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Need a kick in the *kitten*!
About a year ago I was within a couple pounds of my goal weight. Feeling good, focusing on fitness, etc. Then I had a few life changes -new job, etc. that caused me to not focus on myself, my eating habits, etc. I was under a lot of stress, not sleeping well, not eating, etc. I gained back 10 lbs of the weight I had lost…
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Help with Chicken Noodle Soup Calories
I made a HUGE pot of soup this weekend and have NO idea how to estimate calories. There is so much of it that I can't even begin to guess how many servings as I made it in my enormous soup pot. I didn't measure, just threw everything in. I was hoping for a best guess on how many calories in a cup? I boiled a chicken…
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Is my week still salvagable?!?
So I had a baaaaadddd weekend food and exercise-wise. I ended up exceeding my calories by 939 on Saturday and 2339 on Sunday (yes I"m hanging my head in shame). It was the last long weekend so I completely indulged in too much food and too much alcohol. But I managed to dust myself off and get back on track yesterday and…
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Cardio versus strength training
I've been reading a lot of posts on here and see that there is a lot of advocates for strength training or weights instead of cardio. Since I've trying to drop about 10 lbs of weight or fat, I was focusing more on cardio with one day a week on strength. I'm wondering if I should switch that? Can I still lose weight doing…
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My personal food epiphany - lettuce instead of buns!
I'm sure many of you do this already, but I have not yet tried it until the other day. I love a good hamburger. Homemade, done on the grill, lean ground beef and topped with lettuce, tomato and extra pickles! I usually eat it with the bun but I was low on calories so instead I wrapped up the burger in a big crunchy lettuce…
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How can i lose these last 10 pounds
I have been trying for like 6 months to get these last 10 lbs off. Not sure what I am doing wrong! My stats - I am a 37 year old female and I am 5'3" tall. I weigh 133 lbs and would like to get down to 123 - 125. I eat about 1400-1500 a day when I don't exercise and 1500-1800 on the days I workout. I exercise 3-4 times a…
