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special k products do have a lot of artificial ingredients...but sometimes, you just need something that tastes like junk food. i really like the cracker chips and the pastry crisps...the pastry crisps taste like pop tarts. they may not be as good as fresh fruits and vegetables, but if you have to kill the urge for junk…

try a can of progresso light soup. most of them are under 200 calories for the whole can. raw veggies are a good, quick, easy low-cal snack. but i agree, 1200 calories a day helps you lose quickly at first, but if you are working out too, eventually your body will go into starvation mode, and it will become increasingly…

try drinking a cup of green tea with blueberry and acai. i usually make mine with two packets of sweet and low. i don't personally care for green tea, but this is pretty good. lipton and bigelow are the brands of it i've tried, and i've liked both of them. green tea tend to curb your appetite, and there are no calories. i…

have you ever tried the light progresso soups? for most of them, you can eat the entire can for 200 calories or less; and it only takes a couple of minutes to heat up. they are very filling, not very expensive, and most of them are pretty tasty...they do tend to have a good bit of sodium, so you kind of have to keep an eye…

most raw veggies are great for quick, easy, low calorie snacks. celery, cucumbers, and baby carrots are all things i take with me to work every day, and i can snack guilt-free on them. celery in particular. a stalk of celery has about 6 calories; i cut eat stalk into three sections, and then in half, so its one…

do you like raw celery? it has the same crispiness as most fruits, and one stalk only has 6 calories...i always cut a few stalks up and snack on it all day. like you, i am a big fruit eater, joined about a week ago, and am having a hard time not eating as much as i used to. i've lost a good bit of weight since i cut back…

try a can of the progresso light vegetable and noodle soup. there is 120 calories/can (which is 3 over), but three extra calories could be burned off by simply walking through a store and buying the can of soup. its very filling, and pretty tasty.

i have a ton of experience in buying and preparing healthy meals on a very tight budget. im a single mom with two kids who makes $9/hour. if you have any questions, just message me or add me. one of our favorites is chicken fajitas... i just cut up boneless, skinless chicken breast (you only need about 4 oz/person), and…

going out to eat :/ i have two kids, and it was our tradition to go out to eat every friday night. and now that i am watching, i am having a hard time doing that...so we usually stick to places on my "cheat sheet". i've compiled a list of chain resturants, and the healthiest, lowest calorie options they serve; so i'm…

i know....excuses, excuses. i always do feel good after a good workout...i'm just exhausted today! as a single mother with two kids under 5, one of whom is sick, on the first day of her period, and after a double shift though...i was just wondering if it would hurt if i just skipped it tonight.

its easy to do when you are with someone who doesn't treat you well. when i say abusive, i want to clarify, i wasnt pyshically abused....i was mentally and emotionally abused. name calling, telling me how i'd fail, what a bad mother i am, playing mind games, you name it. it wasnt until after the end of our 6 year…