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A few concerns here.. -You said your children's coaches advised you to make adjustments to their diets. While they may be knowledgeable to an extent about children's health and diet, they are still coaches, not nutritionists or doctors. I'm not saying to ignore their advice, but I am definitely advising you to please…

I took the stairs instead of the elevator all day, even though I was sore.

Almond extract is amazing!

I second the popcorn and greek yogurt with fruit. I have also been relying very heavily on these things I found about a month ago at Costco, Chia Bites by Go Chia!. I gave them a try and fell in absolute love. Apparently before these the company just made packets to add to things or chia drinks, which I have never tried,…

I weigh soup whenever possible (in other words, whenever I am home with my scale), and try to make sure I'm getting a pretty average ratio of stuff-to-broth. And if "half" goes over the weight the can gives by a bit, I just log it as such. Many entries have it broken down into calories per gram already, and if you can't…

I sometimes don't feel sore from an intense workout until two days after..

I started Zombies, Run! when I thought I could be a person who goes jogging. :P I really loved it, but it turned out jogging just wasn't my thing (or at least isn't for the time being), and they discontinued support for the Windows Phone, so I can only get something like the first two episodes. :(

5'5, 145lbs, and MFP has me eating 1390 calories to lose 1 lb per week with my activity level set to lightly active. I sync my Fitbit, though, which usually gives me +200 calories. I use it as a safety net, though, and usually only end up eating about half back. So yes, 1400 sounds perfect. I don't think I could do 1200...…

Yes!!! I'm not as involved in fandom as I used to be, but if I could combine fitness and fandom my life would be complete! My fandoms consist mainly of Harry Potter, Zelda, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Star Trek... used to be House as well but that stopped quickly after the fourth season or so, that show went sooooo…

Seconded!

This might not work with your schedule, but maybe try just eating dinner earlier when you're starving, then having a smaller snack later on before bed when you feel hungry again? Unless you physically can't have dinner until later, there's really no reason why you should have to wait to eat until a certain time.

-Almonds (or other nuts) -greek yogurt (with or without granola) -fruit- fresh/frozen or canned in fruit juice -rice cake 'pizza'- top with peanut butter or nutella and sliced fruit -part-skim mozzarella cheese sticks -celery with peanut butter- add raisins for "ants on a log" -baby carrots with ranch dip (make your own…

I don't see much of a reason to switch from cow's milk to anything else unless you're having a problem with the lactose or dairy in it. My boyfriend is allergic to dairy so I have gotten away from cow's milk since we started dating about 4 years ago. We used to use almond milk and soy milk somewhat interchangeably, but…

I have no idea how a 'soup maker' works, but I love this recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/01/dads-creamy-cauliflower-soup-1-pt.html It's super simple, and amazingly creamy with NO cream or even milk in it. My boyfriend is allergic to dairy and we used Earth Balance instead of butter and it came out incredible--my…

Um, yeah. Butter. Can't go wrong with two ingredients and delicious. Unless you are using an insane amount of it, the calories are negligible/worth it. Now, my boyfriend is allergic to dairy, so when it comes to stuff for him we use Earth Balance--the tub works great for spreading on toast and whatnot, and the sticks are…

All of the above... and to combine a couple, try cooking eggwhites into your oatmeal. :) Also, if you're interested in oatmeal and don't have the time (or cognitive function/coordination!) in the morning to cook it, just search overnight oats or refrigerator oats--something that has totally revolutionized breakfast for me!…

What I have always done to figure out the number of calories per pump of the "swirl" flavors at DD is to go to the nutrition section of their website and look at the info for a black (whatever) swirl coffee, and divide that by the number of pumps that go into it. A small is 2, medium 3, large 4. I like to do it this way…

I agree with some of the replies- it sounds like you have a lot less excuses than I do, and I don't even have any kids to worry about! I think you'll do great once you figure out a way to make it all work. 1. I have never been one to get really active in the morning. I just hate it. A lot of people find that it works best…

Why didn't I think of that! Duh. :P I will have to do that next time. But I still don't understand why on earth they would phrase it that way, that's terrible. What's NI?

It was cooked, the serving size was 1 cup prepared.

Flush it out of your mind. :) Eating one 'bad' meal isn't going to change anything. If you feel hungry later, then eat normally. If not, eat something light. Listen to your body from here on out, eat healthy like you have been, and forget about it. The food isn't a problem at all, but dwelling on it and letting it get to…

I don't think there was really anything that bad that I *ate* before MFP, but there was definitely a lot of bad things I was drinking! I've never really been one for soft drinks, but before MFP, I used to have at least one, sometimes 2 or 3, coffee drinks a day. Some were just regular iced coffee with milk and splenda- not…

With over 100lbs lost, ABSOLUTELY celebrate your accomplishments!!! Even if it is hard. :) I don't know what you're doing to lose, but I do know from personal experience that diet alone doesn't always (or even usually?) take care of losing your tummy. I once lost a huge amount of weight with no exercise at all, and was…

I have always wondered about the scales that say they can measure body fat percentage--how do they calculate it? It seems weird to me that a scale would be able to do it at all, with or without any accuracy.

How about fish or eggs? Fish like salmon and tuna is loaded with good fats.

I used to play DDR a ton a few years back, but don't really have the space for it anymore. Dance mats and PS2 are still stored and waiting to be used again, though!! It's a great workout for me because I generally hate exercise, but find DDR fun and rewarding. And if you're able to get through Orion.78 without dying,…

But are you eating exactly your maintenance calories each day? Just as the "over" days can add up and mean extra calories, most people have "under" days where they just end up eating less for whatever reason. I would say that you probably don't need to worry that much about it--instead of trying to purposefully eat less on…

Why would you assume my diet is heavy in soy?

Concordancia, I'm sad to hear most people you know who've tried hula hooping don't stick with it. I'm new to the weighted hoops but I used to use a regular hoop all the time for exercise, and even with just hula hooping, I never got bored! It's really fun, IMO, and something I could do for 45 mins or an hour at a time…

I just got one last week, and I've only used it a couple of times, but it does seem promising. Mine is 2.5 pounds, and if no one's warned you, it does definitely leave some bruises the next day! But from what I've read this goes away once you get more accustomed to the movement of hooping and you don't rock so hard into…