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  • I am proud to report that I've now gotten up 3 times at 6:15 a.m. to be ready to meet my neighbor for Insanity at 6:30! And you are all correct, it does get easier. I would probably never have succeeded unless my neighbor was willing to get up too, so the key was convincing her to switch from doing it in the evenings. Now…
  • Awesome, thanks everyone! I am going to make an effort tomorrow, since once again something came up in the evening that made it impossible to fit in the workout before getting to hungry! :-( But tomorrow promises a fresh start...
  • I'm using the same meal plan (classic version), and it's so great! I'm working FT and finishing my PhD, and my hubby in in law school, so our free time is precious. We don't want to revert to eating take-out and frozen pizza, so we're fine with spending 30-ish minutes every night making a fresh, real dinner. However, the…
  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I highly, highly recommend this. It's like a well-written novel (but non-fiction) about how to live seasonally off the land. Yes to Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollen's books! For a cookbook that combines 1) whole foods, 2) seasonal menus, 3) nutrition information, and 4)…
  • I agree I find breakfast is usually cold for me most times of the year because I don't have time to make a hot breakfast and don't own a microwave, and I don't fancy oatmeal. I am thinking that I should be a bit more open-minded about oatmeal with nice things mixed in, like cinnamon and fresh fruits and honey. If you do…
  • The way it worked in the old WW system was that you'd get a daily amount of points based on your BMI (for me it was 22) and everyone had the same weekly bank of points (35) and you could add any points earned exercising. The weekly bank reset on your weigh-in day. The old WW had a formula that calculated points based on…
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