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I had an egg white omelette stuffed with fresh spinach, tomato and onion 1 piece of whole grain toast topped with 1/2 tbls of honey 1 medium banana. I was so full I forgot to eat lunch... I didn't start to get hungry until dinner time.

Breakfast: 1/2 c. dried oats, cooked in water and topped with 1/2 c. fresh rasberries/blueberries Lunch: Broiled ground turkey patty seasoned with garlic and onion powder and dried parsley Boiled spinach Baked squash casserole (without butter/milk or crackers) Dinner: Lean beef stir-fry with tofu and oriental veggies…

Ground turkey burger with lettuce and onion Baked squash (no butter/milk)

Taking diet pills, especially strong prescription ones, set you up for failure. They mess with your body's natural metabolism (not to mention the effects on the heart and other organs). Once you stop taking them, your metabolism doesn't know how to regulate itself, and you wind up slowing it down. Once you do that, you're…

My husband has an extreme allergy to celery... so much so that I can't keep it in the house because if he even touches it, he breaks out in a rash from the contact. So, I opt for frozen grapes instead. You have to make sure you eat less, or the fruit sugar adds up, but it satisfies my need for a crunch.

Just a hint: eliminate the preztel rods and the turkey/cheese sandwich on bread, and substitute protein. Have a half a baked chicken or turkey breast, or some low fat beef/tofu stir-fry with lots of broccoli instead. Add 16 oz of cold water to the meal. It might help. Bread and preztels have more refined carbs that most…

Personally, I know I've lost weight when my husband starts smacking my butt everytime he walks by. He's a butt man, so when he's taking notice and enjoying the view, I know I've made progress.

It's been proven that eating refined sugars has the same addictive effects as drinking alcoholic beverages does to an alcoholic. If you can stick to eating clean and work though the craving without giving in, you'll soon find that the cravings stop. I can verify that with personal experience. I very rarely have a craving…

If you really want to guarantee that you are burning fat, take up weight lifting. I don't mean that you have to walk around like a gym rat with no neck, I simply mean that you will need to add resistance and weight training to your workout routine. Some good exercises to start with are squat thrusts, old fashioned push…

I don't have cheat days. When I get a craving for something I really want, I get on the treadmill instead. When I've burned enough calories to match the calorie content of what I want to eat, if I still want it, I'll have it. More often than not, when I realize how much work it would take to burn off the cheat food, I opt…

Have you tried eating clean? If you follow clean-eating pricinpals, you are eating 6 small meals a day, and you don't feel hungry or deprived. All the foods you eat are packed with what your body needs naturally. You might try checking it out. Tosca Reno is an excellent source for eating clean in the real world. She's got…

Wow. I feel like I overindulged at breakfast after reading everyone else's responses. I had a cup of black coffee, no sugar or cream A fresh spinach/tomato/onion omelette (2 egg-white 1 whole egg) 2 pieces of double fiber wheat bread with a tablespoon of honey (no butter) 16 oz. of water