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Bean, Rice, and Spinach Soup: 42 oz. water 1 Tbsp. chicken or vegetable base or bullion 1 can great northern beans 2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce 2 Tbsp. dried, minced onion 1/2 cup dry brown rice 1/2 tsp. dried, minced garlic or garlic powder 1 tsp. dried basil 1/2 tsp. salt (optional for low-salt diet) 1/4 tsp. pepper Put…

This is what I love, and you could gradually increase the amount of milk so you get used to it: 1 can low-fat sweetened condensed milk 1 cup of 2% milk (or your choice) 2 Tbsp vanilla extract (the real stuff) Stir briskly in a 1-quart mason jar. Keep the lid on tight and store in the fridge. You could, with each batch,…

Fish - this is my fill 'er up food! Either canned chunk light tuna, tilapia filets, or salmon filets Light mayo Spinach - fresh and frozen Sweet potatoes - to bake with a little butter Fiber One granola bars Frigo Cheese sticks Other kinds of cheese Skippy natural peanut butter Thin-sliced sirloin steak - I cook in the…

I have 4 kids, too (8, 7, 4-1/2, and 1). My weight has gone up and down between 198 and 235 during the years I was having them (not counting pregnancy weight, which took me up to 250 several times). I've steadily gained weight my whole life because honestly, I was eating whenever I felt hungry. I thought "I can't possibly…

Ohmygosh! I'm FINALLY feeling better! Now time to get back on track with the exercising! Good to be logged back in and re-set my goals.

Oh yes, done the hot tea with honey and lemon! In fact, I think I might be getting better, since there aren't as many white spots today as there were a few days ago, but the pain is just not subsiding yet. If this goes on much longer, I guess it will be back to the doctor. They did a strep swab last week, which was…

Well, I've been drinking TONS of water because of an extremely sore throat that just won't quit. So I haven't been keeping track (haven't felt like it), but I know I met this week's goal, easily! Please, if you're the prayin' type, think of me for a moment and send some thoughts of healing my way. 10 days with a severe…

Got my 55 minute walk in both yesterday and today (forgot to check in yesterday).

Did my 4-mile and some additional gardening outside today. Sometimes, about halfway through my walk, I want to say "oh, that's enough for today," but so far I've managed to keep going all the way to the end. Some days, the motivation just isn't there, but since I know I have to log my exercise, I'd just hate to post that I…

Couldn't mow yesterday (so hot in East Texas in July!), so I vacuumed the house instead, in addition to walking 4 miles in an hour. Did my WATP 4-mile video again today and definitely plan to mow tonight! Hopefully it won't be so hot outside like it was yesterday.

I already did my 4-mile (60 minute) Walk Away the Pounds video today, like I'm trying to do every day. So this afternoon, I'm going to spend about 30 more minutes mowing the grass! Great challenge to start off with!

You're an inspiration to me, Amber! Congratulations to you! Hopefully, I'll get down that low myself soon!

That sounds great! One suggestion, and this is just my own preference - you certainly don't have to do this sort of thing every time - but I feel like I do better when I have a positive-type goal rather than a negative-type goal. For example, a positive goal might be "Eat 5 servings of vegetables today" where a negative…

Last year, I was 220lb, and with WW managed to get down to about 210. But it got to be too rigorous and mundane (and expensive) so I quit. A month ago, I was shocked to see I had climbed up to 230! NEVER AGAIN! In the last four weeks, all on my own, I've eased back down to 224, but I've still got quite a ways to go to get…

Hi! I'm Kerri, and just joined today. I've got 3 kids and need to lose about 60 pounds. This looks like a great group to join, because I bet it will take about 5 months for myself and those around me to notice any kind of change! Ha! I'm not looking for motivation - I've got plenty of that already, but some occasional…