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I usually make fish tacos and a tossed salad with Mexican Vinaigrette: In foil,sprayed with non-stick spray, layer: 1 sliced lemon (about 1/4" slices), cod, haddock, tilapia, swai or another rather mild white fish, 1 1/2 t GF taco seasoning (I use Nuevo Cocina taco fresco). Seal up tight. Bake at 375* until done (depends…

For me, because I go to work so early, it was making sure I got breakfast with enough fat and protein to stay full until "lunch" at 8am (5 hours) - I started making smoothies with avocado (and other fruits and veggies) and coconut milk to take to work. It keeps me from "munching" on the chocolate that I make all day so my…

^^^ This as well as UNSWEETENED iced tea - be it sun-tea or Lipton cold brew. I go through over a gallon a day of the stuff :D

You're doing so well!!! You deserve the new clothes :bigsmile: Congrats on such amazing NSV's :flowerforyou:

Agreed. Reusable ice packs and tote- style lunch cooler. You could make a veggie salad (sans lettuce) - chickpeas, peppers, scallions, cukes, carrots, broccoli or cauliflower, some quinoa or rice, a little olive oil, lemon zest and juice (fresh), sea salt, black pepper, garlic poweder, thyme and a pinch of cayenne or red…

You could go for walks or to they gym. You will be occupied in a healthy way that will give you benefits that show and keep you going. get out into the sunshine. TV is the worst thing you can do - especially dramas. Play music while you do a hobby or tidy up or do other things that AREN'T the TV... and I agree with the…

I batch cook on my days off, proportion it in containers, and label it all with calories and date made. this way, when I want something but don't feel like cooking, its there, premeasured, precounted, and just nuke it for a bit and I can eat dinner. For me, its a matter of planning so I don't "fall off the wagon" .

my favorite take- along meals are rather simple but we find them yummy :wink: I bring prepared fruit (washed and, if necessary, cut up), unsweetened iced tea, quinoa salad (a fresh lemon- olive oil dressing, roasted veggies and herbs) and a couple small raw cookies (figs, dates, coconut, cacao powder, chia seeds and PB2…

My first and most important suggestion is to eat more whole fruits and veggies. Use whole meats and salt them sparingly. Use dill and celery to mimic salt in foods. Also, switch your cooking salt to fine sea salt. Fill your shakers with that instead of regular table salt. In your shaker, you can reduce the sea salt and add…

I let other peoples negative thoughts about what I was doing/ how I was doing it get in the way of what I knew was the right thing. It was "a lot of work" for me to battle the negative thoughts on top of the pre-planning, the exercising, and the tracking. I was living it as a diet and allowed myself to be mentally…

My favorite is my Soul Refresher Smoothie: 1 apple, 1/2 cuke (seeded), 12 coconut water (with pulp), 2 t raw honey, hemp protein powder, 1 scoop chia seed, 1 lemon (zest and juice). MMMMM! I use this one after a workout or run to pick me back up :D My other fave is my Oscar the Grouchless - I use it for breakfast every…

I love my Polar FT4! :drinker: If you look, you will find one site less than another (I cant remember what site I got mine from) and you can get good deals being summer is around the corner :D I CAN tell you, do NOT get "sportline"!! It is uncomfortable and doesn't keep track well, often not tracking at all. I use my FT4…

great results! :drinker: I can't wait to get mine in the mail (second copy due to first copy being "the wrong region" for my dvd player) and actually DO it! SO bummed they sent me the wrong one! :sad:

Eating healthy DOESN'T have to break the bank! :bigsmile: For me, it comes down to planning my menus for three or four days and buying ONLY what I need for them. You need only 1 chicken breast? Get ONE. Most grocery store have a fresh meat counter that can wrap up ONE breast, steak, or whatever for you. If they are on…

I LOVE my NutriBullet! I use it to make energy balls: 1 medjool date, 1 dried fig, 1 1/2 t sesame seeds, 1 1/2 t shredded coconut, 1 t cocoa powder (I use raw cacao powder), 1 1/2 t chia seeds, 1 T PB2 powdered peanut butter and 2 t water. Blend the date and fig with the cross blade until its a dough. Remove from cup to a…

^^^yup. This. Anything you'll stick to is the best exercise be it walking or shadow boxing. Just keep to your MFP goals and you'll get right where you want and need to be. :flowerforyou:

I recently found that goji berries are a great source of iron. I use that as well as blackstrap molasses. Keep in mind that plant based Iron sources need to be taken with vitamin c source (oranges, orange bell peppers, grapefruits, etc) in order for your body to absorb the iron more efficiently (per my dietician).

when I started AGAIN in December 2012, I was 252 lbs at 5'2" - For some reason THIS time I feel more committed and I have had much more success than any other time I've tried to lose the weight. It comes down to this: anything you are doing, that is healthier than you were (more active, better meal choices), is a step in…

I use flaxseed, chia seed and hemp seed regularly in my shakes and meals.

I eat a much larger breakfast than any other meal - unless I KNOW I have something going on later that night. Often its just a loaded breakfast shake that ends up around 400 calories because I'm on the run, but I find I function better during the day and sleep easier at night. Since I go to work for 3 am and need to be in…

First: You are NOT ugly! HE is the ugly one for being so judgmental and rude :mad: Second: if he REALLY wanted a relationship, with you or anybody else, he would NOT say you're even "kind of" ugly or fat! :explode: Third: dump his sorry butt!!! :angry: He is NOT worth your time, your effort, your worry or your health…

to avoid the family "curse" in the health department (diabetes) and be a mother and wife my family can be proud to call their own. To be healthy enough to be there for my parents and family when they need me.

the DAY of my birthday: -Cher divorces Sonny Bono - Indian PM Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency - Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.…

^^^THIS!! you aren't going to be happy if you lose the weight for HIM! You won't be happy if you constantly wonder "how fat is too fat for him?"! IF it were truly love, he would love you no matter what, for who you are, and stand up like a man when his family comments. A TRUE LOVE relationship does NOT succeed or fail on…

^^^ This. I had a similar problem. I started PLANNING my meals. I would seriously take a weekend- day to plan the next weeks meals - ALL of them. I would portion everything out and put it in labeled containers for the week. Anything that I didn't think would last all week would be portioned out and put in the freezer -…

I felt this way too for a long time. The one thing I discovered the hard way: Only YOU can decide when you are going to make the changes that are necessary. You have to find the "want to give a crap" that's inside you. Do you want your daughter growing up knowing the you NOW or the you that you can BE? Do you want her to…

My thoughts exactly :D

^^ this. I only log walking if it is deliberate exercise - not shopping or going to take pictures or things like that. I only log intentional, for the exercise, exercises. All others are considered "bonus" burns.

I have a Wii Fit and it just collects dust. It is nice for yoga or building your own routine of strength or yoga exercises (from the ones they have available on the Fit) and that's where I got the most use from it. I now do the youtube free version of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred (I bought the DVD and can't wait for it to…

YOU CAN DO IT! Just break your total goal into smaller goals! Don't concentrate on the ultimate goal - focus on the smaller goals. Tick each one off and tackle the next one. So you get tired after five minutes of exercise. Do the five minutes. Lengthen it to 7 then 10 then - well, you get the idea, but keep moving! Log…