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I just finished my first week. I have a bad hip that needs to be replaced because it is bone on bone. This program IN ONLY 1 WEEK has made my hip feel better. I am actually limping less. Part of the limp I believe is due to some strain on my groin likely due to some limping around for other issues. I cannot believe the…

I tried this over the weekend. It was pretty good and that's coming from someone who doesn't like veggies all that much. I didn't add very much avocado (about 1/2 of one) as I really don't like those that much. I would say that if you plan to make this, don't wait until dinner time to do it. It takes a little while to dice…

Looking at your profile photo I'd say maybe you can help us! :-) Well I was on here a little over a year ago and started out doing good. I think I lost around 15 pounds, but I stopped and so did the weight loss.Well, I'm back now and I hope to keep it going. I was doing a search and believe it or not it wound up providing…

The calorie deficit is what you are losing so at 960 per day you should lose technically around 1.9lbs per week. the "normal" activity of calories burned is 2160 so you are burning almost 100 calories per hour doing your "normal" daily activities based on your weight and whatever you told MFP your fitness level is. If you…

I thought the cereal went into the shake? Are you eating more cereal? Update: Never mind, I see the separation now between the two. Duh!

You can try to figure out what [approximately] the main caloric ingredients are in the dish and create a recipe and possibly get a better estimate. Also, its probably best to assume that most or all (local, chain, whatever unless otherwise specified) use non-lean meats and load up on butter/oils and such. It's just a fact…

Congrats! I can't wait to fit into some of my old clothes again.

I posted the following in my Newbie Post. I hope it helps: Well, this is my last shot. I have been doing this weight loss "thing" over and over and over. I have done so many different diets that I think I should qualify as a dietician. I say this is the last shot because my work just switched health insurance carriers and…

#1 - You keep it up. It WILL pay off. I congratulate you in advance for doing this!!! #2 - I am not frowning on it. I worked at a convenience store and saw more abuse of these than one would ever imagine goes on, but they serve their place in this country and I still say keep them. #3 - Great advice. Do, if you can, try to…

You are probably right here, but I thought it was so funny when those coca-cola commercials came up in my mind especially during the Olympics as they are a MAJOR sponsor. Then again, so is McDonalds and every other "bad for you" food product. How does that happen? How can the greatest athletes in the world be sponsored by…

My personal trainer told me that the best way to shop for food (in most grocery stores) is to shop only on the outside four walls and don't go down any isles. That means I shouldn't eat anything that comes in a box or a can (i.e. processed foods). So… Do I do this? Well, not all the time. If you read my food diary you can…

Ah hah, I just looked and if you go to the "HOME" section of these Message Boards there is a topic for recipes. I bet you can find someone there that can share. I may have to do that myself.

That's an oxymoron if I have ever heard one!!..."My those are big shrimp" ..."That's pretty ugly" Sorry, I just have a bit of a sick sense of humor sometimes. I don't know that you can find what you are looking for without all the crapola. That's what makes it taste sooooooo good. Crapola = Salt, MSG, more stuff I cannot…

I hope this link works for you. There has been some chatter already on this subject if you want to read through some comments already made. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/239649-so-many-people-on-hcg I think if I had a doctor that did the hcg plan where I am, I would have tried it. But now I've taken my money and…

It's not that I disagree with science trying to improve or prove/disprove things. It's just that for every one person that says it must be one way, there's another saying it must be the other way. Plus you have people like, well, me, who don't read up on ALL of the scientific studies and possibly cannot make a positive…

We were crazy when we stuffed our faces over the last X years being out of control. We will do [just about] anything to eliminate the problem. We will "risk it all" if we can just make it go away and feel normal. We know it's not healthy, but when society throws it in our faces at every turn that we should be skinny and we…

I think, whether the stuff is good for you or not, YOU specifically are on the right track to keeping it off because you are here and you have been preparing for the days ahead when you are off the diet. Of ALL the fad diets I have been on, even one that was doctor monitored, NONE made me aware of what I need to be…

People are throwing studies out that dispute other studies and some trust one study over another and some studies are a bunch of crap. Whose to say that the study that says we need 8 glasses of water isn't a bunch of hooey too? :-) I still think soda is not a replacement for water and I believe whether or not we need 1, 2,…

Good point.

What???? Have you ever been to a water treatment plant? [Yes I have, I work in and around one] You'd be shocked at how "clean" your water is and just how many additives there are in it. Of course, they are all supposed to be okay for you to consume.

From what I have heard and read in the past soft drinks in general aren't great for you, diet or otherwise. The diet drinks usually contain sodium (not much but it's there) and that makes your body retain water. Also, caffeine is (again what I heard) a natural diuretic which triggers your body's response to start storing…

A fish is meat. My personal opinion (to make it easy on all of us) is that a vegetarian should be a person that does not eat ANYTHING that comes from ANYTHING made with animal ANYTHING. To have several "other" classifications of vegetarian is, in my opinion, defeating the purpose of calling oneself a vegetarian. Maybe they…

I just read this article: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/diet/articles/2011/03/14/hcg-diet-dangers-is-fast-weight-loss-worth-the-risk I can't believe that starving your body is a good idea whether or or not you "feel" the hunger pangs. Page two of the article has a few comments from someone that tried…

The bodybugg is awesome for counting calories for exercise. I bought mine some time ago and just started using it again. I don't know that I would out-right recommend it over everything else because it is so expensive plus the monthly fee. It does have a lot of great information though. Anyone considering one should…

Thanks, I'm looking forward to achieving some goals here and really trying to keep it off this time. I love roller coasters, but this is one I WANT TO GET OFF OF BECAUSE IT'S MAKING ME SICK. After looking over the site for a few days there sure seems to be a lot of nice people and all willing to help. I hope I can do my…

I agree folks that say count 'em. I think if you are counting calories you got to count them all, good and bad. WW let you eat all you wanted and the new system went further to let you eat fruits freely as well. Wouldn't you know that I tried that new one and ate 40 pounds of fruit a day and never lost a pound. Same story…

I think it's a video series. You can sometimes catch the infomercials on late night television. I always thought I wanted to try it but I have a bum knee after torn meniscus so I figured I couldn't do it. But after what she said (modified versions for knee problems) perhaps I can. I am sure if you google p90 and/or p90x…