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I'd try a second hand store like Savers or tag sales. I usually see loads of that kind of stuff. You could probably buy a heap of canning jars on a site like craigslist for next to nothing. I have bought those glass bottles on Amazon and I don't think they were too expensive. I make kombucha and store them in those bottles.

Wow, there is a lot of info there! Bookmarked it for when I have time to read and watch the video. Thanks!

I could live on a diet of girl scout cookies and wine!! :-)

I really like the idea of eating at "maintenance" and I haven't researched it but my intuition tells me that it is a good thing as you say...both mentally and physically. I do think I fell off track mainly because I was sick (somehow eating crunchy food made my head congestion feel better - or at least took my mind off…

I agree. I used to count a sweet potato as 150 calories until I purchased a food scale and weighed it and realized it was more like 320 calories! I think I paid $9 for it on amazon. I do think it really helps.

I used to eat late, now that I'm dieting, I just can't wait until 8:30pm to consume my calories. I need to eat earlier to have the energy to get through the evening. On days when I'm mountain biking after work, I'll eat a late dinner but I've also earned the extra calories for a 2nd dinner.

I agree, 12 lbs in 2 months sounds like a lot. I aim for .5 pounds a week and I'm struggling with being hungry all the time so I can't imagine trying to be active with an even larger calorie deficit!

I tend to gauge my hunger level. If I'm really hungry, I'll eat the extra calories but if I feel like I don't need them, then I'll take advantage of the extra calorie deficit. If I do eat the calories, I generally try to validate the calories that I burned using both the MFP calorie estimate and some other tool just as a…

Thanks for the info! I think some of the perceived hunger may be boredom (particularly when I'm sitting in front of my computer for work) but some of it is genuine hunger - I did lay in bed last night looking forward to waking up so I can eat breakfast. I'll read up on ideal macro ratios - I do go pretty high on fat but I…

I have the same problem. I've mountain biked and skied for years and I have incredibly tight hips. I've been doing yoga for years (although not as frequently as I should) and I still don't have half the flexibility of others in the classes. I find that Bikram yoga helps - I think the heat helps my muscles to relax and…