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I use the same Diet and Exercise program that Shell uses (she recommended it to me) so I have a little insight if it would help!

I don't find it very complicated at all. Or time consuming. One of the things that I find most helpful is that you can add in your own foods.
I made myself a folder called "My Foods" and have different categories of stuff that I eat really regularly that isn't already in the database. Like, I put the kind of bread that I use 'cause different breads have so many different nutritional information items, and "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light" and stuff like that.
So I guess PUTTING the foods in takes a bit of time, but then it's really easy to just click 'em in every day that you eat them!

The other part has how many calories you burn doing certain activities, and you can also input your own exercise. Like, when I elliptical the machine tells me how many calories I burned and I can put that number in to be exact, rather than use the default.

Another cool thing is the charts -- you can put in your weight on a weekly basis, and watch your progess on the chart... hopefully watch the line going down if you want to lose weight!

Anyway, I think it is a pretty good program and totally worth it if you really want to properly chart your food intake and exercise and everything.

Another thing -- If carbs are leaving you hungry (which does happen for some people, especially if you are exercising) then it might be that you need more protein. Try adding in safe protien, grilled chicken or fish, into your meals and see if they help you feel fuller for longer. There are also carbs that seem worse than others for some people -- potatoes for example are a lot of sugar, and might be harder to burn off than other carbs.

I also see that you are asking about meals -- have a look back at old posts of Shell's, she used to post all her meals for every day a few months back, and you'll be able to see different days of what she used to have for all her meals, to give you some ideas if you want to follow in her footsteps.

Anyway, good luck and I hope this helps. Shell really is super busy, I know she'll get back to you if she gets time if her crazy schedule.

Cheers,
--Steph

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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
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