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Excellent thread! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Thank you so much for sharing! :bigsmile:

I LOVE my BSN Lean Dessert Protein powders ... Banana Cream Pudding and Chocolate Fudge Pudding. I get them through Netrition.com.

Thanks, Banks!

Maureen, you look GREAT!!! :love: :love: :love: Congrats on your success! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Karen

Darn! Don't know what my problem is. While I was watching BL last night, I got this overwhelming angst. What did I do? Ordered a pizza and ate the whole thing!!! Gained back the 3.5 lbs I lost ... so disappointing!!! Now isn't this the opposite reaction of what this show's purpose is??? I'm back on track today and really…

LW: 154 CW: 150.5 GW for BL: 140 GW for 7/1/11: 110

Chatal36, I didn't plan on quitting. I smoked for 42 years (started when I was 14 yr), so why quit now? I got angry one day ... I had unforeseen expenses (we are talking big $$$) and since I refuse to use credit cards (unless it's an absolute emergency), I couldn't buy an outfit I liked because I bought a carton of…

Are we going to be doing a weekly weigh-in to keep us on track? Just wondering. If yes, what day? Karen

Sarah, so sorry to hear about your friend's husband ... that is too sad. {{{HUGS!}}}

Some people do and some people don't. Personally, I do because I like the additional flavor and color of browning the meat in a skillet (make sure to add a little salt and pepper while browning). Also, I like to brown the meat so that I can drain off the grease if there is any.

Hi! I just started AGAIN on 10/1/10 after gaining 27 lbs this summer (quit smoking). NAME: Karen AGE: 56 CITY/STATE: Harlingen, TX HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY: A couple of years HIGHEST WEIGHT EVER: Officially 226 lbs (crash dieted eating maximum of 600 calories per day for 47 days before I weighed…

June, CONGRATS!!! You look FANTASTIC and I know you feel even better!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this ... the timing could not have been better. It's just the inspiration I needed!!! My story: I lost 99 lbs (probably 15-20 lbs more than that but I didn't weigh myself at the beginning) and was only…

Thank you sooo much for sharing! I've already shared it with a few people ... this is one of those things that need to be passed around! Karen

I will be 30 lbs lighter and will achieve by goal by 7/1/11. I started my journey a long time ago, lost a lot of weight, got side-tracked when I quit smoking and gained 27 lbs back ... now I'm totally ready to finish the weight loss phase. While trying to get back to losing weight, I kept setting up goals of losing 2 lbs…

Hi! I'm starting over today, 10/1/10, and I'd like to participate in this challenge. During the month of October, my goal is to exercise 26 days for 1 hour each day (minumum of 600 calories each day using BodyBugg trip feature).

Thanks for the review! I'll be making it!

Have to try this one ... sounds delish!

Okay, this looks too good not to try! Thank you! Karen

This sounds delish! I like the idea of apples! I put apples in one of my chicken salad recipes, so I don't know why I never thought of them in chicken quesadillas. I have all the ingredients except the corn, but I can leave that out. I'm going to replace the lettuce with baby spinach (I can never get enough spinach) and…

I have to laugh at myself ... I must have decided to be a little Italian or something when I said I put in Rotelli instead of diced tomatoes :laugh: ... I put in Rotel. I so hear you on the cabbage instead of lettuce when it's not a salad. Heck, I make sure I have a good amount of cabbage in my salads, too! I like the idea…

Thank you for the tip. I didn't know that, and I make cauliflower soup a couple times a month. Can't wait to try it!

I have so many that it's hard to give just a couple! 1. BSN Lean Dessert Protein Powder Banana Cream (1/2 scoop) mixed with 1/2 - 1 cup Fage 0% non-fat plain yogurt ... put on plain non-fat graham cracker. Tastes like banana cream pie! Yum!!! Sometimes I put in sliced bananas or blueberries or both! Sometimes when I don't…

I make this a lot ... it's sooo good! I like spicey, too, so instead of diced tomatoes, I put in Rotelli. For the corn tortillas, I dry heat them (lightly brown) in a skillet first ... brings on a good flavor. I also like to add garlic sometimes or I'll rub a little garlic on the corn tortillas after heating them.…

I am so in, in, in!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Good luck everyone! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Oh, I'm so glad I saw this thread ... I can't believe Christmas is only 14 weeks away! Well, I haven't had any chocolate today, so I'm still good with the challenge for this week. Location: Southern Texas, USA I like: My cats, reading, cooking shows, crime shows, warm/caring/funny/happy people I don't like: People who lie…

I make something similar to this, but I like your idea of the reduced fat parmesan cheese. I'm going to have to try it! Thanks!

Thank you! I can't find flat out bread in the stores here so I split a pita pocket bread in half ... delish!

Looks good! Thanks for sharing! Another good lettuce would be Romaine.

YAHOOOO!!! Oh, Maureen, I am sooo happy for you! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: That was better than all the chocolate in the world! :love: :love: :love: Congrats on all your hard work! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Karen

Hi! How much water a person should drink depends on several factors. Here is a website that calculates how much water you should drink: nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm One thing it doesn't address is caffeine. Per my doctor, for every ounce of caffeinated liquid I drink, I need to substract one ounce of…