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I love squash especially since it is that time of year for fresh veggies. I wash and slice them, put them on aluminum foil prepped with a tiny bit of olive oil. I spray the squash with olive oil spray and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. I bake in a 425 degree oven until they are done. You can also grill them. I could eat…

That is great accomplishment, be proud of yourself and keep up the work.

Give up the regular soda, they are pure sugar.....I personally like diet soda but I only have them once in awhile. You need to drink plenty of water, a slice of lemon in the bottom of your glass of water is really tasty too.

Switch it up and do upper body the next day or just walk.. Then work yourself into squats slowly, when I first started I could not do a squat now I can do a whole Jillian Michaels workout without it bothering my legs. Do not sit still you will get stiff. Keep it up...

I just purchased New Balance 1064. I am at the same place right now, walking and jogging but mainly jogging. They feel great.

You are not alone my friend, I have lost 39 lbs and the booty and boobs are the first to go....Congrats on the weight loss.

My husband had his thyroid removed almost 4 years ago due to Thyroid Cancer. He was already overweight when he had the surgery and the stress from the cancer and having to be hypothyroid for a couple of months did not help. He decided this year enough was enough. He started eating small meals and exercising. He does not…

Looks like you received a lot of really good responses. Here are a couple of things that I make. Fruit Smoothie-berries, yogurt, with a little milk and flax seed. You can make it the night before and store it in the fridge. Light McMuffin---100 calories whole grain english muffins, one egg scrambled with a slice of 2…

I also suffer from no *kitten*-atole disease....when I lost weight it just disappeared. I also inherited it from my Dad. My son has it, but he started lifting weights for football and put on about 60 lbs of muscle weight. He now has a booty. He says it is from doing squats with weight, now he squats over 300 lbs. I would…

If you have a Wii, Wii Active is a good workout. I also enjoy the Jillian Michaels work outs 30 day shred and a couple of others. You can rent workout DVD's and try them to see if you will like them. You can find the reasonably priced on Amazon.com.

Chobani has more protein, a lot more protein, 18 grams versus 3 in Dannon. I like to mix plain greek yogurt with berries. It is very tasty. I think Chobani is healthier

I have the Polar f-6. My husband got it for me for Mother's day a year ago. Works great and it is pretty easy to use.

love love love avocados the good outweighs the bad. I make guacamole with some fresh salsa from the store, garlic powder and onion powder. I spread it on a turkey sandwich. It is wonderful.

Try the whole grain english muffins that are 100 cal with one egg and 2% cheese. Comes in just over 200 calories.

I like to mix healthy carbs like fruit and protein seems to hold me longer. Greek yogurt and blueberries or strawberries Peanut butter and apple, almonds and regular yogurt.

I put guacamole on my turkey sandwiches, it is wonderful.

I struggle with stinkin thinkin too. I have a friend that is doing this with me. The great part is she lives in a different state. When I begin to feel overwhelmed I just take it one day at a time and if that is too much then I take one hour at a time. I continually remind myself this is about getting healthy and living in…

Sugar free fudge-sicles are my favorite.

Benefiber and more water.....you can take it three times a day every day to keep things moving along. I mix it in my coffee and milk at meal times. They have some chewable tabs for when you are not at home. Hope this helps.

You are not alone, my kids are 17 and 14 and I have been carrying this weight around since before I had them. I have struggled for a long time. I think it is awesome that you have not given up and are still pushing forward. As far as portions, I measure everything. I picked up a small food scale on-line and weigh my meats.…

I have a 14 year old who has times when life is absolutely terrible. My husband and I are both overweight, so we make it about being healthy, never about the diet. Just leading a lifestyle of healthy eating habits and exercise. My husband has lost around 50 lbs and I have lost 25 lbs. I am on a road to health, the slimmer…

I have had bathroom issues in the past too. What kind of fiber are you taking? I was taking psylliuim fiber and it really did not help. I am using Benefiber 3 times a day now. I mix it in my coffee and milk. When I find myself having a harder time than usual I will use miralax . I eat fiber one cereal almost every morning,…

My husband told me to put homemade guacamole on my sandwich. It changes it up a little and it is healthy for you. I love guacamole and you just have to put a little on the bread. I usually put it on a turkey sandwich.

When you find out the answers to these questions let me know. I do one thing no matter how tired I feel I exercise. It usually makes me feel better afterward. I do eat little bits of things I should not be eating during that time too. I figure if I give in a little I will not go on a complete binge. Hope this helps a…

That is how I got started jogging. I never thought of myself as a jogger before. I was more of a walker. I built up to it. I would walk for 4 minutes then jog for a minute until i had built up to just jogging.

sometimes a good dose of truth in a loving way is good. Sometimes that is what we need to hear. I do not think you were rude at all.

thanks for sharing sounds wonderful

I subscribe to Taste of Home Healthy Cooking magazine....it comes out every two months and I love it....lots of really good ideas. I also surf the web for ideas too. I usually get some of my best recipes from the internet. I also bought the Rocco Dispirito cookbook Now eat This! after seeing him on Rachel Ray. He has a…

I used to have this problem a trainer told me to eat more bananas and get plenty of calcium. He said I could be deficient in potassium or calcium. I have not had a problem since. Good Luck, hope it works for you.

thanks for sharing I just my try this....