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Wow, great job!
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The Color Run is so much fun! I just did that 5K here in Boise last month. Just get outside and start running for as long as far you can and most importantly ignore that voice in your head saying "I don't think I can do this, I can't run for another minute." Each run gets easier, even as your are running. You just have to…
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The powder tastes way better than the liquid, and I have tried many different brands and flavors of liquid stevia over the years. I used to use Truvia, which still tastes weird, but then I found a brand called Erba Dolce. They make stevia powder in the individual packets and it has the best taste I have found, it reminds…
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Way to go!! Keep signing up for 5K's and you will reach your goals in no time! I just started running this summer, and all these fun 5K races keep me so motivated and give me a sense of accomplishment. I think it's helpful to make working out about more than weight loss.
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The all you can eat salad at Olive Garden!!! II was shocked to find out that it's practically the worst thing on the menu. I don't know how they could possibly get so much fat, sugar, and sodium in their salad dressing.
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My 4 year old used to eat whatever I put on her plate if she was hungry, but lately she has gotten very picky. Her tastes change every day and nothing I suggest ever sounds good to her. So I started letting her help me grocery shop. She doesn't get to pick everything she wants of course, but I let her pick the apples and…
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Yep, you can't worry about what your partner will do or when. You just have to start eating healthy for your self. Take the initiative and cook healthy dinners for you both. Just start doing it, don't wait on him and he will follow if you take the lead... Or he won't. He shouldn't be your problem or your excuse.
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Yay! I love this! I started MFP July 19th and started running August 25th, so I am month behind you. I'm so impressed that you did a 10K, way to go! Like you, I NEVER thought I could run. I didn't to the C25K program, I just went outside and started pushing myself to run as slow as I could for as long as I could. I just…
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Night time snacking used to be such a problem for me. You do it for so many years, it is hard to stop once you are getting the rest of you eating habits together. I'm like you, if I could leave some calories for a snack, that would be good, but the snack set off a binge. I just had to break the habit, and I did that by…
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I just made the chocolate one, it was so good! I didn't have quite enough flax meal, so I made it with half flax meal and half chia seeds. I also thought to add a bit of vanilla, and I used coconut oil instead of butter. So fluffy, just like cake! It wasn't very sweet, so I poured on a tb. of Torani sugar free vanilla…
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I was doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, just level 1 and 2, for about month when I realized I could easily run a mile. The cardio in 30DS had built up my aerobic endurance. I NEVER thought I could run, and my lungs used to scream in pain any time I tried. I ran that first mile in the end of August, and now I can run 5…
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I went down one size in the first 3 weeks after losing about 12 lbs.
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How can you feel guilty when you are leading by example? I feel guilty I didn't start living this way after I had my first kid. All she saw for her first 4 years was a mommy who spent a lot of time cooking, because I thought a delicious meal was the best way to please my husband family and be a good mommy. And she saw a…
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Running really changed everything for me, especially since I was someone who thought I could NEVER run. It's changed my body, the way I eat, and it makes me love to exercise. Running also taught me that the voice inside of my head saying "I'm proud of you" meant more to me than hearing those word from anyone else in my…
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Nutritional yeast is so good sprinkled on anything you would put butter on, especially popcorn! I put a tsp. of chia seeds on my salad, and have added them to muffins, bread, crackers (they taste like poppy seeds to me), or you can soak them overnight in juice and drink them. I don't think the nutritional value is affected…
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Just join the group on here "Low Carber Daily Forum....The Group!!!".... lots of recipes and good info.
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I wish I could see it! I wonder when it will be on BBC America...
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Mmmm, the Coffee-mate pumpkin spice, eggnog latte, and peppermint mocha flavors are so good. Now I want some!
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Wow! So inspirational!
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I had the same experience with hydroxycut last year! I had been taking them for a month already, 2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon, but all of the sudden I had the sweats and racing heart the whole day and all night, so I never took them again. I wonder if the potency in each pill can vary. Interesting that someone…
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Don't give up on yourself! You don't have commit to eating perfectly or exercising every day... you just have to commit to not making any more excuses. A 2 lb. bag of carrots is a dollar! A pound of apples is eighty cents! Put them together and they are half the price of a bag of chips and 4 times the food, so I call BS on…
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I dip it in sour cream with franks red hot sauce mixed in... makes me feel like I'm eating wings.
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Made it to mile 73 today. I've passed the Old Forest to the South. 2 more miles to "camp". :) I checked out The Middle Earth Atlas from my library. The maps are fun to look at as I'm making my way.
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BLENDER SALSA 1 large can whole tomatoes 1 small bunch cilantro 1/2 medium red onion coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic 2 tb. honey 1/2 lime, juice dash of salt canned or fresh jalapeno to taste (start with 2-3) Put everything into the blender and then blenderize to your desired consistency- chunky or smooth. After you pour…
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That must be so frustrating, especially since it looks like you are pretty good on your calories- a little under here, a little over there, but mostly right on. I do 30 day shred, and your calorie burn estimate looks good, (it might be too high if you weigh less than 180)... only thing I can think of is that maybe on those…
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I hit a 2 week plateau after losing 18. Now the weight is melting off again. What helped was changing to a higher intensity workout (running) a few days a week, and still walking or doing 30 day shred the other days. I also started eating more calories- actually I started eating back my exercise calories. Those extra…
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Yay! I started this on September 3rd! I don't know if I'll make it to Rivendell by December 14th, but I'm having fun tracking my miles through Middle Earth. I had just re-read The Hobbit before I found out about this, so I am following Bilbo's path instead of Frodo's. Currently at Milepost 34: "See the trees of Woody End…
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Yes! But a week later it's already much better. I'm new to running, too. Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred is what got me into shape for running without me even knowing it!
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Low carb stuff I keep prepped in my fridge for a snack or a quick meal: Celery sticks, grilled chicken, and sour cream mixed with Buffalo hot sauce for dipping Deviled eggs Cooked ground beef, spring mix, shredded cabbage, jalapenos, sour cream, and salsa mexicana - taco salad Cream cheese, chives, and grilled salmon-…
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Something I read on the MFP message boards that has always stuck with me... "You can have excuses or you can have results." I understand the challenge and the frustration, I experience it every week. But with the lows, there are also highs and nothing feels better or is more rewarding than putting down the fork and popping…
