mapenguinkeeper

51 is gonna be WAY better than 50

MY FAV food on EARTH!! make a light salad of crab meat, parsley and a lemon/mustard viniagrette. If you like fried green tomatoes (I bake mine to reduce the fat), top with this salad and it is amazing. or you could top some delicious salad greens with the crab salad.

i remember taking my son and a friend (they were about 3-4 at the time) to BK for a treat lunch. this was in the days b/f they had fruit/veg & milk alternatives, so I had brought 2 sippy cups of milk and apple slices. I ordered their happy boxes and set them on the table with the milk and apples and to my delight they both…

Chipoltle salads or Tuna Garden Salad at Au Bon Pain is only 470 calories and it's delish. They don't drown the tuna salad scoop in mayo which is exactly the way I like it. My big let down with fast food is the sodium counts.

pack your own

NO MARSHMALLOWS - insert gagging sound!! :angry:

have your Vitamin D level checked. Us Northern State residers are notoriously low on Vit D (mine was almost non existent a few years ago) b/c of the short days even in the summer. I've been regularly taking Vit. D for years and definitely see a difference in my mood this time of the year if I slack off of it. It's not a…

I do my yoga & stretching in the morning and gym at lunch time. I have NO motivation when it's dark out. :yawn:

losing your period can also be a sign of over-exercising. I had 2 classmates who were on multiple teams in high school and lost their periods. When they stopped so many activities it came back. they weren't super skinny, just really fit.

Get a flank or hangar steak, marinate in your fav mexican spices w/some lime juice and little olive oil - marinate for 30 minutes or overnight. Grill to your doneness, slice across the grain for killer fajitas. Use the same pan to quick sear your veg, I use onions, garlic, sweet and hot peppers and serve with sour cream,…

protein, oatmeal and cream of wheat

had leftover spicy edamame instead of home fries for morning snack.

those things are all kinds of YUCK:ohwell:

1/2 cup home coffee b/c hubby over sweetened 1 full iced coffee from Au Bon Pain at work saw this recipe here yesterday and tried it - oatmeal, topped w/fried egg, dash of soy sauce and 2 T shredded white cheddar. Suprisingly tasty and TOTALLY filling.

i buy all beef organic hot dogs and make pigs in a blanket. have also done w/chicken - apple sausage. or chili (homemade or good low sodium canned), sprinkle of cheese and onion - hot pocket!!

Au Bon Pain Tuna Garden Salad w/o dressing 270 cal w/lowfat viniagrette about 450.

i pickle my own and do not use any sugar. I also don't die it with red food coloring, although I know some organic sushi restaurants who die it with beet juice. from google it appears that a typical gram of commercial ginger has 240mg of sodium

also keep in mind that many designers create unreasonably small sizes. I've had size 4 friends have to buy a size 10 dress and have it altered very little. agree with others that the level of effort and time to alter will be based on the details of the dress.

try adding lemon, lime, cucumber, watermelon slices for variety. Delish and refreshing. I haven't had soda in dozens of years. I also purchased a Soda Stream fizzy water maker. LOVE it and drink 2 liters a day. Had to get more bottles cause hubby now downs as much as I do AND they have natural flavor syrups that make all…

eat a salad or piece of fruit before you go.

here's my strategy. as soon as it lands in front of you, cut it in half, push aside half the fries and ask the waiter to put it in a doggie bag for your lunch on Saturday.

i have a fitbit flex you can buy. Paid $99 for it will take $75.

pretty fish

get a crock pot/slow cooker if you don't already have one. They are wonderful if you work full time and allows you to pick up ultra cheap cuts of meat and cook them so they melt. They also allow you to make the meat for more than one meal. I frequently get a chuck roast of 3-4 lbs. and the first dinner is pot roast and…

I hate using the full sized fork to eat. I always use the salad fork unless I'm at a really nice dinner or restaurant. the big one gags me. i feel like there is more folk than food in my mouth and if it hits my teeth - OH BOY!! Oh yeah, bacon has to be almost burnt. hate limpy bacon. Won't eat the same thing everyday. I…

i totally agree with giving up the frumpy clothes. as I gained i was wearing pull on pants as a way of "not" noticing the weight gain. When I got my dream job I rationalized that I'd been out of work so long that I couldn't afford new clothes and thus squeezed myself into my ill-fitting, frumpy ones that made me look…

washing hands, drinking plenty of water and getting plenty of sleep.

water bottle

hear ya. Just coming out of a 4 year struggle witih depression and a host of other tragedies, plus joblessness and had just given up mani/pedi's, styling my hair or even putting on make-up. Then I got a dream job, started working out at the gym and suddenly I "wanted" to make the effort. I was smiling more and people were…

just think how REALLY happy your new year will be when you can already claim the lbs lost b/f other have even gotten started :glasses: