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Remember that when you are consuming fresh fruit, this sugar is different than the processed sugars that are in candies and such...

You will do great!

I am nearing the end of recovering from shoulder surgery... just remember that you can do it... Going to physical Therapy for my shoulder was good motivation for me... they reminded me that I had to keep comming until I could "hit my targets"... the same can be applied to anything we are working on... just ste the targets…

Add Milk or Water and blend to make a smoothie... if you need to you you can add some sweetener like splenda...

I do this with chicken, but i would guess you could do it with beef too... throw the meet in the deep skillet with a little EVOO and cook... add veggies (I ues Bell pepper, tomato's, that kind of stuff)... some itiallian seasoning if you like, maybe some seasoned salt, a little fresh ground pepper... ... serve with rice or…

One of our favorites... Balsamic & Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/balsamic_parmesan_roasted_cauliflower.html

Whisky has the fewest # of calories... and it's a sipping type drink... also many of the darker beers actually have fewer calories then the so called "light" beers...

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You might consider going somewhere other than VS for the fitting... they told a friend of mine she was a DD and when she went to a place that specializes in fittings she found out she is actually a JJ... VS doesn't sell anything that big, so they would never say that someone is that big... :smile:

Chew Gum... they say that the act of chewing, even if you are not eatting anything will basically trick your brain into thinking you are eatting something.... Just make sure you know that some Gum has calories

Welcome.... Don't think of it as a diet... we all fail at diets... this is a lifestyle change.... and you can do it!

It's hard to make a lifestyle change when part of your lifestyle doesn't want to change... here are some thoughts/ideas 1. If you don't do the cooking now, start to do it. Show him that eatting healthy you can still have some really great meals. 2. Join a gym and use it. If you go home and think that you are going to be…

Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt makes for a good breakfast... with all the different flavors I fond I don't get sick of it... it's only 80 calories, so it's not a lot for breakfast, but it is filling... it's small, so you can wasily just put it in your coat pocken on the way into the office.

Great Job!!! Keep Up The Good Work

http://www.eatingwell.com/ Check out this website... The recipies are easy to follow and they are healthy, low calorie meals... I bet your child would like some of it too

If cutting out soda is hard for you, try to figure out why you want thte soda. For my i realized that It wasn't really the soda that I wanted, but the carbonation... so I switched to plain seltzer water and occasionally a flavored one (just make sure the flavored ones are naturally plavored, still zero calories, and don't…

Check out the following web site... they have tons of recipies and such that are good for you, and very tasty.... Some of their things specifically say low carb, others don't.... but even the ones that don't are still really low for the most part. All the recipes on the site include all the nutritional information…

Congrats!!! now you can choose to either continue to lose, or to maintain!!!

I just experienced this "going out" with friends for the first time too... I decided that I should be prepared before I went, so i looked online at the menu and the nutritional facts... now I would have never picked what I did for dinner if I hadn't checked it out first... I was able to plan my menu ahead of time... and I…

I just experienced this "going out" with friends for the first time too... I decided that I should be prepared before I went, so i looked online at the menu and the nutritional facts... now I would have never picked what I did for dinner if I hadn't checked it out first... I was able to plan my menu ahead of time... and I…

I just experienced this "going out" with friends for the first time too... I decided that I should be prepared before I went, so i looked online at the menu and the nutritional facts... now I would have never picked what I did for dinner if I hadn't checked it out first... I was able to plan my menu ahead of time... and I…

Hummus, a low carb pita, some fresh veggies to dip in my hummus, and some light string cheese This all totals out to 200-300 calories and by getting different flavors of hummas and different veggies I am ablt to change it up a bit without really impacting the meal...

I hope so, because I want to lose 55 by the end of september...

For starters try on the things that you already have.. they fit you once and you bought them for a reason... I can go thru my closet right now and find 4 pairs of pants that all fit nicely and are all different sizes, so just going shopping for new clothes may not result in the outcome you want (clothes manufacturs should…

Here is my 1300 calorie plan Breakfast (630AM)... 120 Calories Morning Snack (10AM) 100 Calories Lunch (1130AM) 300 Calories Afternoon Snack (130PM) 100 Calories Dinner (5PM) 500 Calories Evening Snack / Desert (630PM) 100 Calories This leaves about 80 calories left to eat when I feel hungry or to allow for day to day…

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I had shoulder reconstructive surgery in October... for the first 3 weeks i was doing good to be able to get up off the couch or out of bed... after that I could walk... after that I could have done some walking, but the pain killer that I was on killed any appitie that I might have had, so I decided that I should just…

Love Trader Joe's... If you live in an area where they can sell wine (I don't, but I have family that does), you can get it cheep... and the Charles Shaw wine (sometimes refered to as 2 Buck Chuck) can be passed of as a more expensive bottle to people who don't know what it is...

Plain Air Popped Popcorn is good... 15 Calories per cup if you don't put anything on it... you can get an Air Popper at most wal-mart like stores fro around $20-25 and then buy whole kernel popping corn... The one I have will make as much as 12 cups (about 1/2 cup of kernels) at a time or as little as 1 cup (about a…

I have been having problems meeting the target 1200 calories a day too. I eat 3 meals a day and snack in between, but I have choosen healthy options so most of my days it's still a challenge to get there. Here is the plan that I try to stick to.. 200 Calories for breakfast, 100 Calories Morning Snack, 300 Calories for…