mamma3monkeys

do yourself a huge emotional favor & boost and get yourself some spanx! I love mine!

Sugar from natural foods like fruit, vegetables, etc are FINE. I go over my limit all the time and it's worse when I'm working out because I double the amount of fruit and carb before my workout and may eat an extra snack at night of fruit and protein if I workout after dinner. I think the sugar you need to look out for is…

from a mom to a mom - the one thing I say to myself when I look at what's being wasted on the plates is "I AM NOT A GARBAGE DISPOSAL!" It has helped me because even though I may not think I'm wasting it when I'm eating it because they aren't - it is a waste because I DON'T NEED IT EITHER!! I once offered DH something one…

aw, I'm so sorry sweety.... I haven't personally experienced it but i have 4 friends who have undergone the surgery - so far, none that I know have have regained (but then again, three have just experienced their loss and the other has a lot of physical issues due to not taking care of himself afterwards). I at one time…

oookay, guess what? so do I. Not all the time and it seems to be only the days when I'm working out and eating more complex carbs and fruit before hand. Maybe reach for having 2-3 servings of fruit a day and see how that affects it. You get sugars in your veggies (carrots are high), some grains as well - naturally. Yeah,…

I love this! Not only is it about self-motivation but it's also about success and achieving your goals. No one else can motivate you or give you the high that you get when you achieve something on your own - like YOU. So although you attribute your running bug to someone else, YOU made it happen and that's the awesome…

mostly for me, it's worse when I'm stressed, AF is on her way, or I had some sugar earlier. It's hard... I go work out, journal, nap... I eat fruit but chewing sugar free gum makes me crave. A really good thing for me and cravings has been a very good vitamin supplement. Sometimes though, you just have to go get a TINY…

okay I'm new here but to be honest I never heard of eating your calories back in. The only time I may choose to do that is when I'm maintaining and not trying to lose. I can understand you need a bit more food right before exercising and def. afterwards if you exercise after dinner - but there's no way in heck you can get…

yeah just so you know, hydration usually has nothing to do with it. I drink 100oz a day and my hands always swell. you definitely need them bent at an angle and sometimes having them above your heart every so often helps. I have never fully gotten out of it happening but as long as you don't just have them hanging limply…

I'm a body type A. Lost 120lbs in 8 months and it only came back with a lot of hard work eating a lot and eating high fat for a twin pregnancy and then nursing them for 2 years and missing my thyroid medication waaay too often. I'm back on it and I know I can make it to goal and keep it off this time. :D and YES they do…

I'm a body type A. Lost 120lbs in 8 months and it only came back with a lot of hard work eating a lot and eating high fat for a twin pregnancy and then nursing them for 2 years and missing my thyroid medication waaay too often. I'm back on it and I know I can make it to goal and keep it off this time. :D

I'm on it and it's only that strict for the losing part of the plan. once you get to your goal weight, you can add in whatever you want in moderation. You learn a lot though about how to eat healthy, how .we may even be reaching for crappy foods that we don't even really like in the first place. I found it was quite an eye…

unless you're a stay at home mom like me, lol. I don't cook every day but I don't make a whole weeks worth - I like my food fresher then that. But I do eat bumble bee tuna (very low sodium), pineapple canned in juice (no sugar added), canned veggies (no salt added so mostly tomatoes, lol), other things like that.... it can…

phew~ a ton of replies since I saw your post! lol! okay, eat more fresh fruits and vegs and don't use the salt shaker when you do if you can help it. Try making things from scratch - and if you add up all the ingredients and then figure out how many servings you have made - you will be able to figure out things like the…

can I offer some helpful criticism? You are eating a lot of processed foods and your sodium intake is super high. If you eat more fruit and vegetables and go for more complex carbohydrates and lean proteins (I know that switching from beef to turkey is a wonderful start) like egg white, turkey and chicken breasts, leaner…

oh for those who are working on their sodium intake, may I suggest this little website: lowsodiumcooking.com. it doesn't have a TON of stuff but I find it useful anyways. :)

this looks like a great group :) I have heard of that meal plan that you follow to relieve inflammation (my brother in law thinks it'd be a good one for me because I had to have my gallbladder removed almost 7 years ago). But I'm doing a different plan that I really like. I was diagnosed as hypothyroid 2 long years after…

aw, I'm so sorry you feel lonely. I know how it is to be working on your health while everyone else around you (regardless of their own health) does nothing. I've been doing it since 2003 and I find myself giving up or getting frustrated (not at my results as much as at those around me not doing anything and giving me…

10-12 glasses of water should be about it. huge Kudos to you for doing more then 8! I know how you feel... It is hard when you aren't adding salt on purpose, but there's hidden salt, so look at your contents on the back of everything (you will get used to it) and see that they add so much salt to meat (ever buy big chicken…

It's interesting that everyone is saying sodium. I highly agree that if your weight isn't coming down, sodium may definitely be the culprit. But just remember, sodium and salt are two different creatures. Sodium is naturally occurring in our foods while salt is sodium CHLORIDE. That sodium is what you need to watch. Water…

I personally have only used Paint.

Also, if you are biking or using a stationary bike/spinning, you might want to switch over to walking or jogging which is supposed to be more slimming on the lower body.

Your body has probably burned through those calories already, especially if you've been eating right and working out like you need to, so I too would think the bloating is from salt here is the info from this link http://healthyguy.com/199908_salt.htm "It can take as long as two to four days to get all the salt out your…