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That's not only a great article, but there are lots of articles of interest on that site! Thanks!! :flowerforyou:

I'm realizing my biggest downfall is evening time- DH & I come home and veg out in front of the TV after a long hard day and honestly the thought of doing ANYTHING just makes me tired... yet...this is where I eat a lot too. How can I break the habit of eating too much at night?? Any suggestions? Thanks!:smooched:

Here's an easy and fast one- 4 chicken breasts 1 can LF/FF cream of Chicken Soup 1 Can Cheddar Cheese soup Can add seasonings like Mrs. Dash, garlic, etc. Serve over rice or noodles. I dont know the nutritional info off the top of my head- sorry!

Hey honey hang in there!! youre not alone! Not on this board! good grief, no!! I'm sorry for your loss- were you close? In these hard times, remember to be especially good to yourself...all too often we get so wrapped up in things around us, we forget the most important..."me Yes, you do care what you eat or drink,…

I am so proud of you!!! That's AWESOME!!! congrats for feeling like a million when YOU'VE EARNED IT!! Way to go!!

Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought- but boy was I excited to see I burned an extra 169 calories when I logged in this morning....*sigh* too bad! Thanks!

According to the elliptical trainer I was on this morning, I burned 300 calories. According to this site, I entered the excercise and the time and it came up with 469 calories. So which is right? I hate to do it, but I had to rely on the smaller number....unless you fine folks out there tell me I burned even more!! Any…

Shared with you from DWLZ.com....great tips!! 1. Make a bet with or co-worker to see who can drink more water during the day. 2. Have a big glass of water at every transitional point of the day: when you first get up, just before leaving the house, when you sit down to work, etc. 3. Make it convenient - keep a big,…

LOL!! Thanks for the chuckle!

I wouldnt be too concerned, in the beginning it always happens really fast- or so it seems- and then it tapers off a bit. Depending on how much you have to lose, it will come off faster if you have more to lose vs. less to lose. I wouldnt worry too much unless the rapid rate continues for a long time. Way to go though!…

Do you eat your earned excercise calories? i cant decide if I should or not.

Does it seem odd to anyone else that there are tanning beds at gyms? My gym is a big pusher of their tanning beds/services. They must make money at it as they are constantly pushing. It seems to me that a place that is so into healthy lifestyles/ fitness, healthy eating, etc would not include something that has proven so…

What about getting a zany workout video like any of the RIchard Simmons videos and calling it the dance hour? The music is good, you can follow along and the kiddies can just dance to the music. Sounds like fun to me!!

That is SO cute!! Thanks for the chuckle!

Has anyone read this book? I keep hearing about how well it works for almost every aspect of life...does it work?

I've never had this problem, but I heard of a woman who worked with a ton of bad/obnoxious food pushers....her response finally was " Would you shove a bottle under the nose of an alcoholic" ( or something to that effect) and low and behold, the pushing stopped!! I'd say No, thank you and leave it at that. If they push,…

Plateaus SUCK!!!! I've been on one, juggling the same 4 lbs for OVER THREE damn months!! I feel your pain. I've been losing on this plan for the past 2 weeks, but still w/i the plateau region- we'll see this week if I can break bealow the lowest number. Sometimes it needs to be shaken up. An earlier plateau 20 lbs ago was…

I'm a step mommy, so I'm half childless and half mommy( none of my own tho) But I agree with you- Kids dont belong at work. Its a place of business and yes, I agree that its hard to leave babies/kiddies at home, but really! If you want to spend more time with your kiddies, then work part time. I think its a good idea to…

I think the important thing is to eat at a level you can stay at for the rest of your life. So many 'diets' do that- they restrict calories, fat, carbs, whatever....and then we go off the diet, consume 'regular' eating and gain it back...seems silly to me. If you can eat 800-1000 cals for now and then eat a bit mroe for…

Wonder how many calories we get with multiple bathroom trips?

I went shopping at lunch and bough jeans that are FIVE sizes from where I started less than a year ago!! Whoa. I wish ya'll could see my butt in these!! I like how it looks! I havent been in this size in probably 15 years!! I'm so excited.

Are you drinking your water? Well what are you waiting for! Go get a nice big glass and down that sucker!! You KNOW its good for you!!

Never tried it, but I'm assuming a woman at my gym did. She had what is referred to as an " Alli Opps" right in front of me...with orange-ish grossness running down the back of her legs. It was a mess.

I just went to realsimple.com and entered in 'diet myths' and it came up. Links are funny- sites offer them, and then sometimes they dont work! Good article though.

Diann- I think what Applebees told you was a crock- I've eaten Applebees in several states and believe me, they are all the same. A co-worker of mine used to work there about a year ago and she was telling me that most, if not all of their food is prepared in a factory somewhere and shipped in to the sites frozen so it all…

Thanks for the info!!! When I think about it, its not too surprising- I took a nutrition class in college and we learned alot about how restaurants and places choose their menu- all by cost and taste- health is rarely if ever a factor!

To go over protien allowance for the day? I seem to do this alot!! Anyone?

Well, I'll still be here. I'm reading it all at work. Dont have a lot to do these days, so I have all kinds of time to dedicate you you guys! Believe me, if I could be out working out, i would be. The boss tends to question me when I run down the halls, even if I explain I'm excercising!!

Holy Canoli!! Thank you all so much for the info!! Who needs Google when i've got you guys?! THANK YOU!!! :wink:

I've been hearing a lot about this lately- what are the benefits and how much should be taken/eaten?