Thanks very much for the advise...i tried eating the 1200 calories today, and realized it was next to nothing! I had been following the advise from another site on what caloric intake should be if i wanted to lose weight. I was eating more than 2000 a day before, probably quite a bit more. I didn't ...

The other thing to keep in mind is that if youre feeling hungry a lot of the time, there are a few things you can do! First, make sure you're drinking plenty of water. You should be getting at least 64oz/day, more if youre active. The more water you drink, the more full you will feel. Your stomach i...

I've tried just about all the diet pills you can imagine...I used to be with a very abusive boyfriend, and even though I was considered underweight for height, he would call me fat (we broke up, thank god!) Anyway, I tried many pills, and the side effects were the same. Taken over a long period of t...

Hi everyone....I'm a 22 year old woman that used to play basketball every day for 3-4 hours. I also did pilates every day. I recently broke ankle playing basketball and I'm concerned that I'm going to gain weight. I actually want to lose about 20 pounds, so this is a really tough time for me! I'm go...

In addition to what Nicki says, you may want to think about changting the intensity throughout your workout. You may not be able to sustain a workout with an intensity at a 7 or 8, but you can do short bursts of higher intensity cardio. This can burn up to 3x the amount of fat as regular cardio trai...

I've done a lot of researching and work on abs. I do pilates every day for abs (10 minutes of intense training). However, before you can see definition in your abs, you must do a lot of cardio. The research says that for women, you must lower your body at percentage to about 15% before seeing defini...