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It's so true... logging the food you eat is extremely eye opening! Welcome to MFP :) Ive checked out other calorie counting sites and I think this one is the best. Feel free to add me too and good luck! Jenn

I'm supposed to be, but I'm having trouble sticking to it.

Ok I'm in. I will commit to 40 minutes per day 5 days per week for 800 minutes per month!

I don't really have a recipe, but I just chop up some onion and green bell pepper (fine) and cook in my grill pan with a little black pepper. I eat it with no bun and I have a spinach salad on the side. Sometimes I put a tablespoon or two of roasted red pepper hummus on top. It is so good :)

I saw this thread and I thought, no way...this person HAS to be joking! but after reading it...I think she's serious! Please PLEASE don't eat dog food LOL... There is such a variety of delicious healthy HUMAN food out there!

I have never heard that. I always hear that weightlifting is key to losing weight since building lean muscle raises metabolism.

I am also in the market for a new car. I need fuel efficiency so I was thinking of going with a toyota camry (hopefully manual transmission) or a Nissan Rogue. My daughter's friend just bought a rougue and he says he gets like 34 mpg! I said, that's highway right and he said no, that's just driving around in town he hasn;t…

That's right! I also stopped drinking milk when I was on plan. unsweetened almond milk is a great option. I made my protein shakes with almond milk and it is quite delish! I did enjoy some cheese though. Ok, well good luck!

Also, someone else here said something about pairing protein with carbs. This is quite true. I even did this with fruit. If I had an apple, I had an ounce of cheddar cheese or a TBS natural peanut butter with it. And nuts are a blood sugar FIGHTER! great options are shelled walnuts, raw whole almonds, pistachios (you just…

There are also specific foods and supplements that help lower blood sugar. I take 2000 mg. cinnamon with chromium every day. I also incorporate 1 TBS of chia seeds twice per day with meals. Combine this diet with daily exercise and you will see your blood sugar fall I promise!

Okay. About a year and a half ago I had the same problem. My doctor told me to go on a "low-carb" diet. she said she wanted me to eliminate all white carbs from my diet. So I did some research and I eliminated potatoes (even the sweet potatoes) pasta, rice, etc. I ate 2 servings of fruit per day (mostly bing cherries,…

I take a cinnamon with chromium supplement, along with centrum cardio. I also add a tablespoon of chia seeds to my meals/snacks twice a day. The chia seeds provide omega 3's and don't upset my tummy like fish oil capsules do.

I want to join!! what do I do now?

and I disagree with Brettpgh. Marriage is not just a big social event for women. Maybe that's what it means to him but to most of us it is a lot more than being princess for a day. I'm sure that's not all it is to you. I'm sorry you are having these troubles but he definitely has commitment issues and for him to blame you…

I disagree that he doesn't have commitment issues simply because he has a child and business with you. It sounds to me like communication is the big issue here. You need to get to couples counseling to figure out if it is talking about anything in general that is hard for him or talking about the wedding specifically is…

LOL well...last day of April vacation with son so I had 2 blueberry pancakes with walnuts and maple syrup, 3 sausage links and a glass of SKIM milk :) but I will consider it brunch and will not have lunch, or a very light lunch if I do have anything. It was yummy :)

I don't really understand it either, but when I upped my calories from 1200 to 1400 I broke through my plateau and lost 2 lbs. I really don't understand why you want to lose the 6 lbs though. It sounds to me like you are too focused on the number. And I would like to respectfully ask you if you are suffering from an eating…

when people at work or school start talking to me about how expensive it is to eat healthy, I always say before I started this plan I would go to wendy's and spend around $8 for a "value meal" medium sized. And that fed me for about maybe 20 mins. I spend $3.99 on a package of organic baby spinach that feeds me for a whole…

I'm getting nose pierced next week with my 17 year old daughter!

you might not ever want to look at baked goods again after working there, lol. I worked at Dairy Queen when Iwas a teenager and I got so sick of even looking at ice cream. Of course I'm over that now :) But it may not be a bad thing.

spaghetti and meatballs!

I did just diet for the first week then added exercise after that. Both are equally important, in my opinion. But it does make sense to choose one over the other for the first week or two, so as not to overwhelm yourself. Good luck!

I like jillian michaels whey protein powder. My favorite is the chocolate but the vanilla cream shake is good too. I mix it with almond milk for more calcium and less carbs :)

In agreement with the others who recommended yogurt & nuts. I go for the vanilla greek yogurt with walnuts and blueberries mixed in. It's really yummy and keeps me satisfied for 2-3 hours. All of those special K snacks do nothing for me; all they do is make me crave more junk.

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omg Kris :( I want to hug you too! When I was going through my thing, at least I could go home and get away from it. You couldn't even escape it because the adults in your life were no better! My hat goes off to you for not giving up and being here on this site to do it the healthy way. Keep your chin up and don't ever…

OK get a load of this! 1 cup frozen fruit explosion (mango, strawberries and peaches) or any frozen or fresh fruit of your choice 1 cup vanilla UNSWEETENED almond milk 1/2 cup water 2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder (I use jillian michaels vanilla cream shake) OPTIONAL: 1 packet travel size ground flaxseed (it adds a…

Hi! I will be one of your motivators...unless you are only looking for "guy" friends. I know how it is to want to fall back ito the old evil ways, lol. I lost 36 lbs from july to october and then I fell back into the old ways hard!! I am getting back on track now and my goal is to lose 10 pounds in february. Wanna join me…

And one more thing...when a child experiences bullying for any length of time is shapes their personality. It stays with you for your whole life and it can be extremely damaging. Some are more affected than others, but for the most part it definitely shapes the kind of person you become. I tend to be mistrustful of people,…

I was bullied relentlessly from 6th grade until senior year in high school. My worst memory was in middle school-- a group of girls surrounded me and started barking. The worst part of that was not the girls but it was when I caught a glimpse of the teachers watching and laughing. It was the middle of my senior year when I…