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I'm in! beelouise5/Brittany Goal weight on January 31st: 132 lb 1/01: 1/09: 1/16: 1/23: 1/30:

Hey! I'm a dietetic professional, and for constipation we go with the "Three F's": fiber, fluid, fitness 1. Up your fiber. Whole grains, fruits, vegetables 2. Drink plenty of water, at least a mL for every calorie you consume 3. Move around, go for a daily walk, etc. Activity encourages gravity to do it's job on the gut

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Depends on your goals, sister! If your goal is weight loss, best to eat dinner and then work out. Research shows that eating something containing carbs/protein before workouts increases endurance, so you work out longer and burn more calories! If your goals are to build muscle (and you're doing more strength-based, less…

I love this post-thank you so much for this! I practice yoga regularly, and although yoga and meditation usually go hand in hand, the meditation is something that I often neglect. I will check out this book- many thanks!

90 Sweaty minutes of bikram yoga! There aren't many opportunities in life to get "water up your nose" from bending over while sweating. Love it so much :)

Hey! Use the site- it will calculate it all for you! Otherwise, you convert your weight to kg (divide lbs by 2.2). The average person needs 0.8 g protein/kg body weight. For fat, you need 30% of your daily calories or less to come from fat. Carbs are usually around 50-60% of your daily calories. The good news is your body…

Hey guys! Just saw your post- I have my bachelor degree in dietetics and am one month away from becoming a Registered Dietitian. Glad to help out with questions!

The equation for calorie balance is: Calories eaten = calories burned. To create a calorie deficit, calories eaten are less than calories burned. To gain weight, calories eaten are greater than calories burned. For every calorie deficit of 3500 calories, you will lose one lb. Hope that helps!

Hi there! I'm a dietiitian using the site for wellness/weight loss! There actually is a rhyme and reason to eating your "minimal" recommendation every day. The calories recommended are estimated to keep your body in fat-burning mode, while preserving lean muscle. If you go below this level, your body runs out of glucose…

Adding your activity to the activity log is a great way to add more calories to your daily goal! My basal expenditure level is low like that too- there are FEW days when that feels like enough food. Usually by the time I enter in my activities for the day, though, there are plenty of extra calories! (Or, if my tummy's…

Coffee! It feeds my soul :)

Oh awesome- thanks so much

Totally! I call it my "lazy girl workout," because the whole thing requires such little movement, but when I leave, I feel shaky and weak...wonderfully exhausted :)

love it!!! five minutes gave me two songs: stay together for the kids (blink 182), and seventy times seven (brand new). only one picture frame was broken in this five minutes of pain and glory :)

One possible explanation might be that your body is retaining water! Protein/muscle in the body holds on to more water than other tissues. When building muscle or starting a new fitness regime, most people have a few pounds of water weight gain at the beginning. With consistency in diet/exercise, the water is no big deal,…

Hi there! I'm a dietitian and vegetarian as well. In general, a healthy, produce-based vegetarian lifestyle is naturally lower in calories than a meat and dairy-rich lifestyle. The traps lie in the processed foods- many processed vegetarian foods have higher calories than the lean protein you'd be eating in meats or dairy…