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Great job, great tips, and great results!

I like the meditationstudio app - especially when I'm traveling.

I "roast" beets in my crockpot - I just wrap them in foil (not required, but makes clean up easier). You can rub them with oil first, or not. It's hard to make a mistake. I cook them on low, 6-8 hours. The skin slips off easily and they are ready for anything.

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I have 100 lbs to lose. 1 lb at a time is the only way I can do it - "1" or "5" is always my next target - I get far to overwhelmed if I keep thinking "100" - and I celebrate everything single one - I never think "only 1", it's always "Yay! Another one gone!". Too cold (hot, wet, windy) to go to the gym? I work out at home…

Armadillo

You've done a fantastic job! Congrats!

"50" is in my rear view mirror, but my goal is to lose at least 50 while in my 50's.

That fantastic! Yay for you!

I'm averaging about 1 lb every 10 days or so, since about May. I'm older, shorter, and weigh more than you. Conventional wisdom indicates it should be coming off faster, but conventional wisdom is wrong. I'm being very careful about my intake and working out, and it's still that slow. I'm not discouraged by the slow loss.…

Not exactly the same, but - I don't drink soda, it just wasn't a part of life growing up and i never developed a taste for it. I don't make a big deal about it, i just don't drink it on break or order it at work lunches, having water or iced tea instead. For some reason there's one co-worker that wants to make a big deal…

I love these discussions about sugar, but even for MFP this is hysterical --- now a cupcake isn't just equal it's nutritionally a better choice?!?! lol.

Carrot, cucumber, celery, beet, daikon radish, spinach, onion, carrot, lentils, cilantro, corn, red onion, garlic, romaine, more beets, avocado, garbanzos, more carrots

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Cherries, spinach, banana Onion, garlic, cilantro Red onion, avocado Corn, Pinto beans

Cherries Spinach Banana Romaine Carrots Cucumber Beets Corn (not exactly fruit/veg but it is a plant :)) Potato Watermelon

Bibimbap https://www.budgetbytes.com/2017/01/bibimbap-ultimate-bowl-meal/ Try it with her Thai cucumbers

Talk to yourself like you would to someone you care about. Not, "omg you were tired after only 17 min", but "Good for you - you started! You did 17 minutes more than you did yesterday!". Depression sucks (been there done that) but YOU don't suck. Walking is great for healing from depression.

I second the Inspiralized site. I use my spiralizers several times a week. I actually have 2 - the big counter top one and a new one I got at Costco - smaller, and I think it works even better. I think it's a kitchenaide? It's got a bowl, the part with the blades goes on top of that, and then there's a part with a handle…

BudgetBytes is a good site for low cost healthy meals - she breaks down the cost per ingredient (based on where she lives of course). The food is really good, and most meals come in at around $1-$2 per serving.

I grew up with 6 siblings and parents with full time jobs. Dinner was dinner, we had basically an "eat it or don't" rule, unless it was something that one of us truly couldn't eat in which case we'd get a peanut butter sandwich. Other than that there were no different meals. If we didn't like part of the meal we didn't…

Wow, great work! Hard work does indeed pay off -you look great!

Wow, great job. You've inspired me to get back out there.

That's fantastic -- YAY for you!!!

Yay for you! You are motivating me to get back on a bike, it's been 25 years and for the last 5 I've been saying "soon". "Soon" could be much closer now.

That's not what I thought she was saying.

Of course not. What a ridiculous question.

Grapes, tomato, lettuce, carrots w/hummus, bell peppers/onions/mushrooms.

Two of my kids are allergic to animal milk, so we've tried most of the other milks on the market. One kid would drink soy milk at school, but only the chocolate, but the other couldn't stand it. To me it tastes nasty. At home, we use almond milk in smoothies or on cereal, and I do like the chocolate almond milk to just…