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Normally, Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey shake mixed with peanut butter, fat free yogurt, and almond milk. Drink it with in 15 minutes after my work out. Lately, I have ventured into home made black bean hummus with veggies.

Add some fruit and/or granola to the yogurt. Something with healthy carbs for energy. Other than that, yogurt is a very good breakfast actually. P.S. I do protein shakes usually.

It took you weeks and weeks... even months and months to put the weight on. Why does it come as a surprise that it is taking that long to remove it? This is the lesson I had to learn myself as well. Of course I wanted the weight off 5 minute ago. But, unlike pizza delivery or the Applebees menu, our bodies don't guarantee…

Either the shoveling snow or choose "weight training". You will get a higher number under the shoveling snow though.

If it is a DVD, I would recommend sitting down and watching one or two before getting up and working out with it. They may have the information tucked into the work out throughout the video. Another option is to look up the Fit TV website and find a way to contact them directly with these questions. They may Have a section…

If you are hungry, eat. This doesn't mean eat a whole cheesecake (like I would LOVE to do on my period), but it does mean add an extra meal or two. And a plate of veggies may cover it. Or some actual pasta/carbs. As for me, I am always starving for a steak at that time... and I usually give into it. Not eating when you are…

Think of other things that could add 2 pounds (ONLY 2 pounds???) IS it a week before your period? Did you drink a lot of water the night before? Eat anything with lots of salt? If you work out 5 days at a time... you could also be gaining muscle. Shedding fat and gaining muscle means the scale WILL go up and down as well.…

How are your clothes fitting you? If you are working out that much, I will bet you have gained muscle. Gaining a pound of muscle and losing a pound of fat will show as no difference on the scale... but in your jeans. I really wish people would stop obsessing over the number on the scales and pay more attention to the tape…

Stability ball!!! Sit ups/crunches hurt my tale bone. Since I have been doing them on the ball, I can bust out a good number in almost no time. Also, the ball will give you a fuller stretch and more intense crunch. Good luck!!

Do the hotels have a gym and/or a pool? Take advantage of these areas.

Maybe it's time to look into a total lifestyle change and even change your goals mindset? What if you set a goal to be healthier... in every aspect of your life? Don't just see this as losing weight, see it as achieving a healthier body. Learn what foods are great to put into your body and what is not so much? Learn…

It is hard to calculate the amount of calories burned in lifting. However, they do allow for a "Weight Training" option under the cardio section here. The number is VERY low, but it gives SOME credit.

If you are burning 2200 calories just in your work outs, you need to up your "activity level" or start eating at least 1500 calories a day. What you are doing right now is the same as putting a couple gallons of gas into your car and wondering why it won't make it across the state. Also, think about taking a snack (yogurt,…

I, and several other women I know who are my size, do yoga all of the time. Look up pictures of Indian women doing Yoga. There are LOTS of us "fat" women doing it. Yes, I believe you had bad videos and/or expected yourself to be able to do the poses/stretches perfectly right out of the starting gate. Getting into Yoga is…

The cut off eating time rule was made by people who work a normal 9 to 5 job and never have to worry about running around or working out really hard. You should eat when your body is hungry. Ignoring hunger pings add stress to your body. Adding stress to your body causes it to divert to primal needs. AKA... storing fat.…

Also, check your friend's blood pressure and sugar? I will bet both is off the charts. That is what diet pills do and how they work. What is she still eating that you do not? You are jealous of an illusion.

I saw the movie "Super Size Me" about 4 years ago and ever since then, my whole outlook at fast food changed. I actually did not even step foot in a fast food place (except Sub Way) for maybe three years. Yeah, it had THAT much of an effect on me.

Yes, bring your food to work. Every once and a while (maybe once a week?) it is okay to eat a burrito bowl there. Lots of lettuce. Lots of the fresh tomato and corn salsas. The chicken is also cooked acceptably. Stay away from the guacamole. (Oh the heavenly Chipotle guacamole!!) Also, Panera being right beside you. Head…

Probably my all time favorite!! My personal trainer (when I could afford him always asked "How bad do you want ti?" It's now my motto. "Objects in shirt are stronger than they appear." - T-shirt "Live so that what comes to you as seed goes on as blossom, and that which comes to you as blossom goes on as fruit." "I am…

I have lost 10 pant sizes and not a single cup size of my bra. The band has gotten smaller though. I think when all is said and done, I will look like I belong on a comic book cover. ;)

If you can, work out/run before eating anything in the morning. It's kind of a kick start to your body and will help lose and tone faster. I have tried it and discovered my blood sugar is way too low in the morning to not eat before working out. So be aware of your body in that area. As to what to eat, try to make it…

Fruit, fat free yogurt, and granola is one of my favorite low fat sweet treats. Fresh made Salsa or pico de gallo with corn tortilla chips. Both low fat AND gluten free!!

I was just going to say this! Diets are restrictive and short term. What you want is to change your entire lifestyle. You didn't gain the weight in a month... why are you trying to lose it in a month. Take a moment to put how important YOU are in this situation in perspective.

Most body builders I have spoken to have told me, unless you are working the WHOLE body (if so, why?) that anything over 30 minutes is excessive. If all you are wanting to do is strength training, you would do more harm to your body than good if you stayed longer. A good rule of thumb is to lift 3 reps of 15/or failure…

Most of the people who make the "don't eat after...." work a 9 to 5 job and get to have dinner with the family at 7pm. The rest of the people in the real world actually have to make their own rules depending on what works for their body. Which do you think is harder on your body? Eating a small meal when you get home or…

That depends on which athlete you are talking about? Michael Phelps is an athlete. So is Vin Diesel. Oksana Baiul As well. Body builders, swimmers, base ball players, and sumo wrestlers are all athletes. What direction do you want to take your body? Then, yes, it you can look like an athlete. However, knowing your body…

Children copy what they see their parents do because they want approval and to know they please their parent. Up till they start going to school, the ONLY world children have are their parents. So yes, somewhere along the line, you have instilled in her the importance of being skinny more than healthy. Either through your…

I am not seeing an issue with her supplementing (or even adding) a meal with a protein shake. I would rather see her encouraged to drink that than to be encouraged to not eat at all like TV and Magazines like to tell teenagers. It is when someone is encouraging a teenager to use Creatine (many coaches try to get their…

There is a Salmon and Broccoli cakes. That may be safe. As mentioned before, the grilled chicken. If you wanna feel like you are being naughty, you could even get an omelet and ask for only half the cheese. . The point to this whole eating healthy thing is to learn to eat smart. This is supposed to make you feel…

I don't share my actual weight number with people simply because *I* do not like the number. However, when they insist on knowing the number, I tell them that I squat almost double my body weight and in my world THAT is the number I am more interested in. However, people are obsessed with the number on the scales and not…