JulieC73

I'm happy with a pound a week. Sometimes it's only a 1/2 lb or sometimes no loss.

Lots of help and inspiration here. Congrats on your first 13 lbs lost, WTG! Keep up the good work.

Welcome! MFP is a great place for motivation and inspiration. Good luck with your goal!

I LOVE lentils. Think I'll swap up the canola oil for olive and go with a low sodium broth. yum yum! Thanks for posting this recipe. I'll be making this in the next day or two

water, grd flax seed, wheat germ and apple sauce with a protein shake on the side... mmmmm

Welcome Kristi! Julie here. Fellow Cdn. LOVE this site and sounds like you do too. Friend me if you like. Cheers!

Welcome Karen! Everything is better with supportive friends! And you'll find those in abundance here. Enjoy the journey!

I'd look for a cereal with a higher fiber content. Or just good old-fashioned oatmeal! 1/2 cup of oatmeal (regular not the quick oats) in a bowl with 1 cup boiling water, put a plate over the bowl and let it 'cook' for 10 mins. Here's 10 mins I use to put my make up on in the morning ;) Stir in a couple of tablespoons of…

I'm with you Cassie! If you're looking for good recipes check out Tosca Reno's books. Good luck!

Great inspiration, thanks for sharing your pics. Congratulations!

And Good Morning to you! This site is a great motivator. Both with the calorie and exercise tracker and the people you meet. Friend me if you like. Cheers Julie

I like first thing Saturday morning for my weigh in. Keeps me motivated over the weekend to eat healthy.

Welcome Dani, I joined just last week. And finding the info available here very helpful. The food and exercise tracker are greater and I'm already figuring out some changes I need to make. Understand that older-you-get-harder-to loss-weight. Must be some sort of adherent added to fat after forty ;) Best wishes to you! Julie

just started with Tosca Reno's eat-clean diet cookbook and so far every recipe has been a winner. Julie