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Veggie wraps or pitas are a big part of my diet especially since I only eat meat once or twice a week. They are easy to make, easy to change, and very yummy! For breakfast i'll fry eggwhites for my protein and stir in some tomatoes and mushrooms or salsa (or even better, chopp up some avocado and add that!) and eat it on a…

Thanks for asking this! I am also in the market for a good pair of shoes. Mine are slowly dying and you all have given great advice. Thanks!

Just remember this weight-loss, get healthy thing is a Marathon, not Sprint! Regardless of the bumps in the road along the way, you just have to keep running. The main goal is to make it to the finish line, not how pretty or graceful we looked while running!

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I absolutely love avocado's so I am always experimenting with them. A good cold lettuceless salad would be avocado (cubed), tomato (cubed), mushrooms (sliced) and a mild salsa (I use homemade salsa that is heavy on the cilantro) and seasoned with crushed black pepper and a sometimes salt (I'm not a big salt eater). This is…

Double check your serving size. For instance, my popcorn says that a serving is 2 TBSP of unpopped = about 4.5 cups popped but the same box gives me in the nutrition panel the stats for 2 TBSP unpopped (170 cals) and then the stats for 1 CUP popped (35 cals) NOT 4.5 CUPS! Big difference if 2 TBSP actually makes 4.5 cups of…

I am not vegetarian, but eat a predominately vegetarian diet. I do eat dairy and have no intention of stopping although I limit it due to calorie limitiations and I buy most of my dairy from a local non-conventional farm. Meat no more than 2 times a week and usually not that often. No pork at all, very little red meat.…

First of all, 1.5lbs a week is really good! Secondly, use the basic calorie math to figure out how much you should be losing. First, make sure you calorie base is high enough (1200-1500 calories per day based on how much you need to lose and what types of food you need to eat to up your metabolism and not feel icky) then…

I'm in! We have our annual RunFest on October 30. This year I'd like to do the 5k and who knows.... maybe next year I'll do the half-marathon! I will start tomorrow and also do the M-W-F schedule.

I'm curious about these shoes as well. I'm interested in seeing the responses.

High protein, low carb sounds very much like the Atkins diet. Basically, it boils down to the fact that our bodies NEED the vitamins and minerals that are found in healthy carbs. Too long on a low-no carb diet deprives our bodies of what it needs to be Healthy. That said, doing high protien/low carb once or twice every few…

3 hours is my rule. I try not to eat after 7 pm, which is hard in the summer when we eat dinner so late! Occasionally, I do break down and have a snack with the kids if it's movie night or if circumstances led to me not getting enough cals in and I'm really, really hungry, but for the most part I'm pretty good about…

Absolutely in the house at all times are: Oatmeal (steel cut preferrably) Happy Cow Milk Fresh Baby Spinach Tomatoes Organic yogurt Wasa Bread Avocados Beans (black, kidney, etc.) Peanut butter eggs (farm fresh only) Dill relish - no cals, but lots of flavor so it's a great salad dressing substitute or condiment on bland…