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I usually roll with tap. We have a Brita jug but I'm too cheap to buy new filters for it so I just fill it up with tap water. My boyfriend HATES the taste of our cities water & only drinks bottled. Those Brita bottles seem really cool!

I JUST made this last night for the first time and it was delicious! It wasn't perfect but I'd definitely tweak it and try it again. I chopped my cauliflower in the food processor first, steamed it for four minutes and then drained it really, really well and blotted it with paper towel. I added one egg and goat cheese and…

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Between my boyfriend and I, I have a Wii with Wii Fit Plus and he has an xBox kinect with "Your Shape Fitness." The Wii is okay, but I absolutely LOVE the kinect. You don't have to hold a controller or stand on a weird board, you just work out! I get my sweat on every time I use it and it's definitely been great when I…

I'm currently obsessed with Davids Tea. They have hundreds of flavours of loose leaf tea. I'm not sure where you live, but there's probably one close to you! If not, Teaopia has great tea too! Some ways I enjoy my tea: Hot (haha, the obvious way) Iced (I usually brew a big jug and leave it my fridge all week.. I don't…

Haha Pizza & Chips... hands down. I'm such a salt-tooth.

1) Greek Yogurt 2) Chicken Breast 3) Brown Rice 4) Oatmeal 5) Zucchini It's hard to pick just five, but these are some that I eat at LEAST once a week. Greek yogurt & chicken, almost every day!

By canned I meant jarred etc. Most cans in grocery stores are now BPA free, but I meant the jars of pasta sauce. :)

St. Ives is kind of scary. It contains a lot of chemicals/fillers that aren't necessary. I know it's not over-the-counter but Arbonne products are natural and vegan. I love them!

Nope, it's not! I could literally eat pasta sauce with a spoon and I love it on veggies too! Some sauces are better than others though. Go for canned pasta sauces with low sodium and low sugar. I really like a brand called "Simply Natural" that I get at Costco, but lots of the grocery store brands are totally fine too.

Make your own flavoured water! It's super easy.. just pick your fruits and/or veggies or choice (I like lemons, limes, oranges, zucchini, cucumber, strawberries, raspberries... etc). Toss em in a jug of water and leave them overnight. The water tastes SO good the next day. :) You can also do this with some mint. Another…

Really!? I must be blind! Is it just in the bread section?

Haha, I recommend the Keanu Reeves meme. Luckily, I don't think that would ever happen. I personally love my doctor and she agrees that diet and exercise (aka what I'm doing) are the safest and most effective way to lose weight. She also knows that I am a researcher and scientist and has been very open with her opinions on…

If my doctor told me that the HCG diet was safe I would be finding a new doctor. Nobody's perfect, including doctors.

Um, what? Haha. People who are starving lose weight. Metabolism slows down to compensate, but your metabolism can't compensate for starving! Just because SOME doctors choose to prescribe certain weight loss methods doesn't mean they're safe. Doctors don't know everything and they are susceptible to ploys and bribes just…

Spaghetti used to be a big one for me!! Then I discovered a vegetable spiralizer & brown rice spaghetti. I mix a cup of brown rice spaghetti with a few cups of spiralized veggies (usually zucchini) and top with pasta sauce. Totally fixes my spaghetti needs! Spaghetti squash is totally great mixed with noodles too. :)

I'm a salt-craver... I never crave sweets & have no trouble saying no to them. But put a bag of chips, or a loaf of bread or a slice of pizza in front of me and I have NO self control. It's bad news bears. ;)

No no no no no! Please, DON'T!! Sure people lose weight, because they're STARVING themselves. I just did a presentation on HCG for my neuroendocrinology class last semester and it is SCARY that people think this diet is healthy/safe. Human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone produced during pregnancy... other than that we…

I am a smoothie addict! I have a lot of variations but my go-to smoothie (in the magic bullet): - 1 cup frozen berries - 1 handful spinach - 1 tbsp natural peanut butter - 1/2 cup liberte plain greek yogurt - 1/2 scoop whey protein powder - water (to your desired consistency) I get lots of my other smoothie ideas from…

Air Popper! Just try to limit yourself to like 4 cups. I like to sprinkle nutritional yeast on my hot popcorn. :)

I once read up on this because I was never sure which was more effective, turns out it's really just a personal preference. I prefer to do weights before cardio. I feel like I am more effective at weights if I'm not already tired out from cardio. Plus, I really don't enjoy cardio so I like telling myself that as soon as I…

Most of my MFP friends are Canadian! Alberta representing. ;)

Oh Greek yogurt... let me count the ways: 1) Smoothies! My go-to breakfast smoothie: 1/2 c. greek yogurt, protein powder, frozen fruit, handful of baby spinach, TBSP peanut butter and half a scoop of protein powder w/ water. 2) Cereal! I'm not a huge cereal fan, but I make my own low-sugar granola that I love to mix into…

I usually work out at 5am and then get ready at the gym and go to work. It's rough, but I think it's worth it. I get my workout out of the way by 7 am and don't have to worry about it for the rest of the day! My biggest motivator is knowing that my gym buddy is there waiting for me to get there so I feel responsible for…

I'm in love with the Gap Classic Boot Cut Dark Wash jeans. Gap sizes fit pretty large. I love that they are high-ish waisted and the dark wash and the higher waist is super slimming. :)

I'm big on the breakfast smoothies & overnight oats. I love protein pancakes for a treat once in a while too. :)

36H... I hate it! I'm 5 lbs away from qualifying for a breast reduction and I am legit asking the surgeon to take as MUCH off as possible. Ideally I'd like to be a D, but I doubt we'll be able to get that much off.

Female 23 5'7" SW: 211 CW: 190 Gw: 140-150

All google-able suggestions: Eggplant Parm Eggplant Lasagna Roasted Eggplant Mediterranean Eggplant Steaks

I swear by protein pancakes! They taste just like regular pancakes and they're loaded with protein & lower calorie.