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I use either low-sodium soy sauce or fish sauce in place of straight salt, and I try to marinade my meats in some kind of hot sauce like sambal olek or use some seasoned rice wine vinegar.

I made derogatory remarks about the office doughnut-bringer's mother. She never offers me doughnuts anymore.

Odd. It's probably different for everybody, but exercise actually makes me feel loads better. I just try to avoid excess sodium to avoid the bloat nasties as best I can. It may be TMI, but today (I'm in the PMS boat this week), I made space for a small treat of low-glycemic bread with some almond butter and agave syrup to…

Almond butter, a tiny bit of agave syrup and a sprinkle of chocolate chia/flax seeds.

I buy this type and throw it into my smoothie and sometimes sprinkle it on peanut butter and agave toast.

I stand corrected!

It won't look wierd. You're bringing the party. Maybe grab a flavored vodka like the Stoli brand has? Just bring some limes and soda water or tonic. Hell, if you're that uncomfortable with people eyeballing your drinking, you can just drink the tonic water and lie and have a blast while everyone else gets tossed.

Don't come at me with pitchforks just yet, but can you maybe just buy a good wine (please?) as your party gift and pace yourself with a few vodka tonics? If you're not a wine person, just don't drink the wine, but it doesn't have to be low-cal. Why would you do that to the other guests?! Okay I panicked a little, but…

I usually just drink some nonfat milk for dinner if I'm way too low on my calories, but that's not often these days.

Your abs look GREAT!

I LOVED RI30. I'm working on One Week Shred while I wait for her Body Revolution set to arrive to my house. :)

Close enough! My goal is to get anywhere between 130-135.

Oh boy. 28 years. 142lbs. 5'4. Trying to get back into half as good a shape as I was a few year back when I was running long distance and lifting. Not even really trying to lose weight, but having a goal at least keeps me motivated. Good body image, otherwise, and I love challenging work outs. Also, I'm a hell of a cook.…

Lee Pace.

I bet you could make it through, as soon as you get over the start and begin to warm up. :)

I am a big fan of Jillian Michaels, through and through. I recently finished up her Ripped in 30 program, lost 5lbs. I wish I had measured before and after! Currently using her One Week Shred in meantime while her Body Revolution set arrives to my house. I've also gone through her 30 Day Shred, and I also like her No More…

Cry and cry and cry. Eventually, everything just tastes oversalted.

Newer, cuter, workout clothes.

Chickity China, the Chinese chicken. You got a drumstick and your brain starts tickin'. Watchin' X-Files with no lights on. Inspirational.

It sounds counter-intuitive, but when my legs were sore from strength training, a short jog/run helped.

I planned a quick 3-miler on the treadmill. I walked in with my earbuds on, saw an empty mill, stepped on it without really looking or listening....whoever was on it last, left it running. REALLY running. I stepped on and immediately my feet disappeared from underneath me. I was able to catch the side-rails just barely in…

Yes. Correct yourself or give me the crispy bits.

Sailor Jerry with diet coke or vodka tonics. That's what I would do if I wanted to drink low-cal. But when I drink, I wanna drink. I'll have an old-fashioned, please.

The first few weeks I used MFP I was blown away by how much I'd underestimated my protein intake and overestimated my fat intake. It definitely took effort to tweak my meals and figure out what works. I wanted to avoid using protein powder but in the end, it's what has been saving my butt in terms of keeping me satieted…

If you're just starting out, two hours straight of high intensity workouts just, on a gut-level, feels like overkill. Maybe focus on diet and when you do work out, don't overdo it so you can actually watch your form and not hurt yourself. There was a point when I was about your age when I was working out 2 hours a day,…

Because I know how to cook.

This thread is gonna ruin my life.

The cubans do it in like a milanesa style with a very garlicy tomato sauce and white rice. *drool*

Liver is so tricky. I love it, but aside from dear grandmother, I've never gone somewhere where they've made it work for me. This is one I'm gonna have to learn for myself. Same with cow tongue. One of my favorite things to eat is lengua (tongue) in taco or burrito form from one of my favorite taquerias. I've heard it's a…

Rare-medium rare. Thanks.