lilred806 Member

English muffin with egg and cheese can be frozen. My mom has made homemade bean burritos that she freezes and pulls out when she needs something. There are a ton of ideas and blogs out there if you look around. I like 100daysofrealfood.com. She has great recipes for food but also post her children's lunches everyday. She…

I haven't tried it but we have one in my town and a friend of mine said she loved it. She did say a friend had torn her ACL while doing it. So I guess as long as you avoid injury it would be awesome fun.

I eat 3 eggs in the morning and stay full for a long time. 3 extra large eggs at 80 calories each equals full and yummy for only 240 calories. I drink unsweetened tea for my caffeine for zero calories. A smoothie, yogurt, cereal, or oatmeal always leave me hungry and often craving more. I try those occasionally and always…

I started by just charting what I was doing and then adjusting from there.

I cook my quinoa in broth and then sprinkle Cajun seasoning in it, typically Tony's. I like it. We usually eat that with salmon sprinkled with Tony's as well. My kids love it.

What are you finding hard? Personally I would be starving and likely getting dizzy while working out if I was eating that little. I like my 1500 calories plus my exercise calories. It's working for me.

My husband trained for a few marathons and he has a garmin. I have another friend that trains for ironmans and she has a garmin but a different version. My husbands garmin is a bit bulky for me but it works well. I have used it a few times and it is accurate. He was considering getting a smaller and waterproof one. Good…

Lunges bothered me too. I went to the orthopedic doctor and found out I had a floating knee cap. Something to do with an imbalance of strength between my inner and outer leg. I choose to do squats currently instead of lunges and I am doing some exercises from the physical therapist to help with my knee. The squats seem to…

Are you eating enough fat? I know this sounds strange but a family member of mine finds that when she reduces her calories sometimes she inadvertently reduces her fat/oil content. This usually turns into her being constipated. If she adds a little healthy oils or fats into her diet it seems to go away. Obviously fiber is…

I like my moving comfort bras. I have the Fiona for zumba and things like that and then I have one that has an under-wire that I use when I run.

I like the website 100daysofrealfood.com. She has a blog and has lots of interesting information. She has some good recipes. I have really enjoyed reading her blog and getting recipes off of her site.

Congratulations on your success. 19 pounds is a big deal. Even bigger is that you have a healthy plan that is working for you. Are you taking before and after pictures? Excited to see your future post with pictures of your amazing loss. :)

Congratulations on going back. Keep moving forward for yourself.

Sounds yummy to me. If the calories work for your goals than I see nothing wrong with it.

Awesome job. You look great. I really hope you take the time to see how much your hard work paid off. I found that guilt or negative feelings tend to trigger my eating. So my suggestion would be to focus on the positive and look at the time off/ recent weight gain as a learning experience. Lot of people have mid-weight…

Your stomach looks great. I think if you are seeing anything in the las two pictures it would be that you are starting to loose more on the edges of your stomach again and It might make your eyes think your belly is bigger in the center, but in the profile pictures I can clearly see it is smaller. You have done a great…

I love looking at the lunches made by the 100 days of Real Food mom. She has neat ideas to make healthy yummy treats and ways to make them more fun. She also blogs about the difficulties of getting kids to eat. My kids are 5 and 2 so I don't have to pack lunches for another couple of years. I have friends who have found…

I love the thrift shop. I have jeans in the next two sizes down and I didn't pay much for them. I find every 15 pounds or so I tend to go down a size.

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Not my personal experience but when my husband was training for a marathon he had one day where he ran shorter distances but then did intervals. He said he found that to be the best thing to help his overall pace on his longer runs. When I trained for a half marathon we usually stayed at lower distances than the 13 before…

I am at 1500 plus exercise but I almost always have chocolate everyday. I try to eat more home cooked meals and not much fast food but I am not perfect. Hope you find some people that fit your goals.

Lindt Dark Chocolate. And if I have the calories I eat chips or chocolate. I had a bunch of semi sweet chocolate chips today. I had the calories and I was out of my Lindt chocolate. I am working on enjoying my weight loss this time. it seems to be working. 1 lb a week for 9 weeks this time. I feel like I will be able to…

Thanks for the laughs.

I would be interested to know if there is a group as well. I am thinking of training for a sprint. I have done one in the past but would like to make my goal more than just finishing.

Dr. told me to have my son put aloe on his fingers to get him to stop biting them. Aloe taste bad I guess. My dad used to bite his nails down till they were in the nail bed. His nails were half the size of what they should be. One day he decided he was going to stop. He started by picking 1 finger at a time to stop biting.…

Congratulations on overcoming your anxiety and getting some new clothes.

I had 2 c-sections. Both my boys were breech. Neither would ask for directions :) anyway my second c-section had more scar tissue and I took longer to heal. I avoided crunches and ab exercises like that for a while. I could do planks though so I started there. I kept turkey breast around to snack on and carrots with…

Carrots and hummus Brown bag popcorn- brown lunch bag with popcorn kernels, pop it then add either spray olive oil/butter ( I bought a spray bottle I could add whatever I want) and then add salt or my husband likes a sprinkle on flavor he gets from the store. Dark chocolate

I have clothes I have from previous lower weights that I have kept. Currently I am changing slowly and have been going to the thrift shop to buy clothes that fit me as I go down in size. Previously at this weight I was pregnant so I don't have anything besides maternity stuff for this weight. I have bought some jeans at…

I like the 100 Days of Real Food website. She has great recipes and has tips for budgeting and meal planning. She also has tons of tips for getting kids to eat different foods. Even if you dont use her definition of "healthy" foods there is a lot of good information on her site.