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Great information Angela! I think ZigZagging the calorie intake is a good one. Maybe this is why I've never hit a plateau, as I'm am very relaxed about my calorie intake. For instance, if I am truly hungry, I will eat a little bit more even if it means going over a little on my calories. Also, I will often take a day off,…

I'm with Chelsea on the dislike of Zumba and step class. I have no rhythm! My favorite exercise this week is planking. On march 1st, I began a 30 day burpee challenge, but a week in, I got sick and was out of commission for 4 days. My husband had started the 30 day plank challenge at the same time and by the time I…

I am right on schedule with my weight loss for the 90 day challenge. I am only 13 pounds from my goal which makes me happy. It's going to be really hard to fight the desire to sprint to the end. I upped my calories to 1300, up from 1200, because I was just too hungry and fantasizing about food too much. It just was not…

Oh, that is tragically beautiful! :flowerforyou: (I'm not always good with my words, so I hope that comes across how I mean it.) Glad to hear that he's around to celebrate Heart Day.

My hubby and I are babysitting our grandson tonight and I have Chicken Chili in a Green Chile Lime Salsa brewing in the crock pot right now, ready to eat when I get home. I can almost smell it! Yum-o! No candy or sweets for me today, unless my hubby brings home cheesecake or some chocolate covered strawberries for us to…

I see in your results that you've been very committed. Yes, it's much harder to do without exercise. Not only do you burn (earn) more calories with cardio, but when you start to build muscle, your body will burn more calories. My husband has knee problems too and he uses the elliptical at the gym. It is still painful for…

DONE. Angela, I see by the spreadsheet, you and Tati rocked it this week! Good job you two! :drinker: After the week I had, I was happy to have posted a 1/2 pound loss. :happy: It just goes to show you that if you reach for the stars, you might reach the moon. I'm good with the moon. Roni

Wow, some great posts over the weekend! Chelsea, I don't get bloodwork done that often. But, last summer when I did, I lifted my purse a few hours afterwards and my vein popped open and blood went everywhere. So, I don't recommend doing curls within the first 24 hours. You'll need to ask your doctor or phleobtemist about…

Well, I was total failure on the Clean Eating Challenge. I've had a rough 2 weeks - high emotions, clinging to my little addictions or, maybe I should call them habits to which I cling to avoid what I'm feeling. I've had some sleeping issues associated with the stress so I thought I was starting menopause. I went to the…

I'm in on the clean eating this coming week. (My weeks start on Mondays) This past week has been a crazy week for me. - Had some trouble sleeping early in the week so I was crabby with everyone, including my boss, who was so kind and compassionate over it, for which I am extremely grateful. - Then I got sick on Wednesday…

I would say that right now, my NSV is More Determination! I'm ready to be done with the weight loss and switch to weight mainenance! :love:

My favorite go-to's are magazines. Vegetarian magazine is my most recent favorite as it has inspired me to actually do something special with vegetables other than steaming or roasting. Recently, I made a pureed broccoli ginger sesame soup. It was REALLY good. Can't wait to check out the links everyone shared! For now,…

That is too bad that you have tummy issues! I have a stomach of steel. I love super spicy food, especially Thai food, but Thai food does not have to be spicy. Kimchi is something I must put on my list. I've always been afraid of it because of the combination of it being fermented and often having fish in it - seems a bit…

24Sept - Wow, you have lost a lot of weight, that I cannot believe that only two people have commented! Well, keep up the good work. Sometimes people, especially those that see you every day, aren't really sure and sometimes are afraid to ask. When I hit around the 70# weight loss mark, I began experiencing people not…

alf1163 - I am adding cow's tongue to my bucket list! (I grew up eating rabbit and I like sushi so I've eaten seaweed.) I'm excited about the cow's tongue. It's just another muscle, so I'll look at it like that. Funny that you mentioned caviar - it is so expensive that it's on my list but I don't know if I'll ever try it.…

I'm doing well. Actually, I'm losing weight a little faster than I want. I'm going to give 1200 calories just one more week. If I lose more than 2 pounds this week, then I'll up my calories. I'm only hesitating to up my calories this week, because I whooped it up last night at a charity event and ate some crazy awesome…

It's about "feeding" your body. If you cut out or the refined carbs - sugars, white flour, white rice and possibly even white potatoes, just about the only thing left is food that has nutritional value. If you eat whole carbohydrates, like 100% whole wheat, whole grain brown rice, any whole grain, whole wheat or protein…

W: Circuit with trainer - Heavy weights intermixed with cardio S: PM snack N: 4 DoubleButtSpider: Sometimes knee pain is due to tight muscles pulling on your ligaments in your knee. Strength training can exacerbate it. Spend a little more time stretching your hamstrings, quads and glutes after you strength train. This…

I didn't realize this was a BeachBody challenge with shakes. I'm sure it's because I didn't read close enough - I spend too much time trying to juggle too many things. But, I'm going to stick with the group anyway if you don't mind. :) And, instead of shakes, I try to drink sugar free Metamucil every evening because the…

My meal plan is going great! Since I have my base calories set to 1200, I'm avoiding all empty calories - except a little butter here and there. Today I was really hungry and I began fantasizing about big macs and potato chips, which I never eat. So, I decided to eat a second (healthy) lunch! I went about 140 calories over…

Sneaky... Haha! This makes me smile.

We moved to where I'm at now, 15 years ago. I used to live in CA and had really bad spring allergies. We moved here and I had zero allergies. But, after a few years, the spring allergies came back. Just a few years ago, all the birch trees on our cabin property bloomed like crazy - there was yellow dust all over…

Yes, I do love pizza! But, I don't normally eat it this often. When I do, I buy thin crust 100% whole wheat pizza crusts from the grocery store and the crusts come in a two pack, so it's the base for 8 meals, getting 4 meals per crust. I understand having to separate the food out when you cook ahead in bulk. My husband is…

I am anal about logging all foods except fruits and vegetables. This way, I'm much more likely to eat fruit or veggies and honestly, the calorie difference is not that significant between a medium banana and a large banana. And, with leafy greens, I often don't even log it - I only log it so if I look back, I can see what…

I too packaged up baggies with snacks this week but mine were 200 calorie packs - a healthy Chex Mix - Wheat Chex, Mini Triscuits, Fiber One Original cereal, wasabi peas, pistachios, walnuts and freeze dried strawberries. Of course a little butter and all that stuff that's in the Chex Mix recipe to make the Wheat Chex and…

Angela, I followed your instructions to upload a picture. It showed in the tinypic.com website but the image code fields were blank - there was nothing to copy and paste. :cry: So, I'll just describe it... I had homemade pizza - whole wheat thin crust, with just a little light alfredo sauce, a 9 oz. chicken breast, a pound…

Well, I'm a little behind in posting to Monday's topic. But, I was happy when I read that a lot of you are focusing on sugar reduction. One of you mentioned watching carbs. I think watching both is fantastic, but consider consuming good carbs, in the form of 100% whole grains. I consider myself to be a sugar addict - which…

Thank you from me as well Angela! I discovered something about me today. I got on the scale and was disappointed with my weight. Mostly because I was heavier today than I was 2 days ago, due to having to eat out for work training for two days, and not having any control over my food choices. But, then I went to your…

rachso, lack of cash can make a good diet difficult to achieve.. Frozen fruit and vegetables are a nice option, to have on hand as the week progresses. Sometimes people wonder how people who struggle with finances can be overweight, but they are often faced with having to choose unhealthy foods. But if you can somehow find…

:flowerforyou: Not sure if I'm using the quote feature corectly here, but giving it a try. Angela, you might want to consider changing your running style. If you are not already doing so, try landing on the front half of your foot - not on the ball behind your big toe, but a little bit to the side of it. Imagine landing on…