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I cook and cut up chicken into baggies (4-5 oz) and toss them in the freezer. Grab a baggie, Add a couple of servings of frozen vegetables, microwave for two minutes and you have a healthy frozen dinner. If you find the chicken a little dry, add some BBQ sauce before microwaving.

saying thank you goes a long way - even if it's for the every day things like taking out the garbage.

Me too - after all it's all about the food :wink:

Monday to Thursday my typical day is as follows: Up at 5 - work out for 45-50 min (cardio and lifting), shower, go to work. At work my AM food is either a costco protein shake or a banana about 7:30-8:00 9:00 3/4 cup mixed frozen raspberries and blueberries mixed into greek yogurt (with pumpkin seeds for texture) 10:00…

I experimented in February - I cut out all processed treats, all breads (no sandwiches or burgers - my favorites). I even cut out diet coke. Something was preventing me from losing weight - I wasn't gaining on my 'everything in moderation' diet, but I wasn't showing any losses either. The first week I continued with apples…

I still do berries - in my greek yogurt with pumpkin seeds. Very yummy! I'm just concerned the bananas and apples might slow my progress. It's slow enough as it is. LOL

Eat two restaurant meals a day from a regular menu and you have 3000 cals for that day. Not too hard! Even as early as 10 years ago, I would say 15 of my 21 meals a week were eaten in a restaurant. I never watched portion sizes and because I would never let food go to waste, I ate everything on the plate! I must have had a…

That looks delicious! All of it! I have a question about restaurant food. One of my favourite pubs makes an awesome quesadilla - I always get it with grilled chicken and have created a 'meal' with the ingredients broken down in my diary but I'm never sure how much chicken, cheese or oil they use. I used 150g chicken, 1/2…

oh oh, another time waster o:)

My stats were the same as yours when I started. I, too, did the 1200 cals (2lbs/week) but found it very difficult to maintain. It was much easier when I set it to 1/2 lb week.

Do any of you get the disorientation symptoms that can go with the aura? Like, not being able to put your thoughts into sentences and speaking complete gibberish? Even tho your mind is completely coherent? This only happens on the rare occasion - but very frustrating when it does. I was a regular migraine sufferer when I…

bumping because it appears I have a bit to catch up on.

Did you make it to level 3 Terrie? I think we switched after one workout to Ripped - too many jump type moves for me too. At least that's what I remember of it ;) You're logging Curves - are you actually doing curves or is that the closest you can find? I did it years ago - I loved Curves because I didn't have to think…

Sooooo Terrie, how is level 3? All I can remember about level three is doing jumping jacks and punches with weights. It must have been so horrible I blocked it all out LOL I was up at 2:30 this morning - a whopping hour later than the night before. I've got so much going thru my little brain, I can't go back to sleep! It…

That's awesome Meg. There are so many things I wish I had done when I was younger! Like spending an extended time abroad, work on a cruise ship etc. Now that I'm old(er) and have too many responsibilities it's just not as easy. I have to wait for retirement. Hopefully that will come sooner than later LOL I look at Aaron…

Terrie I was trying to stalk your wedding photos but you haven't posted an album yet!! The one's you're tagged in are awesome! Beautiful location! Was it Canmore? Loved your dress!

Somehow I missed that! WOW! When and for how long? and why? How did you end up there? Now I see the post where baby is a little fussy. Poor little guy - or I guess I should say poor Mom! It's pretty hard to focus on your own needs when you're still trying to figure out his. Is he a pretty good baby otherwise? Taking him to…

Christina's posts are most entertaining :) Her daughter is going to write a book and buy a castle :)

My hubby will run with me in Denmark Terrie - we may even convince Aaron to run with us too, although I'll likely be too slow for him. He is a professional hockey player after all ;) Good on your hubby for keeping up to you! And running the whole distance! 4k is a comfortable run for me that usually takes me about 28 min.…

When is your DRs appt Chris? Hopefully you will have good news for him (you finally quit!) and he will have good news for you! After being a sloth most of the weekend I had no trouble getting out of bed and working out this morning. YAY - hopefully the funk is gone and I will be up and at 'em every morning this week. I…

Well done Jen!

I caved and did the laundry LOL Now I don't have to spend my entire day off doing laundry. I guess that's the bright side :) Yet another day of sleeping in with NO workout! I have to get out of this funk! I'm still 3lbs away from my pre-vacation weight. While I have been eating well I just feel better when I exercise. When…

Awe - enjoy your breakfast Meg. How nice! You need to pick one of those times as a workout with the nap as the reward :) I love naps! Terrie - you ran 6.5k AND did Jillian? What are you - Superwoman? ;) Each one of those would kill me (5km is the most I've ever ran so yeah, I'd be about dead after 6.5!) Good on you! I once…

You're a better man than me Jen LOL My vacation laundry is still hanging in my laundry room and I got back the day you left :) Normally I would have done it over the weekend but I was away again so it's still there. Must do it tonight! Maybe. Or maybe it can wait until Friday when I'm off?? ;)

I will be on a cruise so I will be hitting a few of the islands in 7 days. We'll be in a different port everyday - I really should print out the itinerary so I know. I've never been before so I'm really looking forward to it. I will absolutely take any recommendations :) Jen, that ziplining looks amazing - it's definitely…

I guess I DO have another exciting trip coming up but it's not tropical. So how many time zones were you away? I'm never quite sure how many hours Hawaii is from here. On the cruise we were 3 away for most of it, and down to two for the last couple but it still wreaks havoc on the body. When we go to Denmark it will be 8…

Just like with food - it's so hard to quit something when someone keeps enabling you LOL

I'm baaaack! Didn't mean to go MIA but only had phone access while I was in Vancouver on the weekend. Time to catch up! Jen, your trip looked amazing! We're doing Hawaii at Christmas - it looks so beautiful. I can't wait. Is it too early to start counting sleeps? ;) I will start practicing so I won't need to make friends…

Nah, vent away! That's what we're here for :)

Oh Christina :'( I feel for what you're going thru - I'd be terrified myself. Is there anything that you can do without possibly aggravating your condition? It's been so long, waiting until a clean bill of health on the 28th just puts it off just a little bit. I hear ya on the what to do, what to do?? I started back just…