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When my father-in-law wanted to take my wife & I to the Melting Pot (a fondue restaurant) for dinner (which can be well over 1000 calories) we just exercised big time that day and has SUPER light breakfast and lunch. We were starving by the time dinner rolled around, but it was worth it. We had a great time and were able…

How's about a smoothie in a travel container? http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/buff-smoothie-recipe/index.html

On the other hand, if you enjoy the taste, drinking a cup @ 1/2 hour before meals will help you feel full and you won't eat as much. Of course, that's true of any liquid (from what I've heard/read, especially hot liquids), but with the health benefits, you might as well make it green tea! ;-)

Welcome aboard, and good luck to you too, Hillary! Kind of funny that you found the app before the site, but that's the way things happen sometimes! Now that you're here, I hope you find this little community as useful and as friendly as I do!

Check out the trailer for this documentary.... I'm hoping it comes to Netfilx soon, because I'd really like to see it: http://www.care2.com/causes/think-being-vegan-isnt-fun-get-vegucated.html

A video to help keep everyone going, by the man who created the whole fitness movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ-c-bFLtcM&feature=feedrec_grec_index

I hate to say, "100 pounds? Wow, you look great!" Because it's GOT to be getting repetitive by now. But, honestly, no other words seem to fit!

Shooting you a friend invite right now... Most of my friends are of the female persuasion; it would be nice to have another guy! Good luck!

My wife once worked with a girl who insisted on being called by her middle name: La. We eventually found out why. Supposedly, her dad met and fell in love with a carnival worker (or something like that) in the town of Pershina, Louisiana. When she was ready to move on and didn't want to stay with him, he swore that he…

I once met a woman who named her daughter Kali. When she was saying it, I assumed it was "Callie," until she told me how it was spelled. The funny part was later in the evening when she was complaining how the girl was driving her crazy. I said, "You named her after the Hindu goddess of destruction! What did you expect?"

One time a friend was surprised I didn't eat shrimp. He was like, "Wait, you consider shrimp to be an animal?" I said, "Well, it sure as hell isn't a vegetable, is it?"

I've never tried them, but I've know people who have and I've never heard anyone say that they work.

Sure, post it! I've been vegetarian for 20-some years, but can always learn more. And my wife (also a veggie) and I are now looking to "clean up" our diet, eating less of the prepackaged fake meats (which are good; we're just ready to go to the next level). I'm actually planning on making homemade seitan for the first time…

Dr. Phil has a great line that speaks to this: "You wouldn't worry about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did." Let's say for the sake of the argument that you look as bad as you seem to think (which I doubt is true). So, a total stranger driving by spends 1 second thinking "eww" and then goes on…

Oh, as much as I LOVE our Vita-Mix, there's one caveat: You're trading power for quiet, so if you're making your smoothie in the morning before everyone else wakes up, you won't be the only one awake for long! How loud is it? I was making a smoothie once while on the phone with my mother. She said, "What the heck is that…

The Vita-Mix isn't cheap, but well worth the money... I think you can drop the cat in there and make a smoothie out of it! We use it for smoothies, soup, sauces, and salad dressings. They do sell reconditioned ones that are as good as new for a significant savings (that's what we did). These are the ones that their…

Eating a healthy vegan/vegetarian diet is a great way to lose weight. However, it has to be healthy. Eat nothing but Twinkies and you're eating "vegetarian." Eat nothing but potato chips and you're eathing "vegan." But recent studies show that people that avoid red meat don't gain as much weight as those that do.

No, tell him and then you can drag his butt to the gym with you... Viola, instant workout buddy! ;-)

I usually wait an hour after an actual meal. If I'm starving before working out, I do a protein bar or shake (usually do that before my kung fu class).

Okay, you're emotional... But thanks!

For those reasons, if you're doing a HEAVY workout for a long time and wind up sweating bullets, it's a MUCH better choice to drink than Gatorade. If you're not working out that intensely, BTW, you shouldn't be drinking anything other than water, anyway.

Here's our cockapoo, Teagan, last Christmas. He just turned 5 this June.

I agree with this. I see those comments as the verbal equivalent of a high-5. If your time wins the game and the captain is going around high-fiving everyone, do you feel like it's insincere just because he got to you last?

I'm a boob guy, followed closely by legs. Funny story: I once saw an interview with Jack LaLanne. When discussing his wife, Elaine, he said, "See, I had it easier than most guys. I just found a gal with a great personality and then sculpted her body the way I wanted. The first thing I did was put 3 inches on her bust..."

This is what I use to make sauces, juices, smoothies, etc. Just liquifies everything.

I, personally, need some variety, so I hate long-commitment programs. My wife & I were not impressed by Power90, but she liked P90X (although if you're not already in decent shape, it's a b***h). She's currently doing TurboFire & loves it. I've done some of the workouts with her and they are effective and fun. What's more,…

Next week, bring her a red armband with a picture of a head of lettuce on it. Tell her, "If you're going to be a food Nazi, you might as well dress the part."

I'm in the same boat, bikerchick, but I don't worry about it. I've heard several people say that the default protein settings on MFP are a little low, and I think my diet is pretty healthy, so I figured it was okay. Just for the heck of it, I mentioned it to my doctor on Monday when I went for my physical, and he said,…

Well, in the meantime, maybe a tankini? Which, I know, is a stupid name, but don't blame me, I didn't come up with it...

You look great! Your pics brought two things to mind: (1) It's interesting and amusing how much happier people look in their "after" pictures! (2) We should come up with a word for this modern concept of people using digital cameras to take pictures of themselves in the mirror...