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Oh wow, man... Dave's not... :glasses: never mind. :wink: I didn't get my walks in this week & I really missed it!

Good for you!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Mya-that's great! Sweet-keep up the good work! Jess-take care of yourself. M- come back. I need all y'all to keep talking about the massive amounts of exercise you do! :love: Bring it! I rode the bike today at an even higher level & it was almost easy! :bigsmile: This weekend will be tough, but there's a LOT of walking…

It's so sad. 5 years ago I had half my second grade class close to or over 100 pounds. I actually had a grandmother ask me when the nutrition unit would be over because she was tired of grand daughter requesting vegetables with every dinner! :grumble: Can you imagine?

:angry: Don't you be too quiet!!!!:angry: Yes, there seem to be lots of newbies with the same questions almost every week. But it's so motivating to hear how you're all staying strong & healthy. You young 'uns are so active! It's good to hear you discuss your workouts. I never dreamed I'd ever workout for much more than 30…

I can't stop laughing!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Sounds good. I'll have to try some. I weighed in at the gym today & in the past month I've lost 8 pounds, including 7 pounds of body fat & 5 inches!!!!!!! wahoooooo!!!!!!!!! You kids are good for me. :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: Not to mention all these calories I burn using my computer mouse!!!!! :wink:

Thanks. I'll try these.

I'm glad you're up & a little better. :heart: You eat a lot of lentils. How do you cook them?

I microwave it, then mash with a 'tater masher, add margarine, FF sour cream, Parmesan, whatever I have enough calories left to do! It's yummy. :bigsmile:

Good for you! I know just what you mean. I bought a shirt on sale before Christmas, but it was too cold to wear it. I wore it to work today & it's 2 sizes too big! :ohwell:

I'm looking for an Oriental chicken salad recipe. I usually combine a precut bag of cabbage slaw, one of shredded lettuce, some chicken, slivered almonds & dressing. I'm not fond of any of the bottled dressings. So I guess I'm looking for a dressing recipe with calorie/carb counts. Do you have one?

I should have mentioned that the cereal & soy milk will replace the extra large bagel & gob of cream cheese! :embarassed: yeeehaw!!!!!!!!! :happy:

Goodness! You girls take care of yourselves. Don't wear yourselves down. Do you take multi vitamins? How about C? Hope you feel better soon. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I weigh in every morning, too. Like was said above - I need the motivation or kick in the pants more often than just once a month. It keeps me honest. I only log once a week, though.

I've been a water drinker for a long time - my surprise addiction is cauliflower! I love it mashed with some FF sour cream & grated cheese! :love: yum!

You're all so motivating here! Hubby is getting a little competitive with me about calories burned & exercise time!:huh: He's picking up some really good habits lately... :wink: Today he even went out & bought himself some Fiber 1 cereal & SOY MILK!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Can you believe it?! :tongue:…

That's okay... I'm sitting here barefoot in California with the windows open. :bigsmile: Keep your horses. :wink:

My pedometer just arrived - along with my BL DVDs! :happy: Gym after work, 2 mile walk with hubby, now dinner will be grilled Mahi with fruit salsa & a salad, :bigsmile:

My favorite salad is :happy: :happy: :happy: whichever one is in front of me! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

We just got back from a 2 mile walk...my pedometer came from Amazon today!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Hubby is going to grill Mahi & he'll have his in a taco. I'll have mine with a salad & fruit salsa. I went to the gym after work today, now I'm ready to veg out.:wink:

I think the point is - this is really good info for lots of reasons: 1. BL contestants are living in a dream (nightmare) situation. :wink: 2. They are extremely overweight, eating 1500 calories & working out 3-4 hours/day. Tough conditions to recreate, but we can learn from their experiences anyway. :tongue: Thanks for…

Thanks, CB! This is really good. I had a conversation with a friend last week who said she wasn't interested in MFP, because if she ate something she shouldn't, she just wouldn't log it in. :huh: That's the way she has always "dieted" & that's exactly why so many of us don't like our results - we spend so much time…

As young as you girls are, you probably won't have skin issues... just don't wait until you're past 50 to get started!!!! Stretch marks fade with time anyway. :grumble: :mad: :frown: :embarassed: :mad: :grumble: I don't think my skin will be able to tighten up now - my legs are getting wrinkly, with only 13 ponds lost!…

I bought a food scale that weighs & tells calories, carbs, etc. but I've found that almost everything comes in a package with nutrition facts on the back! Even salad, fresh spinach... Of course I figured that out after I bought the scale, but it is very helpful in comparing info sources.

Wow! 3" off your hips????:love: Good for you!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

With my work schedule, I have to plan menus in advance. I keep a running grocery list in the kitchen, I shop on Fridays. We drink coffee in the mornings, black or with Splenda, then water with a lemon slice the rest of the day. My breakfasts are usually the same, because eggs stay with me. I have no time for snacking until…

Oh wow, man. Dave's not here. :wink:

It looks like a successful Monday so far!!!! I only lost a pound last week, but I am decreasing my calories (& carbs) back down to 1200 this week. My plan is to increase exercise & not eat those calories, in order to eat out this weekend & still lose. Half a day down, so far so good!!!!:wink: breakfast: 1 egg scrambled…