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I have weights, no pull-up bar or resistance bands. My goals are to lose weight and tone up my body. I'm a swimmer so I'm in fairly good shape, but I could be in better shape and have better definition in my muscles. I also want a flat stomach.

I sometimes use pre-made light italian dressing, or olive oil and lemon pepper. Depending on the vegetable, you can use oil and vinegar or lemon juice with dill weed. Minced garlic and onions with olive oil or pre-made salsa. I've even marinated using A1 sauce before.

His eyes got really big, and he might have flinched.

Same. I can also be very loud. I also have "blonde" moments.

One of my favorite things to do is sneak up and scare people. I was at home, and I heard someone in the kitchen, so I was a super ninja and snuck downstairs. I crept up to the kitchen and jumped out from behind a corner shouting "rawr!" to surprise my mom. Only thing, it wasn't my mom! It was a really cute electrician who…

Plan out your meals ahead of time, and try to use very little processed foods, if any at all. The healthiest foods are the ones you make yourself from scratch (like steamed veggies and grilled chicken for lunch/dinner, not a pound of bacon for breakfast). What I usually do is plan for the entire week, do all my cooking in…

My dad used to call me "thunder thighs" and always tell me "a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips" which was ironic because he was 300+ lbs. In middle school this one kid kept calling me piggy. And according to an ex-friend of mine, one of my co-workers at the pool refered to me as a "whale" when I would swim.

Start P90X and don't give up until the very end!

2 Morningstar Veggie Sausage Patties An apple with 2 tbsp. natural peanut butter A slice of whole wheat toast with 1 tbsp. natural peanut butter 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with fruit The possibilities are endless! :)

Age: 22 Height: 5'9" Current Weight: 153.2 Heaviest Weight: 191 pounds Starting Weight on MFP: 164 pounds Goal Weight: 145 - 140 pounds I'd like to be at my goal weight by March of next year when I go on a trip with my friends to Las Vegas. And besides a goal weight, I'd also like to be under 20% body fat (right now I'm at…

I am 5'9", 153 lbs and wearing size 7-9 jeans. I want to get to a solid size 7 in all brands, but it's hard because everyone's measurements and styles are so different.

I'm currently at 20.2% body fat and my goal is to be under 20%. I figure once I reach 20%, I'll want to be under 18%. Depending on what I look like when I reach 18%, I might want to go lower. I think your body fat % goal should be based off of how you feel.

700 calories under? That's a lot! Does that include the workout calories you burned?

Thank you! Have you tried vegweb.com ? They're great too

I have been thinking about doing that for a while, I just wasn't sure about the texture. I like extra firm tofu - would I be able to use that? Because most of the recipes I've seen call for silken tofu.

I'm not very big on yogurt - the texture is just weird to me. I forgot to say that I do protein shakes as well already.

I went from a 36C to a 34B But the worst part is that they're not as firm and perky as they used to be. They make me want to have a breast lift :X

Never tried scrambled tofu, how would you do that? With silken tofu in a frying pan? I think it's the texture that I don't like. Even when I used to eat scrambled eggs on a regular basis before, I'd almost always have to have it with toast or bacon.

I'm going to be a girl version of Alex from A Clockwork Orange :)

Michael Phelps in his swim attire (he just looks awkward without a cap and goggles)

I love mini-goals as you can tell by my signature :D They really help to keep me motivated, becuase everyone knows that the last 15-20 lbs is always the hardest to lose. I have my mini-goals set at 5 pound differences because that seems more attainable to me, and rewards me more often which is more motivation to lose more…

Swimming pool

Lays Masterpiece BBQ Potato Chips and baby carrots. SO GOOD!

I lost 35 pounds while I swam on the team for a season at my college :)

I used to be on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo which is a birth control pil, and although I didn't gain weight, I found it harder to lose because I lost all drive/motivation. I just felt like blah most of the time, and it totally KILLED my sex drive. I am now on the Nuva Ring which I just recently started, and I haven't noticed any…

Cliff bars!

I usually eat 2 1/2 - 3 hours before my workout so I don't feel so weighted down, and it's usually mostly carbohydrates and protein like a veggie burger with some pasta and pasta sauce all mixed together. If it's like right before a workout, in the 30 min - 1 hour range, then I'll grab a banana.

I LOVE that they sell them in a big box at Costco! :D

Costco! They have a whole box of 48 for about $14

Soy foods! A Boca Burger has 17g of protein with only 100 calories!