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I am also finishing month 1 of insanity. I tried it before without much success. This time around, I decided to use their dietary recommendations, though I'm not strict with it. I am 5'0, 122 lbs and have been eating ~1700 calories/day. I have been making a solid effort to eat 5-6 small meals while maintaining a 40/40/20…

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I like it with preserves and a little granola. Frozen/fresh berries are great too.

I lost weight with WW and gained some (~10 lbs) back. I tried the points plus system, but that didn't work for me. I really like that MFP has a great FREE app and website with a huge database. I've looked into spark people and Lose It, but I like this the best. I don't have a smart phone, but my iPod Touch has been a life…

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Me too. I save the bulk of my calories for after work/dinner. It works out great!

Dumbells can get expensive really fast, since a lot of them are sold by the pound. I bought a set of resistance bands from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Black-Mountain-Products-Resistance-Included/dp/B002L6WO5U/ref=sr_1_3?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1331575927&sr=1-3. They have been great and have different weight ranges…

It may sound gross, so I apologize in advance, but I use the color of my urine as a guide. If it is very light yellow to colorless, you know you are drinking enough water. If it is yellow-dark yellow-orange, you need to drink more water. I don't know if this helps, but hopefully it does a little.

I am 5'0. SW was 185. CW: 123. GW:115

That is so great! Way to go!

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* Don't stop healthy snacking! By the time you get to the next meal, you will be starving and end up eating more. * When taking bathroom breaks after all that water you drank, take the stairs to a bathroom on a different floor. * Park farther away, or get off a stop early if you ride the bus. * One of my friends and my…

There is approximately 100-150 grams in a serving of vegetables. Ideally, you'd want to eat 3-5 servings of vegetables.

I love eating just fresh cucumbers. I recently have fallen in love with roasted broccoli as an easy side dish. My husband thinks I like them because they remind him of french fries. I also love baked kale chips.

I slowly weaned myself from sweetened coffee. Now I like it with just fat fee half and half.

Be better for yourself.

I have popcorn snacks 3-4 times a week. My air popper has a lot of mileage on it. Also, I usually have it around 8:30-9, so 7-8 is not too late.

You might want to check out King Arthur Whole Grain baking--it uses all kinds of weird flours to get whole grains into your diet. I've tried lots of them and like it a lot. http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Flour-Whole-Grain-Baking/dp/0881507199/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1329850364&sr=8-3

I'm not a professional, but I think that is overkill. You may be doing more harm to your body than good.

I went off for a month and didn't notice any changes. Have you tried switching to a different brand that has less hormones? I think most (not all) birth control side effects may cause weight gain, so will make it harder to lose weight.

Do you have dumbbells or something you know the weight of that you could use to "calibrate" or check the scale? If the 5 lb dumbbell weighs 5 lbs on one scale and not the other, you know which one is correct.

A) 28 years old for me, he was 27. We met in grad school. B) We had been together for 4 years. C) I was 30, he 29 D) Yes, still married. Almost 6 months!

I've also been doing TurboFire along with ChaLean Extreme for almost a month. I think both of them are amazing. I've done p90X which bored me really quickly. I also did Insantiy--I liked it for awhile, but like a previous person said, I started to dread it. Turbo Fire and CLX are fun and intense. I love that I can get a…

I'm thinking about giving up the snooze button on the alarm clock. No more excuses! Get up and work out instead of saying you are tired!

I get up at 5 am, but have done the 4:30 before. Just make sure to go to bed a little earlier.

Definitely check out skinnytaste.com. There are a ton of desserts there!

We are having these next week: 1) Buttermilk roasted chicken: http://smittenkitchen.com/2012/01/buttermilk-roast-chicken/ 2) Enchilada casserole (Cooking Light) http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/enchilada-casserole-50400000118573/ 3) Sausage Ragu over creamy polenta (Cooking Light)…

Total Gym. Chuck Norris is awesome, and so is this equipment he is endorsing. My husband and I BOTH want one.

I think that depends on the person. I also have always had issues since I was overweight for the 26 years. Although I am at a healthy weight, I still feel fat sometimes. I know that I'm not, but what I see and what I feel are different things. It's weird, but I can kind of understand young girls and women with eating…

I haven't tried them, but was planning on picking up Kale to make them this weekend! Glad to hear from another person that they are delicious!