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My hands get swollen and painful. I find “power walking” with my hands level with my elbows helps a lot

I do experience that occasionally. The first two weeks of "dieting" I am starving constantly, but usually the 3rd week I will have to force myself to get up to my calorie goal. And there are a lot of mornings that the thought of food makes me sick, but again I force something down otherwise I wouldn't make it an hour into…

I have some summer clothes that I would love to wear this summer; dresses, skirts, capris, even a bikini that I bought for inspiration last year

Walking outside is my favorite, followed by Leslie Sansone walk at home videos. And when I'm having trouble reaching my step goals for the day I walk laps around the house including a flight of stairs in each lap, at my house 10 laps equals about 1000 steps

I'm a big butter person, and I definitely have days where I just want toast with butter. There used to be days where all I would have is toast with butter and jam. As a kid visiting my grandparents we would always have lefse ( like a tortilla, but thinner and made from potatoes) smothered in butter and sprinkled with…

He is a good hubby. But I guess the teasing tone of my grr doesn't come through well in text :)

I think he bought it more for himself, I've been counting his calories too. He laughed at me as I weighed out my perfect portion

Are you able to change your Tricare plan? It might be worth it, to be able to go literally anywhere else. Definitely fill out an ICE form any time you go to that clinic, and make sure everyone you know is doing it as well. But at this point in time, your best option might be to go to the ER. Do not let them push you out…

I love this chart!

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First thing, call your Primary's office, and tell them that you need to be seen sooner than the 14th and request a referral to a civilian practice. If they don't do this, you need to fill out an ICE form, heck even if they do, still fill out an ICE form. The clinics only get better, if you complain about the long waits.…

I love Leslie Sansone videos, I own a few DVDs but lately I've been streaming on Youtube. She is a bit chatty, but I kind of have a mini goal of being able to talk as much as she does while doing the most intense intervals , though my asthma may never let me get to that point

Even if you don't think you are going to breastfeed, a nice soft stretchy nursing bra will be nice to have, the engorgement can happen fast , and you don't want to feel constricted or have them moving about much ( I went from barely B's to D's within a matter of hours). Do not bring clothing that you love. You have the…

I've seen a few of your recent posts, you know what to do as far as eating. Keeping that under control in these last few weeks is going to be rough. If you feel this is edema, definitely make sure you discuss this with your doctor, sudden edema can be a red flag. Keep taking of yourself and growing your precious baby

It's a good thing tomorrow is a new day. You don't have to live this over again, or do damage control. You just go back to normal

I'm making yakisoba tonight, it's not completely authentic, but loaded with veggies. Even my veggie hating husband is excited for his favorite Japanese street food https://eatlaughcraft.com/2014/01/12/beef-yakisoba/

Depends on the butter. If I buy UNsalted butter, it stays in the fridge, of course I only buy this for certain recipes. Salted butter once I open a stick, goes on the counter in a crock, the rest stays in the fridge till I'm ready to use it. The salt is a preservative, and keeps it fresh. The only time I have dealt with…

I went in the other day to edit an old recipe, just to change the quantity of one ingredient. It tried to change just about everything, one item ( I think baking powder) suddenly went from 0 calories to over 3000

Definitely the most delicious option for the price

I prefer to use grams, as it is just slightly more precise, and the math is easier.

My husband is anti veggie as well, but I have found a few with different cooking methods that he seems to like. Butternut squash, cubed and roasted with a tiny bit of brown sugar, cinnamon and a sprinkle of cayenne. Broccoli roasted with olive oil garlic, salt and pepper, then sprinkled with fresh parmesan when it comes…

Never trust salads. I usually pick a steak or chicken, and steamed veggies as a side.

The recipe builder really is easy once you get used to it. I usually plan out my recipe to get a basic idea of the calories before I even head to the kitchen. If I adjust anything while I'm cooking, I make a note of it, and when I have any downtime during cooking, I make the adjustments in the recipe builder. It has taken…

I'd say it's pretty common for a large loss to happen in the first couple days. This time around I lost 6 pounds of water and "stuff" in the first two days. I maintained that 6 pound loss all week, and then this morning I am down about half a pound. This is the first bit I'm actually counting as true weight loss

I was talked into it by a friend that was selling it. So I spent about $400 on it, got so sick and weak that I could not properly care for my children, and ended up throwing away two thirds of what I bought. Then I found MFP and realized I could get AMAZING results, without spending any extra money at all on gimmicks

If I have no calories, or I don't want to waste them on something that wont satisfy me longer than a few minutes... I chew gum. Extra, only has a few calories, and the flavor lasts for hours. Also the strong flavors keep me from impulsively spitting out the gum and eating something I don't need or have the wiggle room for

I want to wear shorts this summer, and possibly a bikini

I lost 60 pounds in 2014, which is amazing because we moved around the world that year. When I reached my goal weight of 130 ( right in the middle of the healthy BMI range for my height) all I heard anytime anyone saw me for the first time in years was "You're too skinny!!!" "Are you sure you don't have an eating…

Almost always eat all of them back. I've been doing this a year, and have lost 50+ pounds eating back what MFP estimates my burns at

Vitamin D because I am severely deficient, (blood tested). Everything else I get from food that I eat ( or coffee that I drink) because I like it. I suppose you could say my asthma meds are a preworkout that I take so I don't die