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you need to EAT to lose weight, your body is starving and will not allow weight loss at this low calorie intake. Try increasing your calories to 1200 a day and make sure you are getting your minimum protein amount.

Welcome and Good Luck! One of my tricks is too use a sandwich plate for my meals rather than a large dinner plate. I honestly eat anything i want to eat. within the calorie range i have chosen. It's easy to eat properly if you just use portion control. I do my best to stay away from refined flour and sugar and processed…

I love using balsamic syrup on my salads, it comes in red, champagne, vanilla, orange and is available at my local italian grocery store though most stores now carry the red balsamic. It is basically balsamic vinegar that has been reduced so it is low calories and lots of flavour. I also enjoy lemon juice mixed with a…

Congratulations on taking a big step forward! I know exactly how you are feeling. How the heck did this happen to me? It's slow you don't see it coming until you hurt somewhere, then your body adjusts and you get sucked down slowly again into the same pit. I have lost 134 pounds previously, I know what I need to do to lose…

For me there are weeks where i will eat 90% clean other weeks where i am eating 45% clean my intention is to get to a balance where i am eating 75 % or more clean all the time I will never "diet" again, I am working on eating healthy because I know that i lose weight easily when i do everyone needs to find their own way of…

that sounds great my favorite breakfast is fresh blueberries, fresh raspberries, fat free greek yogurt. all bran buds and cinnamon, a little stevia to sweeten. I usually use 1/2 c of each berry 1/2 c of yogurt and 1/3 cup all bran buds. I let this sit for an hour before i eat it and it tastes like a yummy dessert trifle.…

I put the following in my bullet blender, 1 cup frozen fruit, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1 Tbls oat bran, 1/4 cup fat free greek yogurt, honey to ur taste, then fill the remaining space with coconut water, yummy no matter what fruit I use. Mix your fruits up to find the combinations you like best, my favorites are raspberry banana,…

Avoid all sugars, especially white sugar and take one chromium polynicotinate 200 mcg in the morning. Of course please check with your doctor before including it in your plan. It works very well for me.

I love eating too, i set my daily intake at 1500 cals. I no longer diet, i eat anything and everything i want. It is so easy to change a recipe to be healthy and effective for weight loss. I have learned that eating "diet food" is a great way to stay fat. I eat lot's of healthy fats and natural unprocessed foods.

plateaus happen when we have the same routine day in and out. Make some changes to your eating plan and your exercise plan. if you normally eat tuna 3 days a week switch to hard boiled eggs or a different protein. If you do cardio on sat and sun switch to thurs and friday. I know it works i lost 134 pounds in less than a…

I have had many people in my life who "undermine" unintentionally. The way I deal with it now is by asking myself if I really want the food offered, can I have it later, or not at all. I know I can choose to eat anything at all that I want and that makes it easier to say no. No one can deprive me of anything I want and no…

Something I discovered over many years of "dieting" when we have that mindset for many of us we hear the word diet as DEPRIVATION and some of us get very stubborn and do not want to be deprived. The best thing I ever did for myself was stop dieting I now do my very best to eat clean, its not easy to do and I don't manage…

Your muscles do need a break when you are doing daily training but that doesn't mean no exercise. Choose an activity that is more of a fun activity rather than a "work out" activity, your brain can feel the difference and you will enjoy your "day off" much more.

when I'm feeling really down and need to feel strong again I blast Helen Reddy I AM WOMAN without a doubt this song has gotten me through some tough times, i have now added Sarah Barellis BRAVE and of course Katy Perry's ROAR to my list of power songs. We all need something that reminds us that we have the power inside of…