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From my reading online one of the best things you can do is weight training. There was a study of two groups of obese people who were given 800 calorie diet, one group was given cardio 4 days a week and another weight training. Don't remember how many weeks they did it for, but at the end the cardio group lost 37lbs, 10 of…

I love Turbo Jam, before when I lost 55lbs I lost most of it with Turbo Jam and then with Turbo Fire. Turbo Fire is insane though, you will feel like you are in shape after Turbo Jam but Turbo Fire will make you feel like a fitness virgin! I am doing Turbo Jam now except I am focus more on weight training this time around…

“Clinical research shows that dairy products have little or no benefit for bones. A 2005 review published in Pediatrics showed that milk consumption does not improve bone integrity in children.2 In a more recent study, researchers tracked the diets, physical activity, and stress fracture incidences of adolescent girls for…

Cows milk depletes more calcium from your bones than it provides, it fact studies have linked it to increased chances of fracture and contributed to higher mortality rates (google it and you will find ton of research on it). Non animal milks have fortified calcium which our body can easily absorb but not always easily…

Milk increases the depletion of calcium from your bones more than it provides (because our bodies can't absorb it well) as well as increases your chances of fracture risk. Calcium enriched milks like almond, coconut, etc. have enriched calcium that body can't easily absorb either (unless it's calcium citrate). Not to…

Considering how vast the universe is it would be pretty ignorant to assume we are the only species out there.

I have 108 more to lose, so I am in it for the long haul too, feel free to add me :) And anyone else who feel like it too! :D

You looks absolutely amazing, congrats! May I ask a few questions? Height? When did you start your journey? How is the stomach skin? Recovering? Got some loose skin? I started at similar weight and my goal is 140 so want to see where you are at in terms of those questions to compare? :) Thanks in advance!

Btw your kitten is so cute, so jealous! I wish my building allowed pets, it would be so much easier with one! :P

Hello there, functioning alcoholic here (recovering), it doesn't affect my job and I don't do anything harmful while drinking other than damaging my body and gaining weight. My goal isn't to completely stop drinking but drink only on special occasions. I used to drink four 40oz each weekday and five to six on each saturday…

Calculate your BMR, I would say around 1400 not including any walking exercise you got those days. 5000/6500-1400=3,600/5,100 excess calories per day, x3= 10,800-15,300+excess of 1000 calories before you left divide by 3500 calories (lb worth of weight)=3.37lbs-4.65lbs is the max amount of weight you could have gained…

Avoid the wrong kind of sugar-the unnatural/processed kind. Sugar through sourced like fruits and vegetables is perfectly okay. And it's not just the sugar that's the problem it's the processed foods that are, processed foods lose nutrition and are usually packed with additives of all sort. Sugar is the least of your…

Awesome! So glad you got one :) I think it's by far the most useful tool for weight loss :D Yay!

I highly suggest getting a HRM (Any polar brand are great). I personally have the FT60 because it takes into account VO2Max which make calorie burn more accurate (you can google there are various ways to measure it, the HRM can also measure it for you). Also a food scale (lots of great ones on amazon) makes a big…

Some of these made me tear at the thought of one day reaching those small victories. Will be coming back here constantly to remind myself why I'm working my *kitten* off to change the way I live and eat!C Congrats to everyone, you are all such inspirations!

When you juice you lose the fiber from the veggies/fruits, fiber is not only great for you digestive track but is also what helps you stay fuller longer and helps curb hunger. I would suggest doing smoothies instead. I find green grapes and pineapple as great at masking the taste. I make smoothies every morning. In fact…

This was my biggest worry, I have so many and was horrified, but this gives me hope even if they only change color, thats more than enough for me!

I lost over 60lbs in under 5 months. It depends on your starting weight and your commitment, but it's possible!

Joining in a little late, but it's never too late to start, right? Although I do have a few beers left in the fridge, lets see how long I can stay away from them! One day at a time! Anyone else find it extremely hard to fall asleep without drinking?

Do you measure your food with a scale? And do you track your calories burn with a reliable HRM (Heart rate monitor)? Myfitnesspal overestimates calories burns by A LOT, by sometimes over 50%. if not more Also measuring food using cups or your eye is never accurate, you could be over cals and not even know it, I have a…

Yeah I hate that ****, she gets a fat discount for doing that. A coach was trying to make me become a coach and I was like no thanks, I don't want to see **** to people.

Don't have before/after pictures but because I am not at the weight I want to take pictures at yet. I used it once before and lost 30lbs but than started eating bad and gained it back. It's not shakeology on it's own that does the work, you still count the calories and exercise. However it is awesome, it helps to get all…

I would get Turbo Jam first, it's still a killer workout and will help you get to know the moves. Turbo Fire is 10X faster and harder than Turbo Jam, I thought I was in great shape for it because I could do 2 hours worth of Turbo Jam cardio but when I did turbo fire I died from the 30min workout. It's really fast so if you…

Some people noticed around 30, but I don't if it was true notice, they knew I was on diet. But people really started noticing at 50lbs

google "subway sandwich calculator", it will ask you for capcha to verify you are not computer and than you can put all the ingredients in and find out exact nutrition in your sandwich.

Hello, I am Anastasia but I got by Staz. Lost 60lbs a year ago and gained all of it back plus another 15, so I am back and refocused as a lifestyle change not diet, I have real problem drinking, I love my beer but I think I need to quit for the rest of my life or until I am done losing weight, I do not know moderation with…

I collect the drippings and measure how much and deduct from how much I used.

I like the picture but it's not conspiracy, it's fact. In united states the sicker the people are the more money doctors make, why do you think junk food is so cheap? It's consumed in much larger quantities than cigs. Cigarettes are more expensive because they know people will pay for them, there will always be a demand…

You won't like it when health problems start to set it, you should feel blessed that child came into your life who will spare you years of your life. Sure there is few rare cases of smockers who live long, but most people don't, just look at how many people die every year from smocking and how many diseases are directly…

Everyone would live longer if they did make it illegal, which the government and doctors wouldn't be happy about, they want you to be sick that is why cigarettes and alcohol are legal but marijuana isn't. Cigarettes and alcohol are greatest source of population control and provides billions of dollars to doctors/insurance…