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Honey Lavender or Vanilla Spice! Mmmmm :drinker: Oh, and a recently new one I was introduced to. Blueberry green tea. YUMNOM!!

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*Drooling* I will be back with a recipe.....

Since my workout schedule can easily get derailed because of my work/school schedule, its more difficult to calculate an average. I use my TDEE at the lowest activity level, (I also have a desk job). On the days that I workout, I'll eat back about 1/2 or all of my workout calories. This way, I can still log both consumed…

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YES! Exactly what I've started doing. It's coming off slow, but steady and I don't feel like I'm dieting. I eat what I like, but stay within my calorie goal, 1600, and if I want to indulge and have more, I plan to do more exercise. I've also introduced myself to more fresh foods, but I don't make myself choke down anything…

Just a taste preference. You can do Vanilla or Almond extract instead or something else, or nothing. :)

LOVE THIS THREAD! Hopefully more Newbies will get the message. I've been the fool to trust a naturopath in suggesting HCG, (VLCD of 500 a day plus shots).......STUPIDEST THING EVER!!!!! Turned me into a weak and cranky B**** .....Among other issues that took a year to recover from. :mad: Give me my TDEE to stay within and…

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I quite in December, I had a week off work, and I allowed myself to eat what I wanted in the first week. (I even indulged in multiple Eggnog latte's). Once that one week marker came, I went back to my good eating and I found that cardio was a huge help with the second week. My lungs felt larger and if I had a bad day, I…

Bump, (enjoying the different views and experience I have poor circulation and heart disease in my family, keeping this thread in my mix)

98Nunu, love the protein powder idea, thank you. I will be adding that to my next batch! Oatmeal isn't precooked and the calories will depend on the oatmeal that you use. Measure what you put in and divide by 12 cookies. :smile:

I get what your saying.....The volume of veggies/fruits and healthier foods to make up your calorie goal can be more then your use to. I've had days where all I did was eat and I still didn't get to my calorie goal. I had to add higher density foods. Oatmeal, protein powders mixed with veggie smoothies, eggs and whole…

YES, read the link that was recommended above. I've been following it's advice since 1/1 and while I've only lost 2lbs, I've lost an inch around my waist and hips already. Drastic calorie reductions go after water and muscle first, not fat, which I'm pretty sure is why it comes back so quick. (I did the HCG 500 cal. a day…

Here's a thread that I used to figure out what calories I should be eating. (I initially did the 1200 minimum for women, which MFP had suggested, but it wasn't working, loss of focus, tired, and between work and the gym, I needed more energy) So saw this thread…

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To be honest, I haven't heard much about the vitamix, so I can't recommend nor can I shoot down this product. I have the same issue with veggies, there are a few that I do enjoy, but for the most part, I'd rather just have an 8 oz glass of veggie drink that I can drink down. (Kale, lean protein powder, and 4oz of…

Hmm, question on the activity level....assuming this is always the tricky one to interpret. Would you mind recommending a good level for me as well? Before Christmas, I know I would have been a 1.2.....if not less. After a 3 year snooze from regular gym workouts, I finally got a new gym membership with 24f. I was religious…

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She is, thank you. She's a barrel racer, so she's anxious to ride again. :smile:

Congratulations on your fight! My Aunt went through this last spring and it does take a lot of strength and energy to get through and your Dr. is right, your still recovering, so don't put too much thought into the scale yet. There is a lot of good advice hear and I would have to agree, that less processed sugary foods are…

I think it just depends on the person's preference. There's no right/wrong. If you, (male/female), are interested in someone and you prefer to wait for their approach, you run the risk of not ever getting the chance to find out. If you prefer to approach, you will run the risk of rejection. It's the approach method that…

HELL NO, it isn't unreasonable!!! The mud run was my first K anything and I did it with zero training and 70lbs to lose. I didn't sprint it by any means, but I finished it. (I was a last minute entry and jumped in with co-workers) You could definitely manage it and you'll have 3 months of training to help! The thing I…

When you nurse, you need more calories. You can easily burn more calories in 20min of nursing then 20min on the treadmill. I'm at about the same measurements as you are, however I'm not strength training yet. Based on my BMR and TDEE, I should be consuming around 2100 calories a day on the days that I workout. I would…

My husband and I are in a similar boat, he gets almost 1,000 calories more then I do a day. It does kind of suck, but we both still support each other. It would not be acceptable to me for him to not eat enough because he feels bad, he works out also and he needs to support his body with what it needs. In the same token,…