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After being away from MFP for a while, in my experience you will feel like you have to eat eat eat all day (good healthy foods) to reach your calorie intake goal. Sometimes it felt like I was eating all day long! You will get used to it. Just don't get your calories from 1) drinks like juice or soda, 2) from any processed…

Hello! I just started practicing with a roller derby team and squats are a way of life. This challenge will keep me prepared for skating in "derby stance". :)

My real name is Aija (pronounced eye-ya) and I am back on MFP after a long break. Recently I tried roller derby and love it. I am fresh meat for the Chemical City Derby Girls in Midland, Michigan. I had not been on skates for 25+ years but so far I am loving the training. It may take me 6 months or more to pass the skills…

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My name is Aija I turned 40 this past january. I live in Michigan, USA and work as a legal secretary. Last year I was very active on MFP but have not had time to be online much. I lost about 12 pounds last year and kept it off but I need to get back on track with excercising. My diet is relatively good as I don't like…

I have the same problem. I think it's because we were trained to believe that dinner should be your biggest meal of the day. Other countrues use lunch as they biggest meal. Maybe try some new cuisines, I fell in love with Indian food and it uses a lot of veggies. Cooking at home for me is much better tasting than eating…

Welcome back! I am recently back too. You can do it this time! Figure out what worked for you last time and stick with it.

I chop it up and add it to my tuna sandwiches. I don't like celery so broccoli slaw is a great substitute if you want some crunch in your tuna.

Do a search for bento boxes, or go to justbento.com. There are a lot of ideas for lunches and a bento box gives you more portion control.

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Have you tried to cook larger portions of food like chicken and divide it up so you have it for meals during the week? Also, wash and prep your veggies so they are good to go for a meal. It saves a lot of time to do prep for a week on a Sunday afternoon. I am not a big fan of packaged or processed meals.

I came across a relatively easy mushroom and black bean tortilla casserole and made it last Friday. It is a martha Stewart recipe and it uses a lot of cheese, but you can cut out most of the cheese. It turned out pretty good. I added onions in with the mushrooms, some cumin and used a whole jar of salsa and had two layers…

Even better info on the app with screenshots: https://eatery.massivehealth.com/

I feel a road trip coming on....there is a Japanese market about 1.5 hours from me that has bento box supplies. I saw some really cute boxes on Amazon too!!

I purchased it at Dunham's but if you search online for "tennis trainer" I think even Wal-Mart carries it. There is one you can fill the base with water and a solid base one. I don't like the water one.

I bought something called a Tennis Trainer at a sporting goods store. It is a weighted base and the tennis ball is attached to the base with a long elastic cord. You can play by yourself and hit the ball hard and it comes back to you perfectly every time. It is a great workout and two can play with the trainer also. I paid…

I made this last night and it is great!! I had to add more olive oil than called for, probably 3 TB total, to smooth it out. Also only used one large clove of garlic.

What has worked for me: Log all of your food for the day first thing in the morning. This helps keep me on track so I don't go get fast food for lunch/dinner because I think "no, I logged that I am eating XYZ and that is what I am going to do." Cut out processed foods and artificial sweetners. Processed foods make my body…

That is O.K. You should still eat a healthy dinner. Go for a walk or do some exercising. I noticed you take the sugar free creamer in your coffee. I was a vanilla creamer freak and tried both the fat and sugar free versions. Now I drink it black becuase I didn't like all the artificial stuff. I splurged and bought some…

This is a salad I make that makes a ton and is cheap. I had it last night for dinner with some tuna. Couscous Salad 1 box plain or whole wheat couscous (near the rice at Meijer, but cheaper at Yasmeen’s) 2 hothouse cucumbers 4 tomatoes Dried dill, about 2 TB Lemon juice from one lemon Olive oil Feta cheese (optional) I…

Sour cream & onion? Now I am in trouble. I am a carb-o-holic and have been trying to stay away from pastas, crackers, etc. but I may have to pick some of those up and portion out an exact serving and only eat that. Edited to correct strange spelling mistakes

Your story is very inspiring!!! I hope to increase my stamina, albeit slowly, but I am proud of what I can do at this point.

I run inside on a track. The heat index here is 100+ and I just feel safer inside with other people. Thanks for the replies. I figured there was no way to do 3.1 miles in 20 minutes. My legs are short but still...:laugh:

I make a cous cous salad that lasts all week. Prepare one box plain cous cous, add cut up cucumbers and tomatoes, dried dill, lemon juice and some olive oil. Chill and serve cold. One batch makes a lot, and I eat some tuna with it. You can add some crumbled feta to the salad too, if you have an Aldi's near you their feta…

Sounds yummy!! I eat hummus everyday and this would be a great (and less expensive) alternative. I am making this tomorrow night!! I am thinking the bean dip on some baked pita chips topped with some tuna for lunch!! BTW: I tried making my own hummus and it was awful!! I followed a 4-star recipe that was almost the same as…

Childless here. 39 YO, and I have 2 cats. I have never had the "mom" instinct. I love my neices and nephwes, but don't have a clue what to do with them. New baby? Oh, that's nice. No I don't want to hold your new baby. I never played with baby dolls as a child, I wanted Barbies (but got a "Sindy" doll because my mom…

Turkey Burgers: mix in some fresh chopped cilantro and fresh chopped garlic (I love these and am not a big cilantro fan) Lasagna: Use the ground turkey in place of beef/sausage. Replace some of the noodles with zucchini ribbons.

Oh yes, I talk to myself all the time. People at work will be walking by and say "What?" thinking I am talking to them. Now they know I am just talking to myself. In public, I talk to myself at stores "this looks good!" or "I think I have a can of beans". On the way home from a roadtrip I stopped at a McD's to use the…

Same thing happened to me. I upped mine to 1450/day and lost each week. Then I reduced it to 1375 and gained 2 lbs. I exercise 3-4 times per week for an average of 30 minutes doing cardio (C25K) and strength (kettlebells).

Welcome!! I just re-started the Couch to 5K program, but doing it at my own pace. I am still on Week 1 and am comfortable doing 1.5 min run/ 2 min walk intervals. My time is about 30 minutes total not including the cool-down. Being a smoker, this running thing is something difficult for me. But I am proud of what I have…