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Well - been gone all day but made up for it. I remember Lucia when she was NEW! You've come a long way baby - keep up the great work. Grateful for both of you lades :-) Laurie

VERY cool - Halloween :-) You are amazing!

Thought of a couple more: Pineapple Salsa (jarred) great on fish and chicken Papaya Mango Salsa (refrigerated) - ditto above Wake up Fair Trade coffee

WAY too much that I love there - here are a few I can think of right now. Fresh Pineapple - I do the cutting and have never had a bad one. Rosemary Chicken with Wild Rice (refrigerated fresh) -- I don't do much frozen Dorot frozen chopped garlic cloves - I steam or roast veggies with it Baby fingerling potatos (yellow bag)…

Hmmm - I am only commenting on the "returning to a diet of .....sweets, etc". After all the years of dieting and putting weight on and taking it off again - I have finally learned. This is forever - this is how thin, healthy people do it - calories in and calories out. We can never return to how it was before - at least I…

I make my own with Designer Whey protein powder (French Vanilla or Chocolate), ice, a little low cal juice or unsweet almond milk and fruit or PB with Vitamix/blender (generally around 200-230 calories. For a shake and go I love Trutein (www.bodybuilding.com) with water and crushed ice in a shaker cup. Flavors like…

I am not hard core - but I did complete 37 mile ride a couple weeks ago - and was proud of that! I see women biking here in So. CA all the time. Love it!

You have to want it REALLY bad to put efforts into logging and exercising EVERY day. Keep very busy so you are not thinking about food all the time. It helped me to do 5-6 small meals so my next food was not that far away LOL Start small - I worked out for 10 mins in the morning and 10 more at night for a long time - and…

I find my Polar is accurate and set up correctly. Have used it for two years. I find the MFP, other sites, and gym machine calories calculated WAY high. I am older and lighter - and def burned higher when I was larger. Anyway - I say go with the HRM numbers.

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I do something similar with grapes, celery, chopped apples and chopped almonds - can use greek yogurt or a little light mayo. YUM

AWESOME and beautiful girl! Congratulations - you should be proud!

Been on a few since I have been on MFP - gained weight but was able to lose it. Still trying to get a few more lbs off from last one. Drinking does not help - I had one cocktail (martini bar) most nights before dinner and wine with dinner. Ordered seafood and extra veggies most nights and did taste a couple of desserts.…

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And what do they do when the bottle is gone? Yep - start eating all the bad stuff again. WE will learn how to eat "skinny" forever. PS - if you cut carbs and dairy out - that is what is causing the weight loss - not the "magic" spray.

Larger portions of proteins - chicken and fish

LOVE this for YOU! GREAT job and you sure do see a BIG difference. Just you wait - it get's EVEN better!

Pick up an Angel Food cake at the grocery store. Serve with fresh strawberries, light whipped cream and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar (yet - it's good and my friends think I am gourmet LOL)

Yep - I think we all know how we got fat. The only way to get healthy is to change what we were doing and eating. A couple of tips: 1. You have to want it - REALLY bad! If you don't really want it none of the following will even matter. 2. I have some form of chocolate EVERY day at the end of the day. Sometimes Skinny Cow…

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I started with 10 mins of Wii Fit Plus Advanced Step in the morning and again at night. I worked up from there. Doing all kinds of things now - including Zumba Class 3X a week (what a workout). Start where you are comfortable and once you are no longer winded - bump it up. I also get bored. I have TONS of Wii fitness…

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Easy - find new and better friends. These people are not your friends!

GREAT transformation - look at you go!

Sodium watch is a GREAT idea. Also - try eating half your exercise calories - leaving some for "error rate". Those machines and definately the MFP "averages" are not accurate. I have an HRM and understand you cannot purchase right now. They are worth it - but even with an HRM I leave some calories. If you do not have a…

There is so much - here is a few of my faves that have yet to be mentioned Ginger People Ginger Chews Omega Trek Mix Dorot frozen garlic cubes (I add one to all steamed veggies) Garlic Chipolte Salsa (jar) Pineapple Salsa (jar) Both these salsa's are great on fish and chicken Pumpkin Butter Fig Butter Low Fat frozen french…

My contractor warned against it right now because there are few who DO work on them and, as such, repairs would be pricey. My nephew has one and LOVES it. Not much help, I know.

Looks GREAT but it says stir in tomato and I do not see tomato in ingredients. Please edit and let us know what type and amount.

Wow - you look YOUNG and BEAUTIFUL! I am also 5'7" and joined June 2010 - making my final goal a year later. I think it really depends on where you look good and feel good - and bone structure. I settled in at 142-144 lbs. Sometimes I think I want to take it down to 140 but if it happens - great - if not - great too! Over…