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I eat breakfast at 5:30, have a coffee or tea around 8 and sometimes have a small bite, have a snack around 9:30, eat lunch at noon. I try to make sure my breakfast and snacks are protein heavy or else I'm starving constantly. I also eat dinner no later than 6, usually closer to 5.

Cheetos. Particularly the puffs. I never ever buy them and when my dad came to visit, he brought a bag. I was sneaking into the cupboard like a child stealing cookies!

My legs are still by no means "lean" but running and yoga have helped me lose 2" off my thighs and hips. I hated running always, I was bad at it, and now I don't mind it and can do 3 miles. Fitness blender.com has a couple nice leg-focused workout videos as well. I just started to seriously strength train, so we'll see how…

1. Boiled eggs, popcorn, string cheese, apples, rice cakes, nuts 2. Fitness Blender.com 3. Self-control and moderation. 4. I drink water, always have. It helps.

I try to find something comparable from a restaurant that's in the data base, and if there is nothing, I'll add the ingredients as best I can, plus a couple tablespoons of oil or butter or something (if it's from a restaurant).

Looks good, thanks!

In my upper body I've definitely been building muscle. I would say I've just been losing fat in my lower body, as my legs have always been fairly muscular (just covered in chub haha)

This makes sense, but does it make any difference if I switch up body weight routines when one gets easy? Example: 30 Day Shred got too easy, moved on to more advanced workout routine same style. Or is it basically the same because the "resistance weight" stays the same?

I drink a lot of hot tea in those stressful desk crunch time days.

As you are really not overweight, this is probably not enough. If you want to drop a few pounds, you will have to count your calories to make sure you are eating an an appropriate deficit to do that. If you want to TONE rather than lose weight, probably add some interval training (workout videos) or weights to your regime.

Also, mochas and or cookies.

I like lighter lunches as well. I'll do like chickpea pitas (mash up a can of garbanzo beans with some lemon, pickle, spices), or a big salad. Smaller portions of dinner left overs (chicken and broccoli, beans and ham, etc). Sometimes I'll just take a Greek Yogurt with a boiled egg and some raw fruits or veggies. In a…

Water, hash browns, broccoli, green tea.

My goal was 130, and I got down to 128. I gained a couple pounds and freaked out a little, but now I sort of look at it that as long as I am AT 130 or below, I'm ok. If I jump up to 131 or 132 after a night out, I don't freak out but I watch myself more closely for the next few days until I'm back down closer to 129-130.

Haha I did that once too. Sometimes blow outs help get the metabolism going or something. Obviously not every day or every weekend, and often high sodium food always hurts, but still, not the end of the world.

I drink tea, or I take a walk, or do something else to distract myself. I eat more at home because I get restless and bored. I don't even BUY snack food, but I'll eat apples and string cheese all day if I let myself :D

I often still want to keep eating after I eat dinner. I'll have a pickle or cucumber, or a few almonds, or a cup of tea. Or, I'll take the dogs for a walk and then if I STILL want something, I'll have a bowl of cereal or something. Mostly, I'm not hungry, I just like night snacking.

I dropped 13lbs and 2 inches in hips/thighs from a 6/8 to a comfortable 4.

Haha me too, and when I tried them on I immediately went "these aren't dress code!" :D

I don't have access to weights, so I've been doing alternating days of hot yoga, running, and either 30DS or Daily Burn leg videos. Plus extra squats and stair climbers whenever I'm just standing around at work or whatever. My legs have been tired and minimally sore for the past month straight :D it's a good feeling though.

Well, I'm 26 and 5'5" so I don't know if my stats are helpful for you. A normal "good day" for me looks like: 1. Oatmeal and boiled egg 2. String cheese and grapes 3. Salad (big one, with chicken) 4. Orange 5. Tofu stir fry with broccoli and rice That's what I had yesterday. A normal "bad day" for me looks like what I had…

I either A. Plan around eating bad and eat less during the week, making sure I get a good run in before going out with friends OR limit what you have. Share an appetizer, get light beer, etc. or better yet, do both! :)

I lost 13lbs (to reach my goal) in 4 months doing yoga, jogging and 30 Day Shred. I just ate normal food (albeit healthy) like rice, broccoli, chicken, fruit. I would just schedule a workout regime that you can actually stick to, plan your diet around he special events like the above poster mentioned, and stay dedicated.…

I've just been eating less of the things I like, and staying a bit below goal on my calories throughout the week. Example: I just got back from vacation. I ordered my chili cheese omelet with hash browns from the diner we breakfasted at, and ate half of it instead of stuffing myself with the whole thing the way I used to.

I would do raw veggies and humus, boiled eggs (I guess you'd have to bring these rather than try to boil in the microwave haha), granola bars, plain unsweetened oatmeal that is microwaveable, microwave rice packs and those veggie packs you can microwave and steam, rotisserie chicken

Since I've been working out/eating better, I have definitely noticed more energy overall. I also sleep better. I can REALLY feel it the next day if I eat poorly or have too many drinks, whereas I think before I was in a constant state of blah so one off day didn't change much.

I'm no expert, but I would work my way up if I was in your situation. I would start by shooting for something like 1500 calories (depending on how little you were eating before, maybe less?) and every 4-5 days, up my calories by 200 or so. I would try to eat mostly healthy things (meat, veggies, carbs), but make sure to…

Doing yoga has really helped my breathing in the other areas of exercise I do.

Fellow teacher here and I spent two years doing an hour commute. For breakfast, I did a boiled egg and a fruit. Sometimes oatmeal in the car, sometimes a shake. For dinner, I am a big fan of the crockpot. Throw stuff in the night before, turn it on in the morning, and then whenever you get home, you have food!

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