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Thanks for the reminder! Just finished this glass and on my way to refill. ;)

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I can definitely tell--your face, your thighs. Congrats!

And you can top the 60 cal jello snacks with 1 tbsp of cool whip (which is considered half a serving of cool whip) -- even better.

Excellent work! You look great!!

Wishing you and your family the best. Thanks for sharing your blog. My little boy just turned 4 a few days ago. Sounds like yours is a strong little guy and very inspiring!

Congratulations! And thanks for your detailed tips - very helpful. I will return to read this one for ideas again.

Congrats! That is so wonderful!

Dance stores (Capezio, Danskin) also carry 3 lb weights sometimes. Check if one of those is near you if there are no sports stores listed nearby.

Congratulations!!! Amazing work!

Thanks for all the ideas. I have a crockpot that I have never used. I will have to try some of these out.

Also, jrich1, Happy Birthday! That is a good excuse not to spend time inputting data in the food diary, and so nice that you still took time to give advice. Thanks again!

Thanks, guys! I really appreciate the advice. I will pass it along to him.

SummerJoy makes a good point above: "Having children makes a big difference." So I usually don't make it to the gym until 9pm or 9:30pm. I don't like working out that late, but my husband works out in the morning. To be honest, even if he didn't work out some mornings, he isn't great about waking up to take care of the…

I have seen a few threads regarding breastfeeding on here in the last month. Might be worth a search on the community board to see if you can find any that have helpful hints. Then if you have further questions, you can even reply to that thread and it will bring it to the top as a current discussion so you can get…

I also love Suzie's thin rice cakes with hummus and ham on top. Low on calories but nice taste, especially with a light soup.

VitaTops has a website where I think you can order them, but I was able to find them at a larger food store nearby with more organic and gourmet selections (but I am in US). Definitely worth taking a look around for them.

I learned about chocolate VitaTops muffins on this site and they are great. 100 cal.

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I was on here for over a month before I started to lose anything (now at 4 lbs loss; goal 10-12). I read a few threads that mentioned strength training as an important part of being healthy and helping to kick start your metabolism so that weight loss can occur. Search on the community boards for strength training to see…

Thanks for posting this. I am going to take a look at the ideas from other people, too! So, thanks MFP group!

I have a website for you! I saw this on another thread here about a month ago and I saved it. I am not an oatmeal eater at this time, but this woman has a gazillion ideas for how to serve oatmeal. Thought I'd pass it along! http://www.katheats.com/kaths-tribute-to-oatmeal/

Thanks for starting this post back up. I joined in July and had not seen it yet. I am in the high range of normal BMI. I have never tracked calories and have only done South Beach (between baby #1 and #2, and also for a short time last year). I am having trouble getting any traction here. I don't know how to keep my…

Congratulations! What amazing work! I clicked on your profile pictures first, and could already see the difference in the yellow top picture and the main picture. Then I was able to cut and paste your link into a new session and I could see your before and after pictures. WTG!!! I don't know how to post pictures here, so I…

Lucifa73 - I am in NY, so I should be able to get them somewhere. I will look for that brand. It was fun to read your reply since these are the terms I don't use in my daily life: oat biscuits, cuppa, cream crackers! ;) Thanks for your advice!

I am fairly new to this, and I have trouble staying below my target calorie count. What are some good snack foods in addition to fruits and veggies, and avoiding the 100 calorie count packs? I saw the suggestion for the lowfat popcorn. Any other brands or items you guys can recommend? I saw one person mentioned oat cakes…

I love this thread. I just looked up my favorite "tall" latte from Starbucks--with skim milk--and even that is 200 calories. That is 20 min on the elliptical! 20 min of working out just to cancel out a drink that I can consume in a matter of minutes. Makes me sad. But to see the calorie counts on burgers and shakes, I…