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I have an elliptical at home so that's my cardio. I started at 10 minutes (and seriously, that felt like a LOT) and added 5 minutes a week. Tomorrow I'll be at 40 minutes. I do it at least 6 days a week. That is also when I get to get some serious reading done. I like to read better than listen to music while I'm on the…

You can also spend about an hour to make a HUGE batch of homemade granola. Then you can just grab some in a baggie when you're headed to the gym and snack on it when you get a chance. Hard boiled eggs are also easy to transport. The vacuum packed pouches of tuna are low fat high protein and easy to transport.

I've quit serving meals family style at home. I know that it's the ideal that everyone strives for, lol, but it just makes it too easy for me to get more. So, everyone puts their food on their plate at the stove. After sitting, eating, and getting my kids to talk and eat (seriously....wrangling some words out of the…

You can make a "dry" roux! Basically, the purpose of roux is to use as a thickener but you cook it off because you want the flour to not have a raw taste but a nice nutty taste. The darker the roux, the nuttier, richer the flavor. For a dry roux, you skip the oil and/or butter. You just toast your flour in a hot pan. It…

I love 10 lbs in 2 months! I think slow and steady is what will win this race for all of us. I could have written Matt's post! I am decidedly changing my own relationship w/ food and developing a healthy one for my kids and their food! I've always held their food and intake to a MUCH higher standard than my own. My three…

Weight loss during breastfeeding is not a given. It's actually split, almost 50/50, among women. About 50% drop weight like crazy while nursing. The other 50% hold onto weight and then, once child has weaned, start dropping the extra pounds. It's possible that you're in the latter group. Don't sacrifice good nutrition to…