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Both Yoplait & Dannon have come out with low sugar flavored greek yogurts. They do use artificial sweeteners though.

I find if I'm consistent in how much water I drink, my body gets used to it (2 - 3 days of 100+ oz) and I have to pee less often, though for longer when I do pee lol. It's on the weekends when I don't get in as much water then go back to drinking the proper amount that I have issues. I do drink the majority of my water…

I like JEFit, I put out the money for the JEFit Pro version. Syncs with their website, has all sorts of exercises with little animated icons that show you how if you forget. You can come up with your own routine, or there are a bunch online you can use.

I make up non-lettuce based marinated salads on sunday, and pack them in 2cup containers. Then they are ready to go for lunch instantly. One of my favorites has poached chicken, quinoa, baby cucumber, grape tomatoes, cauliflower, kalamata olives, balsamic vinegar and olive oil and spices. I also make up big batches of…

If you want the convenience of packet oatmeal with out all the sugar look for the BetterOats Raw Bare. It is nummy and much better for you. If you want to add protein powder I recommend Optimum Nutrition Any Whey powder. It has almost no taste ( I add it after cooking the oatmeal).

I've given up not sleeping thru the night due to back pain. I've given up High Blood Pressure and medications to combat it. I've given up shopping in the Plus Size stores. I've given up feeling like I'm going to passout doing grocery shopping. I've given up the inability to keep up with my preteen/teenage kids. I've given…

I like the quest bars, high protein, high fiber low sugar and taste good. They have two different lines (what kind of non-sugar sweetener they use.) They travel well because they aren't chocolate coated. I get them from netrition.com.

Welcome all new medifasters! I can tell you from personal experience that if you keep with it it will work. I for one had so much more energy while on it, partly from my body liking low carb and partly from getting all that excess weight off. One tip for you if you find you currently don't like the taste of something, the…

I get big bags of organic quinoa from Costco. I noticed Sam's Club had the same thing last time I was in also.

Since I workout at home, I actually do the whole routine barefoot.

Hmm according to that saturday I'll be lifting novice level for my weight (female 165).

I work out at home. We bought a bench and weight set. Then ended up order additional 35lbs & 45lbs with the grips holes. My husband ended up building us a squat rack and that works great. I can't imagine doing squats without one once you start pushing your max. I just ended up ordering some fractional weights so I won't…

These helped me alot with my form. He has alot of videos on various lifts that go into great detail. I find I've got to watch them multiple times to catch it all.

End of April progress: Squats 115 Bench - 80 Barbell Rows - 100 Overhead Press - 70 (1 Stall) Deadlift - 150 Started on March 27th. For once I'm glad I'm short (5'2"). My husband is doing this with me and he has the same problem with overhead press that some of you do, me I've got plenty of clearance lol.

If you aren't already, spend part of that time at the gym lifting free weights.

I have a BodyMedia core and have found that the walking 3.0 & 3.5 are spot on. The Weight Training & Martial arts are WAY over stated.

THIS! If I have to live with loose skin the rest of my life so be it, because it's going to be a lot healthier life now.

I make up marinated salads on sunday and prepackage them for the week. This week it is a Chicken, Quinoa & Garbanzo bean salad, with Grape tomatoes, fat free feta, kalamata olives, Baby cucumbers, olive oil and balasmic vinegar and seasonings. A two cup portion ends up being 264 calories, 22 carbs, 9 fat, 24 prot, 3 fiber,…

I had considered tucks, but after reading the cost and the affects of surgery, I've decided to give my body time to heal itself. I don't like my arms too, but I'm so freaking cold now that I've lost all this weight, I am always wearing long sleeve shirts and hoodies anyways lol. For weight training at home do a google…

I have one also. I am 5'2" and 160lbs currently (damn you spring break). Your BMR is if you were basically comatose. So I look at the lowest calories / minute burn during sleep. For me that is 0.9 calories/min. Multiply that by 1440 to get your BMR. On my most sedentary days (work from home no exercise) I burn around 1800.…

I'm doing weight training also. Unfortunately I was overweight to seriously overweight my entire adult life and waited until my 40's to do something about it. Two children didn't help either:) As a consequence I have a significant amount of loose skin. Since I switched to mostly maintenance I have notice a little bit of…

I have the Your Shape Fitness Evolved (the old one) and it is really good with the XBOX connect. My daughter does all the dance games with it also and gets a good work out that way too.

I'm in 43 and working on reducing body fat% also. Feel free to friend me.

I've got the Bodymedia Fit CORE and I love it. It really helps you know how many calories you are burning doing different activities, and how well you are sleeping. My husband has the Bluetooth version and has had issues linking with his android phone depending on which phone and which version of the os. I'm glad I went…

If you are concerned about the sugar in your homemade cookies, use could use a sugar substitute, ideal brown, splenda, stevia cup for cup etc.

I use runkeeper and have been very happy with it.

Volume wise you get alot of food from low-starch veggies (lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach etc). Stay away from processed foods as much as possible as many of them have added sugars and other things that jump up the calories. Look for lower calorie alternatives to foods you now eat. For example I make a lasagna that…

If you have the money I recommend getting a BodyMedia device. You wear it 23/7 (I usually do closer to 24/7:) it tracks how many calories you are expending at any given moment. It will help you know truly how much you burn. Also I've found weight lifting is great for my metabolism. I notice a definite decrease in base…

That much may be overtraining. It is important to give your body time to recover. You will also want to make sure you are getting in an adequate supply of nutrients and rest. My husband and I started a new lifting program called stronglifts 5x5 which is simple enough for beginners but gets good results. When I started…

I get the plain non-fat chobani or fage greek yogurt, then add my own ingredients, like fresh fruit, spices, stevia (for sweetness) protein powder, nuts etc. It's fun to come up with my own combinations.