ms99pepper

i think in general you don't want to go crazy over the limit you've calculated for yourself.. BUT our body metabolizes sugar in fruit differently than it does with sugar in processed foods or refined sugar. If you eat even a few pieces of fruit a day its almost impossible to stay within your daily limit. i just try to…

i think there are a lot of good options out there, but it depends on where you shop, how much you want to spend etc. the key is to look for bars that contain: *whole grains as the 1st ingredient *less than 180cals, 5grams of fat, and 8grams of sugar *at least 5grams of fiber (and if the 1st ingredient is whole grains/oats…

i'd stay away from splenda... unless you enjoy small amounts of arsenic in your food. artificial sweeteners are the worst and there are SO many natural ones that are actually beneficial to our health: my favorite is agave, someone already mentioned stevia, those 2 are the best others include: sucanat, brown rice syrup,…

hi my name is martina, i live in LA... i joined fitness pal to lose those 5 extra "winter pounds" that never came off after turning 30. i've realized its really about portion control for me. i eat health and i work out, i do a ton of cardio, actually thats all i do.. dance, zumba, salsa, samba about 4x a week but i want…

I LOOOOVE Zumba... anything danced based really. its so fun you dont even realize ur working out. i do it 3/4x a week but i've realized that its the food portion control thats really helped me to lose weight and the zumba trims & tones me. i'm in the LA area if anyone needs recs. i've tried almost every teacher.. i think…

sorry i havent read the whole thread so i might be repeating some things. i've just recently cut out dairy from my diet because its ..well gross (in the sense of where it comes off) and full of fat, unless its fat free then its just full of chemicals.. there's nothing in dairy that we need that we cant get from someplace…