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Cograts on your success! I agree it really helps with awareness... Also, everyday when i wake up and see my fresh calorie allowance, it reminds me that today is a new day and a new chance to stay within my calorie goal. Check my ticker-its working for me :)

Put "img" in small letters, not caps, & yr pics should work :)

I really see a difference-you look great!

5'2" Start weight 262 Current weight 198 Goal weight 130 Cals are set at 1200, i usually burn 500 cals a day & eat back half (tho one or two days a week i wont eat back any, and occasionally i eat them all bac). I usually eat about 1450 cals a day. I lose between 1-2 lbs a week, sometimes 3. I'm usuallynothu gry, tho i do…

Roast brussels sprouts and pan fried fish (whatever fish you fancy-i like salmon, but tilapia, turbot and sole are good too). Slice sprouts in half, toss w/2tsp olive oil & salt & pepper & roast at 400 for an hour-hour & a half. Check em at 30 mins & turn them when they start browning. They end up so sweet and roasty...…

You're doing fantastic! Onederland will be here before you know it (just hit it myself), and its all downhill from there :)

These sound good... I love salmon, but i'm not a fan of the canned, so i'd use fresh, just cook it myself & shred it.

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Kids can def. be nadty. Their little moral systems are still developing, and of course how their parents speak to (and around) them, has a big effect. Dont let it bug you too much. Youve lost 70 lbs, you're doing great :)

I love that feeling :)

Congrats! You look beautiful.

For me, I've come to realize its nothing to do with motivation-i mean i exercise because i want to lose weight, but what gets me out there isn't "motivation". Sometimes I look forward to working out, its true. Most of the time I don't. Often i enjoy it once I've started. But what makes me start? What makes me put on my…

Could i get the recipe for the chorizo meatloaf on page 14? I'm addicted to Trader Joes soy chorizo, would love some new ways to use it :)

May you come back as a Great Value pig :)

Soy chorizo. Trust me on this. I like Trader Joe's brand the best. Its meaty tasting, has amazing flavor, and is easy on the calories. Sautee some onions peppers & garlic, add in some spinach and the chorizo -I put some kind of lowfat cheese in too, but you could just omit that and maybe use a bit of rice or something. I…

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Not true, not for me anyway. I lose two lbs a week give or take, and thats with eating whatever i want on sunday. That one day doesn't erase anything for me. :)

I have a free day once a week, usually sunday, but if I'm going out for a special occasion I'll make it that day instead. I don't call it a cheat day because that implies I'm doing something wrong, and I don't think splurging sometimes is wrong if your overall diet and lifestyle is healthy. Also, because "cheat" implies…

My go to breakfast of late: Half a cup of Florentine flavor eggbeaters, scrambled Half a Bolani (afghan sort of thin crispy, savory pancake filled with spinach-sadly i think its local to the Bay Area, but i sometimes subsitute two veggie patties or a couple slices pan fried polenta) fried in half a teaspoon organic non…

56 lbs down in 8 mos, no gym, just walking and watching what i eat.

Now I'm craving a baked potato :/

I finally tried cauli rice the other day, & i love it-shouldve made it ages ago. Ive been using it as a side at a lot of meals to help fill me up (with the rest of my dinner) for not too many cals. As for grating it, i justrubbed raw cauliflower on a large size cheese grater. Christyb77- i dont know what you mean by "falls…

Dude... That pretty nearly made me cry. And I do NOT cry at "inspirational videos". I dont think its an ad, but honestly even if it is i could not give a damn. It made me excited for my workout tomorrow, and made me want to push and keep trying. The most inspirational part, honestly? Seeing you struggle in the beginning to…

I attempted Jillian Michaels' Six Week Six Pack DVD. i only got a quarter of the way through it, but thats ok. I'll put it in tomorrow and try again. Eventually I'll be able to do the whole thing. Before, i always had excuses. Before, i was always going to start "tomorrow". Today is my tomorrow now. :)

Oh wow... You look AMAZING! And happy :)

Lol.. 'Fake and scarey'. This place is too much sometimes.

I started at size 24 and 262 lbs, in May of this year. I had to shop only at Lane Bryant and Torrid. I'm now at 215 and fitting in sizes 14-18, depending on the item and store. I hope to be at goal next summer. It IS possible, and YOU can do it :)

This sounds great!

I might try this with PB2-would cut the cals down and should taste just as good. Looks delish!

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