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Thanks for starting this topic..you made me curious to look at how my pie chart looked as of yesterday... I had 55% carbs, 26% protein and 19% fat. For those that are experienced... how do you know what to adjust in your diet to get the ratio correct... I was thinking 40% carbs and protein and 20% fat...is that ideal??

Yes...that ^^ And if your going to post....dont be offended at the answers.

LOG your food. I have been horrible at it and have completed 30 day shred and insanity and also did 2-a- day workouts and have only lost 1 pound. This is due to me thinking I know what I'm doing...well it has not worked. I am back to logging my food.

My husband has no control when it comes to olive oil...he says it healthy so he goes overboard. He makes the healthy...unhealthy. WE always end up arguing in the kitchen because of it. :(

I have got to try your tips....yesterday the oils/butter was just sitting on my plate...it was not good at all.

I'm 5'3, 141 lbs and am currently in Week 2... my heart rate monitor says I burn about 190 for the 30 minute sessions.

Thanks for your input... I started counting calories this morning. My only issue with counting calories is I am a sticker and hold on to those calories as long as possible ... for that just incase. May sound stupid but I do. Sometimes with breakfast, 2 snacks and lunch I still have 500 calories for dinner. I dont know how…

I dont feel I have the support. My husband says "you look fine...it could be worse." Thats besides the fact... I could stand to lose 20 pounds and still look healthy. He has gained quite a bit over the past year due to not watching what he eats plus he eats out everyday during lunch. He and the kids love fried chicken…

I personally love Jackie Warner... I have 4 of her DVD's. I have not had weight loss results (due to my diet) but I have gotten stronger. I actually put her DVD's on hold after doing a full cycle of Insanity and now I'm working on Jillian Michaels Body revolution. I will go back to doing her DVD's again. If you stick with…

I made a "bread" using almond meal and I loved it...especially toasted with PB. I dont crave bread anyways so I dont know if it will increase cravings.

QUOTE: wow 4:30am. That is super early. How about you give me a call at 6am so I can wake my *kitten* up to work out. I have 4 kids so I need my sleep and its hard to wake up so early but I find I feel so much happier and better if I wake up early to work out. I used to feel dizzy when I work out in the AM until I got used…

I figure if you are close enough on paper/food tracker, you may have consumed enough since calories and measurements are not always 100% on target. Just my thoughts.

I workout best by myself. This way I can focus on what I'm doing, no small talk. I did the insanity workout and my daughter loved it too, and when she joined me... my workouts were not as effective.

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I've been in Northern VA for about 8 yrs. Welcome :)

Oh yeah!!! I deal with this traffic daily. uuugghhhh! :sad:

I tried adding to a smoothie with plain Keifer....yeah it was gross. I drank it but I thought I was going to hurl. I think it was the combo of the peanut/chocoate taste with the tangy yogurt. I bought it from Amazon due to the excellent reviews but now I dont know what to do with it. You add it to your oatmeal for extra…

Recipe makes 4 bars 1 cup oats 1/4 vanilla whey protein powder 1/4 unsweetened applesauce 1/2 TBSP coconut flour 1/8 cup chopped or ground cashews 1. Blend all ingredients in a food processor, except cashews 2. Shape into 4 bars 3. Roll or press cashews into bars 4. Wrap individually to take with you or eat right away…

I will have to look at these. I really like the kind protein bars but they do not keep me from wanting to snack on something else.

I used to eat these all the time. I like the protein ones.

If you use the app does it still count as a log in?

When my daughter says...that lady...has a belly like you and they wear that....see you can wear it too, other people really dont care how you look. I think she was trying to give me a confidence boost....but it just made me feel horrible. We were just in AZ to visit family and while we were there I realized that half the…

That's funny your looking to go from accounting to Medical and I did the complete opposite. :) Good luck!!! I say go for it!

IF CHANGED: What do you currently do? Project Accountant (recent new job) Have been in Accounting for about 8 years What were you doing? I was a patient care tech... I did everything what an lab tech does and everything what an LPN does but give meds. (Did this for about 5 years) What prompted the change? I was tired of…

It generally happens only after lunch and dinner...not breakfast.

I have had these type of issues for about 15 years. I have IBS-C and have a ton of food intolerances. I have to watch my fiber intake, personally I follow a low fiber diet which make my IBS-C even worse. If I dont do the things below I can go almost a week and a half and have nothing leave my system. (When I was a kid I…

I have always had this craving, maybe it is a habit...I have never thought of it that way.

Does anyone have recipes? I put chia seeds in my lemon water... and I make a chia seed pudding. That is the most I have really done.

This morning I logged in everything that I planned on eating through my late day snack before dinner. This gives me a better idea of what I will have left for the reminder of the day. I also added in an extra early milk/pb drink so I dont believe I will come up short today.

I'm in my mid 30's, if anyone want to add me as a friend, please do so. :)