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1 cup of airpopped popcorn without oil is only 30 calories. 30 extra calories for the day won't affect anything. I'm just saying......

I like my butternut squash simply roasted with olive oil, salt & pepper. It sort of carmelizes in the oven and tastes amazing! I also like my spaghetti squash very simple. Cut it in half, scoop out the insides place both halves face down in a tray with 1 inch of water and bake until soft (can't recall cooking itmes off the…

Why does it have to be from a fast food chain? Most supermarkets will have either a salad bar or else prepared foods that are fairly healthy. For example, when I need to eat on the road,my favorite "fast food" is a sushi roll if it's available, already packaged. Of course you gotta trust the store to get raw fish! Whole…

I jus enter the items individually. I ate the equivalent of 2 cups of raw kale plus 1/2 TBS EVOO, which amounts to approx 120 cals. But they are 120 healthy calories, after all evoo is a good fat and kale is really good for you!

That is the best suggestion I have read!

Definitely aquatics.

It does sound amazing, except I'm looking for non-curry ways of preparing the soy protein! Will try this one too though :)

Haha, now you made me click on your profile! I absolutely love your attitude and motivators!!!!! And you are so right about that "good enough" trap! Now that I've reached my goal (actually a little bit more since oging on maintenance) I find that I will go over on my calories one day (usually a weekend day of course!) by a…

Well done! Personally I have always preferred counting calories to weight watchers because over time, you get a pretty good idea of how many calories are in certain foods without having to look it up, whereas WW requires you to always have your little cheat sheet with you, and doesn't allow you to actually learn the…

Slice it, then salt the slices and place them in a colander in the sink. That will drain the water out of it.

I've been getting a ton in my CSA. For a quick easy dinner I saute it with tomatoes, garlic, onion and a little olive oil and throw it over 2 oz of whole wheat pasta. I also pickle it, thanks to this easy recipe from my MIL: Peel and chop it (unless it's the chinese variety, in which case leave the peel on). Salt it…

I just discovered grilled fish and love it! My husband is very picky with his fish and will only eat haddock (similar consistency to flounder), which I usually have the fish seller skin for ma, and then I bake the seasoned fish. the last two times I had them leave the skin on so that I could grill it and it was…

Don't know if anyone else is still here but I'm back. Decided to repeat week 2 because I struggled towards the end of it, so this morning I did week 2 day one, last set max 18 but the last 2 in that set were girlie pushups :ohwell:

Week4 Day 1, last set max 50

I'm sorry for being so absent on this thread! Last week was a tough one for me to stay motivated (TOM + anemia) and I did the best I could when I could drag my sorry butt out of bed! I am back in the saddle in the morning, I promise!!!!

Are you serious?? You're going on a CRUISE and you're going to WING IT???:noway: I've never been but I heard that those trips are just food orgies!!! You are a stronger woman than I if you can pull that off :smile:

If turning and pivoting is the most painful action, then you likely have a meniscus tear. Your best bet is to get to an orthopedist who can assess it for any other structural damage, and start physical therapy ASAP. There, you will learn the CORRECT exercises to do to rehabilitate your knee. In the meantime, be sure to…

I weigh my meats after I cook them too. Cooking burns off the fat and water, so in my experience, it usually weighs less afterwards. It has worked for me. And IMO, if we are only talking about a dirfference of one or two ounces, then so what? Unless you are talking about fatty brisket or pastrami, then it is only going to…

I have a book called "Food Counts." I bought it many years ago but I'm sure it has been republished with updated information since then. It is my default, when I have no other means I get out the calculator (cell phone calculator works just fine) and look things up in the book. It's a lot more time consuming that way but…

I always measure 2 oz of dry uncooked pasta, which is one serving. Once it's cooked it can measure more than a cup, so I always make sure I measure it dry for accuracy.

I started week 2 today and I can tell you I am definately NOT looking forward to the rest of the week!:sad:

sounds too good to be true, I have to try this! Will it still work with artificial sweetener or will that make the consistency wierd?

Thank god I don't have to do any push ups today!!! :laugh:

This is a great variation, using either swiss balls or dyna discs.

Week one is finished! 11,15,9,9,13.

WOW! WTG LIsa!!!:drinker:

Haha, my husband's family is Italian and every Sunday means a food orgy at my MIL's house! My advice to you is, if this is a special occasion then don't sweat it. Eat REASONABLE sized portions of what you like, keeping in mind how hard you have worked but don't deprive yourself of something that you absolutely have to…

It's NEVER to late to start challenging yourself! Welcome aboard :flowerforyou:

Do you mean you are going to do 5 sets of regular plus 5 sets of obliques? Or are you going to mix them all up into 5 sets? GO SIXPACK! :smile:

WOW, great job on the pushups! And I totally understand about the dog thing - mine is also very curious and gets in my way and tries to give me a kiss for my hard work LOL :laugh: , and then my cat jumps in on the game when I do situps (or anytime I lay on my back to stretch) and rubs up against my head and plays with my…