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Original Post by petite_chicago:

Gas is produced by the bacteria in your intestine when they try to digest the fibers. One way to help them (and reduce gas) is to chew your food really well. It does make a difference :)

You can also add some dairy products with special bacteria (like Activia). These are designed to help digesting food. You need to eat one a day for at least a week (two is better) to see a change.

Hope this helps

 I have the same problem, but the good bacteria stuff made it waaay worse for me!  The box said that your body usually gets used to it but mine never did.  Since it's MORE bacteria (even though good) it just added to the drama for me....

 I know what you mean, I hate it!! I'm gonna try to chew food well. 

I had shin splints for YEARS and very bad (was in the army and we ran daily).  I still run daily and I don't get shin splints because of my shoes.  My shoes cost about $160 (yeah ouch) but it has been well worth it as my bad knees hurt less and ZERO shin splints. 

 If you can't pay for that (don't know your financial situation) I'm sure there are other good shoes out there but also, I was talking to a guy at my work the other day about shin splints and he said he had them bad until he put this insert in his shoe - I think it started with an O, and he said he doesn't get them anymore...  Was some medical term.

You're welc, and they sell "steamfresh" vegetables that are made to just be nuked.  Awesome stuff... and butter?  I can't believe it's not butter SPRAY - 0 calories!!!! It's near the cottage cheese and I even got my boyfriend into it.  (He's not trying to lose weight per se, just eat healthy, and he LOVES the stuff).

 If you steam the veggies then add the spray, you're talking less than 100 calories for a ton of veggies.

NO COSTCO!?!?  I would die,, hehe jk

Oh I thought of another food alternative! 

I can't belive it's not butter SPRAY!!! Near cottage cheese and stuff, 0 calories!!! I spray it onto brown rice or potatoes, it tastes just like butter!!!

Weight Watchers has a line called "Smart Ones" that I personally like better than lean cuisine but that's just me :)  have you tried them?

Also, try ground turkey!  You can cook it (Easy, just put it in a pan, break it up till it's all cooked) then add it to spaghetti sauce and boil whole wheat spaghetti and eat it over that! MMM  Low fat, low cal.  I personally add  basil, oregano, 2 pckgs of splenda, chopped dried onions and garlic  to it but you hate cooking right?

 Flautas from costcto =230 calories for 2 and those just get thrown in the oven for 20 minutes.

I think the previous advice are both good advice.  They are two different outlooks, one is because some people say to never go below your BMR  (The amount of calories you burn by just laying in bed doing nothing).    I think a lot of people agree with that, but I don't necessarily, just because many guided diets tell you to go lower. (My BMR is 1511 and I've been told by 2 different personal trainers to aim for 1400 calories).  I know Biggest Loser is only a TV show, but there's another example where they go below BMR.  I can see why people agree with that though, because you can still lose adequate weight and not go under your BMR.  At any rate, you are gonna be at a deficit.  I don't think your body counts weather or not that deficit is below your BMR!

That being said, either way you go out of the two previous posts you will see success.  Give it time though, that's the biggest thing.  You HAVE to be patient.  Don't weigh yourself, measure instead.  If you weigh yourself, you might see the scale stay the same or perhaps go up a little bit because you're working out and gaining muscle but just give it time. 

I say aim for 1300-1400 on the days that you don't work out and add 200 calories or so on the days you do (depending on how much you burn)

Good luck!!!

 You can do it!!!!

yeah what she said

First off, congratulations on losing that much weight!!! You must be estatic.  You're so young too, you did such a great thing!!

 Whey protein is awesome and your body needs it if you want to tone.  How many grams of protein do you eat in a day?  That's where you should start.  Like I am told I should have 100 grams of protein.  It is very hard for me to hit that (I do on some days) but I take EAS Whey Protein shakes and they're awesome.

 EAS is a reputable company (affiliated with body for life) and they do extensive research.  They made a product called AdvantEdge whey protein that I found in the grocery store and that had low chloresterol, but apparently they discontinued it.  I buy it online now, or at Costco (Costco has it cheap, like 6 lbs for $30) and mix it with nonfat milk.  I personally love the taste.

 Good luck and congrats again.

Oatmeal - lower sugar instant 2 packs  w/ a little nonfat milk  (260 calories)

snack - yoplait yogurt (fat free)  (100 calories)

lunch - 2 chicken flautas (230 calories) w/ light sour cream (20 calories) and blackberries (60 calories per cup)

snack - EAS protein shake  w/nonfat milk (270)

Smart ones dinner (220-350)

Dreyer's slow churned sugar free ice cream (90)

1250 calories