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I am not usually hungry in the morning so I am fine with a piece of fruit and string cheese, or toast and peanut butter with fruit or oatmeal with yogurt.

I have a VitaMix and a juicer and use both. I should do it more often... One of my favorite breakfasts is fresh juice and a string cheese! It's pretty filling and the cheese adds protein and calcium!

Way to go!!! You have an exciting career ahead of you! I manage a medium sized real estate office and it's a fun but demanding job. I am exhausted when I get home and need something simple to make. I eat mostly vegetarian and my husband needs meat or he will die (he thinks) so it's a bit of a challenge to make something…

I appreciate your thoughtful posts Queenmedusa!

I have had a week where it has been literally impossible to stay on top of my eating and I'm now back to "normal"! (Whatever that is.) I had a good compromise dinner tonight--made orange chicken for my husband and brown rice for both of us. I added organic black bean soup to the rice and that was my main course. I'm…

What a great tip! I am sure you are as busy as the rest of us and your role in life now is so important! It's really great to start taking care of yourself while you are young rather than wait until you are middle-aged like a lot of us. Frankly, for most of the women I now it's a lifetime crusade.

I think if we give each other ideas and keep encouraging us to "take care of ourselves" above all, it will be beneficial to all of us!

I am making homemade "gifts in a jar" for Christmas gifts and I made a beautiful layered Rainbow Bean Soup which I put in the crock pot this morning. I'll bake some quick biscuits for my husband and probably add a salad or I have some brussel sprouts I need to use. I'll eat the soup for lunch throughout the week.

Love this!!! Thanks for the ideas!

I guess my job would be easier if it weren't for my husband who thinks he will die if he doesn't have a substantial chunk of meat. I am at the point where I put a healthy meal on the table and if he doesn't like it...he knows where the pantry and freezer are.

Agreed. Just found this site and love it, but my dr. said I need to lose a few (<10) pounds. Mostly, though I want to be more consistent on healthy eating...