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oooh, friend me. I just started a new workout routine/ meal plan today. I lost 40 pounds back in 2011, then got on birth control and gained 30 of that back in 2 months from it. Now the BC is out, we are doing fertility treatments and just want to get back to a healthy weight :)

my 3 year old loves when i make vegetarian pizza. All i do is spread out the dough on a pan, sprinkle some garlic powder, then the mozzarella cheese, and put sliced tomatoes, red onions and some parsley on top. It tastes amazing, takes about 5 minutes of prep and my son gobbles it up

look yummy, but just seeing the amount of butter threw me off. and for 108 calories i can have 2 pieces of yummy chocolate. I'll take the chocolate...lol

I have 2 of her videos: the beginners one, and "ripped in 30". i like the fast pace of ripped in 30, and the fact that it is different weeks, but i also like some of the moves in the beginners one. I agree that she can be kind of boring, but it is worth it because i feel great after. definitely try one of her different…

I do cook dinner almost every night and freeze half if it makes enough. I try to be very conscious about what i make and the calories in it. I then eat the leftovers for lunch instead of going out to get fast food during work. I want to start lifting, but i think that will have to wait another month until i am back with my…

I make passion tea lemonade. Zero calories and cheap and it helps me get my water in. it is 3 packets of Tazo passion tea (i buy it at walmart) and i crystal light lemonade packet. just seep the tea bags in hot water for 15 mins, then pour in a 2 quart container, add the lemonade packet and pill it up the rest of the way…

thanks so much. I love me some tortilla chips, but cant ever afford the calories. going to make these soon with the leftover tortillas i have in the fridge!!!

i like doing either apple slices dipped in pancake batter and cooked like regular pancakes or the Cooking Light Coconut pancakes. you get two pancakes for 230 calories and i love them so much that i rarely eat any other kind. Sometimes i make the apple, orange, mango sauce to go on top or use sugar free syrup. LOVE both of…

fiery hot Cheetos and dip them in jalapeno cheddar dip (in the little can). no one ever try it, because it is so addicting. i can eat a whole bag in one sitting, and that is bad. I hate my friend for introducing them to me last year. To help with the urge i will get a snack size hot Cheetos, and by halfway through the bag…

i agree that their example is hurting their children, which is abuse. And to the person who said that the patently are struggling with their weight...they aren't struggling...they are choosing to be that way. If you are working to be healthy, but weight isn't coming off, that would be struggling. it takes work to struggle.

i usually have to work hard to drink even 3 glasses. Been starting to drink crystal light packets to work and drink 8 oz at a time with just a little flavor. been doing that today and just barely i went to drink more of my 5th glass and realized it was already gone. the Crystal light definitely helps me and i am going to…

met my hubby at a Best Buy. He was stationed in California, and i had just moved there for a job. He was walking the movie aisle and making fun of his friend and said "congratulation, wanna cookie?" anyways, he said this to his friend right as they were passing me. I said "i want a cookie" and he said "oh, i wasn't talking…

kung pao chicken is pretty low in calories. That is what i get when i go to panda express. i also now buy the sauce and make it at home and have it with brown rice. I would also suggest broccoli and beef. definitely stay away from the fried foods...even though they are so yummy

I am a single mom, work 50 hours a week and have a 3 year old. I went and bought a Jillian Michael s DVD that I now do at night, whether it is while he is awake playing Captain America, or like last night at 10:30 before i went to sleep. JM has great DVDs and the one i am doing is only 24 mins long and you definitely sweat…

May 1st and I am all in. i wanted to kick butt this month anyways. have stretch marks from being pregnant with my little man, but that was 3 years ago and time to get past it. In June i am moving back in with my hubby (we have been separated) and it is just the perfect motivation added to make sure i look extra hot when i…

i just like making it in the large amount. I keep a pitcher of it in my fridge so that i have something to turn to instead of a soda. I have a hard time drinking straight water when not working out

weight of steak is decided before it is cooked. i am sure a rare steak would weigh more afterwards then a well done steak would. nothing is going to be 100% correct

becoming less embarrassed about the hubs sing me naked and definitely seeing the pant/ dress sizes go down

it started when i realized i weighed 15 pounds more than i did the day i delivered my 9 lb 2 oz son. Then Nov 2010 we took family pictures and i really saw just how fat i had gotten. still have about 20 pounds to go, but i definitively looked better in the next family pictures taken 8 months later

i have kind of been in every position possible. I was a stay at home mom for three years. I had to start working full time upon splitting from my husband. I hate having to have him in daycare all the time. Now that we are getting back together, i have the option to work or not. So i came to the conclusion that i would work…

SLC, Utah to New Orleans, LA. It is about 1750 miles. Were taking 2 cars and a 2 year old. we definitely took our time though as it is like a 30 hour drive. split it up into 2 1/2 days

its always hard in the beginning. I felt like i was always hungry, but that is because my body was used to eating so many more calories and a whole lot of crap. It took a little while to become accustomed to it and no longer be hungry. I have found that eating just a little bit of beef jerky in between meals (when i am at…

I was around 165. I am 5'11 and looking back i was so skinny. Now 180 and hoping to get back down to 165 but with muscles. I was 165 at 3 months pregnant too, so i know i can do it (was not pregnant when i graduated)

I am 5'11 and my goal weight is 160(any lower would make me look sickly) I haven't been lower than 165 in i don't know how long, so we will see if it is even possible. I am 180 right now and in a size 12, but i have big hips, so i most likely will NEVER fit in pants smaller than an 8(if that's even possible after having a…

ya'll also need to think about it as they have SOOOO much more weight to lose then you do. that is why they are on the show. It seems to me the more weight you have to lose, the quicker it comes off. When i first started going to the gym a couple days a week and watching my calorie intake, i lost 6 pounds the first week.…

I love this website, because reading others motivations gives me more motivation. I want to go buy a bikini and a formal dress. The formal dress to be worn at the Marine Corps ball this November, and a bikini to hopefully wear summer 2013 in Hawaii for my 5th anniversary (here to hoping we go). I want to look hot for my…

I think it is really gross. Maybe it is the medical in me, but no way in hell i would ever do it. We used to look at placentas alot in classes, and the thought of eating that...eww.

I wouldn't have him start counting calories. If i were you, i would just start making healthier meals, healthy snacks, and encourage the whole family to go work out together. Family bike rides, walks, or just playing outside. If everyone is doing it, it will be so much easier for him, and i'm sure it will help him lose the…

i have never eaten back my calories. like others have said, it just seems counter productive to me. when i work out it is usually only burning like 400 calories though, so i still usually end up with 1200 calories at the end of the day (food-calories burned) I guess everyone will have different opinions on this though.…

MamaBear05 I love your ideas for airplanes and running bases. My son is 3 years old, and he would love that. IveLanded : when i say money is tight, i really mean money IS TIGHT. I honestly cant afford the $50 a month, and i chose to give up things to put my son in a better daycare. I live in a small one bedroom with him,…