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I use Goldfish crackers as my chip replacement. You can have 55 Goldfish for 140 calories and it feels like you are getting a lot of crackers. 55 can go a long way with a sandwich or a bowl of soup.

Don't wear a watch. When I don't wear one I am able to go for much longer because I am able to lose myself. My lap pool is outside so I love to swim backstroke and look up at the clouds and daydream. Also, I often sing songs in my head or think about things that have been on my mind. It's almost like a meditation workout!

You look healthy and damn sexy! Good for you!

Nice writing!

My husband is a vegetarian but I am not. (I'm just a picky meat eater.) When we cook dinners for the two of us we cook vegetarian because it's just easier to. I could cook meat on the side for a few of our regular meals but I really don't mind not having the meat. A couple days a week we just cook dinner for ourselves and…

Cumin and garlic powder! :) Simple and delicious!

I'm at 1400 calories (5'4" and now sitting around 148lbs.) and I generally don't eat back my exercise calories. I've been losing 1 lb. a week pretty consistently. At first I was eating back all my exercise calories and I didn't find that I was losing much at all. Once I stopped eating my exercise calories my weight loss…

The Ravioli is good!

Fiber One bars (I just tried the 90 calorie chocolate peanut butter ones and they were DELICIOUS!) Snyder's of Hanover peanut butter pretzel sandwiches Triscuits or Triscuit thins Nature Sweet Cherub tomatoes and baby carrots with lite dressing Cherub tomatoes and dill pickles Cinnamon applesauce Jello Sugar Free 60…

Thanks! That was a very helpful link!

I allow myself one day a week where I let myself go over my goal calories. I try to still log it though so that I can see how much I went over and so that next time I can evaluate what was worth the extra and what wasn't. I think that doing this makes me more aware of my bad habits and finding ways to change them.

It depends on the day. I used to eat all of my workout calories back but I've started trying not to. Some days I'll eat some of them, some days none and some days all. I am hoping that not eating all of them helps speed up my weight loss. It seems to be helping speed it up at least a little bit.

They all sound delicious! Thanks!

Sounds delicious! I'll have to give that a try! Thanks!

Just worry about the inches. I've lost quite a few inches but I've hardly lost any weight at all. I think this is pretty common, especially for women. The pounds just don't seem to come off. It can get really frustrating and wear you down. If you are losing inches, just track that. I think it's way more fulfilling to see…

I have started going to the gym any time I plan to do some drinking and it seems to help keep off the extra pounds I was gaining when I had a few drinks. You should definitely let yourself splurge, especially on your birthday! If you're too strict on yourself you are more likely to throw in the towel. I let myself splurge…

Beef jerky is a great snack that is low in calories and high in protein! :D