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This recipe makes you do all the work up front, it takes me 10 minutes to prep, if that (I am a master now). Also, it can be easily altered with whatever you have around. I make one pie plate every sunday to eat for the week. It is only 215-315 calories and it will fill you up all the way to lunch, or late lunch for that…

Hi Lauren, You are doing great, making progress and have a goal to strive for. Just stick with it and you will get stronger and be able to lift what you want. So what if you can;'t right now-- it'll be an even greater accomplishment when you can. As for the reps-- as a women you wan to stick to the higher rep sets, our…

Don't give them up, change ur habit so its healthy that way you can maintain the change. Instead get a skinny latte with skim milk and 1 sugar only eat half of your bagel. Or get egg and cheese on the bagel but still only have half the bread (whole add is fine). If your hungry at 11, fine, have a snack, but it should be…

Yes, You can eat what you like in moderation and your objective is to eat less. But just remember 500 calls for a piece of chocolate cake is not going to fill you nearly as much as a dinner plate of fresh chicken and veggies and salad and rice which if proportioned right is also 500 calls about. Nor does it have as many…

You need to find some sort of compromise. You can't throw his stuff away, thats rude. And he shouldn't leave it out in the open or at home if he understand what it is you are working so hard to do, thats also rude. I am pretty sure there are some bombass recipes for healthy snacks that you both could enjoy with whole wheat…

Sex: Female Age: 25 Weight: 146.8 Height: 5'6 How many calories you NET per day: It depends, 500-900 net How many times per week you exercise w/ minutes: 3 times / 80 minutes each time = 240 minutes per week

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Hi Esther-- I definatley have some ideas for you, or for anyone struggling with this as i was you about a year ago. (except maybe the bnootcamp thin, lol) Anyways, water. make sure you have plenty of it before you decide to run. Temperature, the summer makes it that much more difficult so go in the am or go when the sun is…

Wow!! You are doing fantastic. Keep challenging yourself and your body and you'll be where you want to be. I like to tell myself I am that much closer than I was yesterday. :bigsmile:

I think you are relying on the wrong person. You are making this change for yourself. You can't expect him to too. This is YOUR lifestyle change, and you are going to need to be that much stronger because of it. Instead of asking him to walk away... you are going to have to. Instead of asking him to throw out the bad food,…

Get out there and shock yourself Sabrina! Running is a mental sport and when you're mind is ready, you're gonna be amazed at what your body can do! I have been helping a really close friend of mine with this struggle and she can go a whole 35 minutes now, it truly is an awesome accomplishment, and a mental one! I couldn't…

You would be surprised how many people appreciate and admire you for showing up and doing your thing! I am one of them. Keep your chin up and keep at it girl, I love that you are doing-- you!

I honestly can not believe how many ideas you all came up with!! Thanks, I will be trying some of these. I used to feel the same about greek yogurt as I do cottage cheese and now i can not get enough of the stuff... because theres so many delis combos! I just might have to try mixing the cottage cheese with my have yogurt…

Thanks Lemon Drop! All of this is excellent, I have some googling and reading to do now, but none the less terrific stuff. I love learning more about health and fitness and all that jazz. Thanks for taking the time to write all that up... sounds like I've gotta do a few things differently... Lauren

This is all good advice and thanks! I do drink a lot of water and make a conscious effort to get 8 cups a day-- otherwise my endurance during workout sessions is off. I can def do the carb thing-- I believe I am pretty good about the quality in which i eat but maybe not so much the quality. I guess i didn;t know how much…

@rosiecotton I hear you, I want to drop another 10 pounds and am having the hardest time with it! no matter what I do that scale is not budging! Plateaus are so frustrating, keep ur eyes on the prize! All the effort ALL OF US are making will ultimately pay off!! <3 me :)

Wow! I think that's awesome you're being proactive about it. I guess my tips are to remember the beginning is the hardest part, and in my experience diet and excessive go hand in hand. Find something that motivates you and use it!!!! We all get discouraged but keep going and don't give up, you'll be glad you didnt!! Good…