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I am a nurse, but I think I am really supposed to be Buffy the Vampire Slayer. :P

A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel chained to his crotch. The bartender asks "Hey, why do you have a steering wheel chained to your crotch?" The pirate replies, "ARRrr, it's driving me nuts!"

My favorite so far is Greek Gods plain, full fat. I put strawberries, blueberries, coconut or granola on it. Tried almond butter mixed in a few days ago and that was awesome. Also I have recently started using it in place of sour cream because I was out, and I think it actually tastes better. I tried the chobani peach a…

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Tracking my food every day even if I go over. Eating a lot of real foods. Increasing my calorie goal when I started feeling hungry and grumpy all the time. Not having "cheat days", so to speak, but letting myself go over calories every so often without stressing out about it. ALWAYS eating my exercise calories. Exercising…

Hang in there. It sounds like you are doing an amazing job so far. Don't worry about fighting the kids....just nudge them a little bit....and the changes, however small, will come with time.

"You're just wasting away"...... What am I supposed to say to that? Thanks?

I have thankfully recovered from my DaoC/WoW addiction, lol! Oh, I do still miss it. Not too compatible with my lifestyle right now (little kids and no free time) but maybe someday......-

If you are grilling you can get away with a higher-fat meat as some of it will cook out. I try to buy grass-fed when I can afford it, otherwise I'll get 85 to 93% lean, depending on what the best deal is and what we are using it for.

I hear ya. I'm about the same height and have lost a decent amount. My arms and legs are starting to look almost freakishly skinny to me, while my stomach wants to stay fat. I guess that's just the last place to lose. Hang in there.

You can put a little cheese on them too. Not as low-cal but it tastes like nachos!

Mine is pretty decent most of the time, and I eat a lot of different foods.

Last time I went I had grilled skirt steak with salad, plus some of my rice, and a few chips/salsa. I can't remember the exact calories but it was reasonable. And delicious :)

I really like the Greek Gods brand....I buy the plain, full-fat variety.

I just tried the ones called Pasta Slim. They did stink a little but not too much after I rinsed them. They didn't taste like anything. Their texture was horrible though - like chewing on rubber bands. I ended up not eating them. I think they would be ok if they were chopped up and cooked differently, like in a baked pasta…

LOVE these books, and now the HBO series, too. The long-anticipated next book is supposed to come out this summer!

I have made the muffins with the pumpkin and a chocolate fudge cake mix. They look kind of like poop but they taste delicious! Also really good if you use a yellow cake mix. They don't need frosting at all.

Reading while I eat. I love it too much. But I used to go and get more food, just so I could read (and escape from the kids) more.

My dad used to make peanut butter, mayonnaise and raisin sandwiches for us and himself. I remember them as being good. I don't know if there are any really weird things I eat now. Hmm. I had yogurt with peanut butter captain crunch, strawberries, coconut and chocolate chips on top the other day. That was a bowl of love!

Is the max deficit of 800 a straight figure or a percentage? My current maintenance is 1550; I think I would have a really hard time eating just 750 and not sure how safe that would be. I do exercise 3-4 days/week and that would add another 300-400, but there are some days where a work-out is just not very feasible. Any…

I use oats too, in salmon patties and meatloaf. They would work great with the tuna, too!

I have been on here for 3 months now. I am 5' 0.5". I started at 135 and am now 113-114. I have my ultimate goal listed as 108 but really it's just "no more squishy mom belly" and a more defined waist. I was previously wearing size 10-12 and am now fitting into some old size 5s.

I am interested to see what will happen, too! I just upped mine yesterday to 1300 from 1200. For me that is 0.5 lb/week vs. 0.7 lb/week. I have seen great results so far but I have just been so hungry the last few days! I have lost almost 22 pounds in the last 3 months and have ~5 or so to go. I work out 3-4 x/week for…

I put cottage cheese in one a while back and it was pretty good.

Hmm... green (spinach) orange (sweet potato, nectarine, egg) red (strawberry) black (blackberry) white (egg, cream cheese) brown (whole wheat pancake, coffee, chocolate!)

To me it has sort of a licorice taste, which I don't love but I think I could get used to it. I really like Splenda but I am trying to switch over. Mostly it's just for my coffee, I'm just not a fan of black coffee yet. Does anyone use the liquid stevia for baking, and if so how do you know how much to use (in place of…

On days when I eat a lot of high-carb foods, I find myself hungry all the time even if I have eaten a lot. More protein and some good fats should help a little.

I'm wondering the same thing, and I just had one baby at a time in there! Stretch marks aside, there is just some skin, particularly below the belly button, that doesn't look like it will be able to bounce back all the way, especially if I lose more weight. So far it looks better than I thought it would, but I do still…

I am 5' 0.5". My goal is set at 1200. I eat the full amount plus any exercise calories. I have had great results with it so far and am continuing to lose without much difficulty at all, it's crazy!

Awesome. I have a lonely can of pumpkin in the cupboard that has been waiting for its true calling.