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ditto lauren fitz. high energy, great music. I made my own playlist on my youtube channel of her stuff. I don't know how to get youtube to play on my tv, so I just sit the laptop down on the coffee table and zumba away that way.

A couple years ago I had a bad reaction between a medication and all fake sweeteners out there. Yes, I tried just about all of them to see- sucralose, nutrasweet, asparatame, xylose.. all gave me the bad reaction. So i read labels and quit all diet soda, crystal light, mio's etc. I then added in one can of REGULAR soda a…

whole grain carbs. brown rice. potatoes. They are nutritious, filling and pack good number of calories still. I wouldn't just sit and eat them alone- I'd plan them as part of a balanced meal. add in more fruits. homemade fruit smoothie that I adore- about 1 to 1.5 cup of favorite frozen fruit blend(loved welch's…

It's not what would work for me. I try my hardest to pack my own lunch everyday. I have leftovers from dinner, or I pull something out of the freezer that I made up into individual servings.. things like soups, chili's, casseroles, grilled chicken to go on salad, etc. Makes it really easy and no thought really goes into…

I buy in bulk and break down into more manageable sizes. I put marinades/dry rubs on grillable meats and then vacuum seal and freeze. when I want to have them for a meal, I pull out and thaw. I always either just have leftovers for lunches, or repurpose them into different meals. Roast chicken(or rotisserie) becomes…

I'd say vitamix or ninja system. I have the ninja system- it has a blender attachment, individual travel mugs you can use(like a mini blender) and a food processor attachment. It makes very smooth smoothies, and I use lots of frozen fruit. Haven't done "green" yet.

totally agree with Caitwn on adding in some ginger. and soy sauce.

i've had my charge HR for 3-4 weeks now. Love it. watch, HR and step monitoring. HR has been pretty accurate for me so far- but it's just a bit of a bonus- not my main reason for getting it. I like that I don't have to "set" anything when i'm about to sleep and wake up, or remember the times to manually set later. This…

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skinnytaste.com is great, and free. I did buy her cookbook as well.. good stuff. I also like cooking light- lots of recipes on their web page. Mostly I use their recipes as inspiration/jumping off point. some can be quite complicated.

skinnytaste.com has pretty easy recipes for the most part. good number of crock pot recipes as well. My go to easy things are marinated meats that I either grill or slice up and then stir fry.

soy sauce, with some fresh ground ginger, garlic, and a little honey to add sweetness. I heat it up till it thickens some. If the chicken is overcooked, your next best bet is to shred it and make it into taco/burrito filling, or add it to a veggie stir fry, or veggies and pasta. Or- chicken santa fe: shred chicken. add…

I love my ninja. It came with two individual travel "mugs", a huge blender attachment, and a food processor like attachment. I made a yummy lemon smoothy yesterday- lemon yogurt, lemon juice, sugar to kick some of the sour down(you could use honey or nothing if you really like sour), some water and ice. really yummy! i…

skinnytaste.com tons of healthy recipes.

For me, the easiest thing is "re-purposing". I make a big pork roast, turn some into barbacoa pork, some into bbq pork, and some into taco seasoned pork. freeze. Same with a roast beef, and whole chickens. I make up a bunch of lean ground beef(or turkey) and turn it into spaghetti sauce, taco meat, sloppy joe meat, and…

I think it can. I myself lost 10 lbs in about 4 weeks doing nothing different than cutting out diet soda. I had to, it was reacting to a medication i was taking. So that meant nothing with nutrasweet, splenda, sucralose, etc. No diet soda, no crystal light, none of that mio water enhancer stuff. No sugar free candy or gum.…

i find vacuum bags work with everything for me. I've used them for soups, chili, applesauce, as well as meats w/liquid marinades. you just have to watch as it vacuums, and stop it by pressing seal button before liquid gets "sucked" up into the unit. sometimes I just squeeze out the air in the bag myself, and use the vacuum…

I find bone in turns out best in crock pot. boneless just turns into a dry nasty mess, at least in my crock pots- they run so hot(even on low, and keep warm). One of my favorites is bone in chicken thighs and a great marinara sauce. cook together on low, about 3-4 hours honestly(again, at least my brand of crock pot cooks…

for bone in "crack" chicken.. try skinnytaste asian glazed drumsticks. I've used thighs for it as well. or pollo sabroso.. http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/07/asian-glazed-drumsticks.html http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/06/broiled-or-grilled-pollo-sabroso.html

I have co workers who seem to compete on who can eat the least at lunch time. "all I have is a cup of chobani". "all i have is celery and water".. ok.. i'm exaggerating a little. Anyways- I NEVER participate in that, never comment. But the minute I heat up my carefully home-made, weighed out leftovers, and walk out from…

muscle does not weigh more than fat. 1 lb of anything is still ONE pound. One pound of muscle takes up less space than one pound of fat. that's all.

cilantro lime rice.. from skinnytaste.com she also has a couple different healthy "fried rices". I usually use rice plain as a side, or use it in a casserole. "mexican" rice is also a favorite.. I just use a can of tomato sauce, water, taco/burrito seasoning packet and the dry rice. or- in a pinch I just heat up leftover…

skinnytaste.com has tons of chicken recipes. I more often than not use thighs in place of breasts- juicier, smaller, and tastier. I grill mostly. Buy in bulk, put on a rub/marinade, vacuum seal and freeze. marinates as it thaws.

skinnytaste.com is great for recipes or inspiration for some. I make big batches of things.. pot roast, whole chickens, pork roasts. then I break it down and either repurpose into new meals, or freeze. Re-purpose ideas for any of the meats: burritos, tacos, bbq, spaghetti sauce. I buy other things in bulk, and either…

It could be what you're eating.. garlic, onion can be smelled in sweat/on the skin. Are you doing low carb? being in ketosis makes you stink. bad. Not trying to offend any low carbers out there.. my hubs does it hardcore once a year and his breath smells like roadkill and he has an overall funk smell, not to mention…

I'm finishing "Outlander". Waiting for third in a series by Justin Cronin, as well as two others in series by Karrin Slaughter and Jefferson Bass(detective/cop stories- slaughter, Bass stories are CSI/forensics mysteries). I like my "series"!!

One MAJOR thing to know with pred therapy.. DO NOT STOP IT SUDDENLY!! with pred therapy(except short term- less than 7-10 days) your body can become dependent on the cortisol from the prednisone. Your body normally makes cortisol- it helps dictate insulin levels(thus part of the increased hunger issues), as well as balance…

Mine is a username i've used for a long long time, for many many things. I created it when I was in the middle of a huge "Lord of the Rings" thing at the same time I was really into all things Irish and Scottish. It's a combo of Gaelic and Eowyn. the pt-duex is because of a locked hotmail account an inability to retrieve a…

One thing I would suggest if you are having significant hunger is to portion out your calories differently than you have been. Instead of 3 large meals(i'm guessing that's what you do), poriton them out to 5 small meals. And make each small meal as balanced as you can- but they really really should include a protein and…