kellycrow

or, you could change up your eating a bit. that is what i did...and it helped get me moving again. i am already a vegan, but you can be an unhealthy vegan!! :o) so i spent a week as a raw food vegan... hard to overeat that way!! ha! i had only fruits (and a TB of peanut butter --- the kind that the ONLY ingredient is…

I have 8 yr old twins... working on their filters!! They can be too honest at times but are getting better! haha!! You have done GREAT on your weight loss -- keep up the great work!! :o)

mrssuejones - haha! kfsooner is my sister and no - she does not live near palm trees!!! that photo was in hawaii... we live in a much colder climate! haha!! btw - i put my treadmill at a 10% incline... all the time... i love it... i saw a new one advertised where it also has a decline - so now i wait for my current…

yup --- i spend the entire second hour of it on the treadmill... if they can do it, so can i!! :o)

i am on my second one. i loved loved loved the first one. i was one of the lucky ones who had no period (or very minor and rare spotting) with it! that was super cool!!! however, a year & a half ago, i had a new one put in (they are good for 5-6 years). this one has been generally okay but i do get a period on it (boo!!)…

Nener - while i feel for your plight while on a fruit & veggie only diet for a week... i want to make sure that folks know that you can live a very healthy life eating only raw foods... mostly fruits & veggies... this is what some vegans do... yes - they include nuts - perhaps those had a nutrient you needed... but a fruit…

here is a link to an article originally written in 2005 but updated in 2010... the effects and problems with artificial sweeteners are shocking. http://www.womentowomen.com/healthyweight/splenda.aspx kelly

for a dairy free smoothie loaded with nutrients and energy to get your day going: frozen strawberries blueberries apple or banana (adds a little sweetness - you can also add a chunk of fresh pineapple) handful or two of organic fresh baby spinach ground flax seed protein powder (mine is vanilla... if not, you can add some…

I have had Sweet Leaf in the individual packets. I use Trader Joe's brand 100% pure stevia powder for things at home. Truvia is not necessarily the same.. it is made in a lab. You want 100% pure Stevia... Truvia has bulking agents and other additivies... Stevia has been used in countries around the world for over 1500…

biting my tongue... the last time i told people to avoid all artificial sweeteners, i got 'yelled' at... but that's how i feel. to reitterate what the previous poster said: stevia - 100% pure stevia - not truvia which is chemically made - is not artificial - it is a plant. true, you have to get used to the flavor, but you…

I LOVE fruit... I start the day w/ a smoothie with frozen strawberries, blueberries & banana (& spinach, too)... I typically have at least 1 more fruit during the day... but more if I have a need to sweet... the sugar in fruit is natural... it is the way God intended us to have fruit. If you eat a healthy diet full of…

I have been dairy free for over 2 years now... it isn't as hard as you think!! I DO miss cheese a little, but there are substitutes. And really, fresh, raw veggies & fruit have never tasted better!!! Good luck!!!

looks yummy!! thanks for sharing!!!

I am a troop leader and have 2 scouts of my own... somehow, we ended up with 20... yes 20... boxes of cookies in our house. WTF????? Anyway - so far I have had NONE!!! I figure I need to keep an eye on the prize! I saw someone's post with a tag line on it that said 'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels' I like that! :o)…

"Does the spinach blend well in the smoothie, or is it kind of gritty? " It actually does to well... and one reason i use frozen strawberries, blueberries, etc is to add texture to balance out the spinach... you can't really taste it but it gives you good nutrients!! :o)

i wore my HRM to zumba for the first time on Wed --- I guess I should believe it, but I was disappointed that it only said 454 calories for 60 minutes... I worked my butt off!! I am still a little sore! HA!! BUT I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE ZUMBA!!!!!

homemade smoothie: apple (peeled), frozen strawberries, chunk fresh pineapple, handful of fresh spinach plus some cinnamon - love cinnamon... so good and really quite filling!!

I LOVE asparagus but my favorite way to eat it is similar to what some other folks mentioned. buy the thinnest asparagus you can find! wash & trim the woody stems put in a gallon zip lock bag add olive oil, salt & pepper add portabella mushroom slices close bag and mix so everything is covered remove from bag onto a cookie…

wow - that is a lot of great ideas!! also - do you live near a Kohl's dept store?? They have their Kohl's Cares For Kids items for $5 and right now it is Dr Seuss --- you can get some great plush items & books for just $5 each right now... http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/Community02.htm

that's great!!! i have a tree nut allergy and am vegan... makes things tricky! i am just glad i can have peanuts!! :o)

I am a vegan and thank you, dom_m, for your post. you are exactly right. i started the vegan diet to be healthy but it is easy to be unhealthy on a vegan diet --- there are a lot of yummy vegan junk foods!! so you have to balance it and make sure you are eating in a healthy way. you will have an easier time than I do with…

i LOVED them and you can find them for sale for just $1 at places like target... HOWEVER - i then realized how much artificial sweetener was in there... massive headaches and i started getting colds. when i stay away from ingesting chemicals, i am rarely sick (and i teach preschool!!! go figure!!)... i am vegan and rely…

i see what you are saying, but there was actually a bit on the local news last week about artificial sweeteners... nutrasweet DID have research saying it was a problem. they rated splenda the best and did not have enough research on truvia. regardless of what the research says, i am not sure how putting chemicals in your…

truthfully, i do not know much about truvia except that it is not a natural process - it is manufactured in a lab... Stevia is pure and there is no need to use a lab to get the pure, natural sweetener. They do sell individual packets of Stevia... Sweet Leaf, I believe, is the brand I have purchased in the past... but…

stay away from them both, as a previous poster mentioned. the artificial sweeteners included are so not good for you. i am convinced that they caused the cancer of the digestive tract that ultimately killed my mother. i will not allow artificial sweeteners in my house... drink water, tea sweetened w/ stevia (NOT TRUVIA but…

i started my weight-loss journey in dec and in jan, i was still the same weight - but i had lost 5 inches. (i go to curves and they weigh & measure you every month). i know part of it was eating over Christmas, but still --- i had been working out at curves, watching what i ate, and running on the treadmill regularly. i…

that's amazing!! congratulations and thanks for the inspiration! your photos are truly amazing --- what a difference!! I LOVE the photos w/ your kids in your waistband! haha! too funny!!

I know a lot of folks who swear by almond milk. I have to stick with rice milk (don't like the soy) because I have a tree nut allergy... booooo!!!!! unsweetened rice milk has about 45 calories as well... (the Whole Foods Brand.. 365)

one thing i just did was spend 3 days eating nothing that was processed... just fruits and veggies (and peanuts for protein...) (i am vegan so it wasn't as hard as it sounds...) during this time, i have a house full of girl scout cookies (leader of 2 troops) and worked a bake sale at a 6th grade fundraiser and attended a…

FANTASTIC!!! That is amazing! Keep it up --- keep on that inner pride... you aren't doing this for other people to notice - you are doing this for your health and to be there longer for your wife! Congratulations!! :o)