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Vitamix...if smoothies are what you want. We also have a Ninja, but we use it as a food processor, chopping, purée, that sort of thing. No one ever regrets buying a Vitamix

I weigh myself every day and write it on a calendar along side my husband's weight (that was hard the first time and on going...telling him how much I weighed)... I don't eat or drink a thing until I weigh in and then it's birthday suit only. I think logging my calories, etc every day is also pretty crazy...hence falling…

I'm going to ride along with everyone else here...there is no magic cut off time, eating does not get significantly worse for you after some golden hour. I have always preferred a bigger dinner...it's what you are eating all day, every day that matters. Don't worry about turning into a gremlin, that only happens if you get…

Pasta...gnocchi has a special place, but especially home made pasta. Add a little pesto or garlic and olive oil...I've already eaten dinner, and this sounds like the heaven.

Lunch with clients... small buffalo chicken sandwich (like 4") and salad (mostly lettuce plus egg, tomato, avocado, blue cheese, and a tad of dressing) I need more home cooked meals...these never satisfy (you are so right Prince)

Obviously, it's trial and error...it's work out specific, and it's what you find as you go along.... Light workouts (example: running 6 miles or less, working out for an hour or less)- nothing but water Medium (10 miles, 1-1.5 hours)- half a Cliff Bar or a banana Hard (more than 10 miles, 2+ hours)- oatmeal with almond…

Thanks....whenever I am not seeing the results I would expect, I try to think of what advice I would give someone else. Needless to say, I wish my advice was as good as yours. Cheers

I get this less while running and more often when working out inside to a DVD, and like the others it's annoying but I don't want to take anything.

Saving- thanks

Amazing and very inspirational- thanks for sharing

Before it gets ugly, I'll chime in with my 2 cents. :-) I have tried it a few times and found it to be a great workout- a lot of variety, functional movements, and you can scale it. I don't live near a center, and so I don't go regularly. I think I would enjoy my experience more if I was going weekly, but I always found…

Awesome...the lazy logger in me is thrilled!! Muchas Gracias!

Weigh them once, and you'll have a great idea of how many are in a serving for all your future croutoning :-)

Great article- keep up the interesting contributions

Great post to read- thanks. I can totally relate to the sentiment as a 'big eater.' Many of my 'naturally thin' non-exercising friends, eat whatever they want but never eat much. PS. Now I need to find cardio article others referred to

Thanks for all the pushes on the recipe builder...guess I really need to just tough out a month or so, could be pretty eye opening. Cheers

Thanks @Chickee... You are not wrong, but I end up eating lunch out most days because of my work. There are places I'm willing to compromise and places I'm not.....i.e. I eat where my meetings take me, but I make my choices and live with the results. Today at Olive Garden, I had soup and salad...added the dressing myself…

This is one I've pondered on a great deal...I do think that alcohol has contributed to my weight, but I'm also trying to find a way to balance it with a new healthier lifestyle. I generally struggle with accurate measuring, and alcohol falls into that category...when pouring a drink at home, I don't break out the beakers…

I tried P90X in the past, and recently bought the pull-up assist band. Without it I can only do 2 pull-ups so I feel like this goes along way toward real pull-ups...it's easy to use and easy to adjust. I started P90x3 last week and am glad to have the band...improvement over a chair or just modified with resistance bands.…