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I tell myself that I will go for just 15 minutes but when I'm there I usually stay for a lot longer, but if I'm too tired and don't at least I did something. Even when your tired go ahead and go, tell yourself it's only for a few minutes (something is better than nothing) and you might find out that you have more energy…

Hi:smile: Good job on going to the gym everyday!! It's not an easy thing to do! I have just found this site myself and I love it so far, hope you do to :flowerforyou:

That's Awesome!! You are doing Great!! :happy:

Hi bkrbabe57, What kinds of foods do you like eating? Any fruits or veggies in particular? What types of meats do you like? I have a lot of recipes and in my nutrition class we had to make menus for a family of five-each with different likes and dislikes along with allergies. Maybe I could give you some food ideas that you…

Hi hheath, I'm glad you liked my tips:blushing: It's very important to eat something after exercising-your body needs to replenish itself. From what I've studied it should be around 200-300 calories containing a good portion of protein, a little bit of carbs, and a small amount of healthy fats. I like to have the cottage…

I am currently in college working on a degree in nutrition and one of the chapters covers sports nutrition. From what I have studied if you are not in the fat burning heart rate area but have a higher heart rate you will burn more calories in total and end up burning more from fat even though you are burning carbs as well.…

I'm a huge fan of olive oil cooking spray, though it helps if you are cooking with non stick pans as well. What sort of foods do you fry? Maybe you could try baking some of the foods you would normally fry? I like fried chicken but usually stick with coating them then baking them in the oven. Sometimes I've sprayed a pan…

Thank you both! I'm looking forward to getting back on track and do all I can to help you as well! So umm...how do we start?:embarassed:

For anyone who has a sweet tooth and loves popcorn I read about spraying the popcorn with nonfat butter spray then sprinkle with cinnamon and a packet of sugar substitute. One of my favorites is a cup of Nestle nonfat hot chocolate (25 calories a packet) and topping with nonfat whip cream (5 calories) and sprinkling…

Motivation seems to be so elusive sometimes! I'm struggling with finding some myself. Though I think this site will help (it's only my first day). If you have trouble finding time for entire meals or don't find enough time to cook a few ideas are: 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (or 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt) with 1/2 cup…

I just joined up and wondering if anyone was interested in buddying up and doing this thing together? It would be nice not to have to do this alone. If you're interested let me know! :smile:

Thank you for your advice:smile: I will do that! A little competition is always good!

Hello! This is my first time on this site and I signed up right away. I have been working on eating better and working out for a while but I've been slipping lately. It seems that my motivation has left me and I find my self eating more and making excuses for not making it to the gym. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas…