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I am just starting to log my food intake. I have had trouble maintaining weight since changing to a vegetarian diet. I know that may sound strange but I ate a lot of lean chicken for protein prior to becoming vegetarian. As a vegetarian most protein sources are much higher in carbs (beans) or fat (tofu, nuts, seeds and…

My heart rate is much higher when exercising than the charts show it should be - I have gotten above 200 bpm which the hrm don't even read! However, I have been almost continuously active my whole life so I know this is normal for me. Some things to consider - Do you get dizzy? Do you see spots? Does it feel like your…

Add some healthy carbs like whole grain crackers, Cheerios ( I love the chocolate as a treat or component of trail mix).

If a bagel and cream cheese work for you, buy them at the store and get low fat cream cheese. Definitely do not eat things you have to choke down. If 1200 cal is not enough, try 1400 cause if you are too hungry you will end up binging which is much worse than eating 200 more calories a day. If you can get some exercise…

I have heard of using baby prunes instead of the oil or eggs in brownies...

There are three different programs outlined in P90X - one is a little less intense and might be good to start with. Since I am a cyclist, I sometime do a cycling work out in place of the pylo or Kempo and there are a few moves that irritate my shoulder so I skip them. Keep in mind as Tony says, "Do your best and forget the…

Swiss Miss also makes Diet Hot Chocolate at 25 cals per pack. That helpes me get my chocolate fix in!

At my gym there are often special for personal trainer at Christmas and even more so after New Years for the New Year's resolutions. To make 1/2 hour sessions effective, you could do your warm up, stretching and cool down on your own so you can focus on lifting techniques. Some gyms offer a get started intro to weight…

I have used the South Beach diet. I lost weight quickly and did put it back on after stopping. I think I put on the weight because it did not help me learn the right amount to eat and made all refined flour "bad". I also found it to be very expensive to buy much fresh veg, meat and cheese. It is also time consuming to…

I use chicken breast, frozen veggie mix and a sauce of soy sauce with crushed garlic, crushed ginger and red pepper flakes. Saute the veggies and chicken in a small amount of seasame oil.

I take the route of starting the workout either at a lower intensity or a lighter workout and see how you feel. If nothing else a 30 min walk or streching can be a good break in the regular routine. Be sure to consider others, if you have a fever, coughs etc it is better to workout at home or outside so you don't "share"…

Breastfeeding definately helps! I think it's like 300-500 cals per day. Congratulations!

If you go 7 days a week, at least on should be an "off" day because your body needs some time to recover. Activities for an off day might be relaxation based yoga, walking, doing exercise machine for a little less time and less resistance. Have fun!

I use frozen mixed berries (rasberries, blueberries and strawberries) plus skim milk. If it's not sweet enough, I add some Activa or sugar free coffee syrup. I have a major sweet tooth. :laugh:

Awesome info, probably explains why I can't stay at 1200 cals. I feel like I am starving!

Warning I haven't tried these! You might try making a wrap with turkey, low fat cheese (I love the low fat pepper jack) and mustard (I go for chipolte mustard) wrap in saran wrap. Put it in the freezer then it should keep cool til lunch. You can bring veggies in a separate bag to add later. Yogurt also might work to freeze…

I know what you mean! If I don't exercise and get more calories I feel like I am starving. However, I have found that eating a huge lettus salad at lunch with vinegar as dressing really helps. Also certain fruits are filling and low in cals like blueberries and strawberries. I agree with the others that the protein bar is…

I am progressing. Did most of the fit test last night - could not do pull part because I have to modify my house for the pull up bar :laugh: , have to schedule a body fat test and find my other 10 lb weight for the bicep curl test. I passed all the others easily so I am starting the first workout tonight. A bunch of my…

One thing for sure, ONE unhealthy meal a week is a lot better than 24!! If that one meal keeps the rest healthy then it's worth it!

You can also eat a little less the next day ie average out calories for two days. You probably will be less hungry the day after anyway.

Thanks for the suggestions! Hey neeterskeeter, I have the same worry about not making a workout. When I plan a 2 hour bike ride and then a thunderstorm pops up :grumble: it really messes me up! I can still workout inside but never burn close to the number of cals indoors as I would outside on a group ride.

I have the same experience. Some days I bike very hard for 2-3 hours burning up to 800 calories per hour. I eat or drink about 200 calories per hour while biking, but that leaves a ton over my 1200 cals without exercise! I usually add some extra to each meal on bike days and sometime carry some over to the next day as I am…

Well, I bought it. I am reading the materials and getting stuff set up. Aiming to start in Sept.

That's horrible. Do not let her bring you down. Your response was great. Another came to me (and it is rude too :wink: ), "Did you used to be pretty on the inside?"

Probably should count it. I wonder if there is a formula for how long it takes for your body to extract energy and nutrition from food?

When I discovered how much I tied my validation to the scale, I went for a few weeks without weighing. I would be depressed and eat more if I weighed more. If I weighed less, I would celebrate or justify a treat or two! After not weighing for a while, I was able to focus more on other goals than what the scale says.…

I recommend this book "The Amazing Adventures of Diet girl" by Shauna Reid. She blogged about her weight loss journey - the cool part is seeing how she fell of the wagon and got back on. The journey took 7 years! but she made it!!! It helped me see that making it is not about being perfect but sticking with it regardless…

If I can remember to make myself, having a glass of water for each alcoholic drink is a great way to slow down consumption, get people used to see you with water and reduce the dehydration that comes with drinking. I am trying to cut back - it can be hard in social situations. The best strategy for me has been to always…

Did you stay within you nutritional goals? Still No Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? No What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? Ride bike had the courage to post all those icky calories. I usually just give up cause I don't want to see "failure" What would I have done differently? Where to start? No pop, beer,…

Did you stay within you nutritional goals? No Did I reach yesterday's personal goal? NO What did I do yesterday that I am proud of? :drinker: Ok that's what I am not proud of :sad: What would I have done differently? I need to get back on track and remember how much better I feel when eating right! The greasy food and beer…