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Today's lunch...Homemade chicken and veggies soup, grilled cheese on nine grain & seed bread, and fresh blueberries. The plate and place setting was so pretty I just had to snap a few pictures.

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Last night my husband made chicken vegetable soup which we paired with grilled cheese made on nine grain and seed bread. It was so good that I had to have a rerun for lunch. I decided that the soup was so good that it deserved a special presentation. So here's today's lunch: A steaming mug of chicken & veggie soup, grilled…

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Salami with peanut butter spread on it and rolled up!

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Last night my husband made chicken vegetable soup which we paired with grilled cheese made on nine grain and seed bread. It was so good that I had to have a rerun for lunch. I decided that the soup was so good that it deserved a special presentation. So here's today's lunch: A steaming mug of chicken & veggie soup, grilled…

I do a similar recipe except I use peanut or almond butter and I reserve the liquid from the beans to thin if needed. Like NK1112 I make hummus out of different beans. I've done lima bean, edmame, and black eyed pea.

I just posted this on another thread but have you tried Blue Bell No Added Sugar Chocolate ice cream. The stats are 90 calories, fat 3g, 6 fiber, 5 sugars, and protein 4g. The only drawback is that it does have artificial sweeteners. Another go to snack when I need chocolate are Dole dippers. The dippers come in dark…

No harm in that as long as you allow for those calories and adjust for the day. When I crave ice cream I eat Blue Bell No Added. A 1/2 cup serving has 90 calories, fat 3g, fiber 6g, sugar 5g, and protein 4g. Sometimes I top it with fresh strawberries and a little whipped cream. It still keeps this dessert under 150…

Just remember if it isn't a fat or a protein, it's a carb. What you want are nutrient dense carbs...veggies, fruit, whole grains, legumes, etc. It's the white carbs that keep us craving more carbs, white carbs are generally very processed foods - white flour, table sugar, white pastas, and white rice. There are those who…

My favorites are cookinglight.com and eatingwell.com.

I know you said fitness videos bore you but I have one that I love to use when I can't get out of the house. It's a throwback from a long time ago...Richard Simmons Sweatin' to the Oldies. It is so much and I love to dance. I also have a Zumba video and Wii fitness/sports. Sometimes I just put some music on and dance like…

worldwalking.org has a similar program. When you join you have free access to global walks, across American, walking routes in major cities and resort spots.

You can add me too. I can relate to your pain and embarrassment. I've been on MFP for a long time and when I was dedicated to logging all my food and activities that I was my most successful. But for me 2015 is crunch time. Time for me to get serious again and so far so good. I've logged every day since 01/05/2015 and I've…

Thank you, those glasses are hand painted and one of the prizes in my glass collection.

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Obviously it didn't work. Any suggestions?

This is one of my favorite lunches. I use a hollowed out cucumber and fill with all kinds of goodies...fresh spinach, lean deli meat, light cream cheese with chopped veggies mixed in. And of course a side of mango and avocado slices. Better than any burger and fries and so much healthier.

The first hummingbirds of last season called for a little celebration...Mimosas and an anti-pasto tray.

This is one of my favorite recipes. It won first runner-up in a Splenda recipe contest on Bariatriceating.com and is featured in one of Susan Maria Leach's cookbooks. These are blueberry popovers and the recipe can be found on Bariatriceating.com. The second picture is the one of the meals I make with the popovers.…

I am a smoothie junkie!!! I start every day with a smoothie or warm protein drink. I just started this daily routine on 01/05/2015 and I've lost 7.2 pounds. I use whey protein isolate powder as research has shown that this type of protein is best for women who would like to lose weight. I always drink my smoothie/protein…

This past week I made spinach lasagna rolls: 12 whole grain lasagna noodles, cooked 2 1/2 cups ricotta cheese 2 egg whites or one whole egg* 12 Tablespoons part skim mozzarella 3/4 cup parmesan cheese 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced 12 fresh basil leaves, rolled and cut into ribbons 1 package fresh baby spinach Salt and…

If you are logging on here type in whatever cooking spray you are using and generally the stats are done by how many seconds that you spray it.

What kind of junk food are you craving?

I drink wine too. But to prevent overdoing it I buy portion control wine. You know those little four packs or the small box. That way I don't overdo it. Wine, particularly red, does have it's health benefits. It's when we overindulge that bad outweighs (pardon the pun!) the good.

The stats for this particular smoothie are 227 Calories, 4g fat, fiber 9g, and protein 32. There is also 13g of sugar but it is not added sugar as it comes from the berries.

This is one of my favorite lunches. It's a sub that uses a cucumber as the "bread." Cut a whole cucumber in half, scoop out the seeds, and fill with whatever you like...lunch meat, cream cheese, lots of fresh veggies, hummus, chicken/tuna/egg salad, a little salmon. The possibilities are endless. The one in this picture…

Agree! Starting your day with protein actually revs your metabolism and leads the body to burn calories for an extended period of time. I recently read an article on the use of protein in accelerated weight loss. The study (done at Tel Aviv University) determined that women who start their day with a protein smoothie…