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My goals for now that I hope to reach by the end of the year are 140 lbs, 30 inch waist, and a size 10. My ultimate goal would be to get back to 125 lbs, 27-28 inch waist, and size 6/8. Four kids later we'll see where my body is willing to go;)

Thanks everyone, I have found a TON of recipes and ideas from you guys and from the recommended sites skinnytaste and hungrygirl plus I asked facebook friends and they all had some pretty good stuff too. I'm feeling much calmer now and even excited to try out these new recipes! I got some great ideas about how to sub…

Thank you, that sounds great!

If it's not on sale it's not for dinner...yes, I live by that motto alot! LOL My 11 y/o said if nothing was ever on sale we'd never eat! hahaha I'll have to look for the cheesy chicken casserole. I use all the coupons I can that come from teh local sale papers and I scour sale papers all the time. What usually gets me more…

I need to check our dollar store because I go in Dollar General a good bit just to get little hair things or cheapo things to do with my kids but I never look at the food items. Most of us like tuna, except my fuss pot 9 y/o daughter, but maybe I could try her on the canned chicken. Thanks for the tip on Van Kamp's. lol

Thank you! I am going to look into some soup recipes on the website someone posted above!

Yeah, it is easy to go over and my 2 girls are fussy. I'll eat anything that will stand still long enough, lol, and my sons are the same way, but my girls don't eat eggs, they won't eat beans, my older daughter says cheese hurts her stomach, oy! lol I like the idea of potatoes with a healthy filling! We eat a good bit of…

Yeah, we only eat meat 2 or 3 nights a week as it is because of how expensive it is to feed my family already. lol Veggie soup, good idea and especially for this time of the year!

Oh, thank you! I was thinking pasta with veggies and small amounts of meat would probably be my best bet for filling, long-lasting, and inexpensive

Really?! I thought turkey was more expensive, I didn't realize it was not only healthier but cheaper too! Good to know! I do have an Aldi here and I've heard other rave about it but I'll be honest, I haven't had alot of luck there but the kids and I might head over there today and scope it out and see if maybe the one near…

Thanks, I guess if it comes down to it, I can just tailor my exercise around how many calories I'll eat...it would just take some planning:)

LOL! I bet that made you about jump off your chair! LMAO

Thank you, I'm on there skimming through now and I already see some things I think all the kids could/would eat and that would be filling and probably not too expensive!

I'd like to join also! Here's my info: Current Weight(9/12/2011) 174 lbs Challenge Goal Weight(12/22/11): 151 lbs. Weight Category: (I don't know what this means but I can answer if you'll explain, sorry) 9/15: 173 lbs 9/29: 169 lbs. 10/6: 167 lbs.(mini goal weight) 10/13: 165 lbs. 10/20: 163 lbs. 10/27: 161 lbs. 11/3: 159…

That's hard and I would probably feel the same way as you if I were in your shoes but you have done your part trying to help her and she doesn't want to be helped because she doesn't believe it's a problem. Move on and be proud of your accomplishments and let things work out on their own. Hopefully if she does get into…

Yes, it is a great workout...fun and burns lots of calories! I think you'll be happy with the results:)

I agree!

I feel your pain! I LOVE Coke but you are right it is probably holding you back slightly with your weight loss, not to mention it is horrible for your teeth and sugar levels. I still enjoy Coke in moderation but I make sure I drink ALOT of water every day to balance out the sodium in it. If you want to cut out coke…

It's usually my band size that changes size when I gain/lose weight...only time i experienced a cup increase was when I was nursing my babies and as soon as I was done it was gone! lol

Nice, you look great! I love all the progress pics, it really shows how far you've come!

You look great! Good luck with starting back to work and congrats on the weight loss and the new baby!

Fantastic! WTG!

Oh yeah, you can definitely see a difference. Great job and keep up the good work...imagine what you'll look like in another month and just keep on biking!

You look amazing and I can really see the difference!

That's awesome and exciting! Keep up the good work:)

If junk is around at this point I am not confident in my ability to not indulge so I don't buy it. It isn't helping the rest of my family be healthy either so I don't feel guilty cutting this off of the grocery list each week. I agree with some of the others suggestions too about popping in a workout DVD or going for a…

Wow, you can really see the weight loss, that's awesome! Keep up the good work!

I started doing Turbo Jam just this week and it is alot of fun. I have just done the Cardio Party 3 times this week mixed in with other Exercise TV workouts and my own DVDs. I am pouring sweat after 45 minutes and it is so much fun I feel like I don't want it to be over. lol I lose 5 lbs this week and I believe that Turbo…

oh that sounds fabulous! And to the person who asked about boiled pumpkin, if you google there is probably somewhere that will tell you how much pumpkin puree you would need to equal 1 can of pumpkin puree.

Definitely! Watch your sodium especially well the week before and during this time and make extra sure to drink lots of water. If you stick to your plan this week it will be gone and so will more weight most likely.