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Hi KH, To start with your not eating enough calories overall and your choices are not really too good either when you do eat. Cookies for breakfast is not going to cut it. Maybe with small kids its difficult to prepare a proper breakfast but if your serious about losing weight then put the time and effort into having…

I agree. Less alchohol and less potatoes.

If your up for a small road trip, and provided you have enough time. Take a drive to LA. Its a nice break from Vegas. We did it in one day. Left Vegas in the middle of the night (3am) got to LA at 7am and spent the entire day in LA. Drove back that night. There's also some outlet malls on the way. Def pregame it, unless…

I haven't tried their jeans yet but give Eloquii.com a try. Its a plus size version of Limited brand clothing. They have great colors like the nice cobalt blues, reds, black and I think dark denim. I think they are close to $100 per pair but they have amazing deals all the time. Just sign up for their e-mail newsletter to…

I use Nature's Bounty Optimal Solutions protein drink in Chocolate. I do 2 scoops, 5 ice cubes, a very ripe banana and 1% Milk (lactose free to not have bubble guts all day) its quite delicious! The banana and milk take that yucky protein taste away. Now, I bought the Vanilla, Same brand and did it the same exact way and…

I also expereince knee pain since incorporating many squats and lunges lately. The only thing that seems to work is to rest, elevate and ice them. I don't know if that will work for you but it could. Also, go to a running store (not big box stores like Sports or the others) and have them fit you for proper sneakers.…

Complain to managememt. If your their for a workout and you get less then your not getting your money's worth from the gym.

Yes! I love it. So far its been about a month and a half; I've lost 4 lbs, 2 inches in my thighs and 1 inch around my waist. I do it about 4 days per week and I add in one other cardio excercise like roller blading or walking/jogging in a local park that's about 1 mile around.

Good for you Valerie! It sounds like your doing great things and will do even better once you have the baby. Your an inspriation!

Ugh I have no friends with any interest in doing anything of the sort. I even asked my husband to do the tough mudder run and he didn't want to do it but I know he would prob really enjoy it. He runs almost daily and I think it would be a great expereince for him. He's a tough mudda so, Honey if your reading this, I think…

Excellent recipe I'm going to try this weekend I think I'll add in some avocado and corn. Yum!

Well if you only go food shopping once per month than frozen and then canned but if you can buy your fruits and veggies locally like at a farmers market or fruit stand then I would say the prices are pretty reasonable but obviously that stuff will need to be eaten in a few days.

OMG what's wrong with Turkey bacon?? Well besides nitrates.

I think if you did a simple google search on some of the terms you used in this post you'd be very surprised at what you find. Diet soda has been shown to cause mental health problems, linked to weight gain and problems for your health. Please research this. If you can find me a soda tree, diet or regular, then I'll drink…

IMO water is water is water. I wouldn't suggest adding anything to it unless its something else natural like fruit to impart some flavor. I assume you use the sweeteners to give the illusion to your taste buds that your drinking a nice juice or soda w/o the cal. I would keep those to a minimum kind of like a treat. Get…

I eat fruit most of the day too. Maybe you should just try to add in some savory snacks in between the fruit and also not all fruit are created equally so do a search on the cal and sugar content as well as carbs of the fruit you like and limit the amount you eat so that it fits within what MFP suggests. Also add in some…

I too have a huge sweet tooth! I can actually eat any type of sweets for breakfast given the opportunity and a low moment. But anyway back to your question... Try Angel Food cake with whipped cream and some sort of fruit. I buy it premade at Shoprite and add the whipped topping from the container with some sliced…

Skip the crystal light. The chemicals in it are not good for you. No Bueno.... If you need flavor impart it with some sort of fruit and real sugar. And limit yourself to 1 glass per day. If you need a better no cal sweetener go for Stevia (sold in the stores as Sugar in the Raw). Same type of taste as Splenda gives the…

Sounds delish except I'd prob skip the canned chicken think it might make it a little too dry for my taste.

Definitely get rid of the cheerios I have to agree with everyone else. Not sure if you like shakes as breakfast but I bought Nature's Bounty protein shake in chocolat (they have vanilla too) and I put it in the blender .1 cup of 1% milk, 2 scoops of the powder and a banana and it keeps me full for a good 3 hours its about…

LOL yes I think you may have mentioned protein. I took your advice and bought Natures Bounty protein powder and mixed with lowfat milk. Its not too bad I'll try to add a banana or cherries to it tomorrow. But I'd shied away from protein powders because 1 - I hated the taste and 2 - I didn't want any of the Aspartame or…

5'7", 210, 31, not sure about body fat percentage my current scale doesn't calculate it, I have a desk job so I sit most of the day, weekly I'm shooting for 5 dyas a week to work out (I try to mix it up with different things because I get bored easily if I do the same thing all the time, right now I do a mix of zumba on…

Sorry guys, I lost internet connection at work earlier and forgot to go back and change my profile setting to public. Thanks for all your comments I'm going to set my profile to public right now!

ChrisIn757 you get a 9 for what looks like a post workout pic!

LOL Jecka! I do that sometimes too. But I generally try to eat a good portion of my exercise calories because your body needs that fuel that you burned up (at least from what I think I know) you eat too many or too little calories and you end up gaining weight at least I do anyway.

Since the winter is upon us I like to do steel cut oatmeal in the slow cooker. The night before, put in: 1 cup steel cut oats (I like Quaker) 3 cups water 1 cup 2% milk 1 apple cut with skin on it 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup brown sugar (less or more as you like) That mixture makes enough for you to have 1 - 1.5 cups of cooked…

Hi MissLander. From looking at your diary you seemed to have begun the day in a great way. A nice balanced meal but maybe you should add some more protein to your breakfast. Also just off the bat you have a lot of snacks and its fairly early in the day. It looks like you must have done some working out so numbers wise your…