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http://allrecipes.com/recipe/vegan-red-lentil-soup/detail.aspx This is my favorite vegan recipe to date: Here are the changes I made: 1. Use a sweet potato instead of butternut squash 2. Add curry to taste. I probably put 1-2 TBS because I'm a curry freak. 3. I really like jalapenos in this for spice, as I don't care for…

As a fellow marathoner I'll throw a nugget of advice out there....If you don't eat back at least some of your calories on the long runs, then you'll struggle to recover between workouts and you'll find yourself sleeping 12+ hours a day and not feeling rested. BUT - you need to do this carefully. Keep track of how much you…

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I get that some days actually. Not that I've lost a lot of weight, but since I've restricted my calorie intake to about 1450/day I've noticed that I don't need as much food to be satisfied. Probably just me realizing that I've been WAAAY overeating for a long time ha ha. When I get to eat those extra 4-500 cal a…

Glad to hear you're doing something about it! You'll find a world of support on this site. Good job on taking that first step, and good luck with your journey!

You can do it! My hubby was told he was pre-diabetic about 7 months ago based on the A1C reading. After 6 months of eating better, his A1C is down! This stuff works - you just gotta stick to it :). Good luck!

You can absolutely do it! There's a lot of love and support to be found on MFP, so this is a great start to getting your life on track. Congratulations on taking that first step! We're all here for you B)

As an avid runner - never push through the pain. That's your body's way of telling you to stop what you're doing. You can try running on your toes - your gait could be what is hurting your knee. In general, if it hurts, you're doing it wrong, so do the logical thing and try something else! For biking, I felt the same way…

I take the opposite approach. I always have some of everything people bring in, and I'm still losing weight. Since I started MFP I always budgeted about 100-200 cal/day for sweets. Around the holidays I stop bringing in my own sweets and just eat a small portion of the treats others bring in. Think you can keep yourself to…

****My Favorite Running Gear***** Having run a marathon in antarctica that had 30-40 deg temp swings (not to mention the cold *kitten* training runs leading up to it), I feel like I'm qualified to give some advice here :). 1. Cycling gear. That's right! Look into getting some cycling jerseys and cycling jackets. They have…

I have a tupperware container that I know holds 12 cups of fluid, and otheres that hold 8. After that, I just use a 1 cup ladle (you'll find that a lot of ladles are this size) to portion it out later. It gets you pretty darn close!

It actually wasn't clothing for me, necessarily. I went to a bar with some friends and wore a top that had always been *slightly* big on me, and this time it actually fit. I knew I'd gained a little weight, but figured it wasn't too bad. Anyway, the bar we went to had mirrors all over the walls. While we were talking, I…

Calorie intake is far more important than exercise. No matter how much you work out, you have to take in fewer calories than your burn or the weight stays where it is. That said, working out is definitely something you should do for overall health, fitness, and weightloss. Good luck!

HA you read my mind :drinker:

Ever had veggies for breakfast? Not sure about you, but I crave carbs in the morning, so I give my body the good kinds up front! I make a green smoothie every morning. Here's my favorite recipe: Base recipe: 2 cups spinach 1 cup mixed frozen fruit (I find that it tastes best with yellow/orange fruits like pineapple, mango,…

My fastest marathon time is 5:47. As you can imagine, that includes a lot of walking. I'd love to run one averaging a 9 minute mile (4 hour pace!). That would make training runs a lot more reasonable! A friend of mine who is a few years and multiple kids ahead of me ran a 5k in 24 minutes and won her age group (30s). If…

Here here! Congrats on your progress so far!

I'm 5'10 as well. When I first started out I didn't lose a thing when eating 1200 cal/day. Not sure why considering I was walking/jogging 30 min a day and lifting. Anyway, I upped myself to about 1500 cal/day, and I left it up to my stomach to tell me whether I should eat back my workout calories or not. If I'm hungry, I…

I can think of 2 good reasons to take a break: 1) if you're burned out, take a few days to recouperate. 2) If my weight loss has stalled with my normal diet and exercise plan, sometimes I change it up a bit. Over the course of 1 week I'll eat more, eat less, not work out, then work out a bunch - just try to keep my body…

Absolutely do this!!!!!!!!!! Then walk around with your 8 lb weight for a while, put it back down, and revel in the fact that you aren't actually carrying it around all the time!!

THAT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm excited for you! I can't tell you how excited i was to see my muffin top go away. Not sure of how many pounds that took, but it was great!:drinker:

I did what I like to call a "from the ground" diet. I made sure that 80-90% of my food was "from the ground," meaning fruits, nuts, seeds, veggies, whole grains, etc and they had to be as unprocessed as possible (i ate very little flour, mostly grains that could be boiled). The remaining 10-20% I filled mostly with lean…

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hungarian-Mushroom-Soup/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=hungarian%20mushroom%20soup&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe&soid=sr_results_p1i1 try this guy out. It reheats well, and it's delicious. It's got a unique flavor to it that I can't quite describe, but everyone that's tried it…

Do you have a recipe you like? If you don't mind sharing...I love a good stew!

Jambalaya is a good one too that doesn't take a lot of effort, makes a lot, and reheats extremely well. You can look up a recipe or get one off the rice box. We use sausage instead of shrimp in ours and it's awesome. Just count all the calories and portion it out. It's flavorful and full of good stuff!

I don't eat fish either, but I eat a great wide variety of things for dinner - a kindred spirit! I'm assuming you're tired of doing "dinner = meat + side of steamed veggies"? Are you looking for recipes for casseroles, soups, crock pot recipes? How much cooking effort are your looking to put in? Personally, I do all my…

Not sure what you're doing, but when I was on a 1200 cal/day diet, I didn't lose any weight. I bumped it to 1450 cal/day and I started dropping weight. Maybe you could change up the diet/exercise and see what happens?

Seriously!!!!! It's always surprising to me how and where the calories are sneaking in. "What do you mean a tablespoon of peanutbutter is 190 cal?!" Good work everyone! I see lots of weight loss happening on your tickers!

Ditto to what everyone else said. Just add some resistance training, and you'll avoid the skinny fat look. I'm a marathoner and I do resistance training a couple times a week. I've found that cardio + weights = maximum fat loss, personally. See what works for you!

Do you have a recipe for those kale chips? They sound good! To answer the original question, I do what most others do and minimize how painful it is to crawl out of a cozy bed: prep everything the night before so you can stumble through the routine while comatose. When I need some extra motivation, I play some upbeat music…