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  • I was a 12-14 at 175, and am a 8 at 140, so about 15 pounds per size.
  • I did both at the same time last month, but I've been running for years and just did C25K to get back into it after taking a long break.
  • I'm a graduate student, but I just finished undergrad last year. What worked well for me was taking exercise classes as part of my course load (we could sign up for 1-2 unit "activity" courses.) Since I was being graded, I had to show up! Plus, it's way cheaper than taking classes like yoga or kickboxing at a studio. If…
  • Whole Wheat Flour, 1/8 cup Blueberries, frozen (unsweetened), .33 cup yogurt, 2 ounce Baking Soda, .25 tsp Agave, 1 tsp Egg white, 2 Oats, 1/8 cup Combine in a bowl and microwave 3-4 minutes or until done. This is my adaptation of http://smoothiegirleatstoo.blogspot.com/2010/11/moist-low-calorie-microwave-protein.html
  • I find it sweeter than peanut butter (then again, I usually only eat natural nut butters with no sugar added, so that might be why it's so sweet.) It's good for some things--like made as a dip for apples--but otherwise I'd rather have a smaller portion of real peanut or almond butter. I find it interchangeable with Better…
  • I use shredded zucchini for spaghetti. It's obviously not an exact swap, but good enough if you have a substantial sauce (and you get a HUGE portion.) Other than that I love making my own potato chips in the microwave (cut REALLY thinly and microwave for 3-4 minutes or until crispy. Top with salt and pepper, or salt and…
  • I'm thinking about running the same race!
  • Look up pudding recipes that use ricotta. There's a lot of tiramisu recipes. My personal favorite is to mix 1/2 cup ricotta, cinnamon, a little sugar, and vanilla, and top with frozen (defrosted) blueberries. If you use fat-free ricotta, it's about 100 calories and has tons of protein.
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