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Don't forget the hot fudge! Seriously though, just like with everything else you eat, start looking at nutrution labels. Every protein powder I've ever found at Walmart/Target/Walgreens is high in calories and low in protein. Try to find a good balance here and worry about the flavor later. I don't LOVE the flavor of mine,…

And THIS is the root of the problem. Lobbyist (I'm certain) will keep anything from changing.

My Dad used to shop at a local market that would sell you an uncooked "kit" for say a burger and fries. Uncooked = you can use food stamps. Then you could walk over to the counter and they'd cook it for free.

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I belive that there is less access to healthy foods in high poverty areas because of supply and demand. If the people don't want it /ask for it/ buy it, no one's going to carry it. If food stamps moved to more of a WIC style program where you get vouchers for specific things and those specific things are fresh veggies and…

My aunt is this same way. She's been doing Pilates for 2 years now and is down over 60 lbs.

I too love to sit on my *kitten* and do nothing after work. So I started getting up early and working out in the morning. I run at the gym 3 days a week and do DVDs at home for strength training the other 3 days. I will say that I hated working out at first but lately I've noticed that I'm in a much better mood when I work…

I get up at 430; MWF I run, not well but I'm doing C25K to get me going. TThSa I do strength. I'm not comfortable in the weight room of the gym yet but I do either 30 day shred or a variation of P90X to make it more shred like (I skip through all of the banter and do some cardio during the "breaks"). If I'm feeling fancy,…

I know there are all kinds of studies and myths and opinions but cardio and weight lifting together is what has worked for me. I tried just diet and cardio and just diet and weights and it wasn't until I started doing all 3 that I started seeing any results.

Thanks! We jokingly say we're the only person that could put up with the other one. My best friend married us... that's him photo bombing our first kiss. Love it!

I hear ya! I'm working on getting myself down to a manageable weight so we can start trying. I'm scared to death to add baby weight to what I'm carrying around right now. Good luck on the baby making!

Yes and No. My husband doesn't need to lose any weight. Honestly, he could probably stand to gain a few. On top of it, he's a recovering alcoholic so he craves sugar like CRAZY!! So after dinner every night he goes and dives in to his pantry o' crap and I try to stick to tea or maybe a piece of chocolate. It can be really…

A big *kitten* glass of water. I work out at 4:30 and if I put anything more than water in my stomach that early I'll just throw it up.

I get MaxPro chocolate from Max Muscle. It's the only one I've ever tried that I actually enjoy. Unfortunately, everyone's tastebuds are different in this arena. I would suggest going to a couple of different stores and asking for free samples. They're always willing to accomodate.

Don't believe half the crap you read in a book. BUT, if you try making a change and it works for you then keep doing it, as long as you're not lacking on nutrition or going over your macros. Personally, I am in the process of cutting out gluten because I do have a slight allergy to it. Give me a piece of wheat toast and…

Leftover from dinner last night: Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken with black beans and corn and 2 organic/gluten free corn tortillas.

To all of you saying that you're not allowed to have breaks, do you live in the US? If so, that is illegal and you need to contact your state's employment department.

I've been there a few times. I've tried this website, gotten frustrated with the lack of progress and quit at least 3 times. This last time, I got truly honest with myself. I have a bad habit of incorrectly recording my intake. I'll look up a meal (say salmon) and choose the lowest calorie to log, regardless of the size or…

I found that I seriously love the fizzies. My aunt got us a home soda maker for Christmas. I just carbonate some water and add some fresh lemon juice to it. So good!

My cravings aren't as bad as some folks, but when I know that time is coming (like right now) I get 60 calorie chocolate jello pudding, chocolate protein powder (for my shakes) and 70% cacao chocolate (it's so rich that I can barely eat one piece and it's only 70 calories). I may not eat a single one of these things, but…

I seriously need to re-think baked apples. Just reading that made my mouth water.

I tried this last night... I may have done it wrong. The taste was okay but it was pretty spongy... I'm wondering if I may have put too much egg white in it. Gonna try it again tonight! For less than 100 calories (I calculated it out to 73) it's totally worth another try!

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I have this going at home right now! Can't wait to eat it: Chile Verde Soup Ingredients: • 2 lbs* boneless pork loin roast, lean, all fat trimmed off, cut into 2 inch pieces • salt and pepper to taste (I just put a little pepper, we don't add salt to anything) • 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour • 3/4 cup diced onion • 2…

I tried this... I seriously put Tapatio on everything!! I never could find anything that really satisfied me though. We even tried to make our own horseradish a couple of times. I ended up deciding that a tsp a day or week of hot sauce isn't going to kill me.

Right now! I quit in April 2009 and it was the best decision I ever made.

I add water as my additive and I like it just fine, plus it cuts back on the unnecessary calories. My usual is: Handful of spinach 1 Banana flax seed 1 cup of berries 1 scoop of protein powder 1 cup of water (I add more for consistency if needed)

There is also a C210K app.

I quit in April 2009. You really have to want it. I remember waking up that morning, throwing away all of my cigarettes, butts, ashtrays, everything and taking my car to get it detailed (never smoked in the house). Next, I bought packets of Trident and put them into all of the places I would normally store my cigarettes…