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  • I'd like to second the quinoa mention. It is a fabulous whole grain. You can mix it with veggies/fruit (mango, avocado, cilantro, red onion, and jalapeno are my favorites with quinoa), some fruit juice, and even a little olive oil to make a salad. Also, I know you are trying to watch carbs, but you need some carbs. Sweet…
  • Be careful using cold cuts because of high sodium content.
  • If you google "calculating weight maintenance calories", you can find some great tools to help you calculate an estimate of the calorie intake that would be right for you. I didn't want to post anything specifically because I wasn't sure if some of the sites I found are competing sites with this one, and that is against…
  • Yes, I weigh and measure most of my meals. I bought a digital scale. I had plateaued in my weight loss ab out a month ago, so I started measuring my food. I noticed a BIG difference in my weight loss.
  • Couch to 5K is great! You need to mix up your workout routine. Every other day instead of doing walking/running, do a cardio DVD or class or do something like a bike or eliptical which will give your shins a break. You will still be working out and increasing your endurance but your muscles will be used in different ways.…
  • My brother's wife is a personal trainer and life/health coach. She told me to take a break one day a week. She also told me to mix it up. She said to do as much cardio as I want, but to do different kinds. She also said that if I do strength training to not do two days in a row of the same type (i.e. don't do arm…
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