Can you live on 1200 calories a day??!!

no, you can't! i've been cheating so much last week, i should be arrested. i'm lusting after brownies, pasta and cheesecake. i feel like i'm losing my willpower! i think it's been 3 1/2 months and only 14 lbs, so i'm feeling like i'm losing too slowly. i wanna throw it all away and eat the way i WANT to. but then i think of the consequences and it's not worth it. people think i eat a lot but i raised my calories to 1500 last week and i gained .7lbs. that's so unfair!! i have to come to terms that that's my reality and i have to work WITH it not against it.

• “Acceptance. Don’t waste your life trying to change the impossible.”

-Ron Ball

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Ginger Root: “Reduces congestion and mucus production. Inhibits the formation of blood clots and lowers LDL cholesterol.”

Source: Sandra Cabot MD

HEALTHY RECIPE OF THE DAY:

Wheat-free Noodles

Mung Bean Noodles

Broccoli, steamed

Red Bell Pepper, finely diced

Carrots, grated

1 TBSP Nama Shoyu, soy sauce

1/2 TBSP Olive oil

Optional: Top with cilantro, ginger, cabbage.

Mix and enjoy!