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great share!

good question. i am looking into getting a HRM so I can have a more accurate sense of what I am actually burning and making sure I am staying in the right zone. Do you have any suggestions on what to look for in a HRM. How do you like using it? thanks.

you are walking down a hard road, but you are DOING it! Take pride in what you have accomplished so far. I know what you mean by, "how much do you have to lose to feel beautiful"? Even though I weigh less than you do, I have the same thoughts too. The middle is the hardest part to lose I think, along with the thighs, but…

Detour Bars are delicious. I buy them at Costco for $22 or so for 24 bars. They are in the 16-180 calorie range depending on flavor and have 15 grams of protein. I found them b/c about 1 1/2 when I was doing Medifast I found Proti Diet bars which are only 125-1150 calories and 15 g protein. It's the perfect low calorie…

I agree. this is a really good one. I like to mix it with fruit and juice, or its good with just milk, my fav. right now is 4 oz of OJ 4 oz of water, lots of ice and blend. It's like a 50/50 bar. yummy!

awesome. Can't wait to join you!

Has anyone tried Don Mannarino's Think & Lose? Just wondering, it seems pretty similiar to what that guy was talking about this summer on TLC's special I can Make you thin. Did anyone see that?

that is awesome! happy halloween!

knowledge is half the battle. You can't change what you don't acknowledge! So here is to making the first big steps towards a happier, healthier you!

so if it tells me to eat 1380 a day, and then I work out say earning 400 extra calories, I need to eat those calories on top of the 1380 are at least as close to it to be on my mark for the day right?! i still really have to get used to the mindset of "eat to lose". Then whatever is eaten is my net calories. ie. 1380 +…

hi. I was just wondering what the difference is between the two. When I go to reports you can choose either one. Also, do you have to complete the journal at the end of the day? i just recently saw that and I know I haven't been doing it. Will it still record and track what I am doing? If so, what is the point of…

Question. Would you really lose 2 lbs per week since exercising puts your total calories for the day at 800. Isn't that too low and it shuts your metabolism down b/c your body thinks its starving yourself? I thought you were never to go under your BMR. I get confused about this too with how much to eat and burn to lose.

my husband and I really liked it. I tried to sell it but couldn't find anybody who could afford $145/mo to drink it. The economy just doesn't support "extra's" like that anymore. Wish I could still drink it. It was really yummy!

I would love to hear how it goes we are in the same boat, right on the border of being able to file Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13 and we can't afford childcare and we don't qualify for any other type of help either. It is so wierd how you can't afford rent and things, yet your not low enough income to get any help when you…

thanks. We definitely aren't making this decision lightly. We bought 5 properties right before the real estate crash, my husband lost his job, the banks took back HELOC's which were taken to cover negatives and we were left standing there with our mouths wide open. We had no credit debt before this and have managed to rack…

has anyone gone through BK? It looks like we will be going down that road and I would love to be able to talk to someone who has been there and done that and knows the process.

I am using this to help get the cravings and bad eating habits under control so that when I go off of it I have a changed life style. I have to check in with my doc before he will write me a new script, so he might decide when I go in at the end of Oct. that it has given me enough of the motivation to keep going on my own.…

isn't it so funny how everyone seems to be so different. There really isn't a pill that helps is there? i mean it helps, but it doesn't make the fat just melt away. no matter what it seems that you have to be disciplined. Darn that baby weight, that's what my 30 is too!

thanks for the input. i will check that out.

okay so here is a question to the initial thread. if my calorie intake for the day is 1700 -500 for a pound a week weight loss that means that i should be eating 1200 calories a day. However my BMR tells me that it takes 1350 to just lie around and be alive. So really how many calories should I be eating? Is one pound of…

you are right that every body is different. You know when you go into something with a certain expectation, I realized this weekend with my husband and kids while we were at the beach that "reality" is often disappointing. I had planned out our morning and nothing happened as planned and I realized that I needed to accept,…

i was looking to change my name too b/c of the same mistake. How did you do it?

no it is my first time and i am planning on it being my only time. That is actually what I love about it. I am not so hungry and tired that I can choose the right foods to eat, fruits, veggies, whole grains, lunch meat, etc instead of going straight to the carbs or sugar for an energy rush. Maybe I am not giving it enough…

I started taking this too to help with my appetite. I know it is working b/c I am not hungry and actually make myself eat so i know that I am not starving myself. I am eating around the 1200 calorie range, somedays a little less. Unlike you, I have only lost 1.5 pounds while being on it and this is day 9 for me. Do you…

thank you for the thoughts. What is MFP? I saw that somewhere else too. See that is what I was worried about that my body was going into starvation mode. I don't want it to b/c that would negate all of my efforts. I just want to make sure that I am not eating too much or too little. I was aiming for a 2 pound a week loss.…

hi! So I used the BMR tool and it told me that I need about 1350 calories a day just to lie around and be alive. Does that mean that I need to eat more than that or less than that to lose weight? I have been aiming for 1200 calories a day and pretty much hitting it (sometimes a little less). However, I only lost 1 pound…

Hi! I am a new member. My goal is to lose 27 lbs of baby and marriage fat. I have two boys ages 4 and 2. The first was much easier to lose the weight, where as the 2nd well i am here now. Enough said. I am excited to gain some support. My husband is great, but he can never understand why certain carbs and sugars seem to…