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Salt Sugar and Fat, how the food Giants Hooked Us written by Michael Moss you will NEVER look at food the same way again! Very informative and VERY interesting!

I've switched over almost entirely to stevia. I use the packets in my coffee/tea etc. the only thing I can say is if you like things sweeter, use the same as you would have with splenda. if you want things LESS sweet (like i use 1/2 a packet of stevia in my tea) use half as much as you would have with spelnda. I find the…

thats too funny!!! My husband LOVES the original skittles. They're one of very few candies he will eat. We were out shopping a couple months ago and he saw the packaged... He came over to me with a sad look on his face and said "the world has ended" , I asked what he meant and he said "they got rid of the Lime skittles and…

Good for you!! Its not pathetic. You are making progress and you deserve to be happy about that!!! Do not take away from your success!!! Congrats on your first step in the right direction :) you will do great!!!!

thats AMAZING . Good for you!!!!

Hi there, I am not vegan or even 100% vegetarian, but a good friend of mine is 120% vegan so I am sending you a facebook link to her vegan page. It has crazy amounts of amazing recipies. Go to "photos" and then click on the photos you think look good and they have recipies attached. they are so good. I just made one of her…

it sounds delicious.Thanks!!!!

there's also a great drink brand called skinny girl and they make sangria and margarita. i would totally reccomend the sangria. the margarita is VERY strong but both have great flavour. not sure if you can get it where you are, but its definately awesome! Good luck with the healthy eating/drinking :)

hey guys :) i have been doing it for a month now too and I LOVE IT!!!! there are soooo many delicious ways to make it taste different every day so you dont get sick of it! Id love to swap recipies with anyone who wants too :)

that sounds delicious :) thanks for the great post!!!!

hey :) im using it too. I lost 4lbs last week (now Im also working out 4-5 days per week) i put half a banana and 1 tsp cocoa powder and a packet of stevia together. its totally awesome! or another really good one is trop50 with the powder. its great if you're on the run. it tastes like a creamsicle!!! another one is the…

I want to join too :) i started here a year ago at a size 20, got down to a 16, fell off the wagon for about 9 months (moving, new job etc) and then i have just recently gotten back on the wagon. so i do believe that we can all do this together!! I look forward to sharing and seeing success stories on here soon :)

hello ladies :) i have been on it for 9 days and its been great. i ahve lost 5lbs and it is definately helping me feel less lethargic and weighted down. it really helps you clean out your whole body and as you stop putting the sugars in, you also stop craving it (shocking i KNOW hehe!!!) i had a bad day today (my office…

SSSMMMIIILLLLEESSS :) OF COURSE ITS OK IF YOU JOIN US LATE!!! Im a little slow this week too so come on in and join...Long time no see!!! We will all help to motivate you!!!

ladies....you are both such an inspiration to me! I didnt get out running once last week. i did get in 2 8km hikes and 2 spinning classes but its back to the running tomorrow for me! i may be walking part of it b/c its so darn humid!!! Hope all is wel! Its also back to the personal training for me again this week, so…

wow.... great job on finding a way to fit in your work outs with the grand kids in the picture this summer :) I manage a gym and sometimes its really really hard to make time to work out even though im right there. I have started taking spinning classes as a cross training cardio method. I have found with my weight loss…

hello everyone, sorry I have been vaccant this week! I got in 2 days of weight training with a trainer and 2 days of spinning for an hour and a run on saturday and monday and tomorrow :) i had to adjust the training schedule a little bit based on my work schedule and the 3/hrs a day commuting that I am lucky enough to do…

i took my doggie out today, and managed to get through 2.5 miles but definately was wayyyy to hot to run outside. i maybe ran 1 mile of it and walked the rest....my poor black border collie was so hot too! tomorrow I'll be up again at 5:30 am to try and get through the full run. I also have strength training wed and…

hello beautiful :) I would love to run again with you!!! how is everything going for you? congrats on getting back on the running train!!! We only graduated a year ago hehe!!!! have you already done week one, or are you starting it right away today? hope everything is going well for you! I have been out running but not…

hey :) I am up to running for 12-15 min now and then walking for 2-5 min and then running again depending on where my heart rate is at that time! I really want to run another 5km soon!!!! How are you doing...i feel like i hvaent talked to you in FOREVER!!! great job with the 60 min/day! Thats awesome!!! what other kinds of…

great job chickie :) thats awesome I managed to get out and get 10 miles in this week.Im still trying to work back up to running 10 minutes straight. I am really struggling this time. The nice thing is i have my fiance running with me now atleast once a week and it makes me feel a little better......except he never runs…

THATS SO GREAT!!!! Congrats!!! you're time is amazing! I ran my first one in 42 min and 12 seconds but i had to keep stopping and walking for a few minutes because i had a massive sinus infection, so im hoping that my second one will be a better time...something closer to what you did yours in :) keep up the great work!!!

hey Chris :) We are glad to have you before you graduate as well. I just started this group because a lot of us were all on the same thread running the c25k last year so once we all did our first 5km or finished the program i decided we needed a "graduates" group heeh! As for sprints, i have a bad knee, so I didnt do a lot…

YAY!!! Im so glad you are back, and hi Jessica :) Hope you're doing well as well. I agree that running with others even online makes a huge difference in what we can do! I was so excited to get out and go for a walk/run with my fiance this morning! it was such a great way to start the day!!! I am so excited to really get…

HEEEEEELLLLOOOOO AGAIN :) How is everyone on here doing! I am so sorry that I have been away from the thread! I have missed all your updates and encouragement! How is everyone doing now? i got back into it again ladies!!! I managed to run 2x this week adn Im off to do it again tomorow at 5:30 am! 5km here I come lol! Hope…

hmmmm where have you all gone????

hello Graduates :) I have officially joined the ranks of runners again! I went out today and purchased a new pair of running shoes and they are AMAZING!!!! I cannot wait to get out and run tomorrow at lunch! I wish I could get up and run at 5am but i just don't have that stamina just yet!!! I am so pumped tog et back…

ladies :) I am so excited!!! its 25 degrees out today....and expected to be like that all day! I cannot belive how gorgeous it is out! I am just heading out for a run tomorrow morning before heading to my fiance's parents for our first easter dinner of the weekend! I am so stoked to finally be able to start running outside…

wow!!! 4.5 miles! Thats so amazing! keep up the great work everyone! I weighed myself and I gained 2 lbs but it is all muscle which is so great :) I am finally getting intoa new groove where I can fit running 3-4 x/week again and im SOOOOO excited for it :) cant wait to check in again soon. sorry that this post is so…

YAY JAN!!! Thats so great that you did so well! We knew you could do it! I managed to get in a 3km run before my hour of strenght training with my trainer today. it felt good to get another run in. Im slowly building back up to the 5km. I cannot wait to be able to do it again. There is a race on April 18th that I would…