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I had a fairly basic rice cooker, for many years. Generally, I'd cook one cup of rice, and the bottom would burn/stick, so I'd lose about a third of what I cooked. Recently I bought a fuzzy logic one--this is really nice, and nothing sticks or burns. But I've never cooked less than a cup. So if you want to use the rice…

I had a number of appointments with a dietician to understand this. I build 450 calorie meals: 150 protein, 150 starch/carbs, 100 veggies, 50 for "dressing." Nothing works out quite that perfectly, but definitely this is my guideline. Lost @35 pounds (my goal) and have kept it off for a year. Best wishes!

Vegetarian Times has lots of recipes, and gives nutritional information for each recipe. They don't seen to have a specific low sodium section, but at least all the recipes are vegetarian. There are also vegan recipes on the site, if that's important. http://www.vegetariantimes.com/ Best wishes for a speedy and successful…

I use Microsoft's Onenote program for desktops, and created a recipe notebook. It allows you to create tabs (breakfast, salad, vegetables, pasta, etc.) and then within tabs you can make additional categories (seafood pasta, tomato-based pasta, veggies and pasta, etc.) I started my notebook maybe 10 years ago. I have…

I only have 2 snacks that I would overeat if they were in the house: Potato chips and Pepperidge Farms goldfish. I made a rule for myself early on that if I truly wanted potato chips, then I would have to walk about 10 blocks to the store to buy an individual-sized package (and then it does generally form part of my…

Just do it! I might be one of those people you think you fear, so let me give you my thoughts. My first thought might be "wow! That person is running slower than I walk." My second thought is always "Here's a person learning to run. That is awesome." It really doesn't matter what other people think. Just go run the best…

I did complete the challenge and on time. It went better than I expected, which I am happy about.

Completed my goal for this week, over 71,000 steps, so 30% more. Not sure I reported last week, but completed that goal too.

74,524 steps for the week. Well above the 55,000 I set as goal. Yay!

This will be MFP heresy, but I think you should ignore eating back your exercise calories. Between August and March, I did just that, and I lost 35 pounds, which I've kept off so far. I have a dietician, separate from my trainer, and I met with the dietician earlier this week. Her view was that only elite athletes should…

55,000 steps a week. I'm not going to worry too much about how I get them in. FitBit records them. I'll post here. And Laura should be able to see them on her dashboard, I think. Reward: ??? Go RAWR!!!

I think the challenge is over (or if not, let me know, so I don't mess up,even though I think I will stay with the goals of the challenge.) How did we do?

i really appreciated the focus. I came home tonight bone tired, mostly a result of jet lag from having been away for five days. My goal, though not stated quite like this, was 5000 steps per day, minimum, and three days where I achieved 10,000 steps. I was successful at this. And I pushed myself to make the 10,000 on days…

Successfully completed the week in steps: 4/28: 5,087 4/29: 11,780 4/30: 10,336 5/1: 10,307 5/2: 5,837 5/3: 6,830 5/4: 7,449+. Not done for today yet. Goal is a minimum of 5000 steps per day, with three days coming in at 10,000. Exceeded goal this week. RAWR!!!

Successfully completed the week in steps: 4/21: 11,365 4/22: 11,533 4/23: 10,194 4/24: 7,373 4/25: 5,428 4/26: 6,571 4/27: 20,000+. Not done for today yet. Goal is a minimum of 5000 steps per day, with three days coming in at 10,000. Definitely exceeded goal this week. I don't know how to do a burpee, so that's out. Might…

Week 2 successfully accomplished. RAWR!!!

Reporting in. Did my 3 days of at least 10,000 and then 4 days of 5,000. So I made it!

Goal: Get a minimum of 5000 steps in per day (i.e., no day falls below that) and get three 10000 step days per week Track: Will report. If anyone knows how to get FitBit to post this, I'm open to that. Reward: I'm not a reward-focused person. Probably because I just let myself have what I want. The satisfaction of doing it…

I cook regular oatmeal (Quaker Oats) in the microwave for 90 seconds (1/3 cup oats, 2/3 cup water), and then stir in 4 egg whites and cook for about 90 seconds more (check the consistency--it can vary from very creamy to thicker, and choose the consistency yo like--by cooking a little more or a little less). I go on the…

^^^This!!! I'm not a mom, but I am a prof. You need to report it again, and your school needs to take it seriously. Bullying should not be tolerated. It is affecting you--you mention your grades as one example, but it probably has other effects too. Meanwhile--enjoy your spinning. In my experience at being at the gym (for…

Creamy Pasta For 1 serving: 1.5 ounces dry pasta, cooked (I use penne) 3 small tomatoes, chopped (cut each into about 8 pieces), then baked at 450 for 20 minutes 1/2 cup low fat ricotta ~1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil Place cooked pasta in bowl, add cooked tomatoes and ricotta, stir. It's helpful to heat the mixture in the…

I'm 5'4" and 130 and definitely not pudgy. What size clothes are you wearing?

I've gone through my clothes closet twice now, several months apart. I try each piece on, and evaluate whether it flatters me or not. If it doesn't, I just let it go. Sometimes the answer is not quite so obvious, so I keep those pieces. But if it doesn't look good on you, and doesn't fit, I don't see a reason to hang on to…

Wow! That is a great story. You should feel honored. And being able to help your mom is truly great. It's really nice that she asked you to help her.

I've lost about 30 pounds and am pretty much at goal. When I look in the mirror, I do not see any difference, it's like the mirror has retained a photo of me from 30 pounds ago and just keeps showing that. I've gone from sizes 14 and 12 to sizes 8 and 6, and when I look I just don't see it. I have to rely on the scale and…

Ibbone--I'd like to know more about this too. How did you do the calculations? What would make things better to not regain like that?

I always make my own dressing, one salad at a time. 1 tsp olive oil 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard Splash Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper It's quick, tasty and fresh. I used to use balsamic vinegar, but now I'm a diehard sherry vinegar fan. I also make a Greek salad mix: 2 cups each of chopped cucumbers,…

Love Teavana teas. My favorite is the White Chocolate Peppermint. It's made with Rooibos. I also like their Cocoa Caramel Sea Salt. This is an herbal tea. Sometimes I add a dash of milk to either of them, though they're really nice as is.

I asked my dietician to be much more specific with me about this, because I had the same question. Her reply was (for a 400 calorie meal--she was having me on 3 of those per day, plus one 100 calorie snack, plus one or two drinks) was 100 calories of veggies/fruits; 150 calories of protein; 150 calories of…

I'm 5'4", and 145 gets me into normal BMI. I've gone from 162 to 142 since early August. I'm feeling good about things now, as it's been several years (maybe 5) since I've been here. Would like to see 135, will work on that, but anywhere between 142 and 135 is okay. I'm almost 60. Was last at 135 or so, reliably, 25 years…