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Candy or ice cream is never a weakness for me...HOT WINGS MAKE MY KNEES WEAK. Seriously. Mmmm.

Green smoothies! Ugly color but rather tasty! Cooking vegetables strip the vegs of their enzymes, shrinking the nutritional value. In a green smoothie, you're just blending it straight raw with fruits and other things of your choice.

Since you are just starting out, don't just throw everything out and refresh right then. That leads to disaster and most of all failure. Start off by replacing ONE MEAL a day with something healthy. Then as your progress, slowly replace common foods you find yourself eating with a healthier alternative (white to wheat,…

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Like I said, eat a big breakfast. That should be your biggest meal of the day. :)

But, you have to remember: Sometimes too much of a good thing IS bad. Make a smoothie with protein that will get you a sweet fix before bed

Ahhh it's such a rush. For some at-home crossfitting, try downloading the Nike Training App. It's hard but worth it!

Farmer's markets. Local produce stands are the BEST.

At Wal*Mart, they also have Tilapia & Salmon filets in the freezer section. Just prepare them with lemon juice and some herbs/spice, pop in the over or microwave and BAM, healthy unprocessed fish.

Lean Cuisines and other frozen "full course meals" are not "healthy" no matter what the name. Read the ingredients. If you can't pronounce them, DON'T EAT IT. The food corps. love putting weight-loss terms in their labels to trick their customers. A ton of people on here and everywhere ALWAYS fall for it. If you don't feel…

You should always be adding strength training followed by about 15-20 minutes of cardio. This way, you gain lean muscle, lowering your body fat percentage. People misunderstand "cardio burns fat." Yessss, but not by itself. Finish off those foods in moderation and use your baby as weight! Do squats holding him/her, do leg…

I drink a smoothie! It keeps me full until I'm able to sleep. An example of one of my recipes: 1 cup of frozen berries 6 oz of OJ 2 tbsp flaxseed meal 1/3 cup of low-fat vanilla yogurt and BLEND :D

I always have alternatives for everything I crave. If I crave pizza (mmmm pizzaaaa): 1 Whole wheat flax pita bread Marinara sauce (I prefer organic like Newman's Own) and shredded skim mozzarella Broil it for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Viola! If I crave candy: Chocolate protein with almond milk and a tbsp…

I have a chart that compares healthy food portions to sizes of everyday things. Meat should be the size of an iPod classic for example.

Never deprive yourself! This happens when you don't eat frequent meals a day and don't get satisfied. This is why they have the saying: "Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a Princess, and dinner like a beggar." Having a big breakfast stops you from over-indulging. For me, when I crave something, I make a healthy…

Instead of Fiber One cereal 4x a week, try to switch up with different foods of fiber. There's a ton out there! Eating the same cereal everyday gives your body lack of excitement so it becomes bored and you'll hit a plateau. Mix it up!

NUMBER ONE RULE: NEVER DEPRIVE YOURSELF. Give yourself a cheat day. The only issue with Thai food is the high amounts of sodium. Just because it has vegetables and rice DOES NOT make it the slightest bit healthy. Cooked vegetables are stripped from enzymes, giving them no nutritional value; Only high sodium. Rice is OKAY…

"A Little Faster" by There For Tomorrow "Raise Your Glass" by P!nk "The Show Goes On" by Lupe Fiasco (The best motivational song) "Kiss With A Fist" Florence and the Machines are a few of my favorites

If you exercise every day, aim for burning around 500 calories. Never burn as much as you eat because that will lead your body to starvation mode since you have no extra calories for the body to run on. 3500 cals = 1 lb lost. That should be 1 lb per week to play it safe. Also, when you gain, it sometimes may even be lean…

Probably because you need to be eating protein after you exercise. Snacking on popcorn is not helping if you don't add a protein shake or some lean meats. Without protein after a workout, your body is storing the popcorn as fat because it's feeling as if you are starving it.