LauraMarie37 Member

My question exactly.

I actually add food *before* I eat it - when I see the calorie/nutrient breakdown, it helps me decide if I really want to eat it or not! Good luck and welcome!

You can do it!!! Whooooooo! Ok, clearly I was never a cheerleader. But you did it once. You KNOW what it's like to succeed. You can do it again - and you will!!!

More encouraging thoughts and prayers being sent to you!!! You are doing good things with *this* day. You can't control the next.

My mother lost her first husband (my father) 12 years ago this week, then her almost-seceond husband died three years ago on her birthday, two weeks short of their wedding... I don't know at all the pain you are feeling, but I have seen someone I love go through something similar. For her, she exercises to the point of…

This is my opinion, too, based on lots and lots of reading and living with a dietician. The weight loss would be the same with 1200 calories of "good" food vs 1200 calories of "bad" food, but the nutrients you are getting, the health of your organs/bones/muscles/skin etc would be different. Also, what is considered "good"…

Yes. And yes, you will lose more weight. (Read the links given at the website above if you want to know why...)

There isn't a magic number of calories that is the same for every person, or even for every person doing the same workouts/daily activity - it depends A LOT on your height, current weight, age, and gender as well as your workouts and activity level. With the information you gave, it's not possible to give you a number.…

Hahahaha well the devil on my shoulder would eat whatever I wanted (and probably drink a good bit, too), since hey, I already am over for the day, why try to salvage a lost cause? The angel on my shoulder would see if there's something fun that me and my (hypothetical) daughter could do together that would burn *some*…

I think they actually did research on this (there was an NYTimes Wellness article reporting the research this past winter, I believe...). When you are sick, working out at light- moderate intensity shortened the duration of sore throats, head colds, and chest colds the most, not working out shortened it slightly, and…

Bump; also, I'm curious to see what your answer to this person is regarding her activity level. I'm in a similar situation in that I workout a lot (I'm a professional dancer), but when I'm not working out I'm pretty sedentary. Also, while my cross training workout are as intense as I can make them, my hours of rehearsal…

This. (Also what other people are saying about upping your calories, as counterintuitive as it may seem). And I agree to set a small challenge for eating cleaner - I don't think there is a single diet out there (maybe Paleo? Not all that familiar) that would say adding one or two more servings of richly colored vegetables…

I agree - or exercise more so you can eat more later! I know I want to exercise for at least an hour on Fridays, for example, so my husband and I can go out to dinner that night. =)

I liked TSS better than KR because there were times the main character in KR did things that I felt were illogically stupid just so the book could have a dramatic twist. His actions didn't seem entirely coherent at times. I agree, both were amazing books and I learned a lot about Afghanistan from both of them.

Just to clarify, you said, "my BMR according to this site is 1543". That's not actually your BMR, that's your BMR, PLUS an amount MFP calculates for you based on your age, gender, height, weight, and most importantly, *activity level* you chose for yourself when you created your profile. My guess based in your other stats…

Try modifying Insanity in any way you need to so that you get through the whole workout (do things smaller, only do every other rep, don't jump, etc). Then, set a small goal for yourself each day to do it *slightly* better. My sis has ADD, and she found setting specific, daily goals (like, one day, run a mile in 10:37, the…

I second TTW! I was bawling at the end. =)

I really liked Poisonwood Bible. I also LOVED Life of Pi and A Thousand Splendid Suns. I just finished The Help and it's probably not in my top ten of all time, but it was pretty good and made me think (especially because it was really close to my husband's grandmother's life story, except she grew up in Memphis and not…

=) Thank you. To the person above who said it's mostly skinny men who advocate eating their exercise calories, I for one am definitely not either naturally skinny or a man, but eating my exercise calories has been crucial for my ability to get down from a body fat percentage of 23 to 19-20. Before I ate my exercise…

This x100. And as other people have said, there are so many other benefits to being fit that come through exercise, not diet - knowing you are strong, physically capable, can set goals and achieve them, better mental health, multiple benefits to your physical health mentioned above, and just generally looking and feeling…

I'm fairly in shape (I'm a professional dancer, so I have to work out a lot just for my job), and some days I only do 30DS, some days I do that and cardio, some days I'll do two levels of 30DS and some days I do that and weight training. It depends on what I feel I need to work on and how much time I have. I think 30DS is…

I think there aren't really any drawbacks to HIIT, though since you push yourself harder, you do have to be more careful about listening to your body for any bad pain (that may become an injury). Go for it - you should see some great fitness gains! Also, since you didn't mention your specific plan, I'd just want to remind…

I agree - definitely eat some more!. But can you also find something naturally low-fat, like greek yogurt, or another lean protein source? (Chicken breast? Scrambled eggs?)

I click on anything that says "dancing". =D Since I am a professional dancer, my goal is to lose enough weight to get my contract renewed. When one's paycheck is on the line, that provides fantastic motivation!!! But I agree dance is an awesome way to stay fit (though cross training is necessary for most of us, too...)!!!

Hahaha dancers joke all the time about the difference between your "real weight" and your "resume weight". My resume needs to be updated (I haven't used it in about a year because I'm actually in a company), but it was about 15 pounds off the last time I used it. Most tall girls (like me!) lie a lot because there are a…

I agree you look way under 204 - and I'm 5’9” too so I know being tall means you can carry weight well! You look better than I would at 160!

Your face definitely looks slimmer comparing the first and the second - and your tummy (ETA: and hips!) looks slimmer comparing the third and the fourth. Great job!! Congratulations!!!

+1 (million) on this. As everyone else has said, yes, you should be sore. It means you are pushing yourself. But if you are not in your first few days of working out (or your first few days after being off for two weeks or more), and your muscles feel like they're "on friggin fire" as someone else said, that means you…

I swim, and I don't know anything about it not working as a weight loss tool. As other people said, you have to push yourself to beat your lap time and concentrate on doing your stroke correctly to most effectively increase your aerobic capacity and your strength. (Many people do "half strokes" and take their arm out of…

*Shrug*. If she does have an ED, sometimes that kind of blunt talk is the "kick in the pants" needed to really sit down and think, "Do I have a healthy relationship with food?" I agree if EVERY response on here was like that, it wouldn't be helpful, but I don't think you need to jump on the one person bluntly suggesting…