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If you are already pushing yourself to stay on diet, I would up the exercise side and see what happens. Maybe a little cross training, since you are already running? Or try changing up your runs, adding a variety of speeds, changing to a more varied terrain, etc. And be patient. It's okay to plateau sometimes. You are…

I like to get in about half my calories right away in the morning- I feel like it sets me up for my workouts, and helps my energy level through the day. Through the rest of the day I eat 2-4 small meals and snacks like salad, popcorn with nutritional yeast, chia pudding, an ounce of almonds. I don't log my dinner (I have…

I've been wondering this, too, because my diet is similar... about 50% of my calories come from fat in the form of nuts, seeds, coconut, and some olive oil or coconut oil. I developed a wide range of food intolerances during my last pregnancy. I can't eat beans or most grains, and quite a few vegetables as well. I've never…

I make air popped popcorn, and top it with lemon juice instead of oil or butter and lots of spices and nutritional yeast-very savory, fiber and protein. I also like Yasso bars for a little treat- 80-110 calories, but 5g of protein and they aren't too sweet. I keep veggie sticks chopped and ready in the fridge at all times-…

I have a list of suggestions posted on my fridge for when I'm feeling snacky. Go outside Meditation Manicure Drink water Take vitamins Drink tea If I try all those things and I'm still hungry, I fix myself a snack. Lately I've been entering my meals into my diary in the morning, so I have a plan for what I'm going to eat…

Food dyes make me feel yucky, and agave is in a lot of "health" foods, which is really too bad. Yuck.

I'd like some more mom friends, too please. My baby is 3 months, I've been watching what I eat for three weeks now. Looking forward to shedding this weight and feeling more like myself again.

High knees, planks, squats and lunges. Push ups. Lots of bodyweight exercises can be done quietly. I workout while my kids are napping so I have to be pretty quiet, too. Hand weights and resistance bands might be a good option as well.

I wear my Fitbit everyday and I feel encouraged to constantly keep moving to keep my numbers up. I weight and log everything I eat. I plan my day out in advance so if I want a treat when my kids are napping I know how many calories I have left for that day. I make sure I get enough carbs in first thing in the morning, I…

When I think I want something to put in my mouth, but I'm pretty sure I'm not really hungry, I have a cup of tea, a glass of water, and take my vitamins. When I feel like mindless eating, I eat sliced carrots or celery sticks. Sitting in front of the TV used to really trigger my desire to eat, so I either get up and do…

I also have a Fitbit charge I got for Xmas and it's really helping me stay motivated. I'm here to lose the weight from my last pregnancy. It took me a year to lose all the weight after my first child, and I'm determined not to spend the next year being bummed out about my appearance and feeling unhealthy. Since I started…

If you want to compare the accuracy of your jawbone up with another steps tracker try downloading one of the free apps (I've used Argus in the past, but there are many) for comparison. I am on my feet most of the day as a stay at home mom, but don't get out of the house much and I'm recording between 10k-17k a day with a…

What kinds of vegetables do you like?

I've tried to get around this by making the recipe one serving and then adding it to my diary as 1/8, 1/4, or whatever.

I tried a few different exercises to help firm up the back of my arms and I've found that push ups worked best for me. There are plenty of weighed exercises that target that area, but once I started doing push-ups I noticed the biggest change. I was at my target weight at the time (5'7" and 135lbs) so it wasn't a matter of…

I eat between 1800-2100. I'm currently breastfeeding my three month old daughter, so I'm not able to restrict calories intake below that. Still losing quite a bit, though.

I don't look at the calories burned much- it's just an estimate, and probably an overestimate in fact. Use it it count your steps and keep walking/hiking! Don't get discouraged!

I eat a lot of veggies, but find logging them tedious, so I deduct 300 calories each day and then challenge myself to eat 300 calories worth of vegetables. I still log starchy vegetables like potatoes or beets, though. I don't log spices, coffee or tea, gum, sore throat drops, vitamins, etc. I'm losing steadily at this…

I use an elliptical at home and I like how quiet it is- great for workouts during my kids naptimes. Typically I use it for a warm up, then do bodyweight exercises or weights, and a couple times a week I'll get back on after my weight set and do 15-20 minutes of HIIT. I really recommend intervals over slogging through a…

If you are interested in non dairy milks, almond meal is a by-product of homemade almond milk. It's extremely easy to make.

I love these! The caramel is good, but I usually buy vanilla.

I really like it-- I've never cooked it for an hour, though. Maybe try again with less cooking time.

I've been a vegetarian for more than 20 years now. I mostly grew up eating this way- I was raised by hippies who were big on whole grains, vegetables, legumes and so on. I drink a Vega Performance shake first thing when I wake up and get the rest of my protein from whole milk dairy products, eggs, and following the rules…

I like lots of nutritional yeast and lime juice and spices on my popcorn. I mean, butter is good, too, but lime juice does the job and helps the seasonings stick.

I take a prenatal vitamin, a calcium magnesium combo, and DHA. Oh, and a probiotic. I take these when I remember, rarely to I get a full days worth down in one day. That's nine capsules plus two liquid doses of probiotic. I also drink a Vega brand protein drink every morning. Almost hit post, but I should mention: I'm 31…