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Because I am really extreme and I find that if I have much sugar/processed food I get cravings for more whereas if I eat whole foods or paleo only I lose my taste for it. I want to model healthy eating behaviors for my son and I am not against the occasional treat in moderation but I know that I feel my best when I…

I have not tweaked the macro pie chart, no. But in general when I'm eating healthy/whole foods I end up eating more protein and fat than carbs, and much less sugars.

Thanks everyone. I have found that eating processed food takes up a lot of my calorie allotment really quickly so even though I only worry about calories in/out, I also have to worry about the types of food I eat in terms of how quickly they will fill up my daily calorie allotment. For instance today I was going to eat…

Just wanted to report that as of today I've lost 2 more pounds for a total of 7 so far. 20 more to go!!! I haven't been able to cook due to moving into a new place and still getting it set up... so I bought a rotisserie chicken and microwaved some frozen veggies and have been eating that, as well as turkey wraps (with low…

Michelle I can relate and I hope that now both of us can stay away from the yo-yo'ing and instead be consistently healthy. :) Good luck!

I'm 30 and I'm an hourglass with the tendency to be a pear or apple because baby got back!!! Ha ha. I try to remain positive and love my body and one thing I really like about it is its overall shape -- curvy in all the right places with a comparatively small waist. :) When I'm in my best shape, I have an even smaller…

Wow your husband is great and that person is rude!!! I do know what you mean about wanting to get back to "hot" and wanting to always stay that way. I am far from where I used to be but know I can get back there and you can too. :) You look amazing in your profile pic (is that your wedding picture?) Congratulations on…

Wow, you really have lost a whole person, that's amazing, good job!!!! So inspiring.

Wow your progress and the pics are so inspiring, thank you for sharing and congratulations!!!!

Hi. This is my downfall. My closet was full of old clothes that used to fit me about a year ago or more, and no longer do because I have gained weight. :( I kept refusing to buy new clothes because I wanted to lose the weight and fit into my old clothes again. Now I'm downsizing to a smaller place with a lot less closet…

YES, I just want to be consistently healthy and I really feel like the weight issue will take care of itself then. Congrats on your accomplishments. :) That is very inspiring! I like the idea of the pre-made frozen foods. This is what I need to do because I get so busy during the week. On the weekends I try to grill…

Thank you. I belong to a gym but plan to cancel my membership in September (it has a great pool I like to use in the summer so I want to wait until the fall ;) in order to save money (also one of my goals ha ha). So I will look into CrossFit. At the moment I'm planning to join PlanetFitness because it's only $10 a month as…

Thank you for all the great suggestions Michele. I am in the middle of moving to a new place to save money which is part of my overall lifestyle change. I have all my stuff in the new place and am going through it and de-cluttering. So I don't even know where my cooking stuff is and it's been hard to eat healthy on the…

Thanks Ejhayes. The last time I weighed this much was right after college. Back then I never cared about what I ate, I hated exercising etc. I stepped on the scale one random day and was so surprised that it was almost at 150!! I clearly remember it being 149.5 and I was freaked out. I went on the Atkins' Diet and started…

Thanks jtkelley. BTW, that's my last name ha ha. (Sorry I messed up the quote feature)

Thanks jtkelley. :) BTW that's my last name ha ha.

Good idea, Icur. I would really like to find out if it's fruit/ bananas so I guess I'll introduce a bit of that and see if the problem comes back. Thanks!

Thanks everyone. I didn't realize that this food panel testing exists. I'll ask my doctor to see whether she recommends that. In the meantime I'm keeping a diary of what I eat and when and whether it causes digestive issues. So far no one seems to think it could be wheat. That is the thing that struck me as odd -- it's the…

Day 2 of my 90 Days to Age 29 program (Thursday, September 10): 8 am: 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder 1 Tbsp each of flaxseed and wheat bran 1/2 Tbsp of bee pollen 50 blueberries Banana, chopped 11 am: 2 oz chunk light tuna Vegetable medly of squash, zuccini, bell peppers, carrots & baby tomatos…

I would love to get to this point. (I love Cold Stone). But I was just thinking today how awesomely delicious my greek yogurt with low fat strawberry granola and blueberries taste. It's like a treat of ice cream except it's one of my "meals" for the day. :wink: What if a co-worker has a birthday and they bring in cake, do…

I'm glad to hear that your husband eventually joined in. My boyfriend says he will start if he starts getting fat. It's sad that it might take him getting to that point to make him be motivated, but he has already started slowly but surely, so hopefully he will never get fat. 35 with three girls?? Wow. My boyfriend is 36…

That's what happens to me when I don't get to eat after about 3 hours. I have always been a bit anemic and eating clean has really helped stabilize me. But the only problem is, the symptoms seem worse (totally light-headed, feel like a zombie and can't concentrate, shaky, weak feeling, etc.) when I don't stay on track. So…

That's great!! You'll have to let me know how you do, good luck! That should be a great race to run. I'm from southern PA, along the border of MD, so everytime I fly back and forth, it's through BWI and I always stay w/ my sister's friend who lives in Baltimore -- I love it there. I was just there last weekend when I went…

Something that happens with both my boyfriend and my parents is that they'll think they're eating healthy when they're really not. Does anyone else notice this? Like, my mom will be proud of herself for eating yogurt but it is the flavored kind where the second ingredient is sugar. Or "wheat" bread that isn't 100% whole…

Awesome job, Kelly, it does feel great, doesn't it! Keep up the good work.

I am so jealous of you gals w/ the significant others who get so involved. My boyfriend is supportive of me and has changed some of his eating habits but he still doesn't work out and he will drink beer while I drink water or eat a big burger while I eat a salad etc. I used to use those things as excuses to not eat healthy…

It does get easier as you go and I too have noticed that people just assume I always "eat healthy" now. Do you ever have any cake/cookie/ice cream? I used to have such a sweet tooth and I occasionally have ice cream and chocolate, my two faves. But now they are definitely rare treats where they used to be commonplace. And…

That's great Jess, congratulations! I do a pace run (which is where I run at my goal half marathon pace, and increase by a mile every week) and a long run every week, except now the distance is getting higher and my pace runs are almost as long as my long runs so I'm not sure whether I should stop the pace runs, or the…

I feel the same way. I've noticed that with clean eating I am naturally full/satisfied and then naturally hungry, but never "starving" or stuffed full like I used to be. So I just make sure to eat every 2 - 3 hours, *try* to make sure I get a lean protein and veggies and/or fruit with each meal, eat when I'm hungry (which…

Thanks Satellite! :wink: I've been training for this harder than anything in the past I think. I've run marathons before and have definitely done *longer* training runs, but at a slow pace. Which half marathon are you running? My dad (who lives in Pennsylvania) is running the Scranton marathon a week before my half…