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  • Yes, your net calorie should be 1200. If you eat more, you will lose weight. Look at it this way, not eating what you burn is equal to only eating 500-800 calories a day (as you listed) and that is starving yourself. If you aim to eat 1200 per day and burn 500 doing an Insanity DVD, eat up! Your body needs those calories…
  • That's the thing, sometimes you do outgrow your friends. When I started this process, I had to change a lot of my past behaviors and that included the people I was hanging out with. Not that they aren't great people, but my lifestyle was changing and they did not want to change theirs. That is a part of life. I'm sure you…
  • Hey Hailee! How tall are you? 1200 calories sounds like you have MFP set to lose more than 1 pound per week. My recommendation, have it set to lose 1 pound per week. That should increase your daily calories. The biggest thing is not how quickly the pounds come off but that you can maintain this lifestyle forever. I eat 4-6…
  • I make the Margarita Grilled Chicken from Chilli's Restaurant at home all the time. The restaurant description is: MARGARITA GRILLED CHICKEN Classic Margarita-flavored grilled chicken with hints of lime and citrus, served with rice, black beans, tortilla strips and house-made pico de gallo. My version is 4oz of chicken…
    in BEANS! Comment by amycloutier June 2011
  • Do you have a bike? Start cycling, it helps with running - you will notice a difference. Are you doing any weight training? Building muscle will also help. Good luck! :)
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