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Hahah yes I did! He was pretty mad at me though.

I make my egg whites in the microwave at work like scrambled eggs. Add some spices, pepper and/or salsa! Yum!

Ha! I gave up facebook for lent and now just spend all my time here instead.

I love salsa on a Mexican style salad. Also love it on eggs.

Agree with the above. Stay away from cocktails or beer and just to vodka/soda. Between every alchohic drink, just have a glass of water. Or order a few just dosa with lime. Looks like a drink, still tastes fun, keeps you within calorie range and not hungover!!!

If it's fun, I don't see why you shouldn't continue! At my gym classes, there are for sure ladies twice my age. Sometimes they use modified moves. Sometimes they out rep me or use a heavier weight and I die a little inside because i am competitive LOL

Hmmm. In no expert but from what I've read through comments on here, the general consensus is "no machines"! You mentioned about them having a smaller bar. Maybe just start with that at least until you max out the amount it can take. Are heavier Dumbbells an option?

Several lessons learned in one embarrassing, humbling and mean move. I was meetings boyfriends mom and sister after work to see a movie. I decided that I would walk to the mall from work since i had time and it would help counter act the popcorn. I didn't have proper shoes but thought it would be fine to walk there in my…

This. What do you think scared you? Having to be strict forever? Getting positive attention (and therefore maybe feeling pressure)? Sucess is just as scary as failure sometimes.

I feel like this is brilliant. Much easier than guessing how much you will need first then measuring that.

I haven't done it in a while, admittedly, but i would prob keep at it for about 30min, which includes a warm up and cool down of a few minutes each.

I am posting here so as to see the responses, LOL. I am going on a two week vacation and REALLY don't want to de-rail. I don't need to loose weight, I'm at a good weight for me, but I want to maintain. My plan so far is to continue to log (though it will be a lot of guesswork I'm thinking), and keep up with some daily…

Your BMI classifies you as neatly overweight? that is bonkers.

I wish I could try that Frozen Frill Smoothie...looks like its only in the UK. I wonder if i could somehow make a homemade version, with dates, water, cocoa and some kind of fiber.... I found the other day when I was craving something sweet, I sprinkled brown sugar over a banana and I was satisfied...but then I started…

I usually toss them with some olive oil, salt and pepper, and other random yummy spices (garlic plus, lemon pepper, etc) and just bake them in the oven. SOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD

If you are entertaining, you can ask the bartender for just soda water with lemon and lime, skip the vodka. People would probably just assume you were having a "real" drink. Of course, that's assuming you are able to get your drinks separately. If you really don't want to drink, though, don't. No one should be "expecting"…

I just started--one week completed so far! I'm really liking it, but will be trying to focus on my form a bit before I continue to add weight.

Well...It would depend I guess. Would the jump rope be your only workout or used as cardio supplement to strength training? And, are you a decent skipper or still getting coordinated with it? I guess start with 15-20 min and work your way up? Unless it's used as a supplement, in which case 20min is probably fine

I enjoy jumping rope. It's fun to see your progress in how many skips per minute or how many skips until you trip up. If you haven't skipped in a while, don't be discouraged if you are tripping a lot at first--it takes a while to get the hang of it. Slowly your endurance will build up and you will get better and faster…

Wow, what an amazing transformation!

You Could create your own exercise but say that the calorie burn is 0

I would agree with the above. When I do intervals on the tread I wokeep my "active" part at 40s or maybe 60 s then rest (litterally jump onto the side part) for the rest part (20 or 30 sec) It can be killer, but it's also awesome. I'm pretty drenched with sweat and like dead after.

Maybe have a few of your own snacks ready and portioned for when he is snacking and you feel like something too. It is Definetly super hard to resist if someone is sitting beside you munching on something delish. Have a few bags of pre portioned pretzels or chips or whatever and try to savor them slowly. Or cut up some…

If it means anything, I actually think I can see a difference in your chin/neck. Also, awesome job! You are looking great!!!

If you've lost only 8 pounds in 9 months, i am wondering if you are accurately logging your calories, since you said you stick to your calorie goal. Do you measure and/or weigh? Are you eating back all your exercise calories? Those number might be very inflated.

WHat are you equating weight loss to in your mind? Feeling accomplished, sucessful, special? Does having dieting "willpower" make you feel kind of superior to people? Do you feel like maybe life will be better at xx pounds? That you will accept yourself only if you've lost a certain amount of weight? It sounds to me like…

i have been craving tuna salad lately! lots of good ideas! I've been wanting to try it mixed with sweet chili sauce.

Lol me neither. But I hit mine today tooooooo!!!! We are awesome !!!

Yay! I hear you, hiking through the snow is hard work!!!! I also live in Canada. Awesome on those macros!!! I've only recently started paying attention to this and focusing on my protein.

Hmmm there are so many different responses. I remember some trainers in my classes saying things like "pull your belly button into your spine" to engage... Now feel confused, lol.however this is something I always forget to do. Because I am usually just trying to figure out what the heck I'm doing in general