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Here's how I do it. I log all the calories I eat for one day. Then at the end of the day, I enter the calories I burned from exercising. Since you use a bodybugg, just write down the total calories burned for the entire day. Here's the tip - bare minimum is 1200 calories a day. If you go under that, you're starving your…

I tried regular oatmeal once and couldn't stand the blandness of it. I started trying little things over time to add flavor, and its worked. As far as what you wanna add it all depends what extra flavor do you want to add to it? Since oatmeal is natural, I chose to add natural stuff into it for flavor. 1 spoon peanut…

Visible abs on a girl - DEFINITELY hot!!

@Julz2586 21 and absolutely your smile!

Don't get me wrong, I face food challenges every day at my parents. Cakes, cookies, pretzels, donuts, ice cream, etc. A few years ago when I started researching food and nutrition and saw the breakdown of some foods, I was absolutely turned off by it. But do I get tempted? YEAH! Why do I not go for the sweet stuff? BECAUSE…

Some people call it will power. Others call it mind over matter. Others ask, "do you really need those extra calories?" I've learned that its a balance of all three. Use the will power of your mind to remind yourself everytime there's a temptation whether you need it or not. A few years ago when I got into exercising and…

Years ago someone once said Leonardo DiCaprio. Someone else said that I look like a guy in a low-budget horror movie 976EVIl. Don't see it. I look like me. Plain and simple.

Absolutely! Look, you've come this far without the surgery, what ELSE can you achieve? Don't stop now, keep on going! People here at MFP will be there to help and motivate you. Don't give up!! You can do this!!! :)

@julz - definitely a 10! Awesome smile. :) @flagator - 6. Smile bro! Then I'd give ya a 9. (I'm straight and believe that a smile says a lot about a person).

Julz, congratulations on what you have achieved! You've come a long way since you've began, and now you can look back on it and see how much you've accomplished and feel proud. Awesome job!!! :-) Never give up!!

I haven't gone running in about a year. But when I did go running, I had the following in my ipod: "Lose Yourself by Eminem "Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit "New Divide" by Limp Bizkit "Yeah!" by Usher "Eat The Rich" by Aerosmith "Sing" by Glee cast "Higher" by Creed "Who Made Who" by AC/DC "Everything You Want" by Vertical…

Ok, here's a peanut butter example. Skippy All Natural Creamy Peanut butter vs. Skippy low fat peanut butter This is for ONE tablespoon: All Natural Creamy: Cal 95 Tot fat 8g Sat Fat 2g Sod 75mg Carbs 3g Fiber 1g Sugar 2g Pro 4g Low fat: Cal 90 Tot fat 6g Sat Fat 1g Sod 60mg Carbs 6g Fiber 1g Sugar 1g Pro 2g Even though…

With snacks, I'm a little simpler. celery with peanut butter fresh fruit Lately, I've had crackers for a snack. Problem is - they're all high in carbs. If I could make my OWN crackers/cookies for a snack, I would. Still it comes down to the same thing - what's the nutritional value for them.

You're right! One of the biggest challenges I've had in the past few years after cutting out the foods that I don't want to eat becuase its unhealthy was finding foods that I COULD eat that were nutritous! Being a fincky eater didn't make it easier, but it made me selective about the foods TO eat! What I can recommend is…

Hi @parcelqueen and @fitpilatesque welcome to MFP! Hi @curvimami! Hi, I've been on here for about a year and I've been exercising for several years. I'm not where I want to be, but I'm not where I USED to be. YOU CAN DO THIs! Just don't quit. :)

I haven't been to the gym in 5years. I've been working out at home. If I WAS to go to the gym, here's what I would probably do: - a 3-5minute warmup on the treadmill or stair climber starting at a low intensity, then gradually increase it - stretch for a minute or so - some weight training focusing on different upper body…

@MelodyRocks - your metabolism isn't totally dead. You just have to jumpstart it. :) It can be done, don't give up hope!

I've done this for years. I'm a finicky eater and I UNDER ATE. Yet when I worked out, I wondered why I wasn't gettting results. When I changed workout programs, I got out of my comfort zone. In a healthy nutritous way, I increased my daily calories by 1300 calories. I started eating 2100-2500 calories a day. I was VERY…

Agreed, its a great way to start. But they gotta keep going to make this work. Its like putting a band-aid on a cut that runs down your arm. Its not gonna do a thing. Resolve the current problem and eliminate what caused the problem in the first place!

THIS hits everything right on! Mandi_2007 - work on getting your nutrition in check. Nutrition makes your abs, not just your core work. Good nutrition is like putting fuel in your car. If you car gets bad gas, you know how it runs slugglsihly? Same with food! Good nutrition and walking daily will help FOR STARTERS. If you…

Sorry to sound old-fashioned everyone, but YOUR BUTT DOESN'T DEFINE WHO YOU ARE! YOU DO!

Right on! Nicely said!!!

Someone once said "you'll never know what someone is going through until you walk a mile in their shoes". Until people that I knew felt what I felt when I was heavier and heard the thoughts in my mind over and over again, and then feeling how I felt when I started changing and improving my life, I don't think they'd…

Ok, after completing a workout program a month ago, I leaned out. I lost inches, a little weight, and my face was leaner. I went to Easter Sunday, and the women complimented me saying, "You look good!" My cousin Mike said to me, "You're getting to skinny! You're wasting away"... and that's coming from a man with a gut. I…

The moment I was proud of what I had achieved from what I was doing, my mom started saying during meals "you're not eating enough. You're too skinny. Eat some more." I don't think she understands THAT was how I had gained the weight in the first place!

Welcome to MFP! You can do it. Good luck! Please keep us posted on your progress. :)

Welcome to MFP! I think the divers members with different strategies has worked for them, but you need to figure out what works the best for you. The only way to find out is to experiment. You're right that quick fixes don't work. I've tried some in my past and I stayed exactly where I was at. Zig zagging didn't work…

Hey Ryan! Welcome to MFP! Congrats on startring your food diary, it will help you out a lot. Feel free to add me if you'd like, I'll be happy to help you out! -James

I just completed my first round of Insanity on 05/08/2012. As my results, I lost a pound, but I lost 2%bodyfat, leaned out, and lost inches. You can visibly see the changes in my before/after photos of the program. Yes, I did ONLY Insanity. It was the hardest program I've ever done, so I wasn't going to do anything else…

Hey Jules. College is challenging for nutrition because there are always food temptations - desserts, carbs, bread, etc. The fruit salad and sweet potato fries are good. The fruit salad is healthy, and the sweet potato fries give you that sweet taste and theyr'e not as bad as regular french fries. So that was a good…