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How about trying mustard? (no calories in French's yellow!) I like shaved turkey on a "bagel thin"... or even a fried egg on a low calorie roll or toasted bread. A good "stand-by" is natural peanut butter & no sugar added Polaner fruit spread (or jelly). :smile:

Whatever you do, DON'T GIVE UP!! :noway: Plateaus are "normal"... try swapping carbs day-to-day... low then medium back and forth. I just saw that on Dr. Oz on TV. Also try not to eat for a few hours before bedtime. Don't forget to drink all of your water... I found it really makes a difference in my numbers/losses. Good…

I lost 2.8 pounds this week! (YAY!) I'm finally in the 160's... this site is amazing. So much support and motivation for me. This mini challenge group has done wonders for me -- thanks everybody!!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks Lisa! Good job with the week's challenge. and thanks for the websites too! Let's do this Team Rudolp!!! WOOT WOOT!!! :bigsmile:

you should have wiggled all your fingers at him magically and said " ***POOOF*** , you're a sandwich!!! " :laugh:

let's gooooo Team Rudolph!!! :happy:

"Skinny Cow" ice cream sandwiches aren't tooooo bad lol :smile:

Hi! I also have Hashimoto's. I had never heard of it before I was diagnosed... had never even hear of a thyroid disease!:noway: Anyway, this is my second try on this site, and I'm determined to keep at it this time! :happy: Start out small... you don't have to do a ton of exercise to start. As you get going it will be…

can you give some examples of resistance exercises to build ab muscles?

too funny! :bigsmile:

Hi everyone ... here's Team Rudolph's new mini challenge... sorry it's so late, but i just got signed in today and saw my messages. Good luck everyone... let's kick butt this week!:bigsmile: 100: jumping jacks 50: ab crunches (25 "regular" and 25 star or V crunches) 25: vigorous step-ups 10: 30second planks (I KNOW, I hate…

I'm almost at 15 pounds total-lost! I worked my butt off this week thanks to everyone who put up mini challenges for Team Rudolph, and it paid off!!! I lost 2.6 pounds cuz of you guys!!! wooo hoooo :bigsmile: I really love this website; I couldn't do this on my own.

I think this challenge is great... good variety again! Let's goooooo Team Rudolph!!! :bigsmile: (p.s. thank gooodness there's no squats tomorrow... my thighs are like jelly tonite LOL)

tooo funny! I thought about the last chance workout as soon as I read the mini challenge! It will be great though, and will put Team Rudolph over the top!!! wooooo hooooo! lol

Thanks for the awesome mini challenge... excited to do some weight-work too! YAAAAY Team Rudolph!!:bigsmile:

:bigsmile: mini challenge done (and then some!)... whew. just a few days left to get in some more hard work Team Rudolph... let's WORK IT!!!

... I hate planks too, but will DEFINITELY get them done today for Team Rudolph! Sounds like we've got the great attitudes to DO THIS, so let's GOOOO Team Rudolph!!! Give these last few days your ALL!!! :bigsmile:

Good Mini Challenge --- nice variety! Let's gooooo Team Rudolph! :bigsmile:

I agree :smile:

Thanks very much for the helpand the examples!:flowerforyou: I should be safe if I try to keep the carbs under 100-ish then. At this point I'm having trouble eating all my calories lately though... I want to exercise more, but then I'll really be below what the site says I should be eating. If I let the site adjust my…

We should all be able to do this... let's stay motivated everybody! This will be a fun week!:bigsmile: Thanks for our challenge for the week M-M-M. Can you let me know what's considered "low" carb? :smile:

Yaaay! Down 2.6 pounds this week. I missed a couple of the mini challenges :noway: cuz of stressful/long days at work, but at least I did some of my own exercise. I really made an effort this week to drink more water and I think it really helped! This loss has excited me enough to really really really keep going toward my…

We have blueberries in Connecticut! :happy:

Hi everybody! Hope everyone is doing well. I finished the mini challenge, but can someone tell me how to log in the tricep dips? I don't see them in the database. Thanks!!:smile:

hi, you could also look at some exercise DVD's. some, like P90, incorporate cardio, strength training, wieghts (like dumbbells), and some yoga. I went out and got a decent yoga pad (I wanted a nice thick one that folds up), and 3 lb and 5 lb weights to start. I also have an excersize band (it looks like a rubbery jump rope…

Hmmm.... the day I hit my goal weight.... NO muffin top, NO love handles, NO jiggling....NO back fat around my bra line LOL....I can't wait until that day. I'll be able to pull my old favorite jeans out of my dresser... I'll be able to TUCK IN MY SHIRTS again! More energy, more self confidence, and better health to boot!…

(Thanks for giving us this new link!) We can ALL do this... just don't give up everybody! :o)

Thank you to Andreaie and Tira for putting up the physical/exercise challenges this week! My last weigh-in was Monday, and that's when I "found" you guys and started following along. :o) I lost 1.4 pounds, to make a total of 7 since joining MFP this second time around! I think THIS time it's really working :o)

Hi everyone... finished the Thursday challenges (after looking up online how to do all of them, lol)! But how do I record them in my excersize diary? Does everyone usually just add an excersize to the database, or are they called something different? Thanks. Good luck to everyone with the weigh-in tomorrow! Not sure what…

Too Funny! but I agree with Karg! :laugh: