Posts by mlilly1186

Name: Megan

Age: 23
Height: 5'5"
Start Weight (Your March 1st Weight): 139
Goal Weight (by March 31st): 132

March 1: 139
March 8: 137
March 15: 135.5
March 22: 134
March 29: 134

Total Weight Loss: 5

No loss this week :( I have been really bad this week, so I'm actually relieved to see no gain. Hopefully I will drop one more before final weigh in tue

Original Post by christalynn:

I always thought it did but my physical trainer says cardio will only burn what you ate earlier in the day.  Unless you just woke up in the morning on an empty stomach and ran on the treadmill.  He said weight training will burn fat.  Does anyone know if he's right?

I tried looking it up but I couldn't find it in my books.  :)

When he says cardio will only burn what you ate earlier that day, he's kind of right. If you do aerobic activity in another moment of the day rather than on an empty stomach in the morning, you'll be burning calories from sugars (food) and not from fat. So you're burning energy, but not fat.

It has more to do with the hormonal environment going on when you wake up with an empty stomach- more glucagon , less insulin. glucagon promotes breakdown of fats into fatty acids ... which are used as fuel for the physical activity you are doing on an empty stomach- thus burning fat.

With that said, not everyone can do cardio on an empty stomach- I'm one of them, especially when its very early, I'm jittery and sick. Cardio is good exercise for your heart whatever time of the day! If your goal is ultimately fat loss, lift those heavy weights til you wanna cry.

I wanna get out of the shower and not be frightened in the mirror... sometimes it looks like one of those circus stretch mirrors i swear!

So, honestly, I wanna look great naked.

Original Post by selfmadegirl:

Crest White Strips!  If I'm craving food, but know it's only mindless eatting, using Crest White Stripes makes me wait at least half and hour before eatting, and afterwards I generally don't feel like eatting for a while anyway.  Plus, my teeth are nice and bright 

You are a genius! :) I have to start trying this!!

Yikes, I didn't expect so many critical comments about this "diet" because it really is not a diet at all. Although it makes claims to give you a great tummy, it doesn't claim to spot reduce. Eating the 12 superfoods boosts your metabolism and reduces a lot of all over fat. The fat loss may be more contributed to the weight lifting, but I would say this "diet" is realistic, it doesn't have you cutting carbs, or phasing you in and out of different foods, it really just teaches you a more balanced way to eat. I love it.

Sometimes when you get your sushi from a grocery store the nutritional information is printed there. If not..

http://www.sushifaq.com/sushi-calories.htm

tabs at bottom have most of the nut info for sushi and condiment

I haven't posted much on this thread, but I have been committed to the Shred. And those of you still on the fence about it, its less than $10 and something you can do in your living room! I love the results, and my body continues to change.

I do the Shred 3 times a week. I am about 22/30, and Day 3 of Level 3. I also walk a few days a week. I watch my cals, and eat 6 meals a day.

With that said, I've lost 12 lbs and I feel great. I am really interested to see what my loss was in inches.. I am still searching for the paper I wrote it down on. I am 4 lbs from goal :)

12,700/21,000

Congrats! That feels great!

The bridesmaid dress I ordered in Dec arrived today... and it fell around my ankles. :) I don't even mind the $ I am spending to alter it!

My roommate did it. I thought it was a joke. The food was pretty small portions, they tell you can have a certain number sides of vegetables and fats with each meal like salad and dressing. She would snack here and there and graze because it just never seemed to fill her up. She didnt like not having flexibility to make something else for dinner if she wanted. I think its a waste of money.

She did it for a month, maybe lost 6 lbs, which did not stay off long.

Just apply smaller portions to your own foods, or get recipe ideas from this site. Track calories and more importantly calorie deficit each day... and you will see changes.

11000/21000

My weakness has always been Honey Bunches of Oats.. I mean overboard!! I would find other things to eat it with when I was tired of milk. Had smiliar problems with granola.. its all so high in sugar, but I liked the crunchy sweetness.

I just keep it out of the house now. And switched to Fiber One Honey clusters, a pretty great alternative. Yummy and really filling. 

...And with that much fiber, one kind of assumes the consequences of his actions by going back for seconds or thirds :)

9350/21000

Name: Megan

Age: 23
Height: 5'5"
Start Weight (Your March 1st Weight): 139
Goal Weight (by March 31st): 132

March 1: 139
March 8: 137
March 15:135.5
March 22:
March 29:

Total Weight Loss: 3.5