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I would love to join this group! In the last week I've been wavering a bit in my resolve, and I could use the encouragement. Today is a new day, and we all have new challenges to face. Here goes!

Woman after my own heart! Purple Haze is quite possibly the most perfect beverage ever created. Didn't realize it was a lower calorie beer, too!

I'm in love with their Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad. 320 calories naked. I like to squeeze the lime and add *maybe* a teaspoon of the Southwest dressing and give that puppy a shake. Yum!

The husband and I have found planning ahead to be one of the keys to safely eating out. It lessens the temptation the comes from all the sights and smells of naughty food! Have fun on your date night!

MGD 64 and Bud Select 55 = a waste of calorie piss water Here's my philosophy. People drink beer for two reasons: they like the taste and they want to get drunk. Drinking these ultra light beers for the taste is a joke, because they taste watered down. No one drinks this beer for the taste. So they must be drinking beer to…

In my experience, most chains have their nutrition information available online. You might have to search a bit, as some of them would really prefer you not know how many calories are in their food. The husband and I went to Buffalo Wild Wing last night, and we were trying to pick our food before we went. According to…

I'm 24 years old, and when I started my journey I was 170 pounds. I managed to loose 13 pounds on my own, but then I found MFP, and it's made all the difference! Now I also run in the mornings, and I'm so excited to see all the wonderful results as I progress. (Today I comfortably fit into my Old Navy size 10's again, and…

I've been running for a little over a month now, and I really love seeing what my body and my will are capable of! I started out doing 2.25 miles, now I'm averaging 3 with a long run of 4.25. My current goal is to eventually be able to run to my husband's work in the park and back (6.5 miles). I'll never be a speed demon…

I just downloaded Katy Perry's Teenage Dream (don't judge) and with the exception of one or two songs, they all really push me forward.

For the love of all things holy, get good shoes. They can make all the difference in the world! When I started running, I was wearing the New Balances that I'd bought in college, and I was having arch pains. Bought some new Aces and BAM, pain was gone. Like I was running on friggin' marshmallows.

Holy. Hell. Story of my life. I danced and ran cross country in high school, and in college I was taking something like 15 hours of dance classes a week, so I didn't really have to worry about what I ate. Now a couple years out of college, I couldn't help but notice that I'm a little...squishier than I would like. I tried…

I like orange juice with zero cal Sprite and peppermint schnapps, but for rum and vodka I like to mix it with the calorie-free flavored water you get at Walmart. It's just as fruity as any girly drink without the chemically taste that comes with diet pop.

My alcohol tolerance has gone to hell, too. Summer 2009, I drank like a champ and held it together. Last night, we went out after work and I had a beer-and-a-half and I was already starting to get fuzzy. Sad, sad, sad.

Depends on what type of person you are. The adult thing to do would probably be to turn up your iPod and stare right past him like you can't see him. This would probably be effective too, since being ignored would probably piss this guy off something fierce. Me, on the other had, prefer a nice wide smile and a "I'm sorry,…

This happens to me regularly when I run and when I walk in a variety of shoes. I have a doctor's appointment next week, and I was actually planning to ask him about it then.

I was in your exact same position until a couple months ago. I was working so hard, but when my husband suggested we go out for late night hot dogs I just didn't have the will power to resist him. You know what finally did it? My husband went to the doctor's for a physical and found out that at 25, he's overweight (duh)…

That's a good thought, why don't you try going for a walk on your off days? It may not burn as many calories as a hardcore workout at the gym, but something is better than nothing. Plus, it's a great opportunity for quality time with your family!

First things first, stop getting so down on yourself! You're human! There will be bumps, there will be mistakes, there will be tacos at 2am. (Guilty.) It happens. Today is a new day with a new chance to succeed. Whatever happened yesterday, happened. Forget about it, and look forward towards a new day of smart choices! As…

My favorite is McDonald's Southwest salad with GRILLED chicken. I squeeze the lime into it and add the tiniest! amount of the Southwest dressing, maybe a teaspoon. Shake that baby up and you have a super yummy salad. Not quite fast food, but Panera also has TONS of healthy choices available. Those people know how to do…

For me, it started the day that I got up off the couch, put on sweats, and went running for the first time. I'm not sure what happened, but something clicked that day; it's like my life was finally lined up in a way that was ready for a change. After that, I just threw myself into it and the rest was history. A couple bits…

I actually stopped giving out candy for those exact reasons. Too many teenagers, too many greedy fat kids, too many *kitten* parents. I left my porch light off this year because I'm just over it. Apologies to the nice, responsible parents with the adorable kids, but all the jerks before you ruined it for the rest. There's…

Yes. Yes, I do. But let me tell you a story of what happened to a girl who stopped tracking her calories... I was super good yesterday. Tracked absolutely every-freakin'-thing that went in my mouth. I even tracked the two beers that I had at the bar last night. But about the time I entered my second beer, I began to feel…

I'm proud of running 3.3 miles today!

Instead of trying to find something to replace chocolate, why not find a moderate amount in which to eat real chocolate? Personal experience says that if I deny myself something I crave and try to replace it with a less desirable substitute, I end up just wanting the real thing all the more. Here are my favorite chocolate…

Apples and peanut butter are a favorite of mine, as well! I'm also a big fan of cottage cheese with fresh pineapple. A cold glass of skim milk also tastes wonderful after a workout, and it's packed with calcium and protein.

I struggle with this same problem, especially since my job often prevents me from eating lunch until much later in the day than I would prefer. The best breakfast I've had was an English muffin with an egg, a couple slices of ham and a thin slice of extra-sharp cheddar cheese. Super filling under 300 calories and very…

I'm a huge fan of apple slices, especially Honey Crisp apples. They're sweet, they're satisfying, and an apple is only 80-100 calories each. Pears also travel well and satisfy my sweet tooth. Soyjoy's are wonderful for a quick, super filling bite at work. 130 calories each, they're primarily soy and dried fruit. They're…

Alternately, I force myself to run every single morning. I do this because I am the queen of excuses, and once I allow myself to think that not going running is even an option, my resolve crumbles and I'm back to square one. Suddenly it's too cold, I'm too tired, my knee hurts, etc, etc. But if I make running something…

Maybe I'm in the minority, but my co-workers are all pretty cool about it. They still offer me food, they still ask if I want to go out to lunch with them, but if I turn them down they don't give me any crap about it. (And I work with a bunch of guys who think that Taco Bell is a food group!) I think this is partially…

Sounds lovely! I wonder how a sprinkle of cinnamon would do in the mix...