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My advice is to tour as many gyms as possible to get a feel for each before you commit. Spend a week on it: go during the times you are most likely to visit - and ask lots of questions. This was vital to my choice. Of course the location, cost, and range of equipment/staff/sports/classes are important, but you have to be…

My story...I was never a morning (or afternoon) (or anytime) coffee drinker, but throughout high school and college I loved my Mountain Dew and Diet Coke. Would drink that stuff almost constantly... Until I heard a couple of things: (1) from a sports psychology course - elite athletes opt for a "no-CAT" diet -- no…

banana and a glass of milk

Didn't Scarlett also say, "As God as my witness...I'll never be hungry again!" ...?! I'm kinda feelin' that one...

Wow - great information - thank you all! I got into running about 7 years ago and then got out of running about 6.5 years ago. I'd like to start up again, but need some good equipment (found out what shin splints were about a month ago). First stop: a specialty running store to get some one-on-one attention. I had an…

Anyone have a recommendation for great running shoes or a preferred brand or a strategy for finding great running shoes? Let's pretend money is not a concern. I'm not opposed to a specialty store...just not sure how to find one or what it entails. As a note, I have really high arches and a beginner/intermediate-level…

Wait - don't Thin Mints make you thin?? Have those Girl Scouts been misleading the masses for years?? Perhaps I should rethink my strategy...

I actually made this one about 2 weeks ago - very good mac & cheese recipe (so easy to make). I'll definitely make it again. As a serving reference, along with a chicken breast and salad, it made a nice side dish -- for 4 adults. Might have worked for 5 adults. Definitely not 6 servings if you serve as a main dish...and…

Recipe: 1 box of spice cake mix 1 15oz can of pumpkin Mix together (don't prepare the cake mix -- no eggs, oil -- just add the pumpkin) and bake at 350 for 20 minutes - check with a toothpick to see if they are done. They are very moist, extra tasty...and maybe healthy even. About 115 calories each, and low in fat.

Another way to look at this is to step back and view things from that 60,000 foot level. To me, you should be proud of everything you've said. You've started to change your life. Think about it, a year ago, you would have eaten the same amount (if not more) of the pizza -- with no thoughts of a workout -- without looking…

Thanks for the recommendations - I'll give the website and roasted drumstick a try. Sounds like plenty of tasty chicken in my future!

Hello -- I recently discovered that chicken drumsticks are very inexpensive (and "Dark-meat poultry is significantly lower in fat than red meat yet has all the iron, zinc, and B vitamins that women need in their diets" -- less the skin)... anyone have any good recipes? I love to grill, so any healthy marinades would be…

This is great - thanks for the post!

Sounds perfect! I think that will be my next purchase - thanks!

For snacks, I always check the seasonal fruits for sales - seems to help - and bananas are especially cheap. I also love that you can buy just 2 (like songbyrdsweet mentioned) if that's all you need. But I'm guessing you know all this. Moving on, Starkist has these tuna & cracker snack kits that are quite tasty. And since…

And I am Renee from MN...good luck to you both! I feel as though I must be in good company!

I also just found the website today -- good luck to you!