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I tend to get ravenous in the week leading up to my period, but it passes eventually!

Another idea is adding a glass of milk to a meal, if you are able. Good for you, and will help you get in the calories!

Thanks for all the ideas, guys!I will let you know how it goes, needamulligan !

I think that MacMadame has good advice! I would only add that is you are really worried about not having enough calories, you might think about adding a nice big glass of milk to your dinner!

bump for later! Thanks for figuring this out!

On days I don't work out, I try very hard to just eat my target calories (for me 1420). I don't always hit it, but I give it a good try.

Hey! I eat three meals and two are three snacks in between. I take in 1420 cals, plus most of my exercise cals. Here is what a typrical day might look like: Breakfast Coca-Cola Company - Diet Coke - 12 Fl oz Can, 12 fl oz Post Grapenuts - Cereal, 0.33 cup 132 Tillamook Low Fat Yogurt - Marionberry, 6 OZ 180 TOTAL: 312 cals…

I love yogurt (my fave is marionberry) with a 1/4 or a 1/3 cup of grapenuts mixed in. That is my standard during the work week!

Thanks!

Pickles are really yummy and low in calories, but a claussen pickle half is 900-1000 mg of sodum (nearly half the allotted intake!).

I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. Eating more (healthy) calories will help you loose weight. As an example-- I had aboutr 7 pounds left to loose and had been stuck at a plateau for about a month. I re-evaluated my weight loss goals, changed them to a more realistic 1 pound a week, which upped my calories from 1200 to…

I have to agree with stormchaser. I think that as long as you eat an appropriate serving size, you are golden!

Welcome Sarah! I am over in Bremerton, we are practically neighbors! Good luck.

I had about 50 pounds to loose, and in the first few weeks in came off really fast, too, then it slowed to a more manageable 2 lbs/ week and now I am at about 1 lbs/week. It sounds like you are doing everything right, and eating enough food. I say you are ok fo rnow, but if you feel like you are still loosing too fast in a…

A great way to get extra calories in in to drink a gladd of milk or juice with or between meals!

Yum! I just discovered Jello sugar free chocolate pudding, and I mixed in blueberries last night. SO GOOD! What other things do people like to mix in with pudding or mousse?

It's the pickles, hands down. A claussen pickle half is nearly 1000 mg of sodium! Can you lessen your pickle intake or maybe put in bean sprouts, if you want the crunch?

Thanks everyone! I didn't do anything super fancy. or out of the ordinary. I joined a gym with my family, and go at least 5 days a week. I found that going to the same gym as my family helped keep me accountable through that first month. After that, I began to really look forward to going to work out after work. I was…

Thanks for all the support everyone! I started August 1 2009, so 7 months, almost exaclty. Keep up the good work, everyone, it's totally doable!

I love laughing cow swiss on wasa crackers, apples or in on sandwiches! Sometimes I just toast up a peice of sourdough, spread on the cheese and enjoy... yumm

Ohh, I am sorry. That must be some chili! Perhaps you can suggest slight changes to the recipe that will make it more healthful in the future? It's hard to walk the line and not offend. :( My only suggestion would be to take small portions of what they are serving for dinner, to try to mitigate the "damage." Good luck

It's a good question. I have just about 50 pounds, and for the first 30-35 or so I was just eating 1200 calories a day. At the 35 pouns lost mark, I began to eat back at least half, if not more of my exersice calories. Just this week I re-evaluated my weight loss goals: I only have 5-6 pounds left, so I changed my per week…

I love LUNA bars! They are great for snacks, or small meals. Just discovered LUNA Minis.... 80 cals and yummy. Perfect snack for me after the gym and before dinner! I found the minis at Target.

Cottage cheese Laughing Cow light cheese wedges and Wassa crackers hard boiled eggs apples fruit / veggies sugar free jello pudding (60 cals!) are among my favorites snacks!

Sometimes making a cup of tea helps! I would suggest some kind of mint tea; helps supress the appetite. :)

Fantastic! Thanks ladies. I saw them at my local Target! Looking forward to giving them a try.

I hear ya! I am a 38 D (was 40 DD) and man it's hard to get a good bra to for a high impact workout. I usually wear an underwire, a sport bra (one size smaller) and the built in in my workout top! BUT I just discovered Patagonia has WONDERFUL sports bras! They are a bit pricey, but worth it. It's the first time ever that I…

Hard boiled eggs are good. Also like peanut butter on apple slices.

Great job! Congrats!