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Bump - thank you! I've been looking for ways to get more protein into my day. Popping 2 of these as an afternoon snack would work beautifully.

Tackling a project. Planting flowers, cleaning out a closet, whatever.

I find them all the time at Macy's for 40 - 50% off, then I use my Macy's card or coupon for another 20% off. This will keep you in $30 or less range.

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It sounds like maybe you don't have your schedule right. Step Ups belong in workout A, and your workout B should have lunges in it, which are done with dumbbells. Stage 1 is pretty quick though - I usually spent 40 minutes or less in the gym including warm up time. Enjoy the short workouts while you can. They get MUCH…

You are not kidding. My jump squats are really hop-squats, and I still limp the next day. I don't get how in Stage 3 workout A is just absolutely brutal, and workout B is kinda easy. I guess the intervals on B are supposed to be challenging, but they don't compare to the body weigh matrix!

Yeah - anything low carb just wouldn't work for me. Atkins, South Beach, whatever... I currently have my macros set at 40% carbs, 30% fat & 30% protein & I still don't get it right most days! I was really successful on WW once, but was not able to repeat that success after my second pregnancy. I think I was just really…

A buck a piece is a bargain! I usually buy the 32 oz fountain one for the same price, but that requires a trip to the store every day. I decided yesterday that I will swap my lunchtime diet coke for water, and have an iced coffee/protein drink in the afternoon to get my caffeine fix. We'll see how it goes. That coke is…

Love your sense of humor! Friend request is on the way.

Because my home is tiny, I workout at the gym or outside, so my time is limited by when there are babysitting hours at the gym, or when my husband can watch the kids. He works third shift, so that means anytime after 8:30pm, or before 7am is out for me. I usually work out at least twice during the week at lunchtime, once…

This sounds like hypoglycemia - this is a condition where your body typically produces too much insulin, so you burn off simple carbs very quickly, leaving your blood sugar low. Low blood sugar is what gives you that awful shaky feeling, and makes you crave sugar. Left too long, you may also get nauseous. The best way to…

No, my routine has stayed pretty much the same, except that now I am eating more. So I was on MFP at 1300 calories a day x 7 days + ~1500 exercise calories = 10,600 calories/wk. Now I am at 1700 x 7 = 11,900 calories/wk.

Yep. I was on 1300 calories a day, and eating back exercise calories. I wasn't really losing anything - maybe a lb here or there, but I'd be just as likely to gain it back a week later. I started TDEE-15% about 5 weeks ago, and look how my chart has changed!

What a great success story! You have obviously worked so hard, and you should be proud of what you have achieved. I love the picture at 110 - your skin is glowing and your facial bones are so defined. I seriously cannot believe you dropped 6 sizes by losing 40 lbs! I am also 5'3, and I will be lucky to get from a 16 to a…

Looks amazing! How many pancakes does the recipe make, and are you sure those macros are right? As much as I would love to, I cannot fit a single 800 calorie pancake into my day!

I am so sorry you have found yourself in this situation. What a coward to just walk out like that. My husband and I went through a horrible period this winter, but somehow managed to work through it. This is going to be extra hard on the kids because it's the summer. As soon as school gets back in, get them set up with the…

I hope this thread is sending you happy vibes OP - it has me! I am not fit, but I am not the fattest person at the gym either. When I see someone dripping in sweat, whether fit or fat, I am so proud of them for getting off their *kitten* & moving. I know exactly how hard it is to do that. I have been embarrassed in classes…

I have been having a similar problem, but it is completely sporadic! I can be fine for a week or two, then all the sudden I eat something, and I bloat up like a balloon. I usually get sick from it too. I have been trying to isolate the issue, but it is so random! I think it may have something to do with seeds (sesame,…

Truth. And black beans - do not make black bean brownies, cakes, whatever.

You sure its a bug, and not a rodent? I think I would call the exterminator!

How do you do on the leg press machine? Since you can move your feet around on the plate, maybe you could find a comfortable position? Does wrapping your ankle help with stability at all?

I am shocked by your reaction, not by a fat baby! Some babies grow in spurts, getting fat for a while, then growing tall. That's how my son is - he weighed just about 30 lbs at one year old. I remember because I thought it was so funny that the car seat guide said the child had to be both 20 lbs and one year old to turn…

Couldn't do it... if we ran out of meat somehow, my family & I would have to learn to be vegetarian. Unless, of course, my hubs killed & cleaned it, then I would cook it up 100 different ways :smile: Does it taste gamey like lamb? If so, I still wouldn't eat it.

We grill... almost every day in the summer! Chicken breasts with bbq sauce, chicken breast with any of the 8000 flavors of marinade you can buy at the store, pork chops the same way, pork tenderloins, chicken sausages, occasionally lean burgers, you get the idea. Serve with veggie of your choice and either corn on the cob…

Great job! I've been lifting for a while now, but I know how intimidating it was at first. Even yesterday, there was this guy that I don't know that was hogging the entire gym. Have fun!

I love grilled cabbage and had completely forgotten about this! Will make next week (my fridge is already overflowing with produce this week).

I'm in! Weather is finally neither raining nor scorching for the first time in weeks - looking forward to getting out at lunch!

I was definitely the DUFF in college! My bestie was the most petite, cute girl. The type that guys are always having sit on their laps, or picking up for giant hugs. Needless to say, no one was asking me to sit on their lap :laugh: Anyway - she was my BEST FRIEND. She never would have let any of her guy friends say…

Unbelievable. Even if the kid's doctor says he is okay to go, BSA says no? Who do they think they are anyway?

Love that idea - a secret ring for everyone who has "been there" :wink: And for those that are asking, NSV = non-scale victory. All the successes that we have along this journey that are not just a number on the scale.