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I have kids, work and go to school so I know what you mean. It was tough for me in the beginning. I have to workout in the evening after kids are in bed during the week. On the weekends I rather do it in the day since I'm the first one up. As it is I'm up at 4:30 and making it to work at 6:30 am, which makes it a bit hard…

Didn't get any workout in yesterday except for 20 minutes of walking since the kids and I had a "study hall" evening, but I know I'll put in some extra tonight!

Oh I know how you feel! I have stopped going into the kitchen/break room at work because they always have sweets on the counter or in the fridge. Only time I go there is to wash my mug. Good luck!

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My husband says the same thing. All I want are sweets and I can't get enough! :D

I have to use the recipe builder on a lot of the foods I eat especially enchiladas or since not everyone makes them the same and I don't use the canned stuff. Yuck! It might take a bit of time to search every ingredient, but once it's saved then it's easy.

LOL @vikinglander

I don't think that's bad, but I just wouldn't go less than that because you can end up developing nutrient deficiencies.

That's amazing! Sounds like you're doing very well.

I'm doing good so far... lost 3.5 lbs on my first week. I get to weigh in Thursday so we will see how it goes.

What about couscous or oven roasted veggies? Couscous seasons fairly easy so you can add lemon juice and cilantro after it's done cooking.

what about grilled meals?

I haven't tried freezing anything yet. That might be a great solution for making them last more than a week! I'll try freezing one of these meals after and microwaving it after a week and see how one turns out! I only thought of making these last in the fridge for a week and I know using thawed out freezed vegetables turn…

Wow that's awesome! I really need to do that. Can you freeze some of that or do you keep everything in the fridge?

I'm basically going to repeat what the rest of the ladies said because for me it's when I am close to totm or when I have had a few days of bad sleep. I have read before that when you sleep your brain/body restores it's energy/repairs itself and when you don't sleep enough, your brain/body is basically looking to replenish…

Starting Weight: 165 March Starting Weight: 164 March Goal: 155 Ultimate Goal: 130

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I weighed in this morning and found that I lost 3.5 lbs from last week. The extra walking and mfp really helps keep me on track!

I'm looking for support too! I need to lose about 30 lbs. It's hard with kids, work and the rest of the stuff going on in life.

This is my first week and it's not really going as planned, mostly in the exercising stuff. lol. Eating part is ok, but now I'm getting hungry after I used up all my calories. Although 1200 is much lower than what I have been eating, I know I can do better I just need to get adjusted and in some kind of routine.

That's awesome, 20 lbs in 2 months! I know how you feel about the cheat meal. I do that too, but I find it easier to just remind myself how I will feel afterwards before I even eat it. It helps me not do the cheat meal or eat much less of it (if I absolutely have to have it).

This is my first week eating better and I have worked out only once this week. Although I walk after work everyday, I have a hard time getting on the treadmill to jog or doing any strength training. I've also been hungry before bed almost everyday and have a hard time not going over my 1200 calories. I'm hoping to get my…

I'm in! This is my first week starting and it's been ok until I start getting hungry. Then I have to remember to have some self control! So I'm definitely going to need some support and motivation!

All this pizza talk is making me want pizza!

Hi Lindsey I've completely fallen off too because of health issues, but now I am more determined to get better for the long run.

I like that idea! I've actually done that before many times and it helped.

I'm with you in that! So sick of back and forth. I'll be 35 this yr and have a 14 and 15 yr old. I'm new here so looking for motivational and support friends.

I know exactly how you feel. I've been there a million times. I just got back into my healthier eating plan and started off with planning over the weekend what meals I'm going to eat during the week. (I've done it before, just fell off the bad wagon for a while.) So when I go grocery shopping I have my list. I also make…

Thanks for all the info. I put that I needed to lose the 30 lbs because that's what the doc said so that I am at my healthy weight, but I really want to get all this hbp, cholesterol and pre-diabetes thing out of my system. I know what I eat and do contributes to these problems, but it is also hereditary on both sides of…

No, I have a short lunch, but I think I can manage to take a 10 min walk break if I eat fast.