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I didn' see anyone write down to stretch your calves out... and i had issues w/my shins & ended up buying more padded running shoes. i have a LOT of padding in the front part of my food & my shin issues went away. my prior shoes are asics & brooks which I'm sure a runnnig store can direct you to higher padded shoes. worst…

I was going to say the same thing.. Whey is milk protein - You need to do Soy or Vegetable protein. And a warning that the vege protein shakes are nasty. As you swallow it, just say "its just fuel"... blah! Why can't you just eat chicken, beef or fish?

Oatmeal is HUGE on the glycemic scale & totally spikes your blood sugar... but I suppose if you must eat it, then at least do steel cut oats. I've made it in the crock pot as a double boiler. receipe w/extra water... put it in a glass bowl in side the crockpot w/water around it & leave it in there all night on low. Voila!

You can use Dumb Bells instead of kettle bells & they're more versatile so don't spend the money on Kettle bells. I love Jillians no more trouble zones if you need a workout DVD idea... otherwise, bands are ok b/c you can use those traveling (however I do all body weight workouts when i'm traveling - pushups, jump squats,…

This site is set up so that you are to eat back your calories so in the end, you're netting 1200-1500 depending on your settings.

absolutely not. you burn a certain amount of calories hourly anyway. yes you are probably burning more than sitting on the couch but where do you draw the line?? start counting going up stairs, vacuuming, etc. I would only count it when your heart rate is elevate for 20 min or so like in a workout.

oatmeal is a very high glycemic food & spikes your blood sugar so I'd shy away from it. I do 1 cup Fage yogurt & frozen berries from Costco with a few tablespoons of Flax seed meal (omega 3 & fiber) with some cream (or milk I suppose) & a sprinkle of raw turbino sugar. this keeps me full til lunch. hard boiled eggs. if you…

Actually, why not do both almost at the same time? there are different exercise templates I use but the easiest one to understand & manipulate is called a ladder. you pick a certain # of exercises & then do 10 of each one, 9 of each one, 8 of each one, 7, 6,5,4,3,2,1 of each... then back up to 2 of each one, 3 of each,…

No one has permanent weight loss with pills... only life style changes. Dump the pills... cut out bread, potatoes, rice, pasta.. anything that spikes your blood sugar (look up high glycemic foods)... and keep exercising. easier said than done but at least its permanent. Yes i know people say complex carbs are good, but if…

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I agree.... that' is all the good stuff. stop eating oatmeal, bread, potatoes, rice, etc. anythign that spikes up your blood sugar. look up high glycemic foods & see how many of those are on your list of foods you eat. Fat in food is not bad!

Not sure what you are eating... but i would ensure you aren't eating pasta, rice, potatoes or anything that messes with your blood sugar... including alcohol. that's what my trainer does to get me off a plateau

You wrote "on the go" but a lot of these you can't really eat in the car or while you are running errands. I just make a protein shake with about 1/4 cup cream (or half & half) for the fat (makes you feel full) and also about 2 T of flax seed meal (fiber & makes you full) & then fill my container to about 16-18 oz of water…

I have a slew of exercises that my trainer has given me & you can do at home with NO WEIGHTS. For my newbie friends that aren't good at creating their own workouts, i recommend a "ladder" . You pick a minimum of 4 exercises (to start)... and repeat each exercise 10 times... then 9 times, 8 times, etc... down to 1 time…

I've read all these posts & also just did a lot of research about bikes... in the end, I went to a few different shops, you'll learn a lot from then to figure out what you want, then you have to ride them to see what you feel best on... also, if you are using the bike as a 'workout'... i suggest more than 5-10 miles... if…

Ok, I'm with you as I will NOT wake up earlier simply to prepare & I was also making bad choices. I also am too lazy the night before to usually make all my food for the next day. This time, I'm trying something different. I've bought the chobani yogurt - which i was avoiding b/c it has more sugar than when I manually mix…

Kettle bell swings.... they work as a cardio... but also work your hamstrings, quads, core, arms... everything. the best bang for your buck!

I remember when I coudln't run a mile. then thought "if i really wanted to do it, could I?" and i got on the tread & ran so flippin slow, but who cares! I can totally relate to your excitement. congrats. when you feel like stopping at 1 mile, ask yourself i you are stopping, b/c you said you only wanted to run 1 mile...…

and allegedly most people end up pooping out the gummy vitamins. the usana are USP grade for disintegration, potentcy & weight.

I used to get sick ALL the time in the morning & didn't know why until someone said it was when yo utake vitamins. However, I now take Usana which is all out toxin free stuff... and i take them right in the morning on an empty stomach & no longer get a sick stomach,. I guess its the toxins/chemicals in the vitamins that…

I've been using raw sugar and just taking the hit w/the claories... but Jillian Michaels says Via is better for you than splenda in terms of toxins

Actually... if i'm ready to go to bed i shouldn't eat... and if i know i just ate 30 minutes prior,,, then i won't eat... and eating every few hours is old school way of thinking per my trainer.... everything works fo rpeople differently

Put before & after pictures up so you can see the difference. but also remember... that what you are doing should be a lifestyle change... your 'cheats' shouldn't be like it was before you lost all this weight. Just reiterating what i remind myself. No longer can I even imagine woofing down a cinnabon & pasta in the same…

I've had 2 plateaus. i typically do low calorie (avoiding rice, pasta, bread, crackers, potatoes anyway)... but both times I've significantly but back on my carbs to around 40 per day... and it worked. now that i broke thru, i've added back in foods like cottage cheese, fruit w/cottage cheese, Fage plain yogurt w/frozen…

some of the people that i see my trainer work with that have knee issues do modified exercises... ie: burpees but instead of going to the ground, they use a weight bench.... when they do mountain climbers, they put their hands on a weight bench vs doing them off the floor. crunches aren't the best way to work your core...…

first of all... if you plan on keeping off any of the weight you lose... you need to realize this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. second of all... :)... my motto when i complain about how tought this is... is... "if it was easy to lose weight, everyone could do it". whenever i am hungry, feel like eating & need to talk…

breakfast should be your biggest meal - b/c you'll be owrking it off all day... & dinner should be your smallest since you are just going to bed

free weights... you don't need a gym to maintain your workouts... you can replace the exercises with a band when you travel, and if done properly, you will be using the correct muscles to do the exercises... vs wedging feet under something to get your weight up..when with a free weight you have to use your core

I see it says 'pie'... my bad. my trainer says we should eat a higher calorie breakfast & then decrease from there. if i don't eat enough calories in the morning i'll be hungry too soon

is that 1 serving? if so, there's no way its only 200 calorie.s.. 2 eggs along have 160