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I make mini egg frittata cups. In fact I'm making them as we speak. For a regular one dozen muffin pan (I use a silicone one): 6 eggs, 1 cup egg beaters, 1 cup 1% milk whisked together. The filling can be whatever you want - just precook it. Today it's chicken breakfast sausage, spinach and feta. I fill each cup about 2/3…

Breakfast - Leftover homemade Greek pizza with an egg on top and blackberries Lunch - Turkey and provolone sandwich on wheat with banana Snack - Pretzels & blackberries Dinner - Grilled chicken breast and kale & bulgur salad with feta, tomatoes, and cucumbers

Overweight by 30-40 pounds probably since my late 20's. While it's hard to have lost it in my mid-40's, I think the resolve is stronger because, let's face it, it's never going to get any easier and I think it's easier to stay focused and more disciplined. I'm only half-way there but feel confident that I've found a…

For what it's worth, we're about the same size and I've been following these recommendations provided to me by a nutritionist/health coach - 1800 calories, 50% carbs (no more than 45g sugar), 20% protein, 30% fat (no more than 14g saturated). I also try to get at least 30g of fiber a day and try to keep to < 2,000mg…

I log what I'm planning for the day in the morning. I used to wait and log what I had so far in the day in the late afternoon and often found out I either was way over or way under, which made dinner complicated. Worse yet was waiting to log everything at the end of the day - disaster. At least if you have a plan, you have…

I cast my vote for a small snack a few hours after your usual breakfast. I try to get 300-400 calories in for breakfast (usually this is around 6:30am for me) and 100-150 calorie snack (lately it's been a low-sugar yogurt) around 9:30-10:00. Then I'm usually good until around 1pm for a lunch. I was always a breakfast…

I walk and run and have no issue doing either in running shoes. I've had great luck with New Balance shoes but it's really best if you can get to try them on and get some advice from someone who knows the product. Sounds like it might be tough to get to a running store for you but maybe do some research online. Zappos.com…

I track all sugar, regardless of it's source, and try to stay under 45g a day. After a long time of struggling to lose weight, even when I thought I was being "good", it's the one thing that's helped me get the scale to move. I now eat more veggies than fruit and try to stick with berries, sometimes apples and only very…

Mine was set to 1200 calories based on MFP's calculators and my goal to lose 2 pounds a week. It was a struggle to get enough to eat and frankly I wasn't actually losing any weight. Got advice from a professional and it's now set to 1800 based on my weight and activity level. Once I started doing that, I've actually…

I used to ignore it. I would almost always be over my recommended sugar intake for a day but I ate a lot of fruit so I thought it was okay. But once I started limiting *all* sugar to 45g a day, I started actually losing weight at the rate I expected. Not saying this is a solution for everyone but it's working for me. I…

OMG, I just finished workout 3 - it made me want to go running back to #1 & #2! I could do a good majority of it except struggled with the "plank-into-crescent" one a lot. My balance sucks. Will try #4 tomorrow. It might take me 3 weeks to master these two workouts before moving on to 5 & 6!

Just finished week 2 and watched the 3rd and 4th DVD's - definitely look like they're going to be more challenging! Lost a couple of pounds and the second week was a lot less painful than the first. I haven't been specifically following the meal plan that came with the program but am staying within the same…

I started on Monday, too! Made it through so far although I also made the mistake of previewing some of the later workouts. Killer... How did the first week go?

I'm finishing Week 1 tomorrow. Overall, I think it's good. I've done some of her other workouts and I think this one starts out at a reasonable pace. I got pretty lazy for the past few months and bought this so I could workout at home and not have to fight for equipment at the gym until the New Year's rush settles down. It…

Awesome results - congrats! I'm starting it tomorrow although I've started loosely following the meal plan already. I think the calorie level is too low as well and am aiming for 1400-1500 cal/day but using pretty much the same food recommended in the program, just a little more of it. You did inspire me to take some…

I bought it through Amazon last week for $69.99, I think I saw it come through on Facebook maybe. I'm starting the DVDs tomorrow and previewed a couple. The strength training circuit has some cardio intervals included.

I would suggest spinning classes if you have access. Based on my heart rate monitor, that's the highest-intensity, lowest-impact cardio workout that I do and most classes are 60 minutes.

I have an FT7 and it works without doing anything. I used to use water and wet the silver part and then decided to skip it - it works fine.

I got 5 to 6 times a week, 5:30pm-6:00pm Monday-Friday and around 8am on Saturday and Sunday. I usually try to do 4 week days and one day on the weekend. If I'm "feeling it" on the weekend, I'll add in the 6th day but it's usually nothing too heavy duty - like 30-45 minutes cardio but nothing too strenuous. But I try to…

It's also not just about the calories - check this out... http://www.livestrong.com/article/280263-alcohol-fat-burning/. To summarize, "Alcohol consumption interferes with fat burning, which may hinder efforts to lose weight."