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haha I almost cut my hand off one time trying to cut a raw spaghetti squash down the middle - gahhh never again! I've learned now, haha, poke a few holes and microwave it first, then I cut an end off so that it can stand up straight and then it's easier to slice in half! Easy peasy and hand friendly!

Please do not eat less than 1200 cals, or less than your RMR, a day! Do you know your RMR? I am shorter than you and eat more than 1200 in a day; You need energy for your exercise, daily activity and to fuel your body, and doing such a heavy cut could just make you tired, hangry, and is no fun to maintain in the long term!…

:drinker: :drinker: hoooooray, what a fun trip that will be! I live in Vegas and love it, it's got some GREAT food, both cheap and expensive, and many places are open 24/7, which makes for a great foodie town! Like another person recommended, I use the Yelp site and app a lot; it's easy to see hours, location, and get…

bumping an old thread - anyone still in or from the Las Vegas area? Looking for some personal training in the Henderson area, thanks!

Congratulations - you are awesome!!! Your dedication and hard work shows! I agree - don't wait to start lifting, just add it in now! I wish I would have started sooner! There are lots of great beginner programs that have great explanations/pics and online videos to help you - if you work out at a gym, a trainer or someone…

poster woman for why lifting heavy is awesome!!!!! I wanna send this to all my girlfriends and say, look how bulky she got! GAH! CONGRATS LADY! :love:

YESSSSSSSSSS You are such an inspiration and a great example of how lifting "makes women bulky" haha I love it! :happy: Congratulations!

Happy Birthday to your son!! I agree with above poster; it's just a matter of finding the balance, but I like to enjoy and celebrate life and food too! Living in Vegas, the capital of buffets, I've learned a few tricks in balancing buffet life with my normal diet: Many Chinese buffets have a grill or wok area where they…

so so yum when I need a quick hit of PB taste without the cals, easy to use and versatile! I've used it in regular PB&J sandwiches, oatmeal, and protein shakes - next idea is a peanut sauce for Thai noodles! The chocolate version is yum too :love: and a little bit goes a long way with this product! you can also order it…

congrats and keep up the great work!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Thank you for sharing your inspirational story, Brian, it's got me in tears!!! Wishing you and Jackie all the best - and congratulations! You are incredible!! Cedar Point is a great way to celebrate anything :flowerforyou: Brings back great memories, having grown up in Columbus :love:

great visual representation, love it - thanks for sharing!! i'm going to share this with my gal pals, gotta get more of em in the weight room! :love: :love:

Hey! I used to be on 1200 cals, check out my food diary around June 2012 for my meals, but I quickly had to up the cals tho because my progress stalled.. so just FYI! First meal idea that comes to mind: I make these huge egg white omelets sometimes for breakfast that, depending on veggies/cheese/avocado/meats, will run…

Thanks for the links - the Evidence mag has already been super helpful!!!! CONGRATULATIONS and good luck with the rest of your progress :drinker: :drinker:

YAY I'm glad to be able to make us all poorer haha, and when all my boxes come in, I'm going to take a picture of me swimming in Quest Bars! I had to share here...cause probably no one on my facebook feed would get as excited as my MFP fam hahaha

I do his Body Combat classes at my gym, it's my fav group class! I go a few times a week, alternating between lifting, and it always is so much fun and kicks my butt at the same time haha :bigsmile: Enjoy the workouts!!!

congrats on finishing NROL4W! I am halfway through stage 7, it's a beast! I don't really have anything to add haha just wanted to say congrats :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: I've heard really great things about supercharged and abs, so bought the abs book for when i finish with stage 7 good luck!! :bigsmile:

sweet potatoes - mashed, microwaved, or sauteed with onions roasted veggies - brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, with EVOO and a lil salt and pepper - so tasty! sweet toothy ideas: pumpkin puree + greek yogurt + cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice avocado + banana + coco powder = mix well, refrigerate, and you've…

Congratulations on an amazing body transformation and thanks for sharing and inspiring others!!

just had this pumpkin chili last week, hooray for fall! (even though it's still 90 deg in here in las vegas haha) and i'm super excited to have pumpkin protein overnight oats this week!!! pumpkin chili from an MFP friend - it is deeelish! and super easy! Mince one large onion, 3-4 cloves of garlic and one bell pepper. Cube…

i love over night oats for a quick nutrionally dense breakfast!! here are some good starter recipes: http://www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal and now i am starting to play with adding protein powder and now pumpkin puree for the fall! yum yum!!

Congrats on finishing the run, what an achievement!!!!

I started heavy lifting with "new rules of lifting for women" - it's not specifically for women, any lifting program is great for women, but it's a great easy for beginners and lots of information about why and how to do the program. it's also a bit dated, so there's some exercises that the author now recommends to sub out…

Congratulations, what an awesome transformation and the best birthday gift you could give yourself!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

FABULOUS - congrats!!! so inspirational!! :flowerforyou:

congrats!!! keep up the great work!! :flowerforyou:

yes, i def take all the rest seconds in between sets, sometimes a little more if i am waiting for a machine or am feeling a little tired. there was a line in the book saying that it was better to have like a full warm up and full rests rather than cutting them to try and get more of the workout in - better to cut the…

looking hot mamacita!!!! woooot! keep up the heavy lifting, YAY!!! :flowerforyou:

You only fail if you quit trying, so you haven't failed or let anyone down. All the very best because we know you can do it - and do it for YOURSELF as well!!! :flowerforyou: YOU GO GIRL!!

books, canned food, gardening pails or buckets, bag of rice, chains...small children :laugh: