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I saw a young guy at the gym just two days ago that was wearing a super tight, rashguard like shirt that had the pattern of The Hulk - all the green muscles and everything. I couldn't stop laughing.

Egg scrambled with capers and red onions, eaten on a bagel slim with a tomato slice and smoked salmon

I googled this once and don't remember the exact link but if you drain, wash, and dry the 85/15 after browning it comes out to being just like the more expensive stuff.

Eat what the kids eat and do it all at once.. Or, make extra dinner and pack that for the next day.

sounds yummy!!!

Wow! I never thought I'd get such an outpouring of support. Thanks everyone! I started at 173 so I'm down to 143. I'm 5'4" so this is a good weight for me (lowest I've ever been, even in high school). I'm trying to transition to maintenance so I'm upping calories and whatnot to try to find a steady state. It is harder than…

Thanks everyone for the reassurance. I do know that I am a control freak when it comes to some things. Over the years I have learned to let go of other things that aren't important in the greater scheme of life. I do put a lot of effort into my planning. I wake up early to go to the gym before work and my husband does…

When I started taking it I googled the Body Pump classes. Some people did tests and measured their calorie burns during the class using heart rate monitors. There was a lot of variability (how hard you work, the weight you use, your weight, etc) but I figured an average was good enough to give me an idea. I am 5'4", 143…

This happened before my health kick - Cadbury Eggs

How do you know what you are really eating? You haven't logged any other days besides today, so you can't be that concerned about one day?

My new favorite after today - some avocado mashed up with fage greek yogurt as the sauce for my wrap - chicken, ham, whatever kind. a little lettuce and tomato....yummy

What does NSV stand for?

Have you been filling out your food diary? If you open it people will take a look and give you suggestions. How is your protein? How many calories are you aiming for? Are you exercising?

My husband is essential to my success. He does not badger me with weight questions or anything like that though. His support is necessary because 1) we have two very young children so he often picks up the slack when I am exercising or preparing meals 2) he has to eat all the meals i make and love them 3) he has to listen…

After it is cooked a serving of rigatoni will be 1 cup (not leveled so a little on top is ok). spagetti noddles are just under 1 cup (shouldn't be touching the brim of the cup). Hope this helps

It is about calories in vs calories out, but nutrition goes a long way too. I looked through about the last week of your food - all sugar (pop tarts) and pasta (lasagna x 5). I only saw one entry for anything vegetable related (lettuce at breakfast for 5 cals) and very little fresh fruit. Instead of worrying about the…

If the total ends up being three servings, i would divide the 5 tbls by 3 and add that into my log. I just assume none is lost in the process.

I don't know what is best, but I know anything coconut based with be HIGH in fat, saturated fat, and calories

People can't help if they can't see what you are eating

You really need to do the work and count your calories correctly - weighing it out, counting what you cook things in (i.e. butter, oil, etc). This is the only way to know if you really are eating around 1400 calories. And I recently looked up Cheesecake Factory items (since I was considering going there) and their regular…

Since I've been logging for awhile and losing weight consistently I went back 5 weeks and compared my weight now to what it said before. I lost less than it said I would and I rarely went over my base (only once over base + exercise). So don't put too much stock in it.

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None of my clothes fit anymore. I am too lazy to go buy new ones and am not sure when I'll settle at a good weight (and I do NOT want to buy new clothes more than once) so I just walk around looking frumpy all day.

Shouldn't you add 500 for breastfeeding?