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BudgetBytes.com white chicken chili....omg. My house smells so good right now. Except I make mine with the Morning Star vegetarian chicken substitute and add some more beans...

I'm making Budget Bytes slow cooker white chik'n chili tonight...I make mine with the vegetarian chicken substitute and add another can of beans, but at 8 servings per recipe I've got it around 325 calories for a nice-sized bowl. You can even add half an avocado and still be under 500.

Spanish chick peas and rice with lemon-pepper grilled zuccini (check BudgetBytes.com for both recipes!).

budgetbytes.com - SO wonderful.

I made black bean & avocado enchiladas from BudgetBytes.com the other day and I LOVE THEM. I double the amount of avocado in the recipe and make it spicy.

I'm definitely a wannabe! Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want... ...money for a good bike.

You can add me! I'm usually around 1200...

Spinning with a good instructor at my local YMCA. Hiking in Ireland. Biking in France. Anything that works the lats... Most lifting. But my favorite of all time? ...BIKRAM YOGA!

You mean the anti-pork... But seriously, I love it. I've had more energy and I just feel cleaner. I've been a vegetarian for 9 years. I switched because I noticed just how lethargic and gross I felt after eating meat. It always felt like my body exerted so much energy just to digest a burger...so I stopped. I do eat…

Make sure you're getting your heart rate up when you're walking. I walked almost ten miles a day in Italy, but I still gained because it was ten miles of mosey-ing around monuments from restaurant to gelato shop to bar to restaurant... Stick with the process of keeping your calories in check, getting your heart rate up…

I like the Pure Protein shakes and I make my own with the Greenwise Chocolate protein powder from Publix with almond milk.

I didn't hit my September goal, but here's to happy October. Height: 5'7" CW: 175.3 Oct GW: 169.7 (-5.5lbs) Ultimate GW: 160 or less I'm also tracking my measurements (neck, bicep, chest, waist, hips, butt, thigh (upper and mid), and calf). I used to go to Curves with my mom as a teenager and I remember even when the scale…

So the goal of under 170 won't happen by Thursday, but I've lost a few pounds (slow and steady, right?!). I started tracking my measurements again, which has been really helpful as the scale doesn't move as much. Measurements on Sept 12: Neck: 13.25" Bicep: 12" Chest (measured at fullest point): 41.25" Waist (measured at…

This looks AMAZING! I just bought a few big spaghetti squashes at the store today. I'm trying to lay off the cheese as much, but I may make an exception for this...

Same. I could go every day Mon-Thurs and Saturday morning, but there's only one teacher that I really like! There are a couple of them that just can't keep the beat during jumps, or don't explain what's going on, or have the same music and workout every time... I do love Spin, though. It's a really great calorie burn. I…

Check-in... Sept 1: 176.9 Sept 12: 178.1 (YIKES!!! I'm not entirely sure how that happened...sigh. Gonna blame it on monthly bloat and having friends over this weekend...) Sept 17: 175.9 (woohoo!!!) Sept 18: 176.6 (um...blame it on the Bailey's? We'll see what Monday morning brings!) Sept 25: 175.4 Sept 30: Oct 6 (goal…

Me too, @NorthCascades . I've lost, I've gained, I've lost some more and gained again, all being a vegetarian (pescetarian) for almost ten years now. You can eat super healthy as a vegetarian, but if you're like me, you can also eat an entire box of pasta in two sittings with a whole wedge of French brie and a bottle of…

I've used the Body Sculpting Bible for Women for years and I LOVE IT. Check it out.

I loved my Nike Pegasus, but they changed them a few years ago and I've got Brooks Ravenna 7 right now. I think I may have found my replacement! I do need to use Superfeet inserts, though, since I have super high arches.

@smile_laughter I LOVE Bikram!!! I struggle with those same ones...locust and full locust, fixed-firm, and camel. I think it has to do with the flexibility in my shoulder and hip joints. I can't do toe stand because my knees are seriously messed up. I really don't get to practice Bikram anymore because I moved to an area…

Check-in... Sept 1: 176.9 Sept 12: 178.1 (YIKES!!! I'm not entirely sure how that happened...sigh. Gonna blame it on monthly bloat and having friends over this weekend...) Sept 16: Sept 23: Sept 30: Oct 6 (goal date): Under 170...I hope! New plan: Keep up with the exercise, because I've actually been doing okay. Last week…

I've been SO terrible since I got back from my vacation! I thought that getting back into a regular routine with teaching would help, but my lunch and planning times are both so early that I'm starving and exhausted when I get home. I haven't been exercising, and I almost literally GORGE myself at dinner because I haven't…

White fish, shrimp, and scallops are all very high protein, low-fat, and low-cal. But I also like cheese and wine, as @healthygreek has suggested!

BudgetBytes.com is my favorite.

I agree with @ninerbuff . Add in resistance training, strength training, heavy weights, etc. It will help develop those muscles you want and increase your metabolism to burn more fat. Nothing has ever changed my body the way that lifting has! I don't necessarily lose weight while lifting, but my body looks and feels…

Hey gals, I'm back! Height: 5'7" SW: 226 (2006), 180 (January 2016) CW: 177.2 GW: 160, ideally 152-155 So, I gained about 7lbs in 5 weeks this summer when I was on vacation in Ireland and France. WORTH IT! But here I am, back in the States, back at the normal routine. Ideally, I'd like to lose 10lbs by October 6th, which…

Check out the vegetarian/vegan section on BudgetBytes.com . It's fantastic. There are also a lot of recipes like soups and sauces and rice bowls/pastas that you can easily make vegan by leaving out the chicken/replacing it with veg protein or replacing chicken/beef broth with veg broth. My favorite is the Black Bean…

My abs are made of cheese and wine. Although, I do like asparagus and zucchini! Seriously, though...great work! I wish I could commit to that kind of self-control and strict diet, but I do love my cheese and wine ;)