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I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. As far as channeling the grief could you take it out on the treadmill or the weights or the punching back? I think you are doing great for realizing what you are doing and trying to change that. I think the more you focus on putting your pain into your exercise the less the focus…

I too plan my family's meals for the week, usually only lunch and dinner because breakfast is always something quick and easy like smoothies or toast. Anyway, I sit down each week and write out what we will have for the next 7 days. I include what hubby and I will take to work with us. Hubby and I both do shift work so I…

Since you're on a budget it would help if you stop eating out, make yourself a meal plan and eat at home. Cooking for one can be difficult but at the same time if you make enough for 3 or 4 meals it can save you time. I spend $150 a week to feed a family of four, this includes meals for my husband and myself at work. On my…

I got them in! I work midnights so I work out before work. Anyway, I did two minutes and had to alter the last minute. I did them without the arms, bit hard for me to hold them up.

Count me in, looks simple enough but I am sure I will be ended by the time I am done. :laugh:

I do toast with peanut butter on it a lot, I usually have 2 slices. Or I do fruit smoothies, I'm not sure if these will take you over your sugar intake or not but you could always play around with the different recipes to see what would fit best. Cereal is not the only breakfast option out there. Try a breakfast wrap with…

That's all you can do, no need to dwell on the past just make the changes necessary and work toward the future. You can do this!

Measure out one cup ( or serving) and take that with you to the couch instead of the whole box. Or put the box away and go brush your teeth then drink a glass of water.

Surrounding police agencies because lord knows our city is quiet!

Last nights leftovers! A healthy dinner will certainly make a healthy lunch the next day, I even make a little extra on purpose so I can take it to work.

I definitely don't agree with that. In fact, when I see someone who is usually right at thier goal or a bit over have a day where they are way under I ask if they are feeling ill and tell them to get better.

I think that going under (or way under) once in a while shouldn't be cause for jumping all over anyone but eating well under 1200 cals a day consistently is going to elicit a response about possibly starving oneself. I take into account if this is a once in a blue moon type of thing or an all the time thing before I…

Make sure you eat back your exercise calories, they will help you not harm you. PP is right, consistently eating below 1200 a day (especially when you are using 2000 a day) is going to do more harm than good in the long run. Start eating back your exercise calories and you should see the weight start to go in the direction…

Same, except my 2 kiddos are 4 and 2.

A can of Coca Cola, I really wanted one but am glad that I didn't have it. If I had had it then I wouldn't have been able to have those delicious cookies. Ymmmmmmm!

I usually make up enough of something to eat for the whole week. I try to change it up each week, like one week it will be pork chops and the next week it wil be chicken and then meatloaf and so on. One week I did lasagna. I try to also bring a side dish and a salad. I really like the Minute Rice individual sides. I do my…

I always do real easy breakfast with my boys as they don't like milk in thier cereal yet. We do a lot of toast with peanut butter or even just a peanut butter sandwich. They also like yogurt and fruit smoothies, which if you have a fridge at work you could always stock it up at the beginning of the week. Bagels are always…

Ditto! He is definitely my freebie right now. :laugh:

There is no way either of my kids would have sat calmly for that.:noway: No way, they would both have been struggling to get down and probably knock us both over. If you're going to take your kid with you then why not put them in the daycare (given the gym has one)? I agree with those that think this is a safety issue.

I guess it would depend on how many friends I have. Of course, if they aren't logging on then they are showing on your home page so did you even know that they were your friends? :laugh:

I sit at 5'4" and my goal weight is 125lbs. I have 6 pounds to go and I hope to start working out soon so I can tone up at my new fantasitc weight.

I think maybe instead of bringing your own food you should start inviting her over to your house, that way you can control the meal. I do personally think it would be rude to show up with a whole meal for yourself but if you brought a side dish or two that should be okay. I would start by trying to trade off weeks for…

My calorie goal is set at 1200 so I try to net that each day, exercise or not. I just don't feel good if I don't and I am still hungry which then leads me to unhealthy snacking. I try to eat back my exercise calories since MFP already has me set at a deficit, even if I eat back my exercise calories I am still at a ~500…

Candy or ice cream, if they are in the house I will chow down.

I would say half of my friends on here I was friends with on other forums before here, the other half are people I have met on here. When somebody makes a post that I agree with or like then I check out thier profile and decide if I want to try to friend them. Others I have suggested that they friend me if they want on a…

I do whole wheat toast with peanut butter on it most days and on other days I do smoothies, usually a strawberry/blueberry/banana smoothie with vanilla yogurt and 2% milk.

My husband gave up bread and dairy dropping 20 pounds in 3 weeks time. He used tortilla wraps in place of bread for sandwiches. We also started buying lunch meat at the deli counter where they slice it right there for you, less preservatives and additives that way.

Hide them in other things. For instance, I shred carrots into spaghetti sauce and my husband/kids don't even know they are in there. I hear zuccini is good for that too. Or you can add them to other items, just cut them up small enough so that you don't notice. I use a chunky veggie sauce in my lasagna and you can't even…

I agree with giving them (and yourself) a healthy after school snack and then eat dinner after the activities are over. Utilize your crockpot on the super busy nights and have simple meals on the not so busy nights. Just because you are out and about at a "normal" dinnertime doesn't mean that you have to eat crap.

:laugh: I am going to have to teach my husband that game. :laugh: