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1) Lay on the floor, flat on your back with your arms stretched out to either side. Raise one knee to your chest then stretch it across your body, trying to touch your knee to the floor. Don't lift your shoulders up from the ground. Make sure the leg that's still extended is straight with your toes pointed towards the…

Unless you're not logging everything that you eat, there's only been one day this week that you've been at or over 1200 calories. You need to eat at least that many calories to keep your body from going into starvation mode. Starvation mode = your body hanging onto EVERYTHING and refusing to let go of a single pound.

Have any malls near by? You could always get together as a team and walk the mall from one end to the other and back for as long of a distance as you want to go.

Eating a healthy, low saturated fat diet at a modest calorie deficit and doing aerobic exercise of at least 30 mins a day will get you the same results without having to shell out the dough....

You might have better luck picking up a non-dairy ice cream such as Rice Dream. Lot less sugar for similar calories.

Too healthy for majority of society? I kid, but it's probably actuality -- if they lost more by keeping inventory around that was hardly ordered, they probably discontinued it.

Sounds like you might need a larger breakfast (something with whole grain) to keep you feeling full for longer. Do you eat snacks? You might want to spread around your calories a bit so when it comes to dinner time, you're just not feeling all that hungry.

Post about this same topic just yesterday (I believe). Here's a link to that: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/114331-need-help-with-potassium-rich-foods?hl=potassium#posts-1563671

Make foil pouches and grill/bake. Put a little bit of cooking spray on a square of aluminum foil (or buy the foil roasting bags) then put your salmon fillet on top of that. Add seasonings of your choice: lemon pepper, cajun seasoning, dill, etc, and a few slices of onion and celery. Add a bit of lemon juice (fresh squeezed…

Heh, great idea! Maybe you need to change it up a bit? Go do something different? Variety being the spice of life and all.... It doesn't matter what you do as long as you're moving!

That is awesome and easy to do...well just about...I mean, what are you going to do when you get to the color blue? :wink: It'll definitely be fun for the kids to make rainbows from food.

This. When you weigh less, you use less calories. So in order to keep a deficit from your BMR, everything reduces. Same thing happened to me. Good in many ways, slightly annoying in some, 'cause now I have to plan my meals entirely differently! Could just be the way the site is designed -- updates to everybody's profiles…

The sugar to track is refined sugar, not from fruit. Your body metabolizes fruit in a completely different (healthier) way than it does the sugar that's in manufactured goods. If you're trying to make sensible choices in regards to refined sugars (ie, have a piece of fruit instead of a biscuit), then you're fine. I take my…

My arteries are seizing just reading about it! :sick: See, the problem is that none of those foods are particularly bad (WAIT, WAIT, hear me out!!), except for the donuts. Properly cooked lean bacon or the proper portion of ground meat grilled aren't bad in and of themselves. And chocolate, especially dark chocolate, in…

Baked beans? You can make them in a crock pot over night and take the whole thing with you. Fruit Cup? Can't get much more healthy than lots of varieties of fruit cut up and tossed together. Tomatoes & Cucumbers? Slice grape or cherry tomatoes in half and add slices of cucumbers. Toss with a minimal amount of light Italian…

I totally call shenanigans. Pics or it didn't happen. :tongue:

Desitin (the stuff for baby diaper rash), Anti Monkey Butt, Vaseline, etc, all can help to prevent friction burns.

This. In order for fiber to work correctly (help things move along) it needs water. If you don't increase your water intake with your fiber intake, it'll work the exact opposite. Think of a pile of sawdust in a bucket. If you add only a little water to the sawdust, all you do is form a big lump when the sawdust expands and…

But man oh man, does it make awesome pie crusts. :cry: What everyone else said is true...you NEED fat in your diet (its a requirement for proper brain function!). The choice is what fats are good for you. Besides reading labels, compare brands. What might be good in one is false advertising in another.

Make No Bake Cookies! You can find recipes all over the place for no bakes. Mostly its chocolate of some form, mixed with peanut butter and oats.

Molasses (treacle, for you UK folk) is a natural sweetener that's high in potassium and certainly my favorite way of getting potassium next to bananas. :smile:

A bit of protein, a bit of veg or fruit, and a bit of whole grain make a great snack -- eg, low fat plain yogurt with oats and half an apple or some quinoa with half a boiled egg and raw veg of your choice. None of that will take up your 500 calories, but if you know how many calories your run will normally burn, and if…

Have a Netflix account? Look up "Integrated Strength Training" (the one with Jeffrey Scott). It's a Watch Instantly selection and it targets multiple muscle groups at once. All you need is a set of dumbells (they use two different sets, one lighter, one heavier) but I generally just use the one set I have for both.

I do this too, but only 'cause I'm too lazy to get out a fry pan. :laugh:

Butter has higher percentages of saturated fat (bad fat), and cholesterol. To compare: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fats-and-oils/509/2 vs http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/133/2 (put both on 14g servings) Despite the calorie/fat difference, I choose olive oil every time. P.S. cooking sprays…

I have one of Mari Windsor's sets. It's a 3-DVD set; basic how-to, twenty minute workout, advanced body sculpt. I'm not sure if it'll be worth it to you if you've been doing pilates for awhile, but they're great for beginners/intermediates.

I second this!

Cup size never changes on me (been a D since late teens) but band size does change. I'm just happy to get rid of the "bra-belles" -- ie, the extra flab that pokes out on your back around the band. Either way, not seeing reduction in cup size while the rest slims down makes shopping for clothing difficult. If it fits the…

If you're not against it, you can always try a Goodwill or Volunteers of America to help augment your clothing until you get to your goal weight. I like the stores that are very close to well-to-do cities. Often you find very-pricey things that have never been worn with the original tags still on them. I've gotten very…

There was a post by imagymrat about what exercises to do to help tighten abs post pregnancy. The article made a lot of sense for the rest of us who have a bit of extra flab there and want to tighten up, whether we've had kids or not. Here we go, I found it: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/111476-new-baby-saggy-abs