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Having the confidence to wear short shorts. Not only do my legs look better now that I have lost weight, but I have finally realized no body is perfect, so why keep hiding my legs when it's hot out?

You look so good! Keep doing what you're doing - it's working! :)

I'm lactose intolerant. I don't generally drink any kind of milk (I prefer water), but I keep unsweetened vanilla almond milk on hand to sub for milk if I am making something sweet (if I am making something savory like scrambled eggs, I will sub water for milk). I like that it is low calorie... It also stays good for a…

Thank you. I plan on it just being a temporary wardrobe since I still have a lot of progress to make!

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I really appreciate it! A lot of you mentioned Plato's Closet, so I am thinking they must have good deals. I haven't shopped there much but there is one in my home town, so I will have to look next time I visit home. I think I may check out Goodwill today since a lot of you have had luck…

I like this idea a lot! Free is definitely in my budget. Thank you!

Thanks for the suggestions AphelionPDX . I have been to those places before and do like what they sell. I will check them out and see if I can find any cute stuff. If anyone else has any suggestions, I am all ears. If there is anywhere people have found really really good deals, that's what I need, because I have very…

I do this as well and it works well for me. The (free) GPS app I used in addition to the Zen Labs C25K app is Nike+ Running.

I love this thread. I am aspiring to have a body worthy of this thread!

Target is my favorite place (quality is fine and it fits my college budget). Watch their clearance rack, because sometimes you can get AMAZING deals on things going out of season. In October I got 5 tops, 1 bra, 1 shorts, and 1 capris all for something like $60, because they were clearancing all the summer merch. I also…

Great job! That's a lot of miles.

I joined the Team West Coast USA Team 2!

December did not go so well for me either. Definitely have been suffering from gluttony! I had final exams for college which is a time when I usually don't do so well health-wise, and then just continued with the bad eating. I need to get back to healthy habits and try to kick my old ways for good! I will probably give…

I am 5'5". My official goal weight is 130 lbs, but I am starting to get more interested in body fat %. I think my real goal will probably end up being between 20-25% body fat, which I may end up hitting at a slightly higher weight (135 lbs perhaps). I want to have a healthy body fat % and be satisfied when I look in the…

This is very interesting. Thanks for posting. I may try it someday when I am closer to my goal!

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When you are setting your goals the amount of exercise makes no difference. But when you actually log the exercise each day, it will be factored into the formula. You will be given more calories to eat based on what you burn, and based on your net calories each day (what you eat minus exercise calories burned) MFP will…

I bought my running shoes from a specialty running store. The sales person who helped me first had me jog around so he could see my stride and then had me try on shoes he thought would work for my stride/pronation/etc. I was able to test drive the shoes by running around the block the store was on and the guy gave me tips…

Wow! You look great, you can see a big difference in the definition of your waist. Keep it up!

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1. Greek yogurt (definitely my number 1 staple) 2. Granola 3. Chicken breast 4. Broccoli 5. Peaches (assuming they are in season) 6. Tomato sauce 7. Bananas 8. Salad mix 9. Steak 10. Frozen greek honey yogurt

Another tip: Some of the cardio videos can be very intense. If it feels like too much, try doing half the video or substituting with another type of cardio you feel comfortable with. Don't overdo it and strain anything! I am only doing the weight lifting part of P90X classic (3x per week) and trying to do Couch to 5K 3x…

You look great! A back to aspire to! :)

I have protein powder (chocolate flavor) in water after I lift weights. And usually I workout (lift or run) right before breakfast or dinner, so I get the rest of my refueling there. Do you like dessert? I usually eat dessert (frozen greek yogurt) on the days I burn a lot of calories. That's a fun way to spend your extra…

Bumping so I can try these delicious ideas.

Wow! Great looking couple right there!

Are they serving you dinner? A lot of times guests bring a bottle of wine. You could keep it at that or get one of the inexpensive things on the registry.

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I think this is something for the OP to consider. There have been numerous foods I felt "addicted" to and was in a cycle of craving them and eating them nearly every day (some examples: diet soda, cheesecake :blushing: , bread somewhat). Each of these things I at one time or another just decided to stop buying/eating (I…

Bump! I was considering writing a similar topic. I would love to see suggestions too. I was doing a wrap of lean meat (i.e. turkey) and hummus on flat out flat bread, but I grew tired of it. It is pretty tasty however, especially since you can switch up the hummus flavors. You could also add veggies to the wrap.