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All good advice. My boyfriend at the time (now my husband) was away for 9 months with the Canadian military in Bosnia/Yugoslavia. I was at an army base back home all summer too. I didn't get to talk to him once over the whole 9 months, but we did write lots of letters. And we became much closer writing letters than we had…

I bought a great crockpot cookbook and you can pretty much cook anything in that, from soups & stews to desserts. Look for one with caloric breakdowns. A toaster oven might be a good investment....

Take a good (honest) look at your workout program and your eating habits. You might be fooling yourself that you are being good. My friend and her sister swore they were eating right and working out regularly for over 6 months, but weren't seeing any results. They got frustrated and quit. Then my friend started over with a…

Smalller meals spaced throughout the day is apparently the best. When you take in more calories in one sitting than your body can use, your body stores it. Similarly, when you eat late at night, you aren't doing anything else except going to bed :yawn:, so you don't need the calories and your body will store it as fat. For…

I spent 10 years in the Canadian infantry reserves and can tell you if you are in the field, you will need the extra calories. If your field training is anything like my training was, you will lose weight on eating MREs 3 meals a day. Daily training involved physical activity from 0530 until dark if you were lucky; most…

Everything I've read says you get as much benefit from splitting up cardio than doing it all at once. You said you are jogging in place because you don't have the endurance yet? Instead, why don't you take it outside and walk. The best way to get good fast is to actually do the movement - jogging in place won't give you…

Most important meal of the day! These typically take me 5-10 min. to prepare, if that. 1. Oatmeal (3-5 min. kind) with cinnamon and fresh fruit. 2. 3 egg white fritatta (saute some vegetables and throw on your egg whites). 3. Poached egg on whole wheat english muffin with slice of tomato and cheese. 4. Sliced turkey or…

Hi everybody. Thought I would let you in on something that has been working for me and it's easy. I have never had weight problems until recently....I used to run marathons, run long distance competitively and compete in cross-country skiing. Then, I turned 36, started taking medication for high blood pressure and…

One more thing...make sure you eat protein 'cause it'll make you feel full longer. Fruit & veggies are just carbs and the full feeling passes faster than if you've eaten protein (eggs, meat, PB, cheese, etc.) with your meal or snack. The water suggestion is good too. P.S. One big meal may fill you up, but it may also slow…

I am always hungry. Small meals, more often, usually solves that. I eat 5-6 times per day (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, supper and sometimes a snack). Break up your calories so that your snacks are about 100 calories each and spread out the rest of your calories over your other meals. Vegetables are filling - low in…