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Yikes. That's hard. I know that you SHOULD stay on your diet, but that is way easier said than done on vacation. I guess I would say drink 16 oz. of cold water every 2 hours (this will make you pig out less when you do eat) and eat as much fiber and as little processed foods as possible. I know that's practically…

Also - the healthiest natural peanut butter will have no "tropical oils" but be only peanuts and maybe salt in the ingredients.

Yes, I kinda do this - i do a piece of toast with smashed avocado spread on it and top with an "egg" (egg-beater:smile: ) and a slice of tomato. My favorite (besides guac of course) is this sandwich: smashed avocado ff mayo with (lots of) dill sprinkled on it ham little bid of ff cheddar cheese

You should check out the Flat Belly Diet. I do this and lost weight right away, have a way flatter belly and am NEVER hungry. I do however eat about 3 times the amount of "fat" recommended by this site. Good fat is GOOD, it really is. If you are eating these MUFA's (as they are called in the Flat Belly Diet book) you will…

Yes, it makes me want to give up. I hate it. I just need to make it past this one and I know I will have another one in about 6 more pounds.

HA! It won't let me post the name!!! Funny. Well anyway D**k's. You know what I mean!

I got mine at ****'s Sporting Goods

If it was me, I would go really light on cal's all day, work out before, then drink 2 full glasses of water when you get there, before you eat anything. You might be surprised at the amount you actually eat (especially if you keep drinking water throughout the meal). Then, I would not worry about it, eat what I wanted and…

That's what I thought, but I didn't want to add as exercise if it wasn't really. Thanks for the help!

Yes I would read them too, but I understand that it's a pain to find, and when you are new, you just want some real and quick answers. Most of what you find in the links is great info, but not always reality. I can attest to this and you may have to do some of your own trial and error - but it's nice to see some ideas of…

Hi. I had this problem when I started too. Here's what I think: 1. Get a HR monitor to see how many calories you are actually burning when you exercise - unfortunately, it is probably much less than you think. For example, when I do a short workout on my elliptical - the machine says I burn 205 calories, but when I wear my…

I don't know anything about Chalean Extreme, but 30 day Shred kicks my butt every time I do it. It really does get easier after about 6 days but if I stop for any reason and then go back it is hard. The first day I couldn't even walk up the stairs about an hour after I finished!!! It makes you feel like it's working,…

I love these burgers - here's how I fix them - Whole Wheat pita pocket for bun, smear a little avocado inside add a bunch of baby spinach or lettuce, add the burger and dump on Franks Hot sauce to your liking. Very addictive. You really don't need cheese or anything - believe me I NEVER want a burger without cheese - but…

how about veggie burgers, sausages, etc??? kinda like hiding the veggies in the carbs, but if she really likes meat, maybe try this. I like morningstar brand, it doesn't use just soy - yuck - it is much more creative and tastes much better.

Light FF Yogurt with about 1/4 c. raspberries, 1/8 cup granola and 1-2 Tablespoons walnuts. The fat in the walnuts is what keeps you full - for at least 4 hours. This is only about 290 calories - you won't need to eat again until lunch!

also, buying a heart rate monitor was probably the best $$$ i spent on my weight loss journey:smile:

hopefully someone here will post the link to the thread about eating all of your exercise calories - i don't know how to do that but in short - you should eat ALL of your exercise calories or you will lose less for sure. as far as when is it considered exercise? anything above your normal daily routine is considered…

I like my elliptical better, you can burn more calories in a shorter workout, but my feet do go numb. I didn't know anyone else had this problem! I thought it was just bad shoes or something! Funny. :smile:

by the way - as for the opinion of people who think any spanking is "abuse" and should be "reported" blah blah blah, i just have one question: when our parents were kids, they really were spanked and a lot more - they were certainly more respectful of adults than kids today and there were many fewer problems in society…

yep. this is it. do it even in public. don't worry about what other people think. your kid is smart enough to recognize that they can get away with more in public - my daughter is EXACTLY like what you described. she is almost 3 now, and i did this many times. keep calm, walk away. as for spanking - my philosophy is to…

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I just got them at King Soopers here - I think it is also called City Market some places. I know they are new here too.

I just tried the Fudge Shoppe Grasshopper 100 calorie Right Bites pouch. . . .just one word: YUM.:love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

thanks, do you know the conversion for tablespoons?

I am trying to calculate a recipe of mine and can only find out the number of calories in a teaspoon of sugar, does anyone know what it has per cup or how to calculate the number of teaspoons into cups?

I never lose as much as it says. I am such a slow loser that it says I will lose about 3 times what I usually do in the 5 week time period. I guess it is just an average of what you should be losing in theory. . . . .:grumble:

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I think the only thing mine didn't really have that the more expensive ones did was the thing that prevents it from interfering with another HRM. (i guess for when you are working out with another person that is wearing one also)

I can't remember the model number, but it was the one that cost about $85. it was a Polar

be sure to eat all of your calories - I tried to eat less to lose more and faster and what actually ended up happening is that i completely stopped losing. you have to eat your minimum, trust me, it takes a long time to retrain your body to lose again after you make it think it is starving. . . .