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Couscous. The texture literally makes me gag. And canned peas.

Just FYI, if you have someone other than a Polar authorized dealer change the battery, you void the warranty if something happens and it leaks and gets ruined. I've had mine for several years and have only had to change the battery once. Since I swim with mine, I didn't want to take the chance that it would get ruined, so…

Pork Tacos: Fill the crock pot most of the way with water and season the water generously with cumin. Add several cloves of chopped garlic. Put a whole pork loin in and cook all day. Remove meat from crock pot and shred. Season with cumin, salt, pepper and fresh lime juice to taste (I take 1/4 of the loin and shred and…

I don't like fish either unless it's cooked just right (if I can't taste the fishy-ness of the fish, then it's just right). :) I have a good salmon recipe: 1 Tbsp each of chopped garlic, loosely packed brown sugar, dijon mustard, soy sauce, melted butter, olive oil and honey. Mix it all up and spread over the salmon 30…

I have a friend who plans whole meals for super cheap. She makes really yummy foods, gives you a shopping list each week and basically budgets for you. Message me if you want more information.

I love this post!! I think it's even funnier that people think you're serious... :laugh:

This! I count it and enjoy it and don't feel guilty. I also make it home-made and know exactly how much of what I put in it. As my husband likes to say, "would you like a little coffee with your milk?"

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Free training for the apocalypse, not for the race. :)

And of course it's on the weekend we're out of town for my son's soccer tournament. Bummer! :sad:

Woo hoo! Thanks for pointing that out. They must have just added it because it wasn't there last week. :)

I took a before picture, and even though I don't have a large amount to lose, I was totally disgusted with how my body looked in the bikini. I'm holding on to that picture so that when I hit my goals, I can post the before and after pic. I won't post it until then, though. :) If you make small changes and lose the weight…

Sure. Your body will tell you if it isn't. :)

bynsky, I need a team too! Want to join up?

Got certified last summer and dove in Mexico. Beautiful! Can't wait to get some more training and diving in! :)

I'm with you, but I'm not to the distances you are. I'm 5'4" too so when I race with taller people, I always get smoked. :)

It adds it to your "My Topics" so you can find it easier when you want to go back and look for it.

^^This, except I buy the Berries and Whey formula. Good stuff. You can also make your own protein bars. That way you can control the sugar and you'll have something handy to snack on.

Bump. I'm doing a run on the top of a mountain in Colorado in three weeks. I could use some advice too. :)

Yep, and she sucks! :wink: I told my husband he could take a second wife as long as she's rich and does all the cleaning. So far no takers... :bigsmile:

I love this post! Good luck! :happy:

Maybe make some angel food cake and put the berries on top? Or some jello. Or vanilla pudding.

Thanks for the advice everyone! While Insanity is great cardio, it's not the same as distance running. Your muscles and joints don't get the same stresses, which is what took me so long to build up to 5 miles at a time. That's my biggest concern. I will take all of your advice into consideration and I really appreciate you…

Eating only 1200 calories and then working off more will probably be counterproductive. MFP has me at 1270 to lose a pound a week and I exercise 6 days a week. I almost always eat back 80%-100% of my workout calories, because dipping below 1200 calories regularly is not good for the body. I'm losing weight at 1 lb per week…

In my opinion there's a difference between someone who's been wearing makeup for the day and came in to work out, and the girl that gets up at 6am to put a full face of makeup on before coming to the gym. The latter are the people who make me roll my eyes.

This and the people who do the stairmaster while supporting their body weight with their arms locked and a death grip on the handle bars. You're supposed to haul your body weight up the stairs, not tap dance along. Makes me wonder why they even bother.

Does your other half: Do an equal share of the housework when he/she is home? Nope Cook for you? When I ask Go food shopping? When I ask Give you massages when you ask? Yes Tell you you are beautiful/handsome? Yes Buy his/her own clothes?! Yes Notice the dust? No, thank goodness! Take the children off so you have some free…

The one day I did the treadmill and Insanity I was totally wiped the next day. I finally got my body used to running 5 miles at a stretch (which for me is HUGE...never been able to do that before) and I don't want to lose my progress. However I feel like a quitter if I don't do all of Insanity according to the schedule.

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Nope. They serve two different purposes for me.