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Bring your own snack into the break room if you want to be around others during your break. Otherwise I normally take a walk for my breaks or I read an article (at my computer) while eating a snack. Normally the snacks that I take to work are apples and peanut butter, dry cereal (cherrios are a fav of mine), clemintines,…

I feel ya! When I am in a rut like this, which I kind of am in right now I try to commit to 20 minutes of working out even if it's walking- that's aprox. 100 calories. Typically once I get out there and am walking, I will add in a little jog which only helps the calorie count. Also I will tell myself to start this workout…

Small steps will win this race. I have been at my weight loss journey for some time now and have had good times and bad times just as we all have good days and bad days. You have taken the first step of signing up and realizing that you want to make a change within your lifestyle. This is possible, except that it is a…

I need this fresh start outlook as well. I have been getting frustrated with myself as well and want to look the best I have in a long time for the holidays- when we all start to slip! It's time to re focus, and re-engaging our selves! I have challenged myself to complete 100 miles (Running or biking) in the month of…

Congrats! Keep up the good work!

Im not sure if that would a reduced fat way of preparing it but my suggestion would be to turn it into a receipe on MFP. If you click the light blue Food tab, the dark blue banner underneath it has a tab called Receipes, I would create a receipe with the actual items that you used, include the number of servings and that…

I posted my mini goals in my signature! It's a frequent reminder of small steps that result in success! I enjoy seeing them pop up when I post on message boards! If you arne't sure where you signature is, message me and I can walk you through how to find it!

Of course! Motivation is exactly what we all need! Congrats on your success so far, keep up the awesome work! Looking forward to motivating each other!

Hello! A couple things that I have found that have helped me curb those craving..are to eat what my body is craving but just small portion. So some examples are.. - Chocolate- when I am about to start my period or on my period, I usually allow myself two pieces of dark chocolate (per day, as mine only last about three…

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I understand, I was there and you pushed me to keep going. You got this, today is a new day and you have a fresh start. Success always comes when you try a bit less. Keep trucking along and just rest a bit by maintaining. You will be recharged before you know it! Keep going!!!

You look AMAZING!!! Congrats on your awesome progress! I hope one day I can take these pictures and see half the progress you have made! You look fantastic! You are such an inspiration!!!

I am a huge fan of the bud select 55 bottles, lemon or lime in it is not bad! Also, I only will buy a 6-pack when I go to all day parties becuase when I am out I am out! And I am not a huge fan of beer so I don't get into others. Make sure to enjoy yourself too tho!

I'd like to see more people in this too! I think teams would be great to have! Also, a side question... when you include your tickers in your signature which code to you use? HTML Code? bbCode? or exCode? I can't seem to get it to work for the life of me! Looking forward to this challenge for June! It's going to be a…

Hello Ladies! Congrats on all your success so far! I would love to join you if it's not to late. I am moving back closer to my family come January/Feb time frame so I would LOVE to be at my goal weight by then! I think all of this awesome support might help me stay on track!!! I have a tendency to do really well and rock…

Welcome! I am always looking to chat about motivation, receipes and anything that inspires us as women! Congrats on making the first step and reaching out to others for help. It's the best way to reach success, especially when times get touch and the motivation lacks. MFP has truely kept me in line when I just want to give…

This worked for me as well, I lost 4 pounts in one week after being a a plateau for 4 weeks! I increaed my calories by about 150, and found that it worked well for my body, was eating or trying to eat right about 1200. I also added 2 cardio session on the elliptical as I was only running on the treadmill. My next addition…

I had a bad weekend too! One my be good friends came to visit, and I had not seen her in over 3 years as she is in the military! I am in the same boat with you on the sodium leve. I had to move my weigh-ins to Tuesday or Wednesday as a Monday weigh-in is always bad, and I end up getting discouraged! It has helped, but I am…

Water is a great way for you to clean the body as well as lose weight. Drinking 8 cups is a minimum, I always try to drink half my weight!

Count me in! I am in need of some NEW motivation- I am have lost 15 lbs since January 1, and am stuck in a rut! I am looking for any and all motivational ideas!!! This should be a great way to get me thinking about something else other than the number on the scale!!! Thanks for putting this together!

I agree, would eat both and then do a light workout, or walk /jog as already recommended.

It's totally doable! This is a great calorie counter! I have all my roommates on it and my mom just got on this! I couldn't be more happy to count my calories and my workouts ever! This is so helpful and motivational! Even if it was only a 10 minute walk it counts! Gradual workouts achieve success!