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Protein powder blended with peanut butter made with water and ice.

My husband has a Mr.Bento lunch box and it keeps his lunch warm when he eats it at noon. He does not like using the company fridge or microwave. If you want something fun, peel cucumber, cut off the ends, and use a long knife to hollow out the seeds. Stuff the cumber with tuna salad or egg salad or what ever then cut. It's…

I've lost over 100lbs and I lift heavy and have built a lot of muscle mass. I did my 1 rep max on leg press and got to 750lbs! My quads are pretty aesome too!

Squats! I love them! My butt has made a huge transformation. I do heavy squats with a bar(about 200lbs). I also get in lunges, dead lifts, and kettle bell swings.

Play around with your calorie consumption. Add in 300-500 calories of good lean meats, veggies, and fruits for a week or two and see how your body responds. If that doesn't work, try dropping some of the calories. All of our bodies are unique and we are using mathematic formulas based on what, averages? Mix it up and…

I have done two 3 day juice fasts (saying cleanse is silly because its not cleaning anything). I got them from a store/friend who makes them to order and only with fresh produce. The only benefit was I lost my cravings for breads and refined sugars. I had no bathroom emergencies. And at the end I lost lots of water weight…

I have been feeling the same way! I blame bread and sugar. It was a holiday weekend so I indulged and now my body is like, "You are hungry, eat pizza." So I just have to fight it, drink plenty of water and tell my body I am going to eat lean proteins and veggies - no more breads or refined sugars. In a day or two, it will…

I have a veggie spiralizer (a kitchen gadget that you can put veggies on, crank a handle, and a plate cuts to look like pasta). I make my squash pasta with Zucchini. Way easier than spaghetti squash. I like to top mine with normal pasta toppings.

I love my HRM. My mother in law and I have the same Polar FT7. We do the same boot camp at our gym, I burn 400-600 and she burns 100 or 200. I am 35 and 260. She is 67 and 220. My max heart rate is about 180 and hers is 150 and my average is about 150 and hers is about 130. I am sure it has to do with the formulas the HRMs…

Keep it easy and stick to basic healthy foods. Lean proteins with veggies and some kind of carb add in some healthy fats and fruits and you have a food plan. I don't like to eat bread or pasta because bread and pasta are my crack. Thursday I had egg whites (hard boiled) and oatmeal (made with water) for breakfast. Protein…

Way to go!!! I am glad you found something that works. You are looking good!

I make a protein shake with water and ice. It makes a nice treat and its very filling to me. Other times I think about the races I've signed up and that keeps eating healthy.

How would you learn if you never mess up? I try to learn from my mishaps and find out how to prevent them from happening again so I don't keep repeating. As for water consumption.... I like adding 1/2 a packet of Crystal Light to a gallon of water. It adds a little flavor but it is not over powering.

I did a RunDisney 5k with thousands of people and I weighed in the mid 300s. I did a RunDisney 10k in the low 300s and nobody was rude or anything like that. In fact I got complemented for my successes. I will be running another RunDisney 10k in August. I am hoping to be in the 240s. And then I have a RunDisey 1/2 marathon…

I go by what the label says and it says 2oz. dry. So, when I used to eat pasta, I measure out my portion, cook it, them make my husbands portion. I just don't eat it any more. Too much work ;)

I used to stress eat all of the time! Nothing sounded better than a big food order at the local drive through Mexican food place when the stress started to pile on. But I finally figured out what I like better than eating when I am stressed... Lifting heavy things and/or running! When every I get stressed at work now, I…

How true are any calorie burn calculations? It is all just based on formulas for average person. I would say be consistent. If you use the treadmill calories, stick to it from here out. I use a heart rate monitor, but I don't eat my exercise calories.

Congrats!

Thank you so much from sharing! We have pretty similar starting weights. I was 378.8 and now I am 263.8, 115 lost. I got into heavy lifting at the gym and am now getting more into running. I have two 5's and a 10k completed. Doing another 10k in August, a 5K in Nov and my first 1/2 marathon in Jnauary. Keep up the amazing…

I use InTek Evolution protein powder. It's 31g protein, 4g carbs 2g fat. I get vanilla and add in other ingredients to change the flavor.

Twilight Zone is still a great show!

Zucchini pasta(zucchini cut into pasta sized pieces), shrimp, my favorite tomato based sauce and a little shredded parmesan.

I stopped eating bread, rice, and pasta several months ago. All my carbs come from veggies and fruit. I don't miss pasta or rice at all. I don't miss bread but I don't have good results when it is in the house. I have a food spiralizer that I use to turn zucchini into pasta like strands. It is really good. I do have a junk…

Lifting is great! Keep it up and one day you will be like, OMG, my biceps are getting so strong! Or I can feel my hip bone. At least that happened to me. My trainer measures me once a month and I am shrinking even then the scale doesn't move much.

Bread was a weakness. I don't use it much in my cooking anymore and I stopped baking it. When I want a delicious baked product I do go to my favorite Japanese bakery and get a treat. I don't do this often because I don't want to often. I know what it takes to burn 600 calories and sometimes its just not worth it. It took…

I finally fit in my last old piece of clothing. But I do have my trusty pair of black pants that wore at my highest weight. They were tight, and the button inside would dig into by belly, but I would wear them because I didn't want to go up another size. They are a size 28 and they are so much fun to put on. It really…

I stopped the 5 to 10 pound loss rewards because they were not motivating me. I motivate myself by signing up for Disney Runs. They are super fun, expensive, and very motivating to me. I don't want to get kicked off the course (16 min mile pace) and waste my entry fee. It works for me. Try some different ideas and see what…

If you chat with people at the gym, then that is a social life! =) I have several gym only friends. I only see then and speak to them at the gym =) Now that I have been going consistently, I feel off when I don't go. I missed the gym Thursday because of working over time. I felt so off after dinner I put on my running…

I get mystery bruises on my legs too! For me, I think its when I using free weights for side and front laterals or something like that. I probably put them down too fast and smack my quads. It doesn't hurt at the time so I never think about it until a day or two later when I see the bruises appear.

Can you bring your own dish to share? When I go to parties, I bring something to share that fits my calorie needs. That way I know at least something I eat will be okay and when I have a plate of it, nobody pushes food on me. Filling up on veggies is good. Have you tried filling up on lean proteins before? Protein makes me…