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I'm saving this one... it is just too good! Thanks!

I only have this problem at birthday parties (cake!) and find it extremely annoying to have food of any kind "pushed" to me. Thanks for a great topic-- it is one that is common, and folks are responding with wonderful suggestions.

It is a fascinating documentary! Just wish I could get it on DVD to share with friends who are "not into watching shows on the computer"!

I'll definitely give this recipe a go! Thanks for sharing.

It's wonderful that you had such a tremendous loss the first week! Hopefully you will stick with your programme, and with the support of your MFP friends will achieve your goals! Keep it up!

Bump for great solutions!

How do you calculate calorie burn whilst hula hooping? HRM? Or??

Winter has just begun for us in NZ, so this amazing recipe will be joining the rotation soon! Thanks for sharing!

Delicious! Thanks for posting!

Yummy! Will try your shrimp taco recipe this weekend!

Looks huge and delish! I have some shrimp in the freezer and plenty of potatoes, so time to make this one soon!

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Great resource; thanks for posting!

Bump for more on a great topic!

I don't know where I'd be without my Fitbit! It keeps me aware of my movement (or lack thereof) which is a prime motivator to get up and meet/exceed my 10,000 steps/day goal. In fact, it inspires me to get at least 5,000 steps in before I leave the house most days of the week. It is a huge reason why I've been able to be…

I'm sticking with logging, exercising and weighing regularly. At first, I was just logging-- not minding if I went a few hundred calories over my daily goal or if I missed a workout. When I added back the weighing and saw that my lax logging and low energy expenditure was resulting in the ounces inching up, I realised that…

You are in the right place! So many of us are committed to fitness even when our bodies are doing their own things! I was able to lose 20 pounds of perimenopausal weight here on MFP.

Thanks for a great post!

I'll be trying the bodyweight exercises on nerdfitness as I also don't have gym access. Thanks, everyone, for your wonderful support!

This is the first quote in the world that actually makes me want to take a look at the range of bikinis!

Not yet (I'm just in too remote of a location), but it would be fun to!

High volume low energy foods (i.e. veggies) are great for filling up between meals.

Oh, bump! This thread needs to continue! Thanks so far to all for your fab ideas.

Mmm... beetroot is truly a "superfood" with so many vitamins! I just got a soup maker and am looking forward to trying out this amazing-sounding recipe. Thanks for sharing!

Bump! You are so nice to make this offer. Hope plenty more questions and solutions will come through!

Cant wait to try the substitution of the cauliflower for "cream of" soups... casseroles, here I come! Thanks for sharing.

I live alone as well, and am a big fan of "batch cooking". I cook up a recipe of anything I like; soups, Indian food, burrito fillings (refried beans and lean ground sirloin), baked chicken cutlets, whatever... and I parcel it into labelled ziptop bags and freeze. Then when I'm hungry, I just grab a preportioned bag and…

Yes, totally in for "body shaping"!

Oooh, will have to try some of these soups soon... we are heading into winter in New Zealand so these are just perfect! Thanks, everyone, for sharing!

If you invest in a Heart Rate Monitor (they are about fifty dollars in The States), you can measure your calorie expenditure during a session or two of your exercise. Then just enter it in as a new exercise, and it will be there for you to use when you do the exercise in the future (MFP will adjust the calorie expenditure…