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Don't you just love workout clothes? They are so much fun. I have a separate closet (not lying) just for my workout clothes. I hang all the tops on hangers, the bottoms on hangers with clips. I have shelves for my gym towels and a long, long shelf for my shoes. If I could, I'd go to work in gym clothes. Keep doing what…

When I'm training for a marathon, I up the carbs. When I am training for a show, I up the protein. When I'm with my girlfriends, I up the fat. It's all in how you live. Sort of like Gatorade. Blows my mind how many people will drink two jugs of that in an hour to "replenish lost sodium" (gimme a break) and the only…

Rock on, sista! Once a month sounds like a good idea. You see a bigger number!

Great news. I'm on my fourth day without my Chardonnay and it isn't super hard but it isn't super easy either. Kudos to you!

No. I don't do that, but at least you're erring on the side of caution because you KNOW that the stuff in those places is going to be loaded with crap you don't even own.

Nope. Never a nice moment. Really struggles with me being Hispanic. Asked my husband one year what it is that I make for Thanksgiving. His answer: Tacos

I am most definitely doing this for me. Trust me... she has absolutely no influence, good or bad, on me. But I'm still wearing some slammin' leggings and skinny slutty heels. LOL

She didn't think it was funny AT ALL although the people in the room (yep... she said this in a room full of people I barely knew) did all they could to keep from bursting out. *tee hee*

The food pyramid looks at the rice as cooked. See: http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/grains_counts_table.html This could get really confusing and really throw people off. If I start gaining weight, I'll know I got it wrong. :-p

Oatmeal reduces cholesterol. The instant stuff is not as good as the slow-cooking stuff. It's been stripped of most of its fiber. I think the instant also has lots of sugar. The flavored oatmeal packets definitely have a truckload of sugar. This shake has three food groups and qualifies as a meal: grain, dairy, and fruit.…

I don't eat the exercise calories. No sense in eating the deficit.

If you go to cookeatshare.com (Jackie Warner's official website), you'll find a truckload of smoothie recipes there. I found the one below on another website and it said it was the Thintervention recipe. I don't know about that spinach... and what are they mixing all this stuff with? Just the fruit??? As shared by Jackie…

I'm searching for the recipe now. If I find it, I'll let you know and post it. The ball and push ups were good. I'm gonna try those tonight and hope to God I don't make an *kitten* out of myself. :-p

Ahhh... makes sense. I sort of figured it had to be a serious reduction in calories. Do you know anything about that smoothie? I'm going to go to Bravo's website and see if I can't find it there.

She works them like maniacs and has them slash calories like crazy. If you think about it, if you go from 3000 calories a day to 1400, you're gonna see huge weight loss, and she does work with heavier people. What I gotta get is that smoothie recipe they drink. That looked so so good, The value in the show is watching how…

Zigzagging rocks. But I wouldn't make adjustments. Post the calories as you ate them. When you get the report, you'll clearly see the zig zag. If you feel differently (moody, bloated, whatever) you can look at how many calories you took in and develop a pattern. Precision is key. High calories on rest days, low calories on…

My weigh-in day is Friday. I was at 148.6 on October 1.

Daylight saving is about to end in the US but I'm going to follow your lead. My driveway is a hilly 1500-foot trek. That's 457 meters to you. I usually take my recycling and trash down to the curb in my truck. This Friday, I'll carry it down. Going up and down that driveway with all those hills several times is sure to…

Did you know that you have to walk the length of a football field to burn one stinkin' M&M? That may be folklore but it works for me. Sweets don't do anything for me but I do love cheesecake. I usually start the cheesecake thing Thanksgiving weekend and run right through Christmas with it. After hearing the M & M truth, I…

Hallelujah! Somebody got it right. Good job!

Dude, I looked at your food diary. You need some substance. But listen, that whole starvation thing that people just LOVE to talk about isn't even remotely accurate. Your body isn't going to starve. Your metabolism may slow down if it doesn't have fuel (just the way a car slows down if it doesn't have fuel) but you're not…

I think this is a typo. I think she meant to say 1400. Not 400. Where is she? If she's in the pool, somebody get her out. She may not have the strength to climb out on her own, if she really is at 400/day. But I think it's a typo.

I am now very confused. :-o

Correct. The saturated fat is the problem. 25% of cholesterol sufferers are in a category where their own bodies ABSORB the cholesterol in food. That group wouldn't be too happy with shrimp. The other 75% is in a pickle because of all the saturated fat they eat. Shrimp has beautiful Omega-3 which is a the wonder antidote…

I just LOVE this post! I'm gonna keep it!!!

Wow! There are days I come in at 600 calories and I don't feel the hunger. It happens. My doctor believes me and so does my mom. Have a good day.

Europeans use kilos. The stone belongs to the Brits. But to answer your question, a stone is about fourteen pounds. :-)

Season the heck out of that olive oil before you add the water or broth. (I use vegetable broth). Cilantro, diced onion, capers, olives, and tomato paste (two big spoonfuls). That rice will be incredible. Get everything simmered, add your water, bring to a boil, and THEN add the rice. Sometimes I shred three or four…

What is fattening about our food? We use rice, beans, vegetables, herbs, spices. Nothing is processed, nothing is fried. Everything is guisado. Have you been to Santo Domingo lately? No obesity there. People look great. The problem is not the food, man. The problem is the lifestyle. Winter is coming, we get all cooped up,…

Mangu Peel that plantain and don't get hurt in the process. LOL Boil water. Duh! Add platanos. Double duh!!! Here's the trick. Add salt to the water. That's what allows the plantain to absorb it and not be so dry and give you hiccups. When the plantain is soft (test it with a fork), remove the plantain from the pot but DO…