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AHA! Well aren't you just a kill joy?! lol. JK... I love my carbs way too much to cut them from my menu. I was hoping you were going to say something like "I never eat spinach"... That I could do! lmbo!

I also use a 35 cal. bread. I have tried both Healthy Life and Heiner's and prefer the Heiner's. I also enjoy making my sandwiches as wraps in large Romaine Lettuce leafs and using a Walden Farms blue cheese dressing with it.... YUM! Hardly any calories that way and eat until you're full! :)

I use Splenda and I still go over every single day! I just ignore it! lol. BUT... the thing that I'm wondering is- How on Earth does anyone stay under their calories if they are using REAL sugar in everything?... I do good to stay under with cals. with the Splenda! And... I really think that for me using calories for my…

I always thought that too... but really you should eat even if you are not hungry if you are very low in calories... otherwise- hungry or not- your body will think it's starving and hang on to every bit of fat it can. Make yourself something yummy that you can't refuse! ;-) lol.

I just used the tools and figured my BMR.... I always try to stay at least AT that... really I try to strive for 100 cals. or so less.... that way I will continually lose. Obviously we get out of bed and move around even if we aren't super active so we will lose weight if we stay at or below that number. Good luck! :)

I too am a carb junkie!! I LOVE them! I have found that I can still have them often if I choose the ones that are low cal. I eat Heiner's 35 calorie bread... I either toast it or get it warm in the microwave and then I spray as much Parkay butter spray on it as I want.... that gives me a quick fix when I am about to have a…

Budweiser Select 55 please and thank you! 55 whoppin' calories and sooo yummy! :-)

I would definatley NOT worry about my diet. You can't exercise if A. You are not eating, and B. Your body needs rest to recover. Give your body the break it needs.... rest and then when you are better- get back in the game. :-) Get well soon!

Yup... I have Shin Splints. That's what they feel like.... The feet could be from lack of proper arch support. Go to an athletic shop and let them instruct you on what type of shoes you need. Good luck!

Oh, and I should say- 1200 NET so if you burn 300 you should eat no less than- 1500 ;-)

You can always eat less.... you'll just lose more :-).... Just be careful not to eat too few b/c then your body will go into starvation mode. As a general rule- 1200 calories is perfectly healthy in a day so as long as you don't go under that- you'll be fine and see more loss in turn :-) Good luck!

LOG your cheat days!.... Everyone is entitled to a consciencious one, but if you don't log then you don't know how many cals. your cheating with. For all you know you could be eating triple your normal calories... which could and would definately lead to a 3 lb. weight gain. I have learned this the hard way! ;-) Cheat- but…

Mom of 3 also.... try NOT to have LOTS of friends on here... gets too overwhelming, but I would love to be your friend! :-)

I say be brave and weigh, but that's my personality. ;-) If you are the same or have gained a bit then just turn it into a goal.... like say.... "do 10 mins. more cardio a day".... or " eat one less carb, etc.... I DO agree about measuring your inches though. You should def. do this, b/c even if the scale may say one thing…

I believe I already have quite a bit of muscle laying in wait under there... lol. I have been very active all my life, but 3 kids change things, you know?! lol. I have to start back slowly into cardio (ie: treadmill and ab lounger for now) b/c I simply don't have the stamina for much else yet. What is "bodyrock tv?" Is it…

I love them too!!! But here's my only problem.... Seems like the outer leaves work really great, but after that it's hard for me to get a decent sized leaf for rolling. Am I doing something wrong?! lol.

Walden Farms makes a calorie, sugar, fat free Chocolate Dip. I think it's pretty yummy... especially on Strawberries!!! That helps with my cravings... or try a sugar free strawberry glaze... It only has 5 calories per tbls.!!!! :-)

I tried adding healthy carbs back into my diet... such as whole wheat bread, sweet potatoes, etc. Unfortunately I started to gain weight instead of continuing to lose.... do you guys think that my body just needed time to adjust to the addition and I would have started losing again?.... Also, what is your view on eating…

Thanks everyone. :-) Yes- Those numbers were real.... but if you could see my diary you would see that I ate ALOT... it's just that everything that I ate is very healthy.... ie- spinach, shrimp, veggies, egg whites, etc. I am afraid of carbs... so I have been trying to stay away from breads and pastas, but it seems that's…

You should go by your BMR. The site calculation tries to get it as low as possible to help you maximize your weight loss... but I'm honestly not sure that dieting at all while breastfeeding is a good idea. I waited until I was done to start. You definately don't want to deprive your baby of the nutrients it needs. It…

Stop eating out on Saturdays. :-( Unfortunately I have learned that even 1 day of poor eating equals anywhere from 3-5 lbs. of payback. Maybe try once a month instead.

1) Did you weigh FIRST thing in the morning- right after you used the bathroom- before any food or drink?... Sounds silly but trust me- It matters!!! 2) You should make your diary public so that we can try to help you see what the issue may be. Sometimes it has less to do with how many cals. a person eats and more to do…

The Primitive humans weren't "healthy" at all..... they were practically starved to death by the time they got to eat something!!! lol.

Stevia has zero cals and tastes soooo good in both coffee and tea. I make my "sweet" iced tea with it, and I drink my coffee black with it.... Yummy!! Don't feel like I'm depriving myself of anything and all my drinks total.... NOTHING! :-)

In a nutshell.... You buy HCG drops to take daily... they are made like the HCG in a pregnant woman's body- they specifically target abnormal fat cells that your body has stored and causes them to be released (similar to the way that a pregnant woman's body does to feed the baby). You take the drops and follow a 500 cal a…

Just lost 17 lbs. in 20 days. :-) I did the HCG diet. It is strict and you can't exercise on it and a sandwhich is out of the question. But food is prepared in about 10 mins. so you could always fix it the night before and take it to work with you. But even if you don't do HCG, eating sandwhiches everyday is a bad idea...…

If I eat it cooked- I use cooked measurements. If I'm eating something raw- I use raw measurements. I think that's more the purpose... just to give people a measurement to use depending on which way they are going to eat it. I don't really think anything changes nutritionally from raw to cooked unless of course you are…

Do more cardio and less muscle mass building exercise... such as sit-ups and crunches. Just try to burn off the fat and keep the muscle building to a minimum. I would kill to have a 6 pack, but building muscle under layers of fat isn't feasible... so I will wait and do muscle toning work-outs after I achieve my goal…

Cutting out breads, pastas, and sugars will immediatly amp up your losing. If you want a sweet drink- try splenda or some other sugar substitute or drink a diet soda... If you MUST have chocolate- get the 90 calorie granola bars as a treat. The 90 cal greek yogurt has also proved very rewarding for me. I miss chips and…

No really great advice I'm afraid... just PERSERVERANCE!.... Just keep pushing yourself through... day by day... and every day when you wake up make a point to tell yourself that you will succeed! As far as snoring.... Make yourself get in bed early and let yourself sleep in for a week or so and see if that makes a…