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Thanks for the tips. I will try sparkpeople and see what happens. If the bread is pretty nutritious I will post a few recipes. They are all made with our breadmachine so it's not time consuming at all!

Does anyone else make their own bread instead of buying at the store? I have noticed that the whole wheat bread on this site has a lot of sodium and we barely put any in our homemade bread. I know our bread is so much healthier but don't have the nutrition info.... Thanks!

Mwaiseni! I lived in Zambia for 3 years and have friends in SA. You will like this site! :bigsmile:

My workout varies according to time available and how much exercise I got at work. I have a treadmill, recumbent bike, elliptical machine and free weights at home along with several aerobic videos. I live outside of town and would never actually make it the gym if I had a membership. I like to get about 45-60 minutes of…

Speaking of target toning dvds. I recently found some great ones at our local library. They are part of a series called 10 Minute Solutions. Each dvd has 5 workout segments that are 10 minutes each. You can do one or all of them, and if you want to you can specify what order the segments are in because some are harder than…

Air poppers for popcorn are so great! It may take a while to get used to the taste of plain popcorn if you can't put anything on it, but now I don't think I could stomach buttery popcorn. Here is what we usually do for popcorn, although I don't know about cals. Not many... I drizzle a little bit of extra virgin olive oil…

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Luckily I don't get negative comments about the food I eat. Everyone I have told has been either supportive or neutral. My boyfriend was the one who brought all this on because he is super healthy and in shape, so I have a great resource at home. If I want to make squash he doesn't say "Eww". In fact, I work at a small…

You are still sticking with it which is the most important thing to remember. Maybe you already know this, but I read in a newsletter that if you over eat once a week (like 500 cals above normal) that it may jump start your metabolism again. Your body gets used to only burning the 1200 cals you eat a day. Plus you get to…

That's awesome! Keep it up! Nice way to treat yourself:drinker:

I have heard that it is easier to quit smoking if you are also trying to lose weight. Probably just trying to have a healthier lifestyle in general. But I doubt a smoker was the one who said that! As an ex-smoker of 11 years I know how hard it is to quit. I tried so many times, but who knew you could even buy cigarettes in…

Argh! My co-worker just brought in donuts! How many ways can you spell temptation? Luckily he also got sugar free cookies. Maybe just one?? And some extra situps later!! Everyone struggles with something during a diet...

Today was my first check in day and so far so good. 11/2 - 182.5 11/9 - 180.0 I took my measurements for the first time as well so that will be interesting to check in a few weeks. If I can take off about 5 lbs a month for the next 6 months I will be so happy! My ulitmate goal is 25 lbs in 6 months and 40 lbs in one year.…

I know what you mean about a change in your routine and not having as much control. We leave for a 3 week vacation soon. It will be lots of fun, don't get me wrong, but 3rd world countries aren't known for the healthiest food. I hope I can keep some semblance of control and not back peddle too much!

Hang in there Cloe! I know how you are feeling. I just found out yesterday that I have very high cholesterol! Now I am not only trying to lose weight, but also lower my LDL. Bye bye eggs, cheese, coffee. Even chicken and carrots have more cholesterol than I would have thought! Who knows maybe it will be good for me, but…

What exactly was in the dieters tea? I drink decaf green tea everyday.

This is a great idea for weekly accountability. I'm in. Although I only started last Friday so I have my starting weight and that's it. I thought of checking my weight on Fridays because that is the night that we tend to go out for dinner/drinks. I figure if I am happy with the results it will motivate me to eat/drink less…

I had my blood pressure checked yesterday and it was higher than normal. Not quite considered high, but not in the normal range either. I have never had a problem with high blood pressure before. I am usually a very laid back low stress kind of person that eats mimimal salt. Could the extra stress lately of trying to lose…

Welcome to the site. It's great isn't it? FYI - something that I found to help with the exercise log is the database. Under the Exercise tab there is a smaller link to Database. That has a list of all available exercises in case you can't find what you are looking for. The Search option is pretty name specific. Bike is…

Hi everyone. My name is Liz. I am 32, and I have gained about 50 lbs since college. I was actually too skinny then, but I need to lose about 35 lbs for my height. I live in a very outdoorsy mountain town where a lot of people are considered extreme athletes and look fantastic. It is hard to be around sometimes. I have…