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oh and another thing - i put a couple cups of spinach into my fruit smoothies in the morning with a little peanut butter. i can't taste the spinach at all! it gets masked behind the fruit flavors. here's my recipe: 2.5 cups spinach .5 cup water .5 cup almond milk 1 tablespoon peanut butter 1 cup frozen blueberries .5 cup…

try snap peas/snow peas. they are VERY quick to cook (like a couple minutes), and you can eat them hot or chill them and eat them with hummus. if you chill them, you can also put them in salad with sesame seeds and a bit of soy sauce and nuts - yummmmmmmmm! (this is coming from a person who also hates vegetables)

what's Paleo?

chips - i mean i know that chips aren't healthy, but even the healthier kind are like 140 calories for just 7 chips. AND I CAN NEVER EAT JUST 7 CHIPS!!! craziness.

i think it would be a better idea if they let whoever they want join the gym, but then they could have classes specifically for their overweight clientele.

what's wrong with DD???? i don't understand women who want smaller breasts if they have that kind of voluptuousness. i have B's and would love to have more goin on!

wow you look awesome! good work!!

1) i'm finally in the 140's!!!!!!! OMG!!!! 2) i pushed through the toughest part of my workout today because i knew it would make me stronger! 3) i got a new skirt and it looks great on me!

i set different goals - started out training for 5ks, now i'm training for a few different things for next year - 10k, duathlon, and a couple cycling tours.

wow you already looked great in your before photo too! amazing work!

I lost 40 pounds in 8 months - Food: 1200 to 1500 calories/day, mostly fresh healthy food (fruits and veggies etc.). Workout: at least 300 minutes a week of moderate to intense physical activity, including 4 hours of cardio (mostly cycling to and from work, maybe an interval run or elliptical), and 4 sessions of circuit…

it's worth giving up just for the way that it affects your teeth! why would you drink diet soda when it has no positives effects on your health (and according to some people has negative effects)? just drink water :)

so cute!!! is this real????

i'm a vegan and i make pizza with daiya mozzarella cheese and it's delicious! i also drink almond milk which i think is even more delicious than regular milk.

awesome work!!! This is totally a process and we are all in this together - so don't get discouraged! celebrate every improvement because it's a battle that you've won!

i lost all the weight in my boobs first, which makes me look a little off balance with my lower half, but i love that i fit in dresses better now! yeah i don't really like how they look now, they got a little saggy after losing the weight, and i even do a lot of strength training too. that's just my body, so i hope things…

I don't think "You Raise Me Up" is a Christian song - isn't it by Josh Groban?

the New York Concrete Jungle song! i live in NY, so my friends from outside the city sing it to me all the time and it's seriously awful. I don't know what it's called, but the "Yeah we up up up up above the" song is really annoying to me, because it doesn't finish the sentence! ??????

i have the same problem - i chew gum or chew on carrots. i also keep a water bottle with me all the time and have water-drinking goals for every few hours, like i have to drink a full bottle in three hours. tends to keep me distracted. it's hard though.

since soy causes your body to produce estrogen, too much of it can be harmful for your hormone balance. so i drink almond almost exclusively (plus i think it's SO much better). the original silk kind is already naturally sweet, so it's better to avoid the sugar and drink that.

Vegan! i love it! i've been a pescetarian for several years, and just recently took the plunge to veganism - I LOVE IT!

I love #1 and #3, don't really like #2 though. #1 would be great for a hot date!

just eat only fruits, veggies, and beans! it will save you money, make you healthier, and totally cut down on your sodium! seriously, try it! google "plant-based diet" or read dr. furhman's book "eat to live" - definitely changing my life.

i would try substituting protein shakes with "green" shakes - you know, just all natural foods that are full of fiber and won't stick to your body. i plateu-ed for several weeks after i'd been losing 1 to 2 pounds a week, and then one week all that weight just came off! And I even cut back on my workouts that week!…

If I ever notice that, I'm usually really impressed because I know how much harder it is to work out when you have a lot of extra weight to carry around. So think of it that way - you are doing the most work there and that makes you stronger even than any of those trainers.

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greek yogurt, beans (cold black beans mixed with fresh salsa and a dollop of soy sour cream is delicious), indian food. I recently became a vegan after being vegetarian for many years - i now realize how easy i had it lol

about 5 months - the first month i was just running for a half an hour three times a week and eating less. the second month i decreased to 1200 to 1500 calories a day with more fruit and veggies and began incorporating strength training. the third and fourth months i added circuit training (so i was alternating cardio,…

holy crap you did that in 2 months???????????????? amazing!!!!!!!

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