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On the 30 Day Shred video, Jillian Michaels mentions that the "punching" exercise is good for any type of low body injury. Basically, you just squat down (if that hurts your need, I'd imagine you could just stand) and punch into the air. It sounds simple, but I really do notice my heart rate increasing when I do it. I…

I hear you....I HATED drinking plain water when I started myfitnesspal. I'll echo others' advice and suggest trying "infused water". Cut up lemons, limes, cucumbers, apples, or really whatever you want and put it in a pitcher of water. It gives the water a nice flavor without adding any unnatural chemicals, sweeteners, or…

Hi! My name is Kat, and this is a great idea!!! I want to join because I need motivation! I started wanting to lose weight in January, and have slowly been getting there, but I lose motivation and the scale creeps back up!

I'm on day 10 today. I really like it! It's quick and easy to fit into my day, but still feels like a really good workout! I don't burn tons of calories doing it (usually around 200) but I'm already noticing a difference in the definition of my arm and leg muscles. It's a little annoying to hear the same thing (Jillian…

I think this is one of those things where everyone is different. I can't have so much as a sip of water in the morning before a workout without getting bad stomach cramps, so I workout, shower, get to work, and then eat breakfast. My suggestion is to try both and see what makes you feel best.

Good work--can't wait to meet you there!!!!! :)

I'm a vegetarian (but I eat seafood), so I took a look at your diary to compare with mine. Your sugar is high, but from the days I looked at, it appears that is due, for the most part, to a lot of fruit. I have no real expertise in the area, but I like to think that the sugar from fruit is better for you than the processed…

I can relate...I used to be horrible at drinking water!!! I'd never drink more than 2-3 small glasses / day. Then two things happened. First, I gave up soda all together. Not sure what other drinks you consume during the day, but if you replace even one or two of those with water, that will help. The other thing I started…

I'd never heard of Walden Farms until I read this post...I just checked out their website...seems too good to be true, right? How can chipotle ranch dressing have zero calories??? As I said, I know nothing about this company. However, I checked the ingredients of the chipotle ranch dressing and some of the ingredients have…

I am a big stress eater. It sounds like that might be what's happening to you. You had a stressful night last night!! It's my belief that watching what you eat / losing weight takes a lot of energy and focus. When I'm stressed out about other things, it's hard to have the energy and focus I need to make good food/exercise…

BY FAR my biggest shock when I started counting was the salad from Olive Garden. WARNING...do not read on if you love OG....one serving (which we all know is much less than what we actually eat there) has 350 calories!!!!

Would those of you who have mentioned making your own hummus mind sharing some recipies?! I LOVE hummus, and would love to learn how to make my own so I could experiment with flavors. Thanks!

This sounds delish!!! Thanks so much for sharing...I may give this a whirl for easter brunch!

This is not a problem I have, but I'm wondering if maybe you should look at the foods you're eating. Maybe you could add some calories by just changing the types of food you're eating? For example, cheese is fairly high in calories, but not bad for you.

@mhanson18--do you use any oil or just put the tortilla straight on a pan in the oven?

This is perfect!! Easter is the deadline for my next mini-goal of losing 15 lbs. I've still got 11 to go!!!

YES!!!! Eating healthy, buying fresh produce, etc...is more expensive! Here are a few tips I've come up with. First, tell yourself it's worth the extra $ to be healthy! Second, I've become one of those crazy coupon people! I get the Sunday paper every week and cut coupons. I've even started exchanging ones I don't use with…

Great, thanks!!! I can't wait to go home and try this tonight! :smile:

I'm so glad your posted this...I've been thinking lately about roasting vegetables, but have never seen a recipe that didn't call for covering them in oil! Can you just put them in the oven plain without any sort of oil?

I feel your pain!!!! I went almost a month without losing a pound!!! I finally just dropped 3.2 this week. It's hard to say why it happens, though for me I think it was getting a little bit comfortable after losing the initial weight...let your plateau motivate you the same way you were first motivated to lose weight. Best…

I'm giving up being jugdmental!

I just bought the NordicTrack T5.3 from Sears. You should be able to get it for under $600 and I love it! It inclines and has tons of pre-programmed workouts. You can either create workouts based on calories to burn or distance to run / walk. It's sturdy enough to run on and folds up when not in use. Let me know if you…

I LOVE this idea!!! I think it's helpful to receive encouragement / ideas from people going through the same things! I'm *almost* 30 (bday in 6 days!!), been married for about a year and a half, and have a 13 year old.

Just wanted to update and add some encouragement for eating out...they were SUPER accomodating and made me a grilled mahi filet and steamed vegetables! I never like to be that annoying person in a restaurant who orders totally off the menu, but they were super nice and I got to enjoy a night out with friends without…

I eat only seafood and dairly products and have for about 15 years. My food log is public, so feel free to take a look at it for ideas. The one word of caution I would give you is that being "vegetarian" does not necessarily equal healthy eating / weight loss. I still managed to get myself 40 lbs overweight without meat!…

As a general rule, whenever I eat out at restaurants, I just eat half of whatever I order. That way, you can still get what you want, but you don't go crazy on calories! The chicken or the baked fish look like they'd be pretty good choices.

I refuse to eat there anymore!!! The first time I got home from a meal there and looked up the calories in the salad, I almost cried!!! There are some places that just aren't conducive to health eating, and Olive Garden is DEFINITELY one of them! If you have to go, get salad WITHOUT DRESSING and the capellini pomodoro…

I really like the idea of monthly goals, and yours sound great!! You can do it!:smile:

I never know about this either!! I've started cutting my lettuce into thin strips so they fit better in a measuring cup and I usually push it down a little bit. I think it's not a huge deal though, because lettuce, carrots, peppers, other salad "ingredients" don't have too many calories. If you're concerned, you could…

I'm so sorry you had that experience! I had a similar experience when I went home for Christmas this year, except it was my own grandma asking me if I was expecting!!! I was devestated and cried for a good 5 minutes. But then I decided to use it as motivation instead of let it get me down. We're on this site because we…