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I have baked them skin on adding a dry rub of spices, then coated them with Frank's and a bit of butter. I have also baked them with the skin off, I sprayed the pan with olive oil added the chicken, Frank's, and spices (red pepper, garlic powder, onion powder), then mixed it all to coat the chicken. Cover with foil and…

I have recently come across this woman's blog when she plots out buying groceries for a family of 6 for $100 or less, so she sometimes has good ideas. http://thepeacefulmom.com/

I sometimes make some when my tortillas are starting to dry out. I use La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious 100 Calorie Tortillas because they are full size burrito shells. Just cut into portions like chips, coat pan with cooking spray, add tortilla, spray tops of chips, bake at 350 for 5 min or so. (FYI on this brand of…

I recently tried low fat Havarti and that was good, I tried low fat feta and it was disgustingly sour (may have been the brand-Schunck's grocery). I often get a low fat cottage cheese, but the reduced sodium one is not that great in my opinion. I also go for some of the low fat/2% shredded cheese options when available. I…

Oh, another trick that I have done for portion control is to make a large batch of the cheese sauce, but portion it out into single servings and freeze. Then when I have a craving I can make a smaller batch as homemade mac and cheese is a trigger food for me, so me planning on making a larger batch for lunches usually…

I now have mac and cheese as a splurge (most recently my birthday dinner), in that mind set I also use fancy cheeses to make it more special. Other times when I want to make it less splurgey, I do incorporate vegetables and perhaps a meat to make it more of a casserole. And as the other said, portion control or plan for it…

I have tried FF Hidden Valley Ranch, which is gross, but if you add some Frank's hot sauce it is delicious as a salad dressing or dip. The other kind I like is Maple Valley sugar free raspberry vinaigrette.

Hiking is always an option if you don't want to run, if there is water you can take a swim or do water aerobics. Since you have a trainer, as them about some exercises you can do with resistance bands as they are cheaper, lighter, and smaller than dumbbells. Other options would be to use what you have (e.g., triceps dips…

I would skip the soup as it takes away from the financial and calorie budgets and instead get the one item that sounds the tastiest to me.

I am also a foodie and love getting new ideas in a similar style. I am sending you friend requests now.

Try looking on sparkpeople.com (another diet website) for recipes or foodnetwork.com (I have never had a failed recipe from here, but you have to watch as some can be less healthy). Making your own recipes will be the best way to cut sodium as most processed stuff is loaded with sodium. I often make batches of food over…

I'm not a fan of breaded chicken so when I make boneless buffalo wings or strips I spray a pan with cooking spray, add the chicken chunks/strips, Franks hot sauce, garlic and onion powder, and red pepper flakes and mix. Cover with aluminum foil and cook at 350 for about 30 minutes. I often make sweet potato fries with this…

Granted my boyfriend is not really picky about the foods I make, but I often try to find new recipes that are a healthier take on favorites or recipes that we may have never even heard of. SparkPeople.com is a good website to look for recipes and they also have some email newsletter you can sign up for that give you a…

If you are into country music, you could play Brenda Lee, Elvis, and other such classics from that time period. Also, the 1940's 1950's were really the start of classy parties featuring fancy cocktails and appetizers, so something along that line could be cool.

Healthy Boneless Buffalo-Style Wings Cut it into chunks, coat a baking pan with cooking spray, add chicken, Franks hot sauce, garlic and onion powder, and red pepper flakes. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake until they are done. I usually make this with a sweet potato and have a huge meal for not a lot of calories.

You could just tell her that you are doing a wardrobe update and wondered if should would be interested in having first dibs on the clothing before you sell/donate them.

Being that I do not like most frozen stir fry mixes (mushrooms=yuck), I will buy fresh veggies and make a huge batch (~8 servings) of stir fry veggies that I will freeze in individual containers so I can grab a pack anytime and it good to go. If you do not thaw the veggies before cooking they will not go limp, plus the ice…

I agree with what everyone has said. My sister got married to her first husband because she assumed that it was the expected next step in life (they started dating in HS and were together 8 years). When she looks back at that time, she now knows that she was settling for this man and it was not the person she was meant to…

This is cool, thanks for posting.

For me, I eat at least a half hour before working out. If I workout out in the morning, I don't eat. I know that they are conflicting studies on if you should eat before a morning workout, but I have found that not eating works best for me.

Below is a link for another person who has posted a similar question http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/498064-is-it-overkill

SparkPeople.com They have lots of things from daily exercise emails to 10-min workouts to boot camp workouts

From what I have read on many MFP threads, people who are eating too few calories and report a gain after they eat at least 1200 initially. This is because your body is starving, so it is holding on to the additional nutrients that you gave your body next week. If it were me, i would continue with trying to net 1200…

I did not say it, but when at a professional conference, my friend who was a French exchange student wanted to know who i was sharing a room with, but he asked who are was sleeping with here. I got a laugh.

Are you eating a net of 1300 or total 1300. You body needs a minimum of 1200 net calories (calories in-calories out). If you are only eating 1300 calories and then burning 500-800 calories, your body is only getting 500-800 net calories a day which is putting your body into starvation mode. This means that your body holds…

Don't feel guilty, this is what you should be doing. MFP calculates your calorie count as if you did not work out. When you do work out, you create a calorie deficit greater than the deficit you have as a goal. It is the NET calories that are important at the end of the day, not your goal calories. Basically, if you do not…

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I also make something on Sunday for a week's worth of lunches, but since soup/stew can get boring fast, I also spice it up with roasts and roasted veggies. This week for example, I made BBQ venison and homemade coleslaw (veggies not mixed with dressing until the day of). This makes 5+ meals for <$5 since I can shop for…

My BF often jokes that he wants me to support his lifestyle (a.k.a. his gun collecting and conservation dinners), so I always reply that my expectations for him is that he do everything that outlined in the good wife's guide. That usually keeps his sass in check.

I have not read it in a while, but I liked it because it was what started me on my weight loss journey. I took much of it with a grain of salt though, for instance I will never be a vegetarian or vegan since I was raised on a farm, so I have meat and potato roots that I do not want to abandon. I liked that they highlighted…