laura328 Member

bumpity bump! good stuff!

Thank you Kitty! Exactly what I needed to be reminded of. Sometimes that darn scale ruins my whole day!

Hi Rinny! Have you tried the Morning Star foods? They have something called Meal Starters Grillers Recipe Crumbles that I cannot live without! I use it in place of ground beef in tacos, spaghetti sauce, stuffed peppers, etc. I find that if you cook it on high heat in a dry pan and then season however you like, they get to…

Thank you! And yes my calories are around 1500 also. Its not a permanent thing just something I wanted to try after reading about all the health benefits. I was also hoping it would break my plateau that I've been on forever!

oh...so when people say "i'm working on my macros", it means they're trying to make sure they hit the right ratio of fats, carbs and protein? how do you know what the right ratios are?

Thanks guys! Hopefully it'll just give me a little boost. I've been in a slump for a long time....

HELLO??? Where's all the support?

anybody? :cry:

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I have 30 day shred, no more trouble zones and blast fat boost metabolism. Jillian and I have a love hate relationship! Oh - by the way, I posted this a little while ago - I have an extra No More Trouble Zones DVD if anybody wants it. FREE!

Resa - send me an email with an address to send it to and it'll be on its way!

Wow!! I was away from the computer last night and just read all the wonderful, kind, supportive and informative responses this morning! THANK YOU so much for writing! I feel renewed and ready to conquer the world! Love you guys!!!:flowerforyou:

Love this! Made me laugh! I don't have any kids, but I, too want to be (and am on my way to be!) that crazy senior!

I hate Dan right now. See my post above.

Um....I just did the calculation according to this and I'M OBESE!!!! I wear a size 10! Now I'm more depressed than ever! Thanks Dan! :sad:

Dan's roadmap??

Thanks honey! What a great boost you just gave me! :flowerforyou:

hee hee:laugh: so I guess that means I have to count those nachos I had the other day...

That's kinda where I'm coming from. I wonder what would happen if I ONLY ate fruits and veggies....

Thanks all! I know you're right and I have to count them. I just keep saying to myself (stupid I know) "but it's just raw veggies!!!!" it's not fair that I should have to count them. waaaah:sad:

yup! pain in the butt to make but gooooood!

oooohh thanks for the great dessert idea!

My hubby and I are thinking about making homemade stir fry with lots and lots of veggies. We use reduced sodium soy sauce and a spicy stir fry sauce which I'm sure jacks up the sodium, but still pretty healthy and yummy! Maybe some low cal egg rolls for a side dish treat!

Apology accepted. I was just trying to make a point. I see your point also. I eat the way I do for lots of reasons and I just feel better physically and mentally that way. I agree with asalea617 who said it well! Success in life is measured in different ways and occurs for different reasons. I'm happier with myself when I…

Gallowmere198 - does red meat make you rude, hostile and unnecessarily adversarial?

Athletes who are vegan/vegetarian: Patrik Baboumian, Strongman competitor, former bodybuilder Brendan Brazier, Triathlete Arian Foster, NFL running back for Houston Texans Georges Laraq, Pro hockey player Mike Zigomanis, Pro hockey player Robert Cheeke, body builder Luke Cummo, martial artist Bryan Danielson, pro wrestler…

It's really different for everyone. You'll have to experiment to see what works for you. You might be able to eat back some or all or your exercise calories burned. For me, that did not work at all. If I eat my exercise calories back, I don't lose and might even gain! :noway: So, I try to keep my calories around 1200…

I could not have said it better! Thank you for understanding!

You're right! While I appreciate and respect everyone's opinion, eating meat of any kind is simply not an option. It's not like taking a cheat day on a low calorie diet by eating a bunch of high calorie foods. Thanks for another amazing sounding recipe!! Hope your thanksgiving was wonderful!

Who said I was going to eat meat? The reason for my post was to find an alternative to the turkey! And I sure do appreciate all the responses. I have lots of yummy ideas now! You guys rock!