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If you KNOW you will exercise, then just add them in through the day. Or skip eating them one night, and add that many in the next morning. That way, if you miss exercising that day, you were still eating earned calories. If you are going to eat before bed, I'd snack on something other than cereal. I have heard nuts are…

Losing inches is great! I watch my body fat percentage instead of pounds (although I weigh myself every morning). In the last month I have not dropped a pound, but my last Bod Pod showed I had gained three pounds of muscle. And my clothes are fitting much better. I don't trust scales or calipers for body fat measurement. I…

Lots of reasons. Help you feel full. Help remove toxins. Minimizes muscle soreness from exercise. Minimizes water retention. If your urine is pale or clear, you are probably getting enough water. If it is gold, you need more. If your feet and ankles or fingers are feeling swollen, you may be retaining water and need to…

80 pounds lost? Wow! You just remind yourself that you are in control! One friend told me her Jenny Craig advice was to understand that one tastes just like the other, so give in and have one, and tell your self there is nothing good to be gained by having more than one... just live with the memory of that one indulgence.…

I use Jay Robb vanilla whey protein powder. I add any combination of cottage cheese, plain yogurt, bananas and strawberries and an ice cube or two, blended to crush the ice so it is like a thick milk shake. Feels like cheating, but it gives me protein to help fill me up and keep my muscles from disappearing. I can very the…

I don't use recipes much when I am serious about losing weight. I eat fresh.. as in raw. Bananas, strawberries, veggies, Edamame (steamed in the pod) nuts, plain yogurt sweetened with Stevia (an herb) and flavored with vanilla, oat meal with Jay Robb Whey powder added so I get more protein. Grilled fish and chicken with…

That is one thing I learned too. Careful carb control. Some of us are very carb sensitive. I only have oatmeal, some fresh fruit, and mainly green veggies like edamame, tossed salad (dressing on the side that I usually ignore but it is comforting to know it is there), brocolli, snap peas, avacodo, onion, mushrooms. I will…

Some foods are more likely to cause gas. Beans, brocolli, cauliflower, artichokes, to name a few. Also if you are eating alcohol sugars found in diet candies they are especially bad. My body adjusts to the veggies eventually but it can't handle the alcohol sugars. Luckily I found stevia and put it in my plain yogurt with…

I am about your height and weight but twice your age. When you say you are consuming 1200 calories and eating all your exercise calories are you saying you are really eating more than 1200? You should be. About 1450 anyway. I plateau if I don't eat enough because my metabolism shifts into starvation mode. See if there is a…

Okay, I'm Andrea and I'm jumping in late but I've been sitting at 132 for several weeks, so it is time to get serious again. I'm definitely in the fifty plus category. I had gotten down to 124 before the hurricane in September, but by Christmas was up to 138. My goal is to burn a pound a week (don't want to "lose" it cuz I…

I've been using Stevia sweeteners for about a year. If you use too much, it can be bitter, so it takes a little experimenting. I shop at Kroger and they have NuStevia in the health food isle. Its main ingredient is maltodextrin, unlike the Truvia brand. I use the NuStevia powder and liquid. You can cook with it, unlike…

I looked on line at several recipes. I saw lots of recipes that were only about 40 calories per dumpling. The most conservative I found was 66 calories per dumpling with 34 from fat. So unless you really drenched them in sugarly sauce, (most recipes assume some sauce) even 500 calories is a high estimate. Bet the dress is…

you can do it! Here's some stuff that helped me eat breakfast everyday including a lean protein Think raw No sugar No white flour Discover stevia avoid chemical sweeteners eat at least four meals a day be sure to get enough calories every day calculate a proper deficit ... Eating too little stops you metabolism visualize…

Instead of three meals and then healthy snacks you might try eating five or six meals a day, each including a lean protein. Are you drinking eight glasses of water and /or green tea every day? Are you eating enough? Have you calculated your calorie needs and then determined a proper deficit? If you are not getting enough…

Is your protein count dictated by a doctor, or are you just following the default guidelines on this web site? There are lots of well researched diets that call for higher amounts. One guide I saw was one gram per pound. It can be somewhat less for women... Like 85%. Some of us have to add protein powder to get enough! but…

I was constantly falling off the wagon until I read the right book and learned why. Once I cut out the carbs (bread, fruit especially) and got rid of the cravings, and started eating 5 small meals a day, so I'm eating every 2.3 to 3 hours, it was much better because I rarely get hungry. You can't really gain five pounds in…

To: Teachparents It looks like you have tried to reply to several different people with your various posts. I'm not sure of the mechanics of this message board, so it might be helpful if you would put the username of the person you are addressing at the top of your post. In the box for each post, there is a reply button,…

I am not sure you ever got your answer. If so, then skip this. If not, here is what I am reading. Your goal is to get the minimum of 1200 calories a day. You only ate 1115. You must CONSUME at least 1200... so you need at least 85 more (1200-1115=85). But you exercised off 233 calories. So you COULD eat another 233+85 for…

My ticker only shows the weight I've lost in the few days since joining this website, but I've actually lost about 19 pounds in the last 6 months. I weigh 127 now. I started at 146. I'm 5'1" and over 50 years old. Eating more IS the way to lose weight. When I was only eating 1200 calories a day, my body thought it was…

Tomorrow is another day. Plan to do better. Eating right before bed is what sumo wrestlers do to gain weight. It is hard to get in all the calories you need sometimes. If you are eating lean meats and veggies alot, (like five or six smaller meals a day like what most programs recommend) it is a LOT of food. You have to…

I was a little concerned when I first started to change my life style, cause it seemed like every thing I was reading was aimed at men! Tom Venuto's e-book is a good source of nutrition info.... from a guy.... if you are interested. I also like Craig Ballantines Turbulence Training. But I started with Tom's program, and if…

Check with BodPod.com and see if there is a bodpod in your area, maybe at a local university. They can test your body fat composition. (Usually about $35 or $40) Also, consider buying a Tanita scale (about $50) that tracks not only body fat but also water. The scale relies on impedence, and is not near as accurate as the…

Hi. I'm Annie Lou and I'm new. I want to use my Iphone to track calories, so I'm looking for a good program to use on the go. I've been watching my diet, and exercising regularly, since mid December '07. I've dropped a lot of excess fat but still have at least ten pounds of fat to burn before I get to a BF% that is…