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Daisy said:

I think I'm late to the party, but I lost 22 lbs since August. @jaicatalano – special diets don't work unless you stick to them perfectly and then I don't really think they are sustainable.  You can eat whatever you want and lose weight, you just have to eat within your daily calorie limit. Mine was 1300 to lose a pound a week, with 4 days a week of 45 minute exercise. Yours will be different based on your height, gender, etc. I'm short so you'll be lucky and be able to eat more than me ;) 

I lost the weight by just cutting down on what I ate – I still had ice cream frequently, I just ate less of whatever else. I also worked out. I'm still trying to lose, and it's become a bit of a losing battle while I'm moving, working, school, etc. But my recommendation? Grab yourself a notebook or install myfitnesspal on your smart phone and track what you eat. it helped me TONS 

That's amazing Daisy! I agree that special diets are not the way to go, just eating better and smarter is three quarters of the battle.

Jeff Rose said:

I've joined this camp, too.  I've actually started a blog for it, just don't have anything on it, yet. 

As soon as you do, let me know. I'll send you a guest post. :)

I could definitely use more exercise. One thing I've been doing lately is fasting for a few days. Anyone ever do it?? Some people say it's not healthy, but it cleans out my system and I feel better afterward. 

I signed up and joined the group. I'm going to check it out. I recently started a "30% off The Debt Princess" challenge for myself. I have to take control of health fast.

AmericanDebtProject said:

Mark D. Cook said:

I could definitely use more exercise. One thing I've been doing lately is fasting for a few days. Anyone ever do it?? Some people say it's not healthy, but it cleans out my system and I feel better afterward. 

Fasting is very good if done right. I've never gone more than 24 hours though. And I ate a cookie afterward. How do you last more than a day? Do you drink water or juice at all?

ADP-

The 1st 24hrs is the toughest. I usually shoot for 3 days with only water. 

Last June I stopped eating sugar, pasta and rice of any kind. I may have a slice or two of homemade wholewheat bread during the week, but that's it. Within 7 months I dropped 30 pounds.

AmericanDebtProject said:

Mark D. Cook said:

I could definitely use more exercise. One thing I've been doing lately is fasting for a few days. Anyone ever do it?? Some people say it's not healthy, but it cleans out my system and I feel better afterward. 

Fasting is very good if done right. I've never gone more than 24 hours though. And I ate a cookie afterward. How do you last more than a day? Do you drink water or juice at all?

The only reason I get hesitant about fasting is the diet crazies who want to live on lemon juice and cayenne pepper for a week. There is smart, healthy fasting that can be done under a nutritionist's direction, and sometimes that can be a great idea.

Jeff @ Sustainable Life Blog said:

i'm working on upping my exercise – right now (with marathon training) i'm lifting weights 5 mornings a week and running 4 afternoons a week, with 1 day of cross training – it's a lot of work but soo much fun!

Wow….that's all I got. Wow.

I have definitely thought about fasting to get rid of some toxins and such but have never tried it. Need to do more research.

I haven't, but I'll check that out. Lately I got lazy because I've been spoiled. Since my sister works at a Great Harvest Bakery, she hooked me up with Dakota wheat, which is an incredible whole wheat/seed bread. Could live off that.

Frugal Confessions said:

Andi–Have you ever tried Artisan Breads in 5 Minutes a Day? I love it! So easy, and great tasting bread.

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Andi B. said:

Yeah, we avoid eating processed foods. I don't believe in it for us or our meal planning clients, so we don't have a lot of it here. Also, once I started making my own bread, it's hard to eat store bread.