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Love me some cabbage! I usually chop and saute with splash of olive oil and minced garlic, but I'll be trying some of these great ideas. Thanks for sharing everyone.

Thanks OP for asking and to else everyone for sharing. I need this advice too :-)

Was just recipe surfing and saw the recipe for "hobo dinners" on the grill or camp fire. Wrap your meat, veggies and diced potatoes in foil and plop on the heat. Can modify with chicken, etc. http://www.food.com/recipe/hobo-dinners-for-campers-243949

Awesome!!!

Eggplant rollatini! http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/eggplant-rollatini

I quit cold turkey over a year ago. It was my fifth or so attempt but I think I really got it this time. Sometimes you have to quit lots of times before you make it. Stick to it! Make yourself little reminder notes about why you're doing it, chew some gum, take a walk, drink some water, say kind things to yourself. All…

Have pinto beans I did in the crockpot, so I'm doing a cornbread salad. Corn bread, pintos, diced tomoatoes, chopped green pepper, lettuce, and a splash of light ranch dressing.

I cook lentils in chicken stock with onions, carrots, and some cumin. Put over a little rice. Freezes great. Do a search on the recipe board for soups, I've seen a ton of them here. Don't forget your crock pot. I just did some pinto beans in my crockpot yesterday (soaked over night, drained in morning and coverd in water…

I know a wrap is a lot like a sandwich, but I find I can throw different things in there that would hold up on bread. Today I'm having an egg salad wrap and sliced bell peppers. I also do salads. I chop veggies on the weekend and have a variety of things to easily throw together - lettuce, cukes, tomato, peppers, shredded…

Ok, I admit it, I had a binge. Date of binge : June 17 (last night) Time of binge : about 5:30 - dinner Location of binge : home Body language during binge (e.g. Sitting, standing, slumped, tense) : sitting at computer Company kept (alone, friends, family, partner etc) : with my daughter Approximate calories consumed…

Thanks for the Elvis Bar recipe, I am making those tonight!!

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Great tips here! Thanks for sharing everyone.

Thanks for posting this, I am struggling with the same problem. Especially love the "keeping my piehole closed " part. I'm reading through the advice and wil keep trying.

High blood pressure also runs in my family and I have been high in the past, around 140/100 a few months ago. Like you stress was a factor, along with poor eating and no exercise (which of course makes me overweight). My stress level has reduced due to positive changes at work. I also have seen that when I eat better and…

These are great! I recently asked my kids (18 & 9) what I say that they will remember years down the road. It was: "Suck it up!" ( they need to learn to be tough, right?) "Get your carcass off my couch!" (I do get sick of them laying there, staring mindlessly at the TV like they're dead)

I still have lots to lose yet so I can't personally relate. BUT....I stumbled across a really great blog today that you should read. It is www.canyoustayfordinner.com The writer lost a lot of weight and writes about her experiences. The part I read today was exercise Part 3 where she writes about overcoming her fear of NOT…

Lazy Lentil Soup 1T olive oil 1 onion diced 3 carrots diced 2 celery stalks diced 2 t cumin 1/2 pound lentils 64 oz low/no sodium stock (chicken, beef, or veg) 2 c chopped kale Cook onion, carrots and celery in olive oil about 5 minutes. Add cumin, lentils, stock and kale. Simmer until lentils are soft, about 45 minutes.…

Thanks for posting this. I'm really not a fruit fan, but I eat bananas as my "obligation fruit" several days a week. I will log them smugly now!

That's great! When I get back up to running shape I can't wait to try that app!

I'm 43, single mom, work full time, fighting the good fight against my fat! Feel free to add me.

And me! 43 and struggling with the weight and general feeling of blah that accompanies it. Working to eat better and exercise!

Also a mom and work FT. I've been an early person since my military days ingrained it into me! While my daughter is not currently overweight, she is a very picky eater and has developed very bad eating habits, mostly influenced by me. While I see the urgent need to change myself, it's diffcult getting her to try new…

Good for you! I quit a year ago (for about the 5th time) and started MFP at the same time. I did lose 20 pounds, but gained it all back over the winter because I was stressed, lazy and hungry! But, this time I stayed OFF the cigarettes. I'm back again to take the pounds off and will keep coming back til I keep them off,…

I struggle in the evenings after dinner, especially if I have alcohol. So obviously one technique for me is no alcohol! I'll drink flavored seltzer water in a martini glass instead. Concur with the above about protein and add some healthy fat with dinner. For me it's a stress and boredom thing so I need sonething to keep…

100 done. Whoo...

Very glad for the rest day. Will get my regular walk in, but I gotta say, if I drop a dollar today it's staying on the ground because I'm not squatting even once!

Done! Really starting to feel it. I just started working out again so I'm just doing plain old bodyweight squats.

Done!

Done!