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  • I started with walking for 20 minutes 3x a week. Eventually I started walking longer, walking more often, and adding running intervals to my walks. I also like to look at how many fruits and veggies I eat in a day and try to eat 2 servings of fruit and 3 or more servings of veggies.
  • I looked at the FAQ's on the website for my digitial scale, and it's only accurate to within 2 lbs. The website was pretty specific that if you step on the scale, step off, wait a few min, and step back on, if the numbers are within 2 lbs of each other, the scale is doing what it's designed to do. So, I've limited myself…
  • White House makes Natural Plus applesauce that's just applesauce and concentrated applejuice, and it's lower in sugar than the Giant-brand cinnamon applesauce I used to get. I also love Kashi's granola bars (particularly the crunchy ones) which I find very filling.
  • I personally really like Ellie Krieger's cookbooks, "So Easy" and "The Food You Crave". She focuses on healthy foods that taste good, and many of her recipes are fairly easy to prepare. I also turn to Moosewood's cookbooks for variety and vegetarian meals. Your local library may be a good resource so you can try before you…
  • I second the recommendation for Moving Comfort. Pricey but well worth the investment--I wear them when I run and am totally comfortable.
  • Ha ha, very cool. Today, I fit into my just-washed skinny jeans with no problem. With you on the awesomeness of pants fitting :-).
  • I've recently started running and this is my favorite article: http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Learn-to-Run-in-4-Simple-Steps.htm Hope this helps!
  • Hey, I try to cook healthy things at home and have a collection of cookbooks that I like, mostly Ellie Kreiger and Moosewood Restaurant. I also like Ellie Kreiger's "Small Changes, Big Results" book; I feel she does a good job of showing how little changes over the course of a few months (such as starting to walk, walking…
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