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Anybody is free to add me! I'm a working mom to an 8-year-old, and to add to it, my fiance works evenings, so it's usually like I'm a single mom. Definitely trying to juggle fitness/home life/work/friends/planning a wedding/diet is exhausting. I'm currently trying out switching my workouts to mornings (getting up an hour…

Haha, of course! You're in my top tier of people I talk to more regularly on MFP. =P There's some people on here that want just all fitness-all nutrition-all the time. When I need that, I go to the boards, and I definitely talk about that stuff on my news feed, but I do enjoy getting to know personal stuff about my friends…

Well, I'm one of your MFP friends, so I'll put in my two cents. ;) I like being able to get a bit personal with my friends list, and it's why I usually go through and defriend people who I don't interact with at all. I'm not going to be motivated by strangers. It helps to have people on my list that I talk to regularly on…

Leftover tomato-basil parmesan soup.

The Warrior Dash website actually has training spreadsheets available. If you go under FAQ, and then Training, you can download cardio and strength training guides for your activity level.

Instead of listening to them, I sit there in my head and chew their *kitten* back!

Started mine with Jillian Michaels' Yoga Meltdown, some oatmeal and a breakfast sandwich, and rapping "Super Bass" at the top of my lungs on my way to work.

I love this thread! And ohhhh, I miss TRL! Back when it was good with Carson Daly and I'd run home and turn it on after school. I still have some taped episodes when N Sync or Jessica Simpson would be on. Ooo - and the New Mickey Mouse Club!

30DS is a great workout and you can even be a beginner and start it (which I've done several times.) My only thing with the 30DS is that I eventually get bored with doing it every day. So this time I'm switching it up and doing it MWF and doing a different Jillian video on Tuesday and Thursdays. I like what one poster said…

I am now, this is my schedule for this month (I don't have a gym membership): Monday - Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred Tuesday - Jillian Michaels' Yoga Meltdown Wednesday - Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred & Zumba Thursday - Jillian Michaels' Yoga Meltdown Friday - Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred

Crockpot, Magic Bullet, Toaster Oven, & Immersion Blender!

YUMMM!!! That sounds amazing!

This is what I got as well after a lot of internet/MFP research. I have the French Vanilla Creme.

Agreed! I have high arches, so I've always felt more at ease in heels than in flat shoes.

This week, it's: Monday: Sweet & Sour Chicken with baked crab rangood Tuesday: chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese (it's the 8-year-old's pick night) Wednesday: leftovers Thursday: Corn & Bacon Chowder w/ 7-Up biscuits Friday: Crockpot Beef Stroganoff Saturday: leftovers Sunday: white chicken enchiladas with chips &…

You look gorgeous! Congrats on your hard work paying off!

I'm not a big shoe person. I have one of those over-the-door shoe hangers that have about 12 pockets. A lot of my heels, flats, and flip flops are doubled up, but my bigger shoes like tennies each have one. I try not to have more shoes than can fit into that. I have a pair of running shoes, aerobics shoes for Zumba, and a…

I added you! =) Congrats on your 9 pounds so far!!

I have a Maine coon named Todd. (He also goes by Todders, Toddler, Hooshie, Hooshie Mama, Puffin, Puff, Puffleupagus, etc.) He lived with me for two years in college and he loved the college life. He didn't necessarily like the college student shenanigans though, as all my friends were obsessed with him since I was the…

Try Mrs. Dash's salt-free seasonings. It's very tasty just to coat a chicken breast in that and pop in the oven to bake! I love the Italian Seasoning.

I smear some peanut butter on the pancake and then lightly drizzle with some sugar-free syrup.

Very interesting. I had to go on a Candida Control diet a few years ago and it worked wonders for my health. I recently had an allergy panel done and discovered I am highly allergic to mold. I wonder if cutting out some of these foods would help. Sometime to think about - thanks for posting the list! You'll have to let us…

I'm currently 234 and I burn anywhere from 500-600 per class.

It depends on a lot of factors. Before I bought a HRM, I was going off of what ZumbaCalories.com was telling me. Turns out that was about 200 calories more than I was actually burning! Currently, I'm burning anywhere from 500-600 a class. I should be burning more, but our class has filled to the brim with the New Year's…

I'm not a noob. I understand what "NET!!!!!!" calories are. So when I wasn't working out regularly, I was at a plateau for a month when I was religiously eating 1350-1390 NET!!!!! calories a day...which ya know, should have still made me lose since "MFP creates a deficit already." And um, I understand I have to eat my…

Fire Tiger! Grr!

My fiance hasn't seen his dad since he was around 12, but I absolutely love his mom. We talk for at least an hour anytime one of us calls the other because neither of us can shut up, lol.

I just made this last night and am officially in love - had leftovers at work today too. SOOO simple, quick, and tasty! 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (I use the Kraft Reduced Fat Grated) 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing dry mix (I discovered yesterday this is very…

Awww!!! That's amazing! My fiance isn't quite THAT awesome, but he's still pretty close. =) He's a full-time student and works part-time in the evenings. He does the housecleaning during the day while I'm at work, and will usually throw stuff in the Crockpot for me for dinner. He's been with me through several different…

It's a nice idea, but I don't like the pressure that comes along with it. The questions of "What are you guys doing to celebrate? What did he get you? Where are you going? Did he send anything to work?" Um, NO. Because we don't want to spend tons of money just to prove with the masses that we love each other. My fiance and…