 79? an oxygen rate (saturation) of 79 is NOT good...normal is 95-100% ...maybe that 79 was your heart rate which can be picked up by the probe???......the metabolic test i think you're talking about is called Resting Metabolic Rate and that can be done by a trainer or nutritionist with…

i custom order everything when i go out to eat...i am sure the servers find it annoying but i have to take care of myself first and foremost!...i ask that they don't bring out bread (or to bring it out with the meal so that i have my food in front of me and am not tempted to woof down a plate of carbs)....when i order i…

i did it as a way to lose more weight when i hit a plateau...i was not drastically underweight (5'5" 120 lb) and i ended up gaining a ton of weight...the more i gained the less i ate and the more i exercised (and the more i packed on for a total of 20 pounds!!!!)...it was a very VERY very dumb thing to do and i was…

ick! that image is soooo nasty!....when i started gaining weight i wasn't concerned with the pounds - i even through out my scale! the problem was that i was gaining size (and it wasn't nice and toned!)...my "fat" pants are now tight as can be and it breaks my heart because i think i am the only person in this worls who…

This is my reward for having a good eating day (sure beats brownies or ice cream!): i use 2% Fage (plain) - it's much creamier and very filling...add a dash of vanilla, 2 splenda (or some stevia), top with fresh blueberries....YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!!!!!

wow! your message is like a sign from God to me....i lost a bunch of weight a few years ago and then i started working out like a manaic (in order to tone up the now thin body i had)...well i started to gain weight (not just muscle weight - i could actually see fat pockets forming on my hips and thighs) ...so i started to…

been there, done that (the body bugg) and yet here i am!!!! i have the bugg, the watch, and had the subscription but it was an annoying thing to wear and the website is not nearly as useful as this one is...save your money - i can tell you from personal experience to use your money in a different way (i love my F6 so…